Minehead theory test centre
Office 7, Williton Skills and Enterprise Centre, Beckett House, Bridge Street, TA4 4NR
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 650 car theory tests and 302 candidates passed, a rate of 46.5%. The UK average was 44.8%, so this centre sits 1.7 points above it. Men passed 44.8% of their tests here and women 48.3%.
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 | 650 | 302 | 46.5% |
| 2024/25 | 621 | 292 | 47.0% |
| 2023/24 | 543 | 276 | 50.8% |
| 2022/23 | 484 | 254 | 52.5% |
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.
- TauntonTA2 8RX · 22 km59.5%+9.5 vs GB11.9 wkswait
- BarryCF62 5QN · 27 km57.0%+7.0 vs GB10 wkswait
- Weston-super-MareWeston Super Mare · BS23 3PZ · 32 km61.0%+11.0 vs GB5 wkswait