Rhyl driving test centre
Victoria Road, Rhyl, LL18 2EL
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Key facts
- Rhyl's pass rate was 56.9% in 2025/26 from 4,011 tests, 6.9 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 8 of 21 centres in Wales (Wales average 52.4%), a mid-table pass rates in the region, 4.5 points above it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has risen by 4.4 points, from 52.5% to 56.9%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 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 19 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 12.7 weeks, so waits have shortened by about 6.7 weeks.
Rhyl tests in Wales, where 20 mph has been the default on restricted roads since September 2023, and the effect on this centre is stark. Seven in ten of the roads mapped within two and a half kilometres of Victoria Road carry a 20 limit. Most of a Rhyl test is therefore spent at a speed that leaves very little room for error, on roads straight enough to make creeping up easy. There is almost nothing in the way of roundabouts to break it up: one of the practice loops on this page has none at all, and takes in sixteen right turns and fifteen left turns in under eight kilometres. The pass rate is well above the national average and the wait is shorter than the national median.
Drive the Rhyl test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 23 roundabouts and 157 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Rhyl; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Rhyl 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 · 157 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 Marsh Road9.9 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 19 right turns, 15 left turns and a stretch of Cefndy Road.9.9 km · 36 turns · 2 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Ffordd Derwen11.7 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Ffordd Wellington.11.7 km · 33 turns · 9 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Bryn Cwnin Road11.5 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of West Parade.11.5 km · 27 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Cefndy Road7.6 km loop with 16 right turns, 15 left turns and a stretch of Ffordd Las.7.6 km · 31 turns
- Route 5 · via Ffordd Derwen11.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Kingsley Avenue.11.7 km · 30 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.
Rhyl gives you turns instead of roundabouts. One named roundabout sits in the area, on Ffordd Elan, and there are three mini-roundabouts within two and a half kilometres of the centre. Where another town would use a roundabout, Rhyl uses a give-way and a right turn, and the loops on this page show it. One is seven and a half kilometres long with no roundabout at all, sixteen right turns and fifteen left.
Ffordd Las, Ffordd Wellington and Ffordd Derwen run through the newer estates, and Cefndy Road, Marsh Road and Kingsley Avenue link them to the older streets. Nearly all of that is 20 mph. The discipline it asks for is holding a low speed on a straight road for minutes at a time without letting it drift up, which is harder than it sounds.
West Parade and East Parade run along the seafront. They are exposed, they change character completely between a wet Tuesday in February and a busy Saturday, and pedestrians step off the kerb without much warning.
Beyond the town the A525 and A547 provide the faster driving, including dual carriageway, and this is where the test changes gear. There is a level crossing in the area as well. The routine there is simple and worth having automatic: approach expecting to stop, and never move onto the crossing until the road beyond it is clear.
Manoeuvres are usually set on the quieter residential streets, around Brighton Road, Vale Road and Bath Street, where the kerbs are straight and parking is heavy enough on one side for a pull-up on the right to be worth doing properly.
Pass rate at Rhyl, 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 | 4,011 | 56.9% | 58.4% | 55.5% |
| 2024/25 | 3,232 | 55.9% | 57.0% | 54.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4,343 | 50.4% | 52.4% | 48.3% |
| 2022/23 | 3,423 | 55.0% | 59.3% | 51.2% |
| 2021/22 | 3,456 | 52.5% | 56.7% | 48.3% |
| 2020/21 | 916 | 50.5% | 53.2% | 48.0% |
| 2019/20 | 3,352 | 46.4% | 49.9% | 43.5% |
| 2018/19 | 3,786 | 45.4% | 51.9% | 40.0% |
Wales average 52.4% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Rhyl
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 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 3.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 6 | 17.5 | 55 | 8.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 6.7% |
| May 2026 | 3.9 | 15.5 | 69 | 4.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 4.9 | 24 | 66 | 5.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.9 | 24 | 61 | 4.5% |
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Test day at Rhyl
The centre is on Victoria Road, a few minutes' walk from Rhyl station, which is roughly four hundred metres away. That is close enough to make arriving by train realistic, and it takes the parking problem away entirely.
DVSA publishes that you can access this centre if you use a wheelchair. The record lists car tests, motorcycle module 2 on the road, and ADI parts 2 and 3. Module 1, the off-road manoeuvring test, is not done here.
Candidate parking is not published for Rhyl. On a street of this kind, instructors typically drop candidates at the door and find a space nearby rather than counting on one outside, so leave time for that if you are driving yourself in.
Waits at Rhyl have come down a long way over the past year, and about a fifth of the slots in the booking window were still unbooked in July 2026. That usually means a cancellation or an earlier date is worth checking for. Moving a test or booking one goes through GOV.UK and nowhere else.
The examiner will check your licence, ask you to sign the insurance declaration and do the eyesight check outside before you get into the car. That means reading a plate at the kerb on Victoria Road.
What DVSA publishes about Rhyl
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 2ADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- DVSA states you can access this centre in a wheelchair.
Other tests at Rhyl
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 Rhyl
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 Rhyl.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Victoria RoadRhyl LL18 2EL
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Rhyl
- Is Rhyl an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 56.9% 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 Rhyl?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Rhyl was 6 weeks, and you had to look about 19 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 Rhyl driving test centre?
- Rhyl test centre is at Victoria Road, Rhyl, LL18 2EL. 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 Rhyl do a year?
- 4,011 car tests were conducted at Rhyl in 2025/26, of which 2,284 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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