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St Albans Driving Test Centre

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TEST CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS

Practical Driving Test Centre Address
Beauver House
6 Bricket Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3JX

Test Centre Details:  Ramp access to St Albans Driving Test Centre for wheelchair users. Male and female toilets available. Car parking facilities available.
Test Centre Provides Tests For: Car, Taxi

THE DRIVING TEST IN St Albans

Expected during the driving test from St Albans Driving Test Centre is a wide variety of roads. From St Albans itself, it is possible to drive out of the city into rural country roads and through villages. The country road driving tutorial assists test candidates for these road types.

Likely are high speed ‘A’ dual carriageway roads such as the A414. Busy roads in St Albans are used to asses your ability for all road systems to include roundabouts, both mini and multi lane, crossroads and junctions both multi lane traffic controlled and quiet unmarked.

Residential streets are often taken to establish your ability for distance clearance of such obstacles as parked vehicles and cyclists. Test manoeuvres and the emergency stop (a 1-in-3 possibility of being requested) are often taken on such roads. The driving test from St Albans will last from 30 to 40 minutes and will include around 10 of independent driving and one of the possible four manoeuvres. The test routes are compiled by the examiners who conduct the tests at each specific test centre.




Test routes are compiled to utilise as many varied road types and traffic systems as possible so to ensure the test candidate is proficient in all aspects of driving. Test routes often include difficult parts and by gaining knowledge of the routes offers valuable insight into what to expect on the test. Driving test routes may be available to view or a downloadable app for your mobile device in your area, including St Albans Driving Test Centre.

BOOKING A DRIVING TEST AT St Albans DRIVING TEST CENTRE

Ensure you have your theory test pass and provisional driving licence at hand when making a booking. Tests take place throughout the week, including Saturdays at certain test centres. Bookings can be made by telephone or over the internet where test slot availability and dates are displayed.




Book a driving test by phone
Practical driving tests can be booked over the telephone via an automated service. To book a test at St Albans Driving Test Centre, see the book a driving test section for booking contact telephone numbers. Although this is an automated service, a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) assistant can be reached by following the prompts.

Book your driving test online
The majority of test candidates book their driving test over the internet as the available free test slots are made visible to be taken. To make a test booking at St Albans Driving Test Centre, see the book a driving test section.

Rescheduling or cancelling the driving test
Driving Tests can be rescheduled or cancelled. Changing your driving test date can be done providing three working days’ notice is given. To cancel your test and receive a full refund from DVSA bookings, three working days’ notice must also be provided. Saturdays are also classed as a working day.

St Albans DRIVING TEST CENTRE PASS RATES

Practical driving test pass rates vary from centre to centre. This can often be due to the location, often busier areas having a slightly lower pass rate. Driving tests can be taken at any UK test centre. Choosing an area that you feel more confident in may benefit. The driving test pass rates section may show driving test pass rate statistics for your practical test centre.

St Albans TEST CENTRE TELEPHONE NUMBER

For driving test booking and test amendments such as rescheduling or cancelling, please only contact the DVSA as above. Test centre staff may be contacted directly if you have a question that directly relates to your test – examples may include an issue with your test vehicle (see cars for the driving test), or if a test is still going ahead due to bad weather (see driving tests in bad weather for further information). Your test centre contact telephone details (including St Albans Driving Test Centre) may be located driving test centre contact numbers section.

