Is Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza) still open?

No. Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza) is no longer an active DVSA practical driving test centre. Historical figures for this centre remain available for reference. The nearest active centre is Speke (Liverpool) (38.6% pass rate).

What was the final pass rate at Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza)?

The most recent reported pass rate at Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza) was 41.3%, based on 2,535 tests conducted in 2017-18.

Where can I book a driving test instead?

The nearest active centre we list is Speke (Liverpool), with a 38.6% pass rate. Book through the official GOV.UK service at gov.uk/book-driving-test.

Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza) Driving Test Centre

· Merseyside

41.3%

final pass rate 2,535 tests/year · 1 years of data · DVSA data: 2017-18

Key Statistics

41.3% Overall Pass Rate

44.0% Male Pass Rate

38.5% Female Pass Rate

2,535 Total Tests (1 years)

Historical Pass Rate Trend

Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza) pass rate over 1 years

Monthly Breakdown (2017-18)

Month	Tests	Passes	Pass Rate	Male Rate	Female Rate
May	277	121	43.7%	47.0%	39.8%
Jun	278	123	44.2%	50.0%	37.9%
Jul	236	77	32.6%	36.2%	29.2%
Aug	245	96	39.2%	40.5%	38.0%
Sep	244	98	40.2%	38.9%	41.6%
Oct	245	103	42.0%	44.9%	39.0%
Nov	293	118	40.3%	41.6%	38.9%
Dec	169	81	47.9%	54.2%	41.9%
Jan	147	60	40.8%	45.6%	36.7%
Feb	187	76	40.6%	42.2%	39.2%
Mar	214	93	43.5%	44.8%	42.2%

Gender Comparison

Male candidates pass at a 5.5pp higher rate than female candidates at Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza).

Male Female

Pass Rate by Age

How do different age groups perform at Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza)? The chart below shows pass rates for candidates aged 17 to 25, who account for 1,457 of the tests conducted here.

Age of candidate at test

25-year-olds have the highest pass rate at Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza) with 54.5% from 112 tests, while 18-year-olds have the lowest at 39.5%.

Age	Tests	Pass Rate	Male Rate	Female Rate
17	184	50.5%	49.2%	53.0%
18	220	39.5%	39.0%	40.2%
19	169	49.7%	53.5%	46.9%
20	173	50.3%	50.5%	50.0%
21	143	43.4%	49.2%	39.3%
22	164	40.9%	46.3%	35.4%
23	151	39.7%	42.9%	37.0%
24	141	43.3%	44.8%	41.9%
25	112	54.5%	60.0%	48.1%

Automatic vs Manual

33.1%Automatic Pass Rate

41.3%Overall Pass Rate

130Auto Tests/Year

At Garston (Speke - Crowne Plaza), the automatic test pass rate is 33.1%, which is 8.2 percentage points lower than the overall pass rate of 41.3%. 130 automatic tests were conducted here in the latest year.

The lower automatic pass rate compared to overall is unusual. This could reflect a smaller sample size or a particular candidate demographic. Check the trend over time to see if this is consistent.

Female automatic candidates pass at 33.3% compared to 32.1% for males.