Chichester driving test centre
York House, City Fields Business Park, City Fields Way, Chichester, PO20 2FR
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Key facts
- Chichester's pass rate was 61.6% in 2025/26 from 6,672 tests, 11.6 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 3 of 30 centres in South East (South East average 52.9%), one of the higher pass rates in the region, 8.7 points above it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has fallen by 4.2 points, from 65.8% to 61.6%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 4.7 weeks since booking (shorter than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 19.6 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 14.7 weeks, so waits have shortened by about 10 weeks.
Chichester tests start from York House on the City Fields Business Park, and the country roads start almost at once. A quarter of the mapped roads within a couple of miles carry a 60 or 70 mph limit, which is a lot for a car test, and there are only seven sets of traffic lights in the same radius. Portfield Roundabout, New Road Roundabout and Westhampnett Road are the named junctions here. Only six schools sit nearby, so the school run is barely a factor. Chichester has one of the higher pass rates in the South East, though it has slipped since 2021, and the wait is shorter than at any of the centres near it. None of that makes the fast roads forgiving. The practice loops on this page run between about four and eight miles.
Drive the Chichester test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 49 km in all, with 16 roundabouts and 105 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Chichester; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Chichester from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 49 km · 105 marked turns
- Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
- Street View tour of each route
- Every roundabout and junction, in the order you'll meet them
- The four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios, included
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- Route 1 · via Arundel Road12.1 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 15 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of The Street.12.1 km · 26 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Arundel Road11.1 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of The Street.11.1 km · 17 turns · 4 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Arundel Road7.0 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Meadow Way.7.0 km · 24 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Arundel Road8.2 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Meadow Way.8.2 km · 21 turns · 4 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via The Street10.7 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Redvins Road.10.7 km · 17 turns · 2 roundabouts
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
The national speed limit roads are what set Chichester apart. About a quarter of the mapped roads within a couple of miles are 60 or 70 mph, and on a test that mostly leaves town within a few minutes you will meet them. Two habits matter. The first is driving them at a speed that suits the road, because being too slow on a 60 is marked as readily as being too fast. The second is reading the bends and the hedges rather than the limit sign, since the posted limit on a lane is a maximum and rarely the right speed.
Junctions are sparse but consequential. Seven sets of lights and seven mini-roundabouts sit in the whole area, so most of the decision-making happens at give-ways and conventional roundabouts. Portfield Roundabout and New Road Roundabout carry the heaviest traffic, and emerging onto a fast road out of a side turning is a recurring task, with gaps that need judging further ahead than town driving trains you for.
Three level crossings lie within the same radius. Approach at a speed you can stop from, do not enter until your exit is clear, and expect to be stopped at one occasionally.
The village and estate driving is the counterweight: The Street, Church Road, Tangmere Road and Malcolm Road are narrower, parked up and slower, and the loops swing between the two several times. Manoeuvres are usually asked for on the quieter residential roads around Oakford Park and Priors Acre. The shortest loop is about four miles, which gives very little warm-up before the first fast stretch.
Pass rate at Chichester, 2007/08 to 2025/26
Share of car tests passed each April-to-March year. Dashed line: Great Britain average for 2025/26.
Month by month, 2025/26
By year and gender
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6,672 | 61.6% | 61.5% | 61.7% |
| 2024/25 | 5,295 | 64.2% | 63.8% | 64.7% |
| 2023/24 | 7,210 | 63.0% | 63.9% | 61.8% |
| 2022/23 | 7,302 | 64.7% | 66.3% | 62.8% |
| 2021/22 | 3,668 | 65.8% | 67.0% | 64.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1,272 | 60.0% | 64.4% | 56.1% |
| 2019/20 | 4,962 | 54.7% | 58.5% | 51.2% |
| 2018/19 | 5,255 | 52.0% | 56.6% | 47.8% |
South East average 52.9% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Chichester
Median weeks between booking and taking the test, for tests taken each month. Dashed line: GB median for August 2026.
| Month | Median wait | Weeks to free slots | Slots offered | Still free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 4.7 | 19.6 | 69 | 14.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 4.7 | 23.5 | 59 | 20.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 6.4 | 23.2 | 53 | 23% |
| May 2026 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 22.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 9.2 | 24 | 46 | 25.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 9.1 | 24 | 45 | 23.9% |
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Test day at Chichester
One thing to settle before you book. GOV.UK states that you cannot access this test centre if you use a wheelchair. That is a published line rather than an omission, so if it affects you, ring DVSA and ask which centre near Chichester can take you instead. The centre runs car tests and ADI part 2 and part 3; there are no motorcycle tests here.
The building is York House on City Fields Way, on a business park rather than a high street, which makes it easy to find once you are on the estate and easy to drive past on the way in. No station is listed for this centre, so arriving by car is the practical option and most candidates come with an instructor. Parking is not published either, but business park units of this kind usually have visitor bays shared with other tenants, so treat a space as typical rather than reserved and leave a few minutes to park and walk back.
The examiner calls you by name, checks your licence and asks you to sign the declaration that the car is insured for the test. The eyesight check is done outside on the business park before you get in. Booking, moving and cancelling all happen through GOV.UK.
What DVSA publishes about Chichester
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carADI part 2ADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- DVSA states you cannot access this centre in a wheelchair. Ring DVSA before booking to arrange an alternative.
Other tests at Chichester
This centre is not car only. DVSA publishes results for these categories separately, and they are taken by different candidates on different vehicles, so the rates are not comparable with the car figure above.
Learner reports from Chichester
No reports yet for this centre. If you tested here, the first one is yours to write.
What examiners mark most often
DVSA does not publish faults by centre, but it does publish them nationally. These collected the most marks across every car test in Great Britain in 2025/26, and they are the same ones you will be marked on at Chichester.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
York House, City Fields Business Park, City Fields WayChichester PO20 2FR
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- PortsmouthPO6 4SH · 27 km52.8%+2.8 vs GB13 wkswait
- Lee On The SolentLee on the Solent · PO13 9JY · 35 km63.2%+13.2 vs GB20 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Chichester
- Is Chichester an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 61.6% of car tests were passed there in 2025/26, against 50.0% nationally. Pass rates reflect the local roads and who takes tests there as much as the examiners, so treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Chichester?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Chichester was 4.7 weeks, and you had to look about 19.6 weeks ahead to find a week with at least 10% of slots free. DVSA publishes this monthly; the figure above updates when they do.
- Where is Chichester driving test centre?
- Chichester test centre is at York House, City Fields Business Park, City Fields Way, Chichester, PO20 2FR. Arrive at least 10 minutes early with your provisional licence; parking rules vary by centre, so check the learner reports below.
- How many driving tests does Chichester do a year?
- 6,672 car tests were conducted at Chichester in 2025/26, of which 4,109 were passed.
Source: DVSA tables DRT122A (pass rates by centre and month) and DRT122F (waiting times and availability), Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRank adds the comparisons and rankings.
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