Trust & transparency

How we verify our data

DrivingTestRoutes is built for learner drivers, so accuracy matters. Here is exactly where our data comes from, how we check it, and what we will never do.

Pass-rate data

Every pass rate is taken from the DVSA statistical release “Driving test and theory test data: cars” (table DRT122A), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We quote the most recent 2024/25 figures and show the year alongside each number. Where we cannot verify a centre's figure, we mark it pending rather than publish an estimate.

Test centre locations

Centre addresses and postcodes are cross-checked against the official GOV.UK test centre finder. Coordinates are geocoded from postcodes using postcodes.io (ONS/OS open data). Maps use OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Route & hazard detail

DVSA stopped publishing official test routes in 2010, and the examiner chooses the route on the day — it can change at any time. Our route guides describe the roads, roundabouts and fault hotspots that learners and local instructors most commonly encounter around each centre. They are practice context, not a guaranteed route. We add full route detail to a centre only once it has been checked against local knowledge; until then the page shows a data-backed area profile.

What we will never do

• Invent pass rates or route detail we cannot verify.
• Claim a “guaranteed” route or pass outcome.
• Publish a thin page just to rank — every page carries real data.

Updates

Pages carry a “verified” date reflecting our last genuine review. Pass rates are refreshed when DVSA publishes new statistics (at least annually). Spotted something out of date? Let us know.