About Kendal (Oxenholme Road)
Kendal (Oxenholme Road) is a DVSA driving test centre serving Kendal and the surrounding Cumbria area. The centre address is Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, LA9 7RL. In 2025/26 it recorded a car practical test pass rate of 67%, against a national average of 50.0%. The figures on this page are drawn from the official DVSA driving test statistics (gov.uk).
Is Kendal (Oxenholme Road) an easy or hard test centre?
At 67%, Kendal (Oxenholme Road)’s pass rate is well above the national average. That puts it in the top 10% of all 293 DVSA car test centres by pass rate – one of the easier 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.
How Kendal (Oxenholme Road) compares nationally
The Kendal (Oxenholme Road) driving test centre pass rate is 67% for 2025/26, the 16th highest of the 293 UK test centres tracked by GetMyPass – 17 points above the national average of 50%. Put another way, 67 of every 100 candidates who took a car test here in 2025/26 passed – a result that places the centre inside the top 10% of the national table.
The nearest comparable centres GetMyPass tracks are Barrow in Furness at 63%, Carlisle at 59% and Workington at 49%, which leaves Kendal (Oxenholme Road) the strongest of that local group. Rankings like these describe the road network examiners use – Cumbria’s junctions, traffic and route mix – rather than any difference in how the test is marked, so treat the table as context for your training plan, not a verdict on your chances.
Waiting times are the other number to plan around at Kendal (Oxenholme Road): 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) – a Great Britain benchmark rather than a figure specific to this centre, as local availability moves week by week. GetMyPass advises learners using Kendal (Oxenholme Road) to get test-ready first and then search GOV.UK’s free change-your-test service for earlier dates, because a cancellation slot is only useful to a candidate prepared to pass on it.
Nearby test centres compared
If your pickup area is flexible, here is how Kendal (Oxenholme Road) compares with the nearest alternative DVSA centres on 2025/26 pass rate.
| Test centre | Pass rate 2025/26 | vs national average (50%) |
|---|---|---|
| Kendal (Oxenholme Road) (this centre) | 67% | +17 pts |
| Barrow in Furness | 63% | +13 pts |
| Carlisle | 59% | +9 pts |
| Workington | 49% | -1 pts |
Test routes around Kendal
Kendal is the gateway town to the Lake District, and its routes use a challenging mix of steep town-centre streets such as Beast Banks, the A590 dual carriageway and rural lanes towards Oxenholme and Natland, with the centre at Murley Moss off Oxenholme Road. A key local feature examiners often route candidates past is A590 & Kendal bypass roundabout: The A590 south of town has 50 mph sections and a large five-arm roundabout requiring confident lane discipline; combined with steep Beast Banks gradients, the routes test a wide range of skills.
Booking your test at Kendal (Oxenholme Road) in 2026
Practical driving tests at Kendal (Oxenholme Road) 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 Kendal (Oxenholme Road)?
The figure GetMyPass holds for Kendal (Oxenholme Road) is a 67% car practical test pass rate in 2025/26, measured against the 50% national average. On that number it sits at #16 of the 293 DVSA car test centres with published data, making it one of the easier 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 Kendal. 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 Kendal (Oxenholme Road)?
Booking is something you do yourself rather than through GetMyPass: driving tests at Kendal (Oxenholme Road) 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 Kendal (Oxenholme Road) 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 Kendal.
Can GetMyPass help me pass faster at Kendal (Oxenholme Road)?
GetMyPass can compress the journey, though nobody can promise the result. Our intensive courses around Kendal are planned against the road network examiners at Kendal (Oxenholme Road) 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 Kendal (Oxenholme Road) is one of the easier 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 Kendal (Oxenholme Road) located?
Students booking with GetMyPass sit their test at Kendal (Oxenholme Road) itself, which serves Kendal and the wider Cumbria area. The centre address is Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, LA9 7RL. 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.