About Barking (Tanner Street)
Barking (Tanner Street) is a DVSA driving test centre serving Barking and the surrounding Greater London area. The centre address is 84 Tanner Street, Barking, IG11 8QF. In 2025/26 it recorded a car practical test pass rate of 38%, against a national average of 50.0%. The figures on this page are drawn from the official DVSA driving test statistics (gov.uk).
Is Barking (Tanner Street) an easy or hard test centre?
At 38%, Barking (Tanner Street)’s pass rate is well below the national average. That puts it in the bottom 10% of all 293 DVSA car test centres by pass rate – one of the harder test centres in the UK. 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.
Where Barking (Tanner Street) sits in the UK table
Set against its neighbours, Barking (Tanner Street) is a useful case study: Greenford (Horsenden Lane) (39%), Wanstead (41%) and Belvedere (37%) are its closest comparators, and Barking (Tanner Street) is mid-pack among its neighbours. The Barking (Tanner Street) driving test centre pass rate is 38% for 2025/26, the 12th lowest of the 293 UK test centres tracked by GetMyPass – 12 points below the national average of 50%.
Percentile-wise the centre lands inside the bottom 10% of the national table, meaning 38 of every 100 tests taken here in 2025/26 ended in a pass. A ranking is a description of local conditions – Greater London traffic, junction design and route complexity – not a handicap or a head start, so the sensible response is to train on the exact roads the examiners use around Barking.
Waiting times are the other number to plan around at Barking (Tanner Street): 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 builds intensive courses for learners testing at Barking (Tanner Street) so they reach test standard in as little as a week and can take an earlier slot with confidence instead of pushing the date back.
Nearby test centres compared
Here are the 2025/26 pass rates for Barking (Tanner Street) and its nearest DVSA alternatives at a glance.
| Test centre | Pass rate 2025/26 | vs national average (50%) |
|---|---|---|
| Barking (Tanner Street) (this centre) | 38% | -12 pts |
| Greenford (Horsenden Lane) | 39% | -11 pts |
| Wanstead | 41% | -9 pts |
| Belvedere | 37% | -13 pts |
Test routes around Barking
Barking routes thread through the Gascoigne Road gyratory and onto the A124 Ripple Road and Longbridge Road before hitting the A13 slip roads – a fast dual carriageway where lane-merge timing is routinely assessed. Narrow one-way grids around Barking Market add urban complexity. A key local feature examiners often route candidates past is A13 dual carriageway slip roads: Joining and leaving the A13 at speed from the A124 requires precise gap selection and early mirror checks, condensing higher-speed judgement into a short section of every route.
Booking your test at Barking (Tanner Street) in 2026
Practical driving tests at Barking (Tanner Street) 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 Barking (Tanner Street)?
The figure GetMyPass holds for Barking (Tanner Street) is a 38% car practical test pass rate in 2025/26, measured against the 50% national average. On that number it sits at #282 of the 293 DVSA car test centres with published data, making it one of the harder test centres in the UK. 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 Barking. 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 Barking (Tanner Street)?
Booking is something you do yourself rather than through GetMyPass: driving tests at Barking (Tanner Street) 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 Barking (Tanner Street) 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 Barking.
Can GetMyPass help me pass faster at Barking (Tanner Street)?
GetMyPass can compress the journey, though nobody can promise the result. Our intensive courses around Barking are planned against the road network examiners at Barking (Tanner Street) 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 Barking (Tanner Street) is one of the harder test centres in the UK, 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 Barking (Tanner Street) located?
Students booking with GetMyPass sit their test at Barking (Tanner Street) itself, which serves Barking and the wider Greater London area. The centre address is 84 Tanner Street, Barking, IG11 8QF. 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.