Scotland Has The Best Learner Drivers But Where Does Your Region Sit?

We’ve all been there at some point in our lives, and everyday we see dozens of learner drivers slowly chugging along trying to get to grips with the road.

But it turns out some UK regions have a knack of breeding better learners than others. After hearing about nightmare test routes and complex junctions we decided to do some research to discover which region has the most skilled learner drivers.

Analysing both theory and practical test results from across the UK, we’ve uncovered the regions with the highest pass rates and ranked them in order of the best places to learn to drive…

Scotland has the best learner drivers. Infographic and data

How The Results Were Calculated

The results are based on DVLA statistics with the regional results based on both the Theory and Practical test. Each region was given a position of one to 11 for both Theory and Practical. Those positions were then added together to give an overall score. The regions were then ranked with the lowest scoring areas having the best learner drivers, and the highest scoring regions having the worst.

All results are taken from testing centres that have had over 1,000 tests taken there across a year.

The Top 10s

You can view the full set of top 10 results below:

Top 10 Regions:

Rank	Region	Practical Pass %	Theory Pass %
1	Scotland	57.4	52.81
2	South West	52.3	51.88
3	North East	53.6	49.65
4	South East	48	50.85
5	North West	48.1	49.62
6	East Midlands	53	48.26
7	Wales	54.7	46.9
8	Yorkshire & Humber	48.8	48.43
9	West Midlands	47.4	49.23
10	East of England	48.2	48.25
11	London	42	49

Gender Breakdown:

Gender	Theory Pass %	Practical Pass %	Total Theory Tests	Total Theory Passes	Total Practical Tests	Total Practical Passes
Male	47.51	50.5	486764	231258	197093	99515
Female	51.41	43.6	4466899	240032	221050	96352
Total	49.42	46.84	953663	471290	418143	195867

Highest Practical Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Rank	Town/City	Gender	Pass Rate (%)
1	Ipswich	Male	65.8
2	Dorchester	Male	65
3	Dorchester	Female	64.1
4	Durham	Male	63.3
5	Burton upon Trent	Male	63.1
6	Ashfield	Male	62.6
7	Lee On The Solent	Male	62
8	Yeovil	Male	61.8
9	Worksop	Male	61.6
10	Farnborough	Male	61.4

Highest Theory Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Rank	Town/City	Gender	Pass Rate (%)
1	Guildford	Female	59.1
1	Cheltenham	Female	58.6
3	Exeter	Female	58.5
4	Inverness	Female	58
5	Harrogate	Female	58
6	Cambridge	Female	58
7	York	Female	57.8
8	Edinburgh	Female	57.8
9	Brighton	Female	57.7

Lowest Practical Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Rank	Town/City	Gender	Pass Rate (%)
1	Erith	Female	29.1
2	Cheetham Hill	Female	30
3	Wanstead	Female	30.1
4	Erith	Male	30.9
5	Luton	Female	31.2
6	Wednesbury	Female	31.6
7	Belvedere	Female	31.7
8	Chingford	Female	32.1
9	Barking	Female	32.4
10	Barnet	Female	32.8

Lowest Theory Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Rank	Town/City	Gender	Pass Rate (%)
1	Kings Lynn	Male	41.5
2	Bradford	Male	41.6
3	Boston	Male	42.4
4	Oldham	Male	42.5
5	Lowestoft	Male	42.7
6	Birmingham	Male	42.7
7	Leicester	Male	43
8	Haverfordwest	Male	43.2
9	Ilford	Male	43.3
10	Scarborough	Male	43.3

Best Practical Test Pass Rates by City:

Town/City	Pass %
Dorchester	64.5
Ipswich	60.4
Chorley	59.4
Durham	59.3
Yeovil	59.2
Farnborough	58.5
Burton on Trent	58.1
Hyde	57.8
Aberdeen	57.5
Worksop	57.0

Worst Practical Pass Rates by City:

Town/City	Pass %
Erith	29.8
Cheetham Hill	32.7
Wanstead	33.4
Belvedere	34.8
Basildon	35.0
Luton	35.0
Chingford	35.1
Barnet	35.3
Enfield	36.5
Barking	36.5

Best Theory Pass Rates by City:

Town/City	Pass %
Guildford	56.4
Cheltenham	56.1
Exeter	55.7
Cambridge	55.7
Edinburgh	55.7
Harrogate	55
Aberdeen	54.9
Inverness	54.6
Brighton	54.5
Southwark	53.9

Worst Theory Pass Rates by City:

City	Pass %
Bradford	42.9
Lowestoft	43.3
Ilford	44.2
Birmingham	44.3
Oldham	44.3
Rhyl	44.4
Boston	44.6
Leicester	44.7
Kings Lynn	44.7
Uxbridge	44.8

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Scotland Has The Best Learner Drivers But Where Does Your Region Sit?

How The Results Were Calculated

The Top 10s

Top 10 Regions:

Gender Breakdown:

Highest Practical Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Highest Theory Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Lowest Practical Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Lowest Theory Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Best Practical Test Pass Rates by City:

Worst Practical Pass Rates by City:

Best Theory Pass Rates by City:

Worst Theory Pass Rates by City:

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How The Results Were Calculated

The Top 10s

Top 10 Regions:

Gender Breakdown:

Highest Practical Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Highest Theory Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Lowest Practical Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Lowest Theory Pass Rates by City & Gender:

Best Practical Test Pass Rates by City:

Worst Practical Pass Rates by City:

Best Theory Pass Rates by City:

Worst Theory Pass Rates by City:

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