Tolworth driving test centre
DVSA name: Tolworth (London) · Douglas House, 1B Douglas Road, Tolworth, KT6 7RZ
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Key facts
- Tolworth's pass rate was 53.6% in 2025/26 from 10,164 tests, 3.6 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 3 of 24 centres in London (London average 49.1%), one of the higher pass rates in the region, 4.5 points above it.
- The rate has been stable since 2021/22, moving between 50.3% (2022/23) and 54% (2021/22).
- Male candidates passed at 55.8% and female candidates at 51%, a gap of 4.8 points.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 10.3 weeks since booking; the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 24 weeks ahead.
- 43.5% of the standard slots in the booking window were still unbooked in August 2026, which usually means a cancellation or new date is realistic here.
Tolworth is one of the easier London centres to pass at, third of the twenty-four in the region and comfortably above the London average. That is worth knowing and worth not relying on. The reason it reads that way is the road mix. Two thirds of the roads tagged around Douglas Road are 20 mph, the area is suburban rather than inner city, and the loops spend most of their time on residential streets in Tolworth, Surbiton and Hook. What the area does have is Hook Junction and the Ewell Road and Hook Road corridors, which carry through traffic at a pace the streets either side never reach. The gap between those two kinds of road is where candidates get caught out.
Drive the Tolworth test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 51 km in all, with 15 roundabouts and 97 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Tolworth; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Tolworth 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 · 97 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 Red Lion Road8.6 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Tala Close.8.6 km · 24 turns · 2 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Ewell Road8.6 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Hook Road.8.6 km · 18 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Kingston Bypass10.5 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Hook Road.10.5 km · 16 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Kingston Bypass11.1 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Hook Rise North.11.1 km · 17 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Kingston Bypass12.3 km loop with 9 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Elgar Avenue.12.3 km · 22 turns
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Two thirds of the roads tagged within two and a half kilometres of the centre are 20 mph, and a bit over a quarter are 30. That makes Tolworth a slow test, and slow tests catch people on speed in the unexpected direction: drifting above the limit through a 20 zone because the road is wide, straight and clear.
Those streets are also where the quieter part of the drive happens. Raeburn Avenue, Thornhill Road, Elmbridge Avenue and Kingsdowne Road are the sort of residential roads the loops use, parked on both sides, with driveways and side turnings close together and sightlines short at every one of them.
Ewell Road and Hook Road are the busy part. They carry shops, bus stops and crossings, and the traffic on them moves faster than anything either side. Sixty signalled junctions sit in the area, most of them clustered on these corridors and around Hook Junction, so the lights come in runs rather than singly and the amber decisions come with them.
Roundabouts are a moderate feature rather than the main one. Eighteen mini-roundabouts sit within the area, along with named ones at Surbiton Hill Park, Gatley Avenue, College Roundabout and Upper Brighton Road. A mini-roundabout on a 20 mph street gets taken casually, and the exit signal is the thing that goes missing.
Forty-nine schools sit inside the same radius, and one level crossing. An afternoon slot puts the school run and the 20 mph limit together, which is when the residential half of this test stops being the easy half.
Pass rate at Tolworth, 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 | 10,164 | 53.6% | 55.8% | 51.0% |
| 2024/25 | 9,241 | 53.3% | 55.6% | 50.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11,763 | 51.4% | 52.9% | 49.6% |
| 2022/23 | 9,236 | 50.3% | 51.3% | 49.0% |
| 2021/22 | 9,205 | 54.0% | 55.5% | 52.3% |
| 2020/21 | 2,412 | 53.3% | 56.7% | 49.9% |
| 2019/20 | 7,972 | 50.3% | 54.4% | 46.5% |
| 2018/19 | 7,889 | 50.9% | 54.5% | 47.4% |
London average 49.1% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Tolworth
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 | 10.3 | 24 | 39 | 43.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 10.3 | 24 | 46 | 35.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 13.4 | 24 | 33 | 39.5% |
| May 2026 | 6.1 | 24 | 54 | 28.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 6.3 | 24 | 50 | 30.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 6.2 | 24 | 52 | 28.6% |
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Test day at Tolworth
The centre is Douglas House on Douglas Road, a residential side street off Ewell Road. It is an office building rather than a shopfront, so look for the number rather than for anything obvious from the main road.
DVSA runs car tests, motorcycle module 2 on the road, and ADI parts 2 and 3 here. The centre is accessible if you use a wheelchair. Toilets and waiting facilities are not published, so ring ahead if you need to be sure of either.
Douglas Road is residential, and parking on residential streets near a test centre is usually restricted or heavily used. Most instructors park a short walk away rather than at the door. Treat that as the likely picture rather than a published fact, and allow a few minutes for it.
Tolworth station is a little over a mile away, so arriving by train and meeting your instructor at the centre is realistic.
Booking, moving and cancelling is done only through GOV.UK. The wait runs at about ten weeks, close to the national median, which for a London centre with this pass rate makes the slots sought after. Book early and expect competition for cancellations.
What DVSA publishes about Tolworth
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 Tolworth
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 Tolworth
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 Tolworth.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Douglas House, 1B Douglas RoadTolworth KT6 7RZ
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Tolworth
- Is Tolworth an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 53.6% 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 Tolworth?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Tolworth was 10.3 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 Tolworth driving test centre?
- Tolworth test centre is at Douglas House, 1B Douglas Road, Tolworth, KT6 7RZ. 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 Tolworth do a year?
- 10,164 car tests were conducted at Tolworth in 2025/26, of which 5,447 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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