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Driving Test Centres Northern Ireland

Search every current Category B practical driving-test centre in Northern Ireland, compare nearby options and open a detailed preparation guide. PureCar also lists all six official NI theory-test centres.

15 practical car-test centres6 theory-test centresOfficial DVA locations checked

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15 centres
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Armagh

47 Hamiltonsbawn Road, Ballynahome More, Armagh, BT60 1HW

Historic county town with urban streets feeding quickly into rural County Armagh roads.
KeadyMarkethillRichhill
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Ballymena

Pennybridge Industrial Estate, Larne Road, Ballycraigy, Ballymena, BT42 3ER

Large County Antrim town with busy urban roads and fast access to surrounding rural routes.
BroughshaneAhoghillCullybackey
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Belfast (Balmoral)

66 Balmoral Road, Malone Lower, Belfast, BT12 6QL

Busy south/west Belfast environment with dense urban traffic, lane changes and complex junctions.
BelfastFinaghyDunmurry
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Coleraine

2 Loughan Hill Industrial Estate, Gateside Road, Loughan Hill, Coleraine, BT52 2NJ

North-coast town environment mixing urban driving with faster roads towards surrounding towns and villages.
PortrushPortstewartCastlerock
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Cookstown

Sandholes Road, Coolkeeghan, Cookstown, BT80 9AR

Mid Ulster market-town driving with town traffic surrounded by extensive rural-road conditions.
MagherafeltMoneymoreCoalisland
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Craigavon

3 Diviny Drive, Carn Industrial Estate, Tarsan, Craigavon, BT63 5RY

Large urban area around Portadown and Lurgan with roundabouts, distributor roads and mixed suburban traffic.
PortadownLurganBanbridge
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Downpatrick

Cloonagh Road, Flying Horse Road, Ballymote Upper, Downpatrick, BT30 6DU

County Down town driving surrounded by rural roads, villages and frequent speed-limit transitions.
BallynahinchSaintfieldCrossgar
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Enniskillen

22 Coa Road, Chanterhill, Enniskillen, BT74 4AD

Fermanagh town traffic combined with rural roads, bends and varied visibility outside the built-up area.
IrvinestownLisnaskeaTempo
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Hydebank

4 Hospital Road, Ballydollaghan, Belfast, BT8 8JL

South Belfast suburban environment with busy commuter traffic and quick transitions between urban and more open roads.
CarryduffNewtownbredaCastlereagh
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Larne

Ballyboley Road, Ballyloran, Larne, BT40 2SY

Coastal County Antrim town with urban streets, gradients and roads linking quickly to more open rural conditions.
WhiteheadIslandmageeBallyclare
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Lisburn

1 Enterprise Crescent, Ballinderry Road, Knockmore, Lisburn, BT28 2BP

Busy city/suburban driving with industrial estates, roundabouts and routes connecting Belfast with surrounding towns.
HillsboroughMoiraDunmurry
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Londonderry (Altnagelvin)

Unit 4, Glenaden Complex, Altnagelvin Industrial Estate, Londonderry, BT47 2ED

Derry/Londonderry urban and suburban driving with hills, busy junctions and routes leading into more open roads.
DerryWatersideEglinton
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Newry

51 Rathfriland Road, Carneyhough, Newry, BT34 1LD

Busy border city with gradients, urban traffic and routes that quickly become faster or more rural.
WarrenpointBessbrookCamlough
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Newtownards

Jubilee Road, Scrabo, Newtownards, BT23 4XP

Ards town driving with roundabouts, suburban roads and access to more open roads around the peninsula.
BangorComberDonaghadee
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Omagh

2 Mullaghmena Park, Mullaghmenagh Upper, Omagh, BT78 5PW

County Tyrone town traffic with extensive rural roads and varied road widths beyond the built-up area.
StrabaneFintonaDromore
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Source: nidirect — Driving and vehicle test centres. PureCar lists locations that currently carry out practical car tests; not every DVA vehicle-testing site offers a standard Category B car practical test. Checked 21 September 2026.

Pass rates are context — not an “easy test centre” ranking

The latest completed 2025/26 DVA publication shows substantial variation between centres, but an individual learner’s result cannot be predicted from a centre percentage.

NI rolling average52.3%Private-car practical tests, four quarters to March 2026
Published range42.5–64.6%Hydebank to Craigavon in the same period
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Theory test centres Northern Ireland

The six official NI theory-test locations currently listed by nidirect.

6 centres
Source: nidirect — Theory test centres. Checked 21 September 2026.