REVIEWS FOR YOUR DRIVING TEST CENTRE

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★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“If you want your test to be examined fairly and honestly, avoid driving examiner Jan Brown who works from both the Hemel and St Albans test centres. If you had the misfortune of having Jan Brown as your examiner, please join the very long queue.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Avoid a man called Daniel. Extremely rude and has failed me twice already, one for hesitation at a mini roundabout which didn’t even happen.”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“I passed on Friday 22nd Feb 2019 with Jan, who was amazing, encouraging and very positive, she made me relaxed and very comfortable, I’d just like to thank her, what an amazing professional!! but above all “lady” Thanks Jan Matt”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Who knew test examiners could get away with lying to wrongfully fail candidates?What was the problem Jan? Too many pass results in 1 week? Avoid.”
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1 5 1
“Feel like my test had to be failed and a made up reason was given by Jan, was told good luck by many people if I got Jan and now I understand what they mean. She was very rude to me and I wanted to take it further but didn't want to risk it affecting my next test if I was to have her again. Believed she felt like she had to fail me as they passed to many people already.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“This is my third time in this test center .i had same examer twice .as soon as they called my name I knew this guy is horrible one.he is really nightmares.no chance u can pass by him.no fair.even I looked the mirror but he said I did not look mirror.give me serious instead.i think they just want to make money.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Avoid taking your driving test (and wasting your time and money) at the St Albans Test Centre. Driving test examiner Jan Brown is well known for wrongfully failing candidates and needs to be reported and dismissed. If you were wrongfully failed by Janice Brown, make a complaint against her. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency/about/complaints-procedure#complain-about-your-theory-or-driving-test”
★★★★★
5 5 1
“Passed my test today first time. I had a lovely female examiner called Jan. she made me feel really comfortable the whole time. I am extremely pleased and happy with St Albans test centre.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“These 5 star reviews about test examiner Janice Brown are hilariously fake. Janice Brown is well-known (by driving instructors and candidates) in Hertfordshire for having a terrible reputation and needs to be dismissed immediately. Don't waste your time and money by taking your test at St Albans. She will lie, fail and rip you off. Avoid!”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“I wish I read the reviews about St Albans and Jan Brown before I took my test. Jan was incredibly rude and didn't even give me a reason as to why she failed me. She just told me I failed, gave me the marking sheet and walked back into the test centre. I guess I will never know how I got that 1 serious fault. I feel cheated and ripped off. I'm never going to take my test at St Albans again. Avoid!”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Awful center with robotic examiners who clearly don’t enjoy there job.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Jan Brown failed me be because apparently, I wasn't looking in my mirrors. As soon as she got in the car, I knew she was looking for a reason to fail me. I don't know how they get away with it. She needs to be sacked.”
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1 5 1
“Was failed by Jan brown for silly reasons second time on a drivingtest failed by Terry on my first but if I chose to have an examiner I would have Terry again he was really lovely guy who made me feel comfortable and feel at ease. the tests are so expensive”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“How to deal with driving examiner (and calculating and compulsive liar) Janice Brown. If you're unfortunate to have Jan as your examiner, take your driving instructor on the test with you. Jan will be more reluctant to use her dirty tricks if you have a witness. When driving examiners pass or fail too many candidates in a certain time period, they get a speaking to by their managers. The same is true if their pass/fail ratios differ drastically from other test examiners in their operating area. If Jan has to fail more candidates, she will be more strict giving out 'minor faults'. She may even lie and give you a 'serious fault' to fail you straight away. Jan may also act rude and impolite to make you more nervous which will increase her chances of you failing the test. Try to ignore this behaviour as its just an act. Jan has received many complaints from both the St Albans and Hemel Hempstead test centres. If you were wrongfully failed by Janice Brown, make a complaint against her on the DVSA website. You can also avoid Janice Brown altogether by taking your driving test from another test centre. It's not 'sour grapes' because she has done this to several people and will continue to do so while she is still a driving examiner.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Another ‘victim’ of Janice Brown here. She creates an unnecessarily severe atmosphere of unease and tension not conducive to comfortable driving. She is emotionally dead (or so it seems) and indecisive, forcing you into a panic by changing direction instructions in a split second (particularly when travelling on derestricted roads with lunatics whizzing by all around). She should be struck off. I imagine her short person syndrome causes her to seek sadistic empowerment by making test subject’s lives a misery.”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Janice strikes again... ended my test feeling confident and proud however due to janice brown irrational marking was left shocked and angry that she is indeed as awful as people have stated, wish I found her reviews before taking my test what an absolute waste of time and money :/”
★☆☆☆☆
1 5 1
“Jan Brown purposefully made me feel uncomfortable whilst heavily pregnant, didn’t talk to me when I spoke to her. She put me in an extremely stressful situation with her behaviour. How she still has a job is utterly unbelievable. St Albans should be ashamed. Surely she should be making people feel comfortable so she doesn’t make them purposely mess up which could potentially cause accidents. Absolutely shameful and shocking”
St Albans Driving Test Centre Overall rating: ★☆☆☆☆ 1.4 based on 17 reviews
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