Monmouth driving test centre
Old Dixton Road, Monmouth, NP25 3DP
Drive the 5 routes around Monmouth before test day →
Key facts
- Monmouth's pass rate was 51% in 2025/26 from 1,283 tests, in line with the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 16 of 21 centres in Wales (Wales average 52.4%), one of the lower pass rates in the region.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has fallen by 5.4 points, from 56.4% to 51%.
- Male candidates passed at 49.1% and female candidates at 53.1%, a gap of 4 points.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 11.6 weeks since booking; the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 5.8 weeks ahead.
Monmouth has no railway station, and that shapes who takes a test here: nearly everyone arrives by car, and the town's roundabouts are the first thing a route touches. St James' Square, St Thomas's Square and the Rockfield Road roundabout sit within a few hundred metres of each other, with four mini-roundabouts filling the gaps, and one loop on this page passes through nine of them. Most of the streets around the centre are 20 mph under the Welsh default, so the ordinary rhythm of a Monmouth drive is slow, then a roundabout, then slow again. The pass rate is close to the national figure but among the lower ones in Wales, and it has slipped over the last few years.
Drive the Monmouth test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 57 km in all, with 34 roundabouts and 124 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Monmouth; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Monmouth from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 57 km · 124 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 Rockfield Road12.1 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Redbrook Road.12.1 km · 28 turns · 9 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Wyesham Road11.3 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Lôn Leasbrook.11.3 km · 29 turns · 8 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Newton Court Lane11.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Link Road.11.7 km · 22 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Staunton Road10.4 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Hereford Road.10.4 km · 24 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Dixton Road12.0 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Hadnock Road.12.0 km · 21 turns · 6 roundabouts
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Roundabouts are the spine of every route here. St James' Square and St Thomas's Square are the two in the middle of town, Rockfield Road is the third, and four mini-roundabouts sit between them. Loops on this page take in as many as nine roundabouts in twelve kilometres, which is a lot of approach, observation and exit signalling in a short drive. Get the lane discipline and the exit signal right and most of a Monmouth test looks after itself.
Around seven in ten of the roads tagged near the centre are 20 mph, the Welsh default on restricted roads. That matters more than it sounds. The drop from a 50 back into a 20 happens at the sign, not after it, and the streets that carry it, Monk Street and Cinderhill Street among them, are also the narrow ones, with parked cars and people stepping out between them.
The other half of the driving is the faster ground. The A466 runs south along the Wye through Redbrook Road, and Staunton Road climbs east; both give a proper 50 or 60 stretch, and both come back into the town limit sharply. Portal Road and Old Dixton Road are the quieter roads by the centre and where manoeuvres tend to be set.
One thing not to do is practise in the centre's own car park. DVSA has published that it is off limits for parking exercises, and it is the sort of rule that gets noticed on the morning of a test.
Pass rate at Monmouth, 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 | 1,283 | 51.0% | 49.1% | 53.1% |
| 2024/25 | 1,407 | 61.2% | 61.0% | 61.3% |
| 2023/24 | 1,639 | 48.6% | 49.0% | 48.2% |
| 2022/23 | 2,344 | 53.0% | 52.7% | 53.3% |
| 2021/22 | 2,230 | 56.4% | 57.4% | 55.4% |
| 2020/21 | 558 | 58.2% | 60.8% | 55.7% |
| 2019/20 | 2,504 | 53.7% | 56.5% | 51.0% |
| 2018/19 | 2,510 | 53.5% | 56.1% | 50.8% |
Wales average 52.4% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Monmouth
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 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 67 | 14.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 11.6 | 7 | 31 | 25.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 41 | 21.7% |
| May 2026 | 9 | 8.5 | 41 | 17.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 4.1 | 23.8 | 68 | 5.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 39 | 24.4% |
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Test day at Monmouth
The centre is on Old Dixton Road, off Dixton Road on the north-east side of Monmouth. Two things DVSA publishes about it change what you do on the day. The first is that the car park must not be used to practise parking exercises, so a last-minute bay park on site cannot be part of your warm-up. The second is that DVSA will make arrangements here for candidates with a disability, which is more than most centres of this size publish. Say what you need when you book rather than on the morning.
Car tests and instructor part 3 tests run here. Everything is booked, moved and cancelled on GOV.UK.
There is no station in Monmouth, so almost everyone comes by car and the journey in needs planning. Nine schools sit inside the area the loops cover, and the roundabouts in the middle of town are slow at the school run.
Abergavenny is the nearest alternative centre, about thirteen miles away, with a higher pass rate and a shorter wait. Worth knowing if your instructor teaches on both sides.
What DVSA publishes about Monmouth
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
- Not published. DVSA says it will make arrangements for candidates with a disability, which is not the same as step-free access. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
- On the day
- The car park must not be used for candidates to practise parking exercises.
Other tests at Monmouth
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 Monmouth
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 Monmouth.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Old Dixton RoadMonmouth NP25 3DP
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- AbergavennyNP7 5HT · 21 km64.2%+14.2 vs GB5.9 wkswait
- HerefordHR4 9NS · 28 km58.8%+8.8 vs GB5.6 wkswait
- GloucesterQuedgeley · GL2 4LY · 30 km47.8%-2.2 vs GB19 wkswait
- Newport (Gwent)Newport · NP19 4XH · 33 km48.9%-1.1 vs GB6.2 wkswait
- Bristol (Avonmouth)Avonmouth, · BS11 8AQ · 33 km55.5%+5.5 vs GB8 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Monmouth
- Is Monmouth 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 Monmouth?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Monmouth was 11.6 weeks, and you had to look about 5.8 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 Monmouth driving test centre?
- Monmouth test centre is at Old Dixton Road, Monmouth, NP25 3DP. 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 Monmouth do a year?
- 1,283 car tests were conducted at Monmouth in 2025/26, of which 654 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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