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.
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47 Hamiltonsbawn Road, Ballynahome More, Armagh, BT60 1HW
Historic county town with urban streets feeding quickly into rural County Armagh roads.Pennybridge Industrial Estate, Larne Road, Ballycraigy, Ballymena, BT42 3ER
Large County Antrim town with busy urban roads and fast access to surrounding rural routes.66 Balmoral Road, Malone Lower, Belfast, BT12 6QL
Busy south/west Belfast environment with dense urban traffic, lane changes and complex junctions.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.Sandholes Road, Coolkeeghan, Cookstown, BT80 9AR
Mid Ulster market-town driving with town traffic surrounded by extensive rural-road conditions.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.Cloonagh Road, Flying Horse Road, Ballymote Upper, Downpatrick, BT30 6DU
County Down town driving surrounded by rural roads, villages and frequent speed-limit transitions.22 Coa Road, Chanterhill, Enniskillen, BT74 4AD
Fermanagh town traffic combined with rural roads, bends and varied visibility outside the built-up area.4 Hospital Road, Ballydollaghan, Belfast, BT8 8JL
South Belfast suburban environment with busy commuter traffic and quick transitions between urban and more open roads.Ballyboley Road, Ballyloran, Larne, BT40 2SY
Coastal County Antrim town with urban streets, gradients and roads linking quickly to more open rural conditions.1 Enterprise Crescent, Ballinderry Road, Knockmore, Lisburn, BT28 2BP
Busy city/suburban driving with industrial estates, roundabouts and routes connecting Belfast with surrounding towns.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.51 Rathfriland Road, Carneyhough, Newry, BT34 1LD
Busy border city with gradients, urban traffic and routes that quickly become faster or more rural.Jubilee Road, Scrabo, Newtownards, BT23 4XP
Ards town driving with roundabouts, suburban roads and access to more open roads around the peninsula.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.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.
The six official NI theory-test locations currently listed by nidirect.
2nd Floor, 75 Wellington Street, Ballymena, BT43 6AD
Central Ballymena locationCity Exchange, 11–13 Gloucester Street, Belfast, BT1 4LS
Belfast city-centre locationThe Embassy Building, 3 Strand Road, Londonderry, BT48 6BB
City-centre / riverside locationThe Store House, Ballybot House, 28 Cornmarket, Newry, BT35 8BG
Central Newry locationDergmoney House, 41a Dublin Road, Omagh, BT78 1HE
Dublin Road locationMagowan West, West Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh, BT62 3PN
Portadown town-centre location