Gateshead driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate

Waterside Drive, Dunston, NE11 9HU

Gateshead had a car driving test pass rate of 37.5% from April 2025 to March 2026 (9,512 tests), 12.6 points below the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 4 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 13.1 km and takes around 27 minutes, mostly on town and residential roads (43%) and B roads (22%).

Map of the roads covered by the 4 practice routes around Gateshead driving test centre
All 4 practice routes drawn together: the roads they cover around the centre (red). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What the practice routes cover

  • Town and residential roads43%
  • B roads22%
  • A roads21%
  • Country lanes8%
  • Dual carriageways4%
  • Other roads2%

On a typical route you'll go through 4 roundabouts and 13 sets of traffic lights.

Roads the routes use most

  • A692 Lobley Hill Road2 of 4 routes
  • Askew Road West2 of 4 routes
  • B6316 Whaggs Lane2 of 4 routes
  • B6317 Whickham Highway2 of 4 routes
  • Team Street2 of 4 routes
  • Wellington Road2 of 4 routes

Pass rate

From April 2025 to March 2026, 9,512 car tests were taken at Gateshead and 3,568 passed: a pass rate of 37.5%.

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 4 Gateshead routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.

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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 29 October 2026.

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