Buxton driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate
7 Green Ln, SK17 9DS
Buxton had a car driving test pass rate of 58.7% from April 2025 to March 2026 (4,904 tests), 8.6 points above the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 3 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 7.3 km and takes around 15 minutes, mostly on country lanes (36%) and A roads (32%).
What the practice routes cover
- Country lanes36%
- A roads32%
- Town and residential roads23%
- B roads9%
- Dual carriageways1%
On a typical route you'll go through 2 roundabouts and 6 sets of traffic lights.
Roundabouts on several routes
- Harpur Hill Road · Roundabout2 of 3 routes
Roads the routes use most
- Harpur Hill Road2 of 3 routes
Pass rate
From April 2025 to March 2026, 4,904 car tests were taken at Buxton and 2,878 passed: a pass rate of 58.7%.
Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Practise these routes
Open the 3 Buxton routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.
These are practice routes built by Drive Round App around the test centre, not official test routes: DVSA doesn't publish its routes, and examiners can use any road in the area. Practise a mix of roads and junctions, not one route. Routes last updated 11 October 2026.