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Cardington Driving Test Centre: Pass Rate & Routes

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Practise Cardington routes in the app

Driving Test Routes UK has compiled practice routes near Cardington, not official DVSA routes. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.

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Outline of one practice route around Cardington, drawn without a map or street names, with the start marked and a scale bar of 2 kilometres.2 km

A practice route near Cardington

One of 12 practice route patterns around Cardington. Open the app for all 12 with spoken turn-by-turn.

This is an outline of the shape of one compiled practice route, with the start and finish marked and no streets shown. They are not official DVSA routes: examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks.

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Nearest current test centres

Approximate straight-line distance. These are centres in the current DVSA sheet.

Bedford6 km · 53.7% pass · 8,854 testsLetchworth20 km · 57.5% pass · 5,243 testsLeighton Buzzard24 km · 49.9% pass · 7,667 testsLuton25 km · 39.2% pass · 7,759 testsBletchley26 km · 51.5% pass · 9,415 testsStevenage27 km · 55.3% pass · 4,622 tests

What the test at Cardington involves

  • About 40 minutes of driving, starting with an eyesight check and a “tell me” question.
  • Around 20 minutes of independent driving, usually following a sat nav set by the examiner.
  • One reversing manoeuvre: parallel park, bay park, or pull up on the right and reverse two car lengths.
  • A “show me” question while you drive, and possibly an emergency stop.
Manoeuvres guide →Show me, tell me →Faults explained →

Frequently asked questions

How many practice routes are there for Cardington?
Driving Test Routes UK has 12 compiled practice routes around Cardington, not official DVSA routes. Examiners change routes for traffic and roadworks. Free to download. Full routes and turn-by-turn need Pro.

Practice routes are compiled by Driving Test Routes UK and are not official DVSA routes. Examiners vary routes for traffic and roadworks.