Chatham theory test centre
14-16 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4EP
On the day
Bring your photocard provisional licence; without it the test cannot go ahead and the fee is lost. Arrive 15 minutes early: you will be photographed, your pockets checked, and your belongings locked away. The car theory test is 50 multiple-choice questions (43 to pass) followed by 14 hazard perception clips (44 out of 75 to pass), about 80 minutes in all. The result is printed before you leave and is valid for two years.
Theory tests are booked at GOV.UK for £23. This centre is run for the DVSA by a contractor; it has no examiners and no practical tests.
Pass rate at this centre
In 2025/26 this centre took 32,955 car theory tests and 14,523 candidates passed, a rate of 44.1%. The UK average was 44.8%, so this centre sits 0.7 points below it. Men passed 42.6% of their tests here and women 45.8%.
The theory test is marked by computer from a national question bank, so a difference between centres says more about who books there than about the centre itself. Compare it with every other theory centre.
| Year | Tests | Passed | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 32,955 | 14,523 | 44.1% |
| 2024/25 | 32,365 | 14,203 | 43.9% |
| 2023/24 | 28,765 | 12,622 | 43.9% |
| 2022/23 | 25,356 | 11,079 | 43.7% |
Practical test centres near here
Once you have passed, these are the closest centres for the driving test, with their pass rates for 2025/26.
- GillinghamME8 0EZ · 4.8 km56.4%+6.4 vs GB9.9 wkswait
- MaidstoneME15 6JZ · 14 km60.2%+10.2 vs GB10 wkswait
- TilburyRM18 7AE · 15 km50.4%+0.4 vs GB7.1 wkswait
- Southend-on-SeaSS2 6LL · 23 km47.0%-3.0 vs GB7.5 wkswait
- BasildonSS14 3JS · 23 km49.1%-0.9 vs GB4.8 wkswait
- SevenoaksTN13 1HJ · 26 km59.0%+9.0 vs GB10.4 wkswait