Lichfield driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate

What the practice routes cover

• Country lanes50%
• A roads28%
• Town and residential roads18%
• Dual carriageways3%
• Other roads1%

On a typical route you'll go through 7 roundabouts and 3 sets of traffic lights.

Roundabouts on several routes

• Swan Road / The Friary · Roundabout8 of 14 routes
• The Friary · Large roundabout8 of 14 routes
• Sainte Foy Avenue · Roundabout5 of 14 routes
• A461 The Friary / A461 Sainte Foy Avenue · Roundabout3 of 14 routes
• A461 Walsall Road / Walsall Road · Roundabout3 of 14 routes
• A5190 Lichfield Road / A5190 Walsall Road · Roundabout3 of 14 routes
• The Friary / Swan Road · Roundabout3 of 14 routes
• A461 Falkland Road / A461 Sainte Foy Avenue · Roundabout2 of 14 routes

Roads the routes use most

• A51 Western By-Pass5 of 14 routes
• A461 Sainte Foy Avenue4 of 14 routes
• A5190 Lichfield Road4 of 14 routes
• Park Lane4 of 14 routes
• Wood End Lane4 of 14 routes
• A461 Walsall Road3 of 14 routes
• A51 Stafford Road3 of 14 routes
• A51 Tamworth Road3 of 14 routes

Pass rate

From April 2025 to March 2026, 5,944 car tests were taken at Lichfield and 3,153 passed: a pass rate of 53%.

Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.