Warwick driving test centre
DVSA name: Warwick (Wedgenock House) · Driving Test Centre Warwick, Ground Floor Wedgnock House Wedgnock Lane, CV34 5AP
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Key facts
- Warwick's pass rate was 48.5% in 2025/26 from 15,070 tests, 1.5 points below the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 15 of 26 centres in West Midlands (West Midlands average 46.2%), a mid-table pass rates in the region, 2.3 points above it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has fallen by 7.4 points, from 55.9% to 48.5%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 18 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 6.7 weeks, so waits have grown by about 11.3 weeks.
- 42.1% 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.
Warwick is a roundabout test. Not mini-roundabouts, of which there are barely any near the centre, but full-sized islands with lane markings and two or three lanes on the approach. Stanks Island, Blacklow and the Heathcote junctions all sit within a few minutes of Wedgnock Lane, and a candidate who cannot pick a lane early will meet one of them.
The centre serves a wide area, from the town itself out to Leamington, Kenilworth and the villages, and it puts through around 15,000 tests a year. Its pass rate is a little under the national figure but comfortably above the West Midlands average, which is dragged down by Coventry next door. The number to watch is the trend: Warwick has lost more than seven points since 2021, one of the steeper falls anywhere.
Drive the Warwick test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 56 km in all, with 9 roundabouts and 105 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Warwick; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Warwick from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 56 km · 105 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 Woodloes Lane11.9 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 16 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Primrose Hill.11.9 km · 26 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Coventry Road12.4 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 12 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Primrose Hill.12.4 km · 22 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Wedgnock Lane10.9 km loop with 10 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Cape Road.10.9 km · 18 turns
- Route 4 · via Warwick Bypass11.7 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Wedgnock Lane.11.7 km · 17 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Wedgnock Lane9.6 km loop with 11 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Primrose Hill.9.6 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 around the centre are 30 mph and about a fifth are 20, so most of a Warwick test is spent at town speeds. What makes it hard is not the limit but the density of junctions. There are 113 sets of traffic signals within two and a half kilometres of Wedgnock Lane, a high count for a town this size, and many sit on the approaches to roundabouts rather than at simple crossroads. Sitting in the wrong lane at a green light is the fault this produces.
The named islands do most of the sorting. Stanks Island, on the Birmingham Road side, is multi-lane and busy with through traffic. Blacklow sits on the same corridor and catches candidates who signal late. Heathcote, out towards Leamington, is bigger again. On all of them the work happens before you arrive: read the sign, choose the lane, and hold it. Changing lane on the island itself is where most of the marks go.
Beyond the roundabouts, routes split between the older residential streets in Warwick, which are narrow and lined with parked cars, and faster roads out towards the villages where the limit rises and the bends tighten. The practice loops on this page reflect that mix. Manoeuvres are usually asked for on the quieter estate roads rather than anywhere near the main junctions, and with 24 schools inside the area, a mid-afternoon slot can mean a pull-up on the right opposite a school gate.
One practical point. The wait here has grown to around eighteen weeks, from roughly seven a year earlier, while Rugby and Coventry are both quicker to get into.
Waiting time for a test at Warwick
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 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 42.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 42.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 18.6 | 24 | 33 | 45% |
| May 2026 | 15.9 | 24 | 34 | 39.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 11.3 | 24 | 41 | 32.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 7.3 | 24 | 50 | 28.8% |
Pass rate at Warwick, 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 | 15,070 | 48.5% | 49.7% | 47.0% |
| 2024/25 | 10,900 | 48.4% | 50.3% | 46.1% |
| 2023/24 | 11,006 | 46.3% | 47.6% | 44.5% |
| 2022/23 | 9,858 | 49.0% | 51.2% | 46.2% |
| 2021/22 | 8,347 | 55.9% | 58.3% | 53.5% |
| 2020/21 | 2,380 | 53.9% | 56.3% | 51.4% |
| 2019/20 | 8,975 | 49.0% | 52.9% | 45.5% |
| 2018/19 | 9,132 | 47.2% | 51.2% | 43.3% |
West Midlands average 46.2% · GB 50%
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Test day at Warwick
Wedgnock House is an office building on the north-western edge of Warwick, and the test centre occupies the ground floor. It is reached from Wedgnock Lane by way of Rothwell Road, in among industrial units and other offices rather than shops, so there is nothing obvious from the road telling you a driving test happens here. Look for the building name.
Parking is the thing to plan for. The car park is small and shared with the neighbouring offices, and the bays are tight. Candidates are asked not to turn up in it more than about seven minutes before the appointment, which keeps spaces free for the examiners bringing cars back in. That is a narrow window, so arrive in the area early and wait somewhere else rather than circling the car park. Toilets and step-free access into the ground floor are both there.
The centre runs car tests, motorcycle module 2 and ADI part 3, so the waiting room is not only learner drivers. Warwick Parkway station is about 1.4 kilometres away, a walk of twenty minutes or so, and the last stretch is not a pleasant one on foot. Booking and rescheduling go through GOV.UK only.
What DVSA publishes about Warwick
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 3
- Wheelchair access
- Not published. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Other tests at Warwick
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 Warwick
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 Warwick.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Driving Test Centre Warwick, Ground Floor Wedgnock House Wedgnock LaneWarwick CV34 5AP
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- Birmingham (Shirley)Solihull · B90 4AA · 19 km56.6%+6.6 vs GB16.2 wkswait
- CoventryCV7 9EJ · 21 km40.0%-10.0 vs GB6.8 wkswait
- RugbyCV22 7DH · 23 km51.4%+1.4 vs GB9.4 wkswait
- Birmingham (South Yardley)South Yardley · B26 1EA · 23 km42.8%-7.2 vs GB10 wkswait
- Birmingham (Garretts Green)Birmingham · B33 0SD · 23 km44.4%-5.6 vs GB7 wkswait
- Birmingham (Kings Heath)Birmingham · B14 5JA · 23 km46.8%-3.2 vs GB11.7 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Warwick
- Is Warwick an easy test centre?
- Its 48.5% pass rate in 2025/26 is below the 50.0% national average. Busy urban roads and complex junctions usually explain lower rates; knowing the local routes closes most of that gap.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Warwick?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Warwick was 18 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 Warwick driving test centre?
- Warwick test centre is at Driving Test Centre Warwick, Ground Floor Wedgnock House Wedgnock Lane, CV34 5AP. 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 Warwick do a year?
- 15,070 car tests were conducted at Warwick in 2025/26, of which 7,313 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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