# Gillingham Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Gillingham driving test centre has a 56.4% pass rate and an average 9.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/gillingham/

# Gillingham driving test centre

South East, England

## Gillingham at a glance

Pass rate

56.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

9.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

14,886

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

40.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Gillingham compares

Gillingham passes **56.4%** of car tests, which is **6.3 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **9.9 weeks**, 2.9 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **14,886** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **55.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Gillingham

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **55.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Gillingham driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 55.6% |
| February 2026 | 54% |
| January 2026 | 55.9% |
| December 2025 | 58% |
| November 2025 | 56.3% |
| October 2025 | 54.4% |
| September 2025 | 55.7% |
| August 2025 | 58% |
| July 2025 | 53.8% |
| June 2025 | 59.9% |
| May 2025 | 56.1% |
| April 2025 | 60.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **9.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Gillingham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 9.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 9.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 9.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 9.7 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.9 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 12 weeks |
| October 2025 | 13.1 weeks |
| September 2025 | 13.7 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1578**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Gillingham, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,578 |
| February 2026 | 1,371 |
| January 2026 | 1,279 |
| December 2025 | 1,191 |
| November 2025 | 1,182 |
| October 2025 | 1,377 |
| September 2025 | 1,299 |
| August 2025 | 881 |
| July 2025 | 1,366 |
| June 2025 | 1,213 |
| May 2025 | 1,075 |
| April 2025 | 1,074 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Gillingham driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 14,886 | 8,389 | 56.4% |
| 2024-25 | 14,761 | 8,440 | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 13,091 | 7,353 | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 12,023 | 6,891 | 57.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7,782 | 4,576 | 58.8% |
| 2020-21 | 2,183 | 1,178 | 54% |
| 2019-20 | 9,061 | 4,415 | 48.7% |
| 2018-19 | 10,736 | 5,083 | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 9,322 | 4,466 | 47.9% |
| 2016-17 | 8,743 | 4,362 | 49.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Medway Ambley Road](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/medway-ambley-road/)
    
    4 km away
    
    — pass · 1.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Tilbury](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/tilbury/)
    
    14 km away
    
    50.4% pass · 7.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Southend-on-Sea](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/southend-on-sea/)
    
    20 km away
    
    47% pass · 7.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Hornchurch (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hornchurch-london/)
    
    30 km away
    
    46.3% pass · 23 weeks wait
    
-   [Belvedere (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/belvedere-london/)
    
    30 km away
    
    40.5% pass · 9.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Erith (London)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/erith-london/)
    
    30 km away
    
    51.6% pass · 7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Gillingham 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.