Hereford driving test centre
Driving Test Centre Hereford, 1, Faraday Rd Westfield Trading Estate, HR4 9NS
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Key facts
- Hereford's pass rate was 58.8% in 2025/26 from 4,110 tests, 8.8 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 1 of 26 centres in West Midlands (West Midlands average 46.2%), one of the higher pass rates in the region, 12.6 points above it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has fallen by 2.4 points, from 61.2% to 58.8%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 5.6 weeks since booking (shorter than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 23.4 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 11.7 weeks, so waits have shortened by about 6.1 weeks.
Hereford has the highest car pass rate of any test centre in the West Midlands, and by a wide margin: 58.8 per cent against a regional average nearer 46. It also has one of the shorter waits in the country, a little over five weeks in mid-2026, which is why learners travel in from a long way out. The centre is at 1 Faraday Road on the Westfield Trading Estate, north-west of the city, and the driving is city driving from the moment you turn out of the estate: mini-roundabouts in runs, a great many traffic lights, and the roads that carry through traffic round the north of Hereford. The rate has been drifting down for a few years, so read the number as generous rather than easy.
Drive the Hereford test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 23 roundabouts and 120 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Hereford; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Hereford from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 52 km · 120 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 Three Elms Road12.1 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 12 right turns, 16 left turns and a stretch of Roman Road.12.1 km · 33 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Roman Road9.9 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Three Elms Road.9.9 km · 26 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Grandstand Road9.7 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Huntington Lane.9.7 km · 19 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Holmer Road8.0 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Whitecross Road.8.0 km · 23 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via College Road12.7 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Broomy Hill.12.7 km · 19 turns · 4 roundabouts
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Fifteen mini-roundabouts sit within the area the loops cover, and they are the single feature that decides most Hereford tests. They come in runs, several within a few hundred metres of each other around Newtown Road, Yazor Road and the streets near Edgar Street, and the mistakes repeat: no signal for the exit, a signal given too late for the driver behind to read it, and driving over the painted dome instead of round it.
Beyond them this is a 30 mph centre. Nearly four roads in five inside the area are 30, with about a fifth at 20 in the residential streets, and there are twenty-six schools in the same area, more than most centres this size. The practice loops on this page run about 52 kilometres over five routes and take in Roman Road, Three Elms Road, Whitecross Road and Grandstand Road on most of them.
The exceptions are worth practising on their own. City Link Road is dual carriageway, and the A438 and A465 carry through traffic at a pace unlike the rest of the drive; joining and leaving them cleanly, in the right lane, is the part learners rehearse least. Holmer Roundabout is the busiest conventional roundabout the loops touch.
Thirty-six sets of traffic signals lie within the area. Lights that close together mean box junctions, stop lines, and the pull to follow the car in front through a late amber.
Pass rate at Hereford, 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 | 4,110 | 58.8% | 59.9% | 57.4% |
| 2024/25 | 3,352 | 59.4% | 60.1% | 58.6% |
| 2023/24 | 4,088 | 55.8% | 56.8% | 54.4% |
| 2022/23 | 3,336 | 57.8% | 61.7% | 54.0% |
| 2021/22 | 3,021 | 61.2% | 65.5% | 57.1% |
| 2020/21 | 884 | 59.2% | 63.3% | 55.5% |
| 2019/20 | 2,801 | 54.7% | 57.5% | 52.1% |
| 2018/19 | 2,938 | 56.4% | 60.9% | 52.4% |
West Midlands average 46.2% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Hereford
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 | 5.6 | 23.4 | 66 | 15.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 5.6 | 23.8 | 56 | 21% |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6 | 24 | 52 | 19.5% |
| May 2026 | 13.1 | 24 | 37 | 32.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 7.4 | 24 | 49 | 21.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 8 | 23.8 | 48 | 19.3% |
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Test day at Hereford
The centre is at 1 Faraday Road on the Westfield Trading Estate, an industrial park off Grandstand Road on the north-west side of the city. GOV.UK is explicit about one thing here: you cannot access this test centre if you use a wheelchair. If that affects you, speak to DVSA before you book rather than on the day.
Hereford station is just under a mile away, so it is walkable at a push, though nearly everyone arrives with an instructor. Parking is not published for this unit. On estates like Westfield the safe assumption is that the bays immediately outside belong to the centre and to the businesses either side, so plan to leave the car a short walk along the estate road.
Car tests, motorcycle module 2 on-road and ADI part 3 are all taken from here. Inside, the examiner calls you by name, checks your licence, and has you sign to confirm the car is insured for the test. The eyesight check is done outside before you get in.
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What DVSA publishes about Hereford
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carmotorcycle module 2 (on-road)ADI 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 Hereford
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 Hereford
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 Hereford.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Driving Test Centre Hereford, 1, Faraday Rd Westfield Trading EstateHereford HR4 9NS
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Hereford
- Is Hereford an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 58.8% 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 Hereford?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Hereford was 5.6 weeks, and you had to look about 23.4 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 Hereford driving test centre?
- Hereford test centre is at Driving Test Centre Hereford, 1, Faraday Rd Westfield Trading Estate, HR4 9NS. 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 Hereford do a year?
- 4,110 car tests were conducted at Hereford in 2025/26, of which 2,416 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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