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Preston theory test centre

Sixth Floor, Marshall House, Ring Way, Preston, PR1 2QD

Theory pass rate 2025/26
43.9%
UK 44.8% · -0.9 here
Theory tests a year
54,263
23,802 passed
Men and women
41.3 / 47.0%
30,009 men, 24,254 women

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 54,263 car theory tests and 23,802 candidates passed, a rate of 43.9%. The UK average was 44.8%, so this centre sits 0.9 points below it. Men passed 41.3% of their tests here and women 47.0%.

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.

40%45%50%UK43.9%22/2325/26
Theory pass rate by financial year, against the UK average.
YearTestsPassedPass rate
2025/2654,26323,80243.9%
2024/2552,84623,24644.0%
2023/2447,61021,46545.1%
2022/2343,26119,41544.9%

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