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Hither Green Driving Test Centre

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TEST CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS

Practical Driving Test Centre Address
42-44 Ennersdale Road
Hither Green
Greater London
SE13 6JD

Test Centre Details:  Small kerb onto pavement level, small step into test centre. Hither Green Driving Test Centre itself on one level without stairs. Ample parking on site for vehicles. Please do not park anymore than 5 minutes before the driving test. Please reverse into marked parking space. Male and female toilets.
Test Centre Provides Tests For: Car, Taxi, Approved driving instructor – part two, Approved driving instructor – part three

THE DRIVING TEST IN Hither Green

Being relatively close to central London, Hither Green Driving Test Centre is situated around very busy urban roads where the test examiner will require a high degree of knowledge of various road systems. Excellent ability and safety of roundabouts, junctions and crossroads is essential.

Quiet residential roads are often incorporated into the driving test. These roads present hazardous conditions due to being narrow. Ability to manoeuvre the car for oncoming traffic is important. See the passing parked cars tutorial for advice. Faster paced roads such as the A20 and A205 being likely.

One of the four test manoeuvres will be requested and the emergency stop procedure has a 1-in-3 possibility. The independent part of the test reserves 10 minutes of test time.




Test routes are available for many of the test centres and may include Hither Green driving test routes. Viewing the test routes provide test candidates with an insight into the various types of roads and traffic systems they’re likely to encounter. The Hither Green test routes for sat nav and other navigation devices have been fully updated for the latest 2019 driving tests.

BOOKING A DRIVING TEST AT Hither Green DRIVING TEST CENTRE

Taking the driving test from Hither Green Driving Test Centre is challenging due to difficult test route roads and large traffic volumes. Ensure you are highly proficient in your driving test manoeuvres. Read our in-depth tutorials on these manoeuvres in the Driving test tutorials section. Check for weekend Saturday driving test availability. If the traffic flow is reduced around the Hither Green area during Saturdays, booking your test during this time will provide an advantage. If weekday bookings suite you, the ideal time is around 10am to 3pm. This will miss out on rush hour traffic.



Book a driving test by phone
To book a practical driving test at the Hither Green Driving Test Centre by telephone, please visit the book a driving test section for all practical driving test booking telephone numbers. This is an automated line although if you have any queries regarding the test, a DVSA assistant can be reached by following the options available.

Book your driving test online
To book your driving test online for Hither Green Driving Test Centre, see the book a driving test section for all DVSA contact information.

Rescheduling or cancelling the driving test
Rescheduling or cancelling the test from Hither Green can be done via the above contact methods. If by telephone, talk to a DVSA assistant regarding this matter. A minimum of 3 working days notice is necessary if you with to reschedule to a later date or to receive a full refund if cancelling.

Hither Green DRIVING TEST CENTRE PASS RATES

Hither Green Driving Test Centre

Hither Green Driving Test Centre

Driving test pass rates vary for many reasons. Often the location of the test centre has an impact on pass rates. Once you have located your nearest test centre, the driving test pass rates section offers pass rate statistics for most of the UK practical driving test centres.

Hither Green TEST CENTRE TELEPHONE NUMBER

It is possible in some cases to contact your practical driving test centre only to inform the centre manager that you may be running late, or if a scheduled driving test is still going ahead due to for example bad weather. See driving tests in bad weather for further information. Driving tests cannot be rearranged, booked or cancelled via test centres directly and can only be done via the DVSA. The Hither Green Driving Test Centre contact telephone number may be located within the driving test centre contact numbers section.

Driving Test Cancellations

If your driving test has been cancelled by the DVSA or they are unable to conduct your test due to bad weather or an examiner unable to attend due to illness, you may claim out-of-pocket expenses. Please see here.

PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST CENTRE REVIEWS

Writing a review of Hither Green Driving Test Centre whether good or bad will help others in deciding which test centre to use and what to expect on their driving test. As an example, let other know whether you passed or failed, what your examiner was like, how difficult was it and what were the test routes like. It’s quick and simple – no signup necessary and only your nickname will be displayed. To ensure your review meets our guidelines, please read our Terms and Conditions prior to submission.




