Guildford driving test centre
Slyfield Industrial Estate, Off Moorfield Road, Guildford, GU1 1SA
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Key facts
- Guildford's pass rate was 57.1% in 2025/26 from 4,542 tests, 7.1 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 7 of 30 centres in South East (South East average 52.9%), one of the higher pass rates in the region, 4.2 points above it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has risen by 14.3 points, from 42.8% to 57.1%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 9.6 weeks since booking (shorter than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 13.8 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 15.1 weeks, so waits have shortened by about 5.5 weeks.
- 27.3% of the standard slots in the booking window were still unbooked in August 2026, which usually means a cancellation or new date is realistic here.
Guildford has improved more than almost any centre in the country. The pass rate has risen 14.3 points since 2021 and now stands at 57.1 per cent, seventh of the 30 centres in the South East. The driving is a mix of two things that do not usually sit together: roundabouts in quantity, with up to ten on a single one of the practice loops on this page, and a large share of 40 mph road. More than a fifth of the roads in the area are 40, against two thirds at 30. The centre is on the Slyfield industrial estate north of the town, so routes open on Moorfield Road and Woking Road and reach out towards Jacobs Well and Worplesdon.
Drive the Guildford test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 56 km in all, with 37 roundabouts and 104 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Guildford; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Guildford from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 56 km · 104 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 Clay Lane12.2 km loop with 10 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Jacobs Well Road.12.2 km · 24 turns · 10 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Woking Road11.5 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Parkway.11.5 km · 21 turns · 8 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Clay Lane10.5 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 1 left turn and a stretch of London Road.10.5 km · 19 turns · 8 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Clay Lane9.4 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 1 left turn and a stretch of Woking Road.9.4 km · 15 turns · 9 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Stoughton Road12.8 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Blanchards Hill.12.8 km · 25 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 area within two and a half kilometres of the centre holds 49 signal-controlled junctions and 17 mini-roundabouts, alongside conventional roundabouts at Woodbridge Road, Stoke Road, Clay Lane, Aldershot Road, London Road and Woodway. Those counts describe the roads around the centre rather than one route, but the practice loops on this page pick up plenty of them: four of the five carry eight or more roundabouts across nine to thirteen kilometres.
What makes Guildford different from other roundabout-heavy centres is the speed on the approach. Over a fifth of the roads in the area are 40 mph, so a good number of those roundabouts are joined from a 40 rather than a 30. The observation has to be made earlier, the lane has to be chosen from the sign rather than at the line, and the drop from 40 to a stop needs to be smooth rather than late and heavy.
Left turns are strangely scarce on some of the routes. Two of the loops carry ten right turns and only one left, which means long sequences of waiting for gaps in oncoming traffic. If you get flustered holding position at a right turn while a queue builds behind you, that is the thing to rehearse.
One loop breaks the pattern entirely: it takes in a stretch of Blanchards Hill, carries only two roundabouts, and is made up of ordinary turns instead. There is one level crossing in the area and 24 schools, which is worth thinking about if your slot falls at three in the afternoon.
Pass rate at Guildford, 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 | 4,542 | 57.1% | 58.2% | 55.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5,032 | 51.8% | 52.6% | 50.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7,990 | 48.7% | 48.9% | 48.5% |
| 2022/23 | 6,519 | 44.6% | 46.0% | 43.1% |
| 2021/22 | 4,698 | 42.8% | 43.8% | 41.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1,440 | 52.7% | 51.5% | 53.9% |
| 2019/20 | 6,222 | 50.2% | 52.7% | 47.7% |
| 2018/19 | 6,691 | 48.6% | 51.0% | 46.5% |
South East average 52.9% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Guildford
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 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 46 | 27.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 9.6 | 15 | 42 | 27.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 6 | 24 | 54 | 18.6% |
| May 2026 | 3 | 24 | 70 | 10.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6 | 19 | 65 | 15.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 5.9 | 15 | 55 | 19.1% |
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Test day at Guildford
The centre is on the Slyfield Industrial Estate, off Moorfield Road on the northern edge of Guildford. It is an estate address, so follow Moorfield Road in rather than looking for a frontage on the main road.
This is a bigger operation than most car test centres. GOV.UK lists car tests, lorry and bus tests, and ADI parts 2 and 3. Expect large vehicles manoeuvring on site, and keep clear of the areas they are using when you arrive. GOV.UK also publishes that you can access this centre if you use a wheelchair.
Parking is not published. Industrial estate units of this kind usually have bays outside and room on the estate roads, which is typical rather than confirmed, so allow a few minutes to park properly.
London Road station is a little over two kilometres away, walkable at a push but not convenient, and most candidates arrive with an instructor. Tests are booked, moved and cancelled through GOV.UK only.
The examiner checks your licence, asks you to sign the declaration that the car is insured for the test, and does the eyesight check on the estate. The estate roads are wide and quiet, and then the first roundabout puts you into the traffic on Woking Road.
What DVSA publishes about Guildford
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carlorry and busADI part 2ADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- DVSA states you can access this centre in a wheelchair.
Other tests at Guildford
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 Guildford
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 Guildford.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Slyfield Industrial Estate, Off Moorfield RoadGuildford GU1 1SA
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Guildford
- Is Guildford an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 57.1% 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 Guildford?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Guildford was 9.6 weeks, and you had to look about 13.8 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 Guildford driving test centre?
- Guildford test centre is at Slyfield Industrial Estate, Off Moorfield Road, Guildford, GU1 1SA. 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 Guildford do a year?
- 4,542 car tests were conducted at Guildford in 2025/26, of which 2,592 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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