Livingston driving test centre
Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
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Key facts
- Livingston's pass rate was 55.7% in 2025/26 from 2,997 tests, 5.7 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 40 of 67 centres in Scotland (Scotland average 49.3%), a mid-table pass rates in the region, 6.4 points above it.
- The rate has been stable since 2021/22, moving between 50.7% (2024/25) and 56.9% (2021/22).
- Male candidates passed at 57.6% and female candidates at 53.8%, a gap of 3.8 points.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 17.4 weeks since booking (longer than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 24 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 23.1 weeks, so waits have shortened by about 5.7 weeks.
Livingston is a new town and it drives like one. Eight named roundabouts and thirteen mini-roundabouts sit inside the area the routes cover, the estates connect to each other through them rather than through crossroads, and the test becomes a run of decisions about lanes and exits. The centre is on the Houston Industrial Estate at Uphall, on the north-east edge of the town. Pass rates are a little above the Scottish average at 55.7 per cent and have held steady for years, which is more than can be said for the three nearest centres: Currie, Grangemouth and Dunfermline all sit below it. The wait is the drawback, at around seventeen weeks.
Drive the Livingston test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 14 roundabouts and 88 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Livingston; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Livingston 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 · 88 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 Livingston Road12.6 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Pumpherston Road.12.6 km · 17 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Houstoun Road11.8 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Grange Road.11.8 km · 24 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Houstoun Road11.7 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Nettlehill Road.11.7 km · 17 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Houstoun Road6.3 km loop with 1 roundabout, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Grange Road.6.3 km · 15 turns · 1 roundabout
- Route 5 · via Grange Road9.3 km loop with 1 roundabout, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Houstoun Road.9.3 km · 15 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.
Roundabouts decide this test. Eight conventional ones and thirteen mini-roundabouts sit inside the area the loops cover, and the same names come up again and again: Lizzie Brice's, Dechmont, Houstoun Interchange, Eliburn North, Burnside, Multiplex and the Retail Park. Several are multi-lane with the exit signed late, and the fault that gets marked is rarely the first lane choice. It is changing your mind halfway round.
Away from them the driving is steady. More than four roads in five inside the area are 30 mph and only about one in nine is 20, so this is not a centre where you spend the test creeping. The practice loops on this page cover about 52 kilometres over five routes and lean on Houstoun Road, Grange Road, Nettlehill Road and Pumpherston Road.
The estates are where the manoeuvres happen. Cousland Road, Ladywell East Road, Calder Park Road and the closes off them are wide enough to reverse in without drama, and a bay park is usually done on the centre's own ground before you leave.
Two other things shape a Livingston test. There are twenty-two schools inside the area, a lot for a town this size, which makes the mid-afternoon slots the ones to avoid. And there is a level crossing near Uphall Station Road that can add several minutes to a route without anyone driving badly. Twenty-one sets of traffic lights carry the rest of the junction load.
Waiting time for a test at Livingston
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 | 17.4 | 24 | 46 | 37.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 17.4 | 24 | 37 | 46.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 11 | 67.7% |
| May 2026 | 23.3 | 24 | 9 | 74.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 23.3 | 24 | 11 | 68.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 23.1 | 16.6 | 17 | 62% |
Pass rate at Livingston, 2014/15 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 | 2,997 | 55.7% | 57.6% | 53.8% |
| 2024/25 | 4,486 | 50.7% | 49.1% | 52.4% |
| 2023/24 | 5,012 | 51.6% | 52.8% | 50.4% |
| 2022/23 | 4,491 | 52.4% | 54.5% | 50.3% |
| 2021/22 | 2,710 | 56.9% | 60.1% | 54.5% |
| 2020/21 | 624 | 54.0% | 56.0% | 52.4% |
| 2019/20 | 4,046 | 48.4% | 50.2% | 46.8% |
| 2018/19 | 4,351 | 44.2% | 48.8% | 40.6% |
Scotland average 49.3% · GB 50%
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Test day at Livingston
The centre is on the Houston Industrial Estate, off Houstoun Road at Uphall, and it shares its site with large vehicle testing. GOV.UK lists car, both motorcycle modules, lorry and bus, and ADI part 3 here. That means lorries manoeuvring on the estate roads while you are trying to leave, so give yourself room on the way out and do not feel rushed by them.
DVSA confirms that the centre can be accessed if you use a wheelchair.
Uphall station is about a mile away on the Edinburgh line, which makes this one of the easier Scottish centres to reach by train. Parking is not published. At an industrial estate unit of this kind the practical approach is to assume the bays nearest the door are spoken for, and to park further along the estate road.
Inside, you will be called by name, your licence checked and the insurance declaration signed. The eyesight check is done outside. One local point for the drive over: there is a level crossing in the area and the barriers can hold traffic for several minutes, so allow for it.
Tests are booked and cancelled through GOV.UK only.
What DVSA publishes about Livingston
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 1 (off-road)motorcycle module 2 (on-road)lorry and busADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- DVSA states you can access this centre in a wheelchair.
Other tests at Livingston
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 Livingston
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 Livingston.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Houston Industrial EstateLivingston EH54 5DE
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- Edinburgh (Currie)Edinburgh · EH14 5LT · 12 km41.6%-8.4 vs GB23 wkswait
- GrangemouthFK3 8WJ · 19 km50.7%+0.7 vs GB23.1 wkswait
- DunfermlineKY11 4JU · 19 km36.4%-13.6 vs GB15.1 wkswait
- Edinburgh (Musselburgh)Edinburgh · EH21 6SJ · 27 km49.4%-0.6 vs GB16 wkswait
- AirdrieML6 0DA · 31 km47.4%-2.6 vs GB20.9 wkswait
- LanarkML11 9AX · 31 km58.1%+8.1 vs GB20.4 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Livingston
- Is Livingston an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 55.7% 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 Livingston?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Livingston was 17.4 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 Livingston driving test centre?
- Livingston test centre is at Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE. 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 Livingston do a year?
- 2,997 car tests were conducted at Livingston in 2025/26, of which 1,669 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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