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Rating
Review

★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“I DONE MY TEST TWICE THERE WITH THE SAME EXAMINER.HE FAIL ME FOR NO REASONS BECAUSE I AM SURE HE IS CORRUPTED. WHITE YOUNG MAN(25-30AGE AVERAGE) IF YOU BOOK A TEST THERE AND GET TO HAVE HIM AS EXAMINER ,MAKE SURE YOUR INTRUCTOR COME WITH YOU IN THE CAR FOR THE WHOLE TEST.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I had my test here on Wednesday (17/06/15) and passed it in first attempt. Because of temp traffic lights just outside the centre, the roads got really busy, which is why the examiner didn't take me very far for big round abouts. The only round about we covered was the small one at Blackheath Village. The examiner was really very polite and warm and was more assisting me than intimidating me. In the independent driving section, he kept reminding me about the route I had to take. I'm really chuffed about the whole experience an would advise everyone to take this leap of faith. Its not as hard as some people make it for us.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“I wish I could give less than one star. I've been driving for 26 years and supposedly i'm not eligible to pass this test. Examiner even said I clearly know how to drive and have been doing so for a long time but I didn't check my mirror in a round about which I know I did because I can tell you the colour of the car I saw in my mirror. So inappropriate.”
★★★★☆
4 5 1
“first time to have practical driving test”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Heard about this been the worse centre to book test and i can see why now. Failed twice there today being one of them and the worse thing is I am told for the second time that my driving is good but I guess not good enough for hither green instructor because the things I am expecting to fail and the ones which I told expect to fail on is what there are failing me on. I'm so disappointed now having spent so much money at that centre to only be told failed again and today the instructor had no clue on how to even explain his reason for failing me. But they won't get another bookings from me. So done with that place..”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Very upset about the way this test centre conducts business. I had a 8.40am test scheduled and after I've already booked and paid for a car for this test, on arrival I am told my test instructor was sick so I will have to reschedule. In this day and age no form of communication to inform me of this. After all the preparation it is very disheartening. I am searching to find out whom I must contact to get my £90 reimbursed for the vehicle I was supposed to use on the day. Any suggestions? - From Admin 'Rob, we have updated the page with a link to advise you, please see above.'”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Was very upset. I had a test booked here and the examiner was 20mins late and said he got held up and couldn't take me out so he cancelled my test. I received an email when they had rebooked it for and it was 7 weeks time. Very disappointing service”
★★★☆☆
3 5 1
“If you get a Mr 'S', man with a lisp. Ask for your instructor to sit in the back. Hes quite rude for no apparent reason. Seems like hes expecting you to fail before you have started. Seemed hungover and grumpy, wore sunglasses when it was clowdy, called me by the wrong name. He also doesnt say 'left or right' until the very last minute which is not helpful, ive heard he does this with others too. He has window right down so you can hear wind and traffic and not much else. He was so unprofessional. He also seems to move his legs every 2 minutes when I was demonstrating good control of car at 20mph, so this is off putting. Overall great centre and other examiners seem very friendly and warm”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I did my test there yesterday with a lovely lady (cannot remember her name) had 3 roundabouts and passed without a single fault. Very good test centre and honestly recommend it to everyone as the examiners really know what they're doing and they're all lovely.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Had my 1st test there last week. Examiner was a lovely man, very polite and friendly. Made general chit chat for about 2-3 mins so relaxed me straight away. Unfortunately I failed this time for pulling out on the roundabout when another car was about to pull on from the right. I totally understood. Have another test booked for 2 weeks time. Don't believe all the negative comments about this place...not as bad as people make out and the rest routes are just like normal everyday driving routes...ur not always gonna be on the roads by yourself lol! Good Luck!”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Passed my test here with 2 minors on my 2nd attempt. Had a lovely examiner who made me feel at ease the whole time even on s.circular roundabouts and A2 test route . Failed first time for hesitation but examiner was still polite and friendly . If you are prepared and ready to test standard you will pass regardless of which centre you use .”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Avoid this centre. Lost of time bad attitude from the examiner, very cold. Did not want to even enter the car. Supervisors Managers or whoever should look into give better training to the examiners or chose the ones that still have a little happiness in their heart and face. AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“I failed my exam 2nd time with only 2 minor mistakes. I fail to understand the passing criteria in hither green area. DVLA should review the performance of this test centre as lady on my exam day gave me to do reverse around the corner manoeuvres. The location she picked it was very dangerous to manoeuvres as there 2 cars parked at the front and the back and it didn't have enough space to perform the manoeuvres. Half way she advised leave the manoeuvres and turn right from the road. I was bit disappointed how unprofessional she handled the situation.