Hendon driving test centre
DVSA name: Hendon (London) · 3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, Hendon, NW9 5TZ
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Key facts
- Hendon's pass rate was 51.4% in 2025/26 from 11,086 tests, in line with the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 9 of 24 centres in London (London average 49.1%), a mid-table pass rates in the region, 2.3 points above it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has risen by 6.9 points, from 44.5% to 51.4%.
- Male candidates passed at 54.3% and female candidates at 47.4%, a gap of 6.9 points, wider than at most centres.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 11.1 weeks since booking; the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 24 weeks ahead.
- 43.2% 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.
The street names around this centre give away what used to be here. Aviation Drive, Aerodrome Road, Grahame Park Way: the building sits on the edge of the old Hendon aerodrome, now covered by the Beaufort Park flats, with the RAF Museum a few hundred metres away. That gives the opening minutes of a test an unusual shape. The estate roads are wide and modern, with small roundabouts and pedestrian crossings close together, and then, within a couple of minutes, the route is on the A41 Watford Way or the A1 Great North Way, two of the fastest roads any London test centre uses. Candidates come from Colindale, Burnt Oak, Mill Hill, Golders Green and Finchley, and a good number of them meet a proper dual carriageway for the first time on the morning of the test.
Drive the Hendon test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 58 km in all, with 5 roundabouts and 114 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Hendon; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Hendon from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 58 km · 114 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 Grahame Park Way11.5 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 16 left turns and a stretch of Colindeep Lane.11.5 km · 31 turns · 2 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Watford Way11.2 km loop with 1 roundabout, 14 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Bunn's Lane.11.2 km · 25 turns · 1 roundabout
- Route 3 · via Watford Way12.1 km loop with 1 roundabout, 11 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Aerodrome Road.12.1 km · 20 turns · 1 roundabout
- Route 4 · via Watford Way11.4 km loop with 11 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Great North Way.11.4 km · 21 turns
- Route 5 · via Watford Way11.9 km loop with 1 roundabout, 9 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Great North Way.11.9 km · 17 turns · 1 roundabout
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Dual carriageways define a Hendon test. Most of the practice loops on this page use the A41 Watford Way, and some also take in Great North Way, the A1 trunk road that meets it at Fiveways Corner. Joining a road like that means matching a speed you have probably never held in a lesson, choosing a lane early and holding it while traffic moves around you. Leaving it means reading the exit signs far enough ahead to be in the nearside lane in time. Examiners watch the merge and the exit more closely than anything else on this test, and hesitation on the slip road costs as many faults as going too fast on the carriageway.
Between the dual carriageway sections the loops turn residential and get tight. Colindeep Lane, Bunn's Lane, Church Road and Parson Street have parked cars on both sides, speed humps and bends that hide oncoming traffic, so the meeting-traffic judgement comes up several times in a single loop. The loops range from about eleven to twelve kilometres, and most of that distance is spent below thirty miles an hour, which makes the contrast with the A41 sharper still.
Roundabouts are not the main event here, but the ones that appear matter. Grahame Park Way, Colindale Avenue and Aerodrome Road each carry one, and the Beaufort Park roundabouts are small, busy with pedestrians and easy to take too quickly. Practise the sequence that catches people out: off the A41, down a slip road, straight onto a roundabout, with the speed still too high from the carriageway.
Pass rate at Hendon, 2008/09 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 | 11,086 | 51.4% | 54.3% | 47.4% |
| 2024/25 | 11,608 | 49.5% | 51.5% | 47.0% |
| 2023/24 | 12,222 | 47.9% | 51.8% | 43.1% |
| 2022/23 | 13,717 | 43.5% | 46.9% | 39.4% |
| 2021/22 | 11,233 | 44.5% | 48.3% | 40.1% |
| 2020/21 | 1,747 | 43.2% | 44.8% | 40.8% |
| 2019/20 | 13,595 | 39.8% | 43.0% | 36.4% |
| 2018/19 | 12,048 | 41.4% | 45.7% | 37.7% |
London average 49.1% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Hendon
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 | 11.1 | 24 | 33 | 43.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 11.1 | 24 | 42 | 37.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 16.1 | 24 | 34 | 40.8% |
| May 2026 | 9.1 | 24 | 46 | 34.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 7.1 | 24 | 50 | 25.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 7.1 | 24 | 50 | 37.1% |
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Test day at Hendon
The address is 3 Aviation Drive, and it is a ground-floor unit under the Beaufort Park apartment blocks rather than a building of its own. First-timers usually drive past it, so allow a few minutes to find the right entrance among the flats. There is candidate parking on site, including bays reserved for disabled candidates, which is more than most London centres manage. Male and female toilets are available inside.
Colindale, on the Northern line, is the nearest station and sits about seven hundred metres away, so coming by tube is realistic here. Hendon on Thameslink is the other option if you are travelling from central London.
Tests are booked, moved and cancelled only through GOV.UK. The centre handles car tests and taxi assessments; there are no motorcycle tests here. The examiner will check your licence, take the insurance declaration and do the eyesight check outside before you get in the car. The drive begins on the estate roads, which are quiet enough to settle into, though the small roundabouts start almost immediately and pedestrians cross near the exits without much warning.
What DVSA publishes about Hendon
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- car
- Wheelchair access
- Not published. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Learner reports from Hendon
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 Hendon.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort ParkHendon NW9 5TZ
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Hendon
- Is Hendon an easy test centre?
- It is close to the national average: 51.4% of tests were passed in 2025/26 against 50.0% across Great Britain.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Hendon?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Hendon was 11.1 weeks, and you had to look about 24 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 Hendon driving test centre?
- Hendon test centre is at 3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, Hendon, NW9 5TZ. 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 Hendon do a year?
- 11,086 car tests were conducted at Hendon in 2025/26, of which 5,695 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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