Learning to Drive in Birmingham

The national average driving lessons required to pass the practical driving test is 47 hours with a driving instructor and an additional 22 hours of private practice with a family or friend are recommended.

Birmingham’s Driving Test pass rates compared to other cities across the UK are lower than the national average sitting at 40.5% compared to the national average of 48.9%.  Within the Birmingham area, the Driving test Centres with the highest pass rate is Shirley at 49% and Wyndley at 46.5%.

Other driving test centres within the Birmingham area are Garretts Green at 41.3%, Kings Heath at 39.1%, Kingstanding at 35.9%, Sutton Coldfield at 35.1% & South Yardley at 36.7%.

Birmingham Practical Driving Test Centres

• Garretts Green: Granby Avenue, Garretts Green, Birmingham, B33 0SD
• South Yardley (Wheelchair Accessible): Clay Lane, South Yardley, B26 1EA
• Shirley: 401 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4AA
  N.B. DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability
• Sutton Coldfield: 110 – 116 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5UB
  N.B. DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability
• Kings Heath: 955 Alcester Road South, Birmingham, B14 5JA
  N.B. DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability
• Kingstanding: 205 Birdbrook Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 9UL
  N.B. DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability
• Wyndley: 51-57 Clifton Rd, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield B73 6EN

Birmingham Theory Test Centres

• Birmingham: First Floor, 155 Great Charles Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B3 3LP
• Birmingham B: Ground Floor, 155 Great Charles Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B3 3LP
• Redditch: Second Floor, Grosvenor House, Prospect Hill, Redditch, B97 4DL
• Sutton Coldfield: Ground Floor, 31-33 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1QE

Birmingham – did you know?

• Huge brands Birds Custard, Cadbury Chocolate, Bournville Drinking Chocolate, HP Sauce and Typhoo Tea all started in Birmingham.
• Birmingham is the youngest city in Europe with almost 40 per cent of the population being made up of under 25’s
• Birmingham is the birthplace of the Balti and home to over 100 Balti houses
• Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter produces 40 per cent of all jewellery in the UK – the highest concentration in Europe
• You can get to 90 per cent of the UK from Birmingham in under four hours
• The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are based on places and people in Moseley, where the Author JRR Tolkien lived
• The FA cup was made in Birmingham, and the first football league in the world started here