# Carlisle LGV (Cars) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Carlisle LGV (Cars) driving test centre has a 44.7% pass rate and an average 0.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/carlisle-lgv-cars/

# Carlisle LGV (Cars) driving test centre

North West, England

## Carlisle LGV (Cars) at a glance

Pass rate

44.7%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

0.3 weeks

July 2026

Tests a year

47

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

0%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Carlisle LGV (Cars) compares

Carlisle LGV (Cars) passes **44.7%** of car tests, which is **5.4 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **0.3 weeks**, 12.5 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **47** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **25%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

Carlisle LGV (Cars) conducts fewer than 500 tests a year, so its pass rate moves sharply on a small number of results. It is excluded from the site's rankings for that reason, though the figures above are exactly as DVSA published them.

The map below shows the Carlisle LGV (Cars) area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Carlisle LGV (Cars)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **25.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Carlisle LGV (Cars) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 25% |
| February 2026 | 50% |
| September 2025 | 50% |
| August 2025 | 60% |
| July 2025 | 75% |
| June 2025 | 50% |
| May 2025 | 50% |
| March 2025 | 100% |
| December 2024 | 100% |
| November 2024 | 66.7% |
| October 2024 | 66.7% |
| September 2024 | 83.3% |

Waiting time

Jul 2026: **0.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Carlisle LGV (Cars), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| July 2026 | 0.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 0.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 0.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 1.4 weeks |
| June 2025 | 2.1 weeks |
| March 2025 | 1.1 weeks |
| November 2024 | 5.6 weeks |
| October 2024 | 0.9 weeks |
| September 2024 | 1.6 weeks |
| July 2024 | 1.3 weeks |
| June 2024 | 2.7 weeks |
| May 2024 | 2 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Dec 2023: **21**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Carlisle LGV (Cars), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| December 2023 | 21 |
| November 2023 | 68 |
| October 2023 | 325 |
| September 2023 | 299 |
| August 2023 | 323 |
| July 2023 | 213 |
| June 2023 | 316 |
| May 2023 | 366 |
| April 2023 | 285 |
| March 2023 | 282 |
| February 2023 | 309 |
| January 2023 | 200 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Carlisle LGV (Cars) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 47 | 21 | 44.7% |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 39 | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 2,231 | 1,331 | 59.7% |
| 2022-23 | 1,516 | 867 | 57.2% |
| 2021-22 | 266 | 117 | 44% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Dumfries](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dumfries/)
    
    47 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Workington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/workington/)
    
    51 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Hexham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hexham/)
    
    53 km away
    
    53% pass · 16.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Hawick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hawick/)
    
    57 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 24.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Castle Douglas](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/castle-douglas/)
    
    64 km away
    
    53.4% pass · 18.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Kendal (Oxenholme Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kendal-oxenholme-road/)
    
    68 km away
    
    65.1% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Carlisle LGV (Cars) 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.