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Hither Green test centre is the worse worse test centre in the united kingdom they're corrupted and racist they made me failed my test 5 times for no no reason at all if u book ur test at Hither Green test centre make sure u have ur instructor in the car with u otherwise they'll make u fail ur test for no reason and this wht happened to me”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“if u have as examiner lisa, chris, neic, please make sure u get ur instructor in the car with u coz they'll make u fail for no reason they look very grumpy when in the car with them and they also make u feel uncomfortable not professional at all”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Its commercial they make people fail so that they can make money over them they know you will book your driving test again and you will come back to them specially if you live in this area deep down they know u are a good driver but still they'll make u fail ur test for no reason my friends and i and people i know had lots of experiences with hither green driving test centre and i would no advice anybody to go to that test centre worse test centre EVER!!!”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“i'll not waste my money at tht test centre again failed 4 times the reason y i don't know”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“I had an examiner named chris. First test so it's normal to be nervous but it didn't help that he wasn't being very friendly either. I made several attempts to start a conversation but he wasn't having it and he over exaggerated a lot of his body movements making me more nervous thinking I did something seriously wrong. But I didn't. All of this put together made me even more nervous and that's when I made my mistake changing lanes. Before all of this I drove perfectly fine and my instructor couldn't notice any major mistakes. It seemed as tho he was trying to find anything to fail me and then when he did he seemed all relaxed and calm...why? Even my instructor who was in the car noticed this. I am not happy with this examiner at all because he didn't help but made me more nervous than I already was.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I had an examiner named Simon. He was friendly and chatty, spoke about his knee operation and what he felt about game of thrones. I felt relaxed and like he was there to help me be comfortable so I could do my best. He seemed very relaxed throughout. Although he was chatty I feel if I'd asked him to remain slightly quieter so I could concentrate he probably would have been fine with it. Twice he gave me an instruction that was hard to follow (like pulling in to park behind a car when it wasn't an appropriate place to park), but each time he apologised for the mistake, strongly reassured me that it wasn't my fault and we carried on. The test route was pleasant - my test was at 3pm in the summer holidays, so the traffic was minimal. The independent driving was around the ring road near Catford. He passed me with one minor fault, and gave me comprehensive feedback afterwards on the few areas I could improve on, and how to keep my driving positive on-going. I have had a very positive experience with him. I don't know about any of the other instructors, but if it matters I'm a 31 year old white man.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I took my test at Hither Green yesterday and it was honestly one of the best experiences. My examiner Elaine was supper friendly which completely calmed my nerves. I have had bad experiences with examiners at other test centres and was so happy to have such a pleasant experience at Hither Green.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Had my driving test here this morning with an examiner called Simon. What a great guy! made me feel at ease from the get go and throughout, very understanding too, so pleased. I managed to pass the test with only one minor so all in all a great experience!”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Booked my test here befroe reading the review's online and thought they cant be that tough. To my suprise my driving assessor was the most miserable person that I have ever met. Rude and sharp comments the whole journey- what a way to make a learner driver feel at ease. If you happen to get Mr R as your instructor on your test date forget it. Will mot be booking my sevond test here.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I passed my pratical test yesterday 10/01/2018. My instructor was superb. she was Lisa. She made me feel comfortable despite I was nervous and anxious with the new rules and all that however she gave me company and made me settled throughout my test. Thankyou so much”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I had my test here once with Norman in April. He was fine, even tried to break the ice making a few jokes so I could relax a little. I didn't pass that time but I can confirm I was marked down for mistakes I certainly did. This test centre has a bad reputation of failing people for nothing but I can't agree to that. I failed, but being objective, the examiner was kind and was right to mark me down on the faults he considered I made.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“The staff here are fantastic. Due to horrendous nerves I failed my test twice. Thank you Lisa for your calmness and support. Lovely lady,who really tried putting me at ease!!!! Thank you Steve for your support. Mega mega thank you Elaine. Wonderful lady who made me feel I was just out taking a friend for a drive!!!! Can not praise this lovely lady enough. Made my nerves almost disappear!!! Once again brilliant staff at Hither Green. Cannot fault one bit.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Heard about this been the worse centre to book test and i can see why now. Failed twice there today being one of them and the worse thing is I am told for the second time that my driving is good but I guess not good enough for hither green instructor because the things I am expecting to fail and the ones which I told expect to fail on is what there are failing me on. I'm so disappointed now having spent so much money at that centre to only be told failed again and today the instructor had no clue on how to even explain his reason for failing me. But they won't get another bookings from me. So done with that place..””
