# Barrow In Furness Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Barrow In Furness driving test centre has a 69.6% pass rate and an average 4.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barrow-in-furness/

# Barrow In Furness driving test centre

North West, England

## Barrow In Furness at a glance

Pass rate

69.6%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

4.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

1,699

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

2.6%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Barrow In Furness compares

Barrow In Furness passes **69.6%** of car tests, which is **19.5 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **4.4 weeks**, 8.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **1,699** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **67.3%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Barrow In Furness area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Barrow In Furness

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **67.3%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Barrow In Furness driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 67.3% |
| February 2026 | 65.5% |
| January 2026 | 69.1% |
| December 2025 | 73% |
| November 2025 | 66.3% |
| October 2025 | 68.8% |
| September 2025 | 67.2% |
| August 2025 | 68.9% |
| July 2025 | 68.9% |
| June 2025 | 74.7% |
| May 2025 | 77.5% |
| April 2025 | 74.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **4.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Barrow In Furness, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 4.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 3.7 weeks |
| May 2026 | 4.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 7.7 weeks |
| March 2026 | 4.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 3.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.8 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **214**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Barrow In Furness, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 214 |
| February 2026 | 168 |
| January 2026 | 243 |
| December 2025 | 137 |
| November 2025 | 178 |
| October 2025 | 109 |
| September 2025 | 134 |
| August 2025 | 90 |
| July 2025 | 106 |
| June 2025 | 87 |
| May 2025 | 138 |
| April 2025 | 95 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Barrow In Furness driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 1,699 | 1,183 | 69.6% |
| 2024-25 | 1,735 | 1,074 | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 1,796 | 1,190 | 66.3% |
| 2022-23 | 1,929 | 1,250 | 64.8% |
| 2021-22 | 1,958 | 1,150 | 58.7% |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 385 | 64.4% |
| 2019-20 | 1,888 | 1,065 | 56.4% |
| 2018-19 | 1,899 | 1,028 | 54.1% |
| 2017-18 | 1,884 | 1,010 | 53.6% |
| 2016-17 | 2,278 | 1,288 | 56.5% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Kendal (Oxenholme Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kendal-oxenholme-road/)
    
    40 km away
    
    65.1% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Blackpool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/blackpool/)
    
    41 km away
    
    51.8% pass · 8.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Nelson](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nelson/)
    
    52 km away
    
    51.7% pass · 19.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Preston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/preston/)
    
    52 km away
    
    56.3% pass · 18.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Southport (Liverpool)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southport-liverpool/)
    
    54 km away
    
    56.5% pass · 16.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Workington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/workington/)
    
    61 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Barrow In Furness driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.