About Erith
Erith is a DVSA driving test centre serving Erith and the surrounding Greater London area. The centre address is Crabtree Manor Way North, Erith, DA17 6LJ. In 2025/26 it recorded a car practical test pass rate of 49%, against a national average of 50.0%. The figures on this page are drawn from the official DVSA driving test statistics (gov.uk).
Is Erith an easy or hard test centre?
At 49%, Erith’s pass rate is close to the national average. That puts it in the middle of the table of 293 DVSA car test centres – a typical UK test centre. A lower pass rate does not mean the test itself is different; it usually reflects the local road network and traffic conditions examiners route candidates through. Intensive, structured tuition matched to those specific local roads and junctions is the single biggest lever a learner has over their own result here.
Erith in numbers
The Erith driving test centre pass rate is 49% for 2025/26, the 133rd lowest of the 293 UK test centres tracked by GetMyPass – 1 points below the national average of 50%. Within Greater London, that gives learners a clear benchmark: 49 of every 100 candidates who tested here in 2025/26 came away with a pass.
Its closest comparators tell the local story – Hornchurch on 49%, Barnet on 49% and Morden on 49% – leaving Erith the strongest of that local group. The percentile picture matches: the centre sits in the broad middle of the national table. Numbers set expectations, but they do not sit the test for you; route-specific practice around Erith remains the strongest lever any candidate controls.
Waiting times are the other number to plan around at Erith: DVSA figures for May 2026 put the national median wait for a car practical test at 9.7 weeks, with the 10% availability measure at 21.8 weeks (GOV.UK, published 18 June 2026), and London has consistently run the longest waits of any region, averaging around 22 weeks in the London Assembly’s April 2025 analysis. GetMyPass times its intensive courses around Erith so students sit at test standard before the date arrives, so that if an earlier slot appears on the official gov.uk booking system, you are ready to take it.
Nearby test centres compared
The table below sets Erith against its closest DVSA neighbours using the 2025/26 figures.
| Test centre | Pass rate 2025/26 | vs national average (50%) |
|---|---|---|
| Erith (this centre) | 49% | -1 pts |
| Hornchurch | 49% | -1 pts |
| Barnet | 49% | -1 pts |
| Morden | 49% | -1 pts |
Test routes around Erith
Erith routes combine the industrial approach roads of Manor Way with residential streets feeding the A206 Thames Road, testing both dual-carriageway confidence and precise urban hazard awareness. A key local feature examiners often route candidates past is A206 Thames Road merge: Joining the A206 from the industrial-estate access roads requires accurate mirror-signal-manoeuvre at speed – the defining skill-builder on Erith’s most common route.
Booking your test at Erith in 2026
Practical driving tests at Erith are booked directly with the DVSA at gov.uk – test booking is self-book only, and since 12 May 2026 third-party scanning or slot-finding apps are banned under DVSA rules. Once booked, you can change your test date up to 2 times, and you need to give at least 10 working days’ notice to do so. Test fees are set by the DVSA at £62 on weekdays or £75 for an evening, weekend or bank holiday slot, and are paid by the learner, not GetMyPass. What GetMyPass does is get you test-ready fast and help you watch for genuine early availability – we never book or arrange your test for you, and the DVSA examiner alone decides who passes – we simply help you maximise your chances.
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FAQs
What is the pass rate at Erith?
The figure GetMyPass holds for Erith is a 49% car practical test pass rate in 2025/26, measured against the 50% national average. On that number it sits at #161 of the 293 DVSA car test centres with published data, making it a typical UK test centre. The DVSA refreshes these statistics every year, so treat the rate as a snapshot of local difficulty rather than a fixed fact about the centre. What actually moves your own odds is preparation on the road network examiners test on – the junctions, roundabouts and traffic patterns around Erith. That is the gap structured local tuition closes, and it is exactly where a GetMyPass intensive course concentrates your hours before test day.
How do I book a driving test at Erith?
Booking is something you do yourself rather than through GetMyPass: driving tests at Erith are booked directly with the DVSA at gov.uk, and since 12 May 2026 the DVSA has banned third-party scanning and slot-finding apps, making self-booking the only route. Choose Erith as your preferred centre when you apply. A booked test can be moved up to 2 times, and each change needs at least 10 working days’ notice. Fees are set nationally – £62 on weekdays, £75 for evening, weekend or bank holiday slots – and you pay the DVSA directly. What we handle is different: a GetMyPass course times your training so you reach test standard before your date arrives, with honest guidance on realistic waiting times around Erith.
Can GetMyPass help me pass faster at Erith?
GetMyPass can compress the journey, though nobody can promise the result. Our intensive courses around Erith are planned against the road network examiners at Erith actually use – the junctions, roundabouts and traffic conditions that decide most tests here. Training runs day by day with one instructor from first lesson to test day, which keeps progress compounding instead of resetting each week. Since Erith is a typical UK test centre, the course leans into the situations local learners find hardest. The DVSA examiner alone decides who passes, and we make no guarantees about the outcome; what we control is how ready you are when you walk in, and readiness is what a GetMyPass course is engineered to maximise.
Where is Erith located?
Students booking with GetMyPass sit their test at Erith itself, which serves Erith and the wider Greater London area. The centre address is Crabtree Manor Way North, Erith, DA17 6LJ. Plan the journey in advance: know where you will park, how long the drive takes at that time of day, and where you will wait before the test starts. Candidates travelling from further afield should build in a generous buffer, because rushing in at the last minute is a poor way to start a test. On the day itself, your GetMyPass instructor meets you ahead of the appointment and confirms the route to the centre in advance, so finding the site is never left to chance.