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Corrupted and racist examiners you will fail regardless just avoid this center”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Great, friendly and fair staff.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Avoid Lisa very nasty I failed countless time in this centre very wicked people.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“This driving test centre is far better than Sidcup driving test center. I met very nice examiner Richard. Thank you very much.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“3 times i took the test. First i failed because i was too close to a cyclist. Secound time too close to roundabout and third time because I went in the bus lane, despite the fact the examiners choice of words led me to go in it. Im really upset about failing for these reasons, the test centre is a joke. Im now scared to take tests anywhere else as I believe I’ll fail! However im taling a test tomorrow somewhere else fingers crossed.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“I've had my first attempt of the driving test today and I didn't pass it. I know I made mistakes but the main reason I failed is because of the examiner. His name is Steve, very rude and unprofessional person. He made me feel very uncomfortable and stressed me out. I was so stressed because of his attitude that I start shaking and panic. He kept saying, when necessary “at the next right turn left”, a sentence that is hard for me to understand, even if I told him this is confusing me he continued to say so. He told me to turn “left or right “ at very last minute and then said i was signalling late. I know I made mistake and I am not sad about not passing the test, I’m sad and stressed(even after a few hours after test) because of examiners like Steve. Please avoid having a test with him. As I read other reviews this is his way of treating people. I would like the administration at the Hither Green driving centre to allow me to file an official complaint on this examiner's name as i consider him tottally unprofesional and incapable of this job.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Even though I failed the first time I have to say the people Are very friendly and made me feel as ease I did pass the second time but all I’m all I’m pleased with the staff there”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Please, Please, Please! Don’t take your test in this centre! There is a guy with a lisp who is EXTREMELY rude and will fail you for anything. Before the start of the test, he said my name wrong, and when my instructor joked about it, he replied, “I didn’t say it wrong, must have misheard me”, how arrogant and rude can you be? He then switched on the sat nav at the start of the test and when I missed a right turn, he pointed in my face and “that right there”, so I went straight on and he said, “do you understand the concept of following a sat nav?” He then guided me back on route and proceeded to give VERY late directions to turn left/right and when I stopped to allow cars to come through in a narrow road, he said, “come on, we’re holding up traffic! We can pull in further ahead! Yes?!” Afterwards, he asked me to pull over on the right by physically pointing to the spot and I felt FORCED to take that spot instead of others further forward.... a very RUDE, ARROGANT, INCONSIDERATE man, please take your instructor with you in the car if you have displeasure of being paired with this examiner.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“I would not recommend this tw*t centre at all. Failed twice here. Examiners and awful and fail for ridiculous reasons. They won’t be getting another booking from me. Terrible”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Brilliant driving examiner.Highly recommended. 5 star.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I am a nervous person in general, I have anxiety so as you can imagine I was a bag of nerves when I had my test yesterday. However the examiner, Richard made me feel so comfortable, he is brilliant! He even gave me advise after the test This was my second attempt, the first examiner was awfully cold, he made me feel so uncomfortable that my legs were shaking. What a difference!!”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I have had 5x practical tests previously in different test centres including Hither green. I decided to take the test again the 6th time using (Hither green centre, the 2nd time). My test was on Monday 8:10am. I have to say it was the best experience and decision I had taken so far because my Examiner Elaine was very professionally, friendly and firm which made it very easy for me to drive, compared to other examiners they made me feel so nervous, anxious and some came with negative attitude ( as if they fought with their spouses at home before coming to the test centre). At the end of the test Elaine gave me some advices which I have taken on board. Keep up the good works Elaine”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“done my test here two weeks ago with a women examiner.she was so lovely made feel relax.i didn't pass due to my own fault,but im booked again to take the test tomorrow. fingers cross i pass this time.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I told my test at Hither Green today and it was amazing thanks to the wonderful examiner Elaine”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Unfortunately there is no option to give zero stars or negative stars 🙂 The examiners in Hithergreen or very unreasonable. It is only stone throw set from my place so I booked test here multiple times. It is a total waste of money and time. They fail people for no reason. As per the law their decision is final and even court cannot change the decision. So they are rude and adamant. Take your instructor with you and add a dash camer if you can( with permission) that will increase your chances.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Pass from first attempt, my examiner was John very lovely guy!”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Steve is the worst driving examiner in the world. Arrogant , rude and cold. He will roll his eyes and acted really annoyed throughout. He wants people to fail!!! Horrible unkind human being who probably has a miserable live at home.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Read about driving examiner Mr.S on here with the sunglasses and prayed to God that I didn't get him. Lo and behold, I got him. I can confirm every review about him below is accurate, he really is such a miserable, arrogant human being. It literally felt like he just wanted to fail me for the sake of failing me? He kept making me feel like I was stupid the entire time, giving really late directions and then changing directions on short notice/once I was about to turn into the opposite direction. He made me feel extremely uncomfortable and I have no idea why DVLA has still employed him. If he ever reads this, please chin up or find another job that doesn't involve you meeting new people every day, you clearly have no people skills.”
Hither Green Driving Test Centre Overall rating: ★★★☆☆ 2.8 based on 44 reviews
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