DVSA driving test centre
See live DVSA cancellations at Gateshead, its official pass rate, and the 3 nearest centres you can switch your test to under the 2026 rules — then get a free instant alert the moment an earlier slot drops.
Newly released DVSA slots for Gateshead, refreshed every minute.
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Illustrative loops reconstructed on current maps to show the kind of roads a test around Gateshead tends to use. These are not the official current DVSA route — DVSA stopped publishing routes in 2010, and examiners vary them and use ~20 minutes of independent driving.
Routes reconstructed from older published data · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Since 9 June 2026, DVSA only lets you move a booked test to one of its 3 nearest centres (or back to your original). From Gateshead those are:
Max 2 changes per booking · distances use the quickest driving route · full 2026 rules →
Official DVSA pass rate at Gateshead for every year since 2016-17 — it has fallen (-6.9 points over the period), ending at 37.5% in 2025-26.
Source: DVSA table DRT122A (car practical tests), Open Government Licence v3.0.
The official DVSA car practical test pass rate at Gateshead is 37.5% (based on 9,512 tests in 2025–26), versus the national average of about 50%.
Gateshead driving test centre is at Waterside Drive, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9HU. It runs: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), ADI part 2, ADI part 3.
Based on official DVSA data, the median wait between booking and sitting a car test at Gateshead was about 6.6 weeks in Jun 2026 (the median for people who took their test that month). It moves month to month — catching a cancellation is how learners get tested sooner.
Two ways. Turn on free alerts for Gateshead and we notify you the moment a cancellation is released, so you can book it yourself on GOV.UK before it’s gone. Or, if you’d rather leave it to us, we can find and book an earlier test for you on WhatsApp →.
Under the 2026 DVSA rules you can move a booked test to one of the 3 nearest centres — Gosforth, Sunderland, Durham — or back to your original centre.
Data updated: 12 Jul 2026 · live slots refresh every minute · Median waiting time = the median weeks between booking and sitting a car test, for people who took their test in Jun 2026 (official DVSA figure; it varies month to month). Pass rates & waiting times contain public sector information from DVSA, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. About our data →
