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Chelmsford (Hanbury Road)
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Historical statistical record

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44.7%
All-car pass rate · 2024/25
10,758
Tests taken · 2024/25
Not published
Median completed wait
Not published
Forward availability measure

Results: official source tables. Missing values are not zero. Definitions and limitations.

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Published address: 9 Crittall Road, Witham, CM8 3DR Official instructions and service notes: This test centre provides these types of tests: car, lorry and bus, ADI part 3. All lorry and bus tests booked at Chelmsford will be conducted from: RSM Driver Training Limited Enterprise House Rawreth Barns Doublegate Lane Wickford SS11 8UD From Saturday 27 June 2026, all car and ADI tests booked at Chelmsford will be conducted from: The County Hotel, 29 Rainsford Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 2PZ

Services in the published venue record: car · lorry and bus · ADI part 3

Venue information dated 2026-09-12. Read the venue source These services and the historical results above refer to different dates.

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The wider picture

Pass rates over time

Compare the same test group across published periods.

View annual results and test counts
Period Tests Passes Pass rate
2019/20 7,675 3,759 49.0%
2020/21 2,033 1,133 55.7%
2021/22 8,504 4,395 51.7%
2022/23 10,432 5,231 50.1%
2023/24 13,213 6,360 48.1%
2024/25 10,758 4,812 44.7%

Candidate mix and repeated attempts affect these figures. The highest rate does not identify the easiest test for you.

Automatic transmission

A separate candidate group.

Automatic pass rate · 2024/25
40.2%
Automatic tests
2,801

Automatic-only outcomes use a different group of tests from the all-car rate. They do not establish which transmission is easier for you. Source: DRT122E.

Choosing manual or automatic

First-attempt results

These figures describe people recorded as taking their first car test. They are a different test group from the all-attempt results above.

First-attempt pass rate

44.8%

2024/25 · 2,386 passes from 5,331 tests.

First tests with zero faults

171

Published count for 2024/25. A zero-fault test is a separate measure from passing.

Use the right comparison

A centre’s candidate mix, experience and repeated attempts affect its overall rate. Neither figure measures an individual instructor’s performance or predicts your result.

Assess your readiness
First-attempt history and source definitions
PeriodFirst attemptsPassesPass rateZero-fault first tests
2020/211,26069755.3%24
2021/224,6222,41252.2%120
2022/235,2382,61950.0%182
2023/246,1432,99648.8%198
2024/255,3312,38644.8%171

Suppressed values remain unavailable. DVSA notes that licence-number changes can affect first-attempt identification. Single-examiner centres may be withheld from centre-level tables; published national totals include additional withheld records.

Read DRT122C and its notes

Source: DVSA DRT122C, total columns. These are source figures, not an inferred first-time pass rate.

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