Llanelli driving test centre
Toft Place, Llanerch, Llanelli, SA15 3SB
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Key facts
- Llanelli's pass rate was 51% in 2025/26 from 4,380 tests, in line with the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 15 of 21 centres in Wales (Wales average 52.4%), one of the lower pass rates in the region.
- The rate has been stable since 2021/22, moving between 50.8% (2021/22) and 54.2% (2023/24).
- Male candidates passed at 48.9% and female candidates at 53.5%, a gap of 4.6 points.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 5.4 weeks since booking (shorter than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 7.2 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 12.5 weeks, so waits have shortened by about 7.1 weeks.
Llanelli is a 20 mph town. Two thirds of the roads inside the area the routes cover are at 20, higher than almost anywhere in Britain and a consequence of the Welsh default limit, so the drive is slow, close-quartered and full of small decisions. The centre is at Toft Place in Llanerch, north of the town centre. Pass rates run at about 51 per cent, in line with the national figure but below most of Wales, which makes this one of the harder Welsh centres relative to its neighbours. The compensation is availability: the median wait in mid-2026 was a little over five weeks, among the shortest anywhere in the country.
Drive the Llanelli test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 51 km in all, with 22 roundabouts and 155 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Llanelli; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Llanelli from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 51 km · 155 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 Denham Avenue9.7 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 12 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Penyfan Road.9.7 km · 30 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Stradey Road11.2 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 16 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of New Road.11.2 km · 34 turns · 4 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Dafen Road10.1 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 19 left turns and a stretch of Corporation Avenue.10.1 km · 35 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Lôn y Dderwen10.7 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Frondeg Terrace.10.7 km · 30 turns · 4 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Heol Goffa9.5 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Felinfoel Road.9.5 km · 26 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.
Twenty-seven mini-roundabouts sit inside the area the loops cover. That is an unusual number for a town this size, and it is the single fact that shapes a Llanelli test: you will meet several, probably in sequence, and they are where the marks go.
Four things come up on nearly every route:
- the mini-roundabouts, where signalling the exit and keeping off the painted circle are what the examiner is watching;
- the larger roundabouts round the edge of town, among them Trostre, Sandy, Morfa, Lliedi, Seaside and Penclacwydd, which are busier and carry retail traffic;
- the 20 mph streets, which are two thirds of the network here and where speed drifts up without you noticing;
- the A484 and A4138, which carry through traffic and include dual carriageway, and where the drop back to 20 has to be finished before the sign.
Beyond that, the practice loops on this page run about 51 kilometres over five routes and take in Corporation Avenue, Felinfoel Road, Trostre Road, Penyfan Road and Coedcae Road. There are two level crossings in the area and twenty-three schools, so the middle of the afternoon brings a school run and a fair chance of barriers.
The turns are relentless. Each loop carries between nine and sixteen right turns and up to nineteen left turns. This is not a test you can coast through. It is a test of concentration held over half an hour of constant small judgements.
Pass rate at Llanelli, 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 | 4,380 | 51.0% | 48.9% | 53.5% |
| 2024/25 | 3,442 | 51.0% | 50.9% | 51.1% |
| 2023/24 | 3,140 | 54.2% | 56.5% | 51.8% |
| 2022/23 | 2,812 | 52.1% | 52.3% | 51.9% |
| 2021/22 | 3,235 | 50.8% | 52.5% | 49.3% |
| 2020/21 | 1,089 | 53.0% | 55.2% | 51.0% |
| 2019/20 | 3,256 | 50.7% | 53.2% | 48.4% |
| 2018/19 | 3,492 | 49.7% | 54.1% | 45.9% |
Wales average 52.4% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Llanelli
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 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 64 | 4.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 70 | 3.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 69 | 5.2% |
| May 2026 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 60 | 8.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 51 | 12.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 63 | 10.9% |
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Test day at Llanelli
The centre is at Toft Place, on the Llanerch side of town, and GOV.UK lists car tests and ADI part 3 only, with no motorcycle, lorry or bus testing. It also confirms that you can get into the building if you use a wheelchair.
Llanelli station is about a mile away, at the other end of town, so the train is possible but not convenient and most candidates arrive with an instructor. Parking is not published. At a unit on a small street like this the spaces immediately outside fill with test cars before each slot, and the usual practice is either to arrive early enough to take one or to be dropped at the door.
The examiner will call you by name, check your licence and the insurance, and the eyesight check is done outside on a parked plate. Bear in mind that every sign you read on the drive is bilingual. If you are travelling in from over the border, spend a little time getting used to that before the day rather than during it.
Booking, moving and cancelling a test is done on GOV.UK and nowhere else.
What DVSA publishes about Llanelli
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 3
- Wheelchair access
- DVSA states you can access this centre in a wheelchair.
Learner reports from Llanelli
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 Llanelli.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Toft Place, LlanerchLlanelli SA15 3SB
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- SwanseaSA1 8QY · 18 km48.2%-1.8 vs GB5.9 wkswait
- CarmarthenSA31 1LP · 21 km54.2%+4.2 vs GB9.7 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Llanelli
- Is Llanelli an easy test centre?
- It is close to the national average: 51% of tests were passed in 2025/26 against 50.0% across Great Britain.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Llanelli?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Llanelli was 5.4 weeks, and you had to look about 7.2 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 Llanelli driving test centre?
- Llanelli test centre is at Toft Place, Llanerch, Llanelli, SA15 3SB. 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 Llanelli do a year?
- 4,380 car tests were conducted at Llanelli in 2025/26, of which 2,233 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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