A Merseyside driving test centre has one of the lowest pass rates in the country.
Speke in Liverpool has a practical pass rate of 33 percent, between April 2019 to March 2020, which is well below the national average.
According to new research by Tempcover, this places Speke fourth on the list of top 10 major test centres with the lowest practical pass rate in the UK.
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Rochdale in Greater Manchester claims the unenviable title for having the lowest pass rates in the UK at just 31 percent.
While second and third place go to Erith in South East London and South Yardley in Birmingham respectively, both holding a very low one-in-three 32 percent pass rate.
The average overall pass rate for learner drivers taking their test in the UK is 46 percent, meaning that Speke is more than 10 percent below the national average.
Major test centres with the lowest practical pass rate in the UK:
Rochdale (Greater Manchester) - 31%
Erith (London) - 32%
South Yardley (Birmingham) - 32%
Speke (Liverpool) - 33%
Kingstanding (Birmingham) - 34%
Belvedere (London) - 34%
Leeds (West Yorkshire) - 35%
Wanstead (London) - 35%
Wolverhampton (West Midlands) - 35%
Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham) - 35%
Peter Brabin, head of training at Bill Plant Driving School, said: "It’s never good to be told you have failed your driving test, but when you consider that the average pass rate was 45.9 per cent between April 2019 and March 2020, it should also give some confidence that people aren’t just being passed for the sake of it to clear the backlog and that people really are expected to be both calm and confident behind the wheel.
“Safety must be the utmost priority - it always has been and always will be.”
A DVSA spokesperson said: "DVSA’s priority is to help everyone through a lifetime of safe driving. The driver testing and training regime tests candidates’ ability to drive safely and responsibly as well as making sure they know the theory behind safe driving.
"All candidates are assessed to the same standard and the result of their test is entirely dependent on their performance on the day."
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