Leicester Wigston Driving Test Centre

Preparing for your practical driving test at Leicester Wigston, often known as South Wigston? Acceler8 Driving School offers manual and automatic driving lessons to help you build confidence and develop safe driving skills.

Wigston Test Centre Address

Tigers Road, off Saffron Road, South Wigston, Leicester, LE18 4WS

The centre is in South Wigston, just off Saffron Road. Arrive about 7–8 minutes before your test, so you’re not in the way of candidates returning from theirs.

Preparing for Your Wigston Driving Test

The DVSA does not publish official test routes. Examiners choose a route on the day, so learning to drive safely in different conditions is essential.

Local Roads and Roundabouts

Practise driving around Saffron Road, Leicester Road, Welford Road and the Blaby bypass. Gain experience on local roundabouts such as the Pork Pie and Bull’s Head, and practise lane discipline, signalling, observations and safe positioning.

Residential Streets

Build confidence with parked cars, narrow sections, side roads, cyclists and pedestrians on the estates around the test centre.

Manoeuvres

Develop confidence with reversing and parking manoeuvres, focusing on observation and vehicle control.

Independent Driving

Practise following sat-nav directions and traffic signs while maintaining safe driving standards.

Mock Driving Tests

Mock driving tests help you experience test-like conditions and identify areas that need improvement before your practical test.

Pre-Test Lesson

A warm-up lesson before your test so you arrive relaxed and focused.

Wigston Driving Test Pass Rate

According to DVSA figures for the 2025/26 financial year (April 2025 to March 2026), Leicester (Wigston) recorded:

• Pass rate: 51.2%
• Total practical car tests: 18,868
• Tests passed: 9,666
• Great Britain average pass rate: 50.0%

Pass rates vary over time and do not determine an individual learner’s likelihood of passing.

Source: DVSA driving test and theory test data – cars.