The pass rate of every North East driving test centre including Sunderland, Newcastle and Durham

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Published 22nd Apr 2024, 12:41 GMT

Updated 23rd Apr 2024, 06:00 GMT

Only two local test centres saw over 50% of potential drivers pass their test.

Government data has shown how many new drivers hit the roads across the North East alongside pass rates for each test centre in the country.

From April 2023 until December 2023 over 1.3 million tests were taken with 668,038 people passing and being awarded a full licence.

This is how each North East test centre compares to the national average including sites in Newcastle, Northumberland, Durham and more.

5. Blyth

Further north, Blyth's test centre saw 2,895 people pass from 5,830 tests, a 49.7% pass rate. | Submitted Photo: Submitted

6,964 tests took palce at Durham's test centre. 3,418 of those were passes for a 49.1% pass rate. | se

Sunderland's test centre saw 3,580 people pass from 7,767 tests for a 46.1% pass rate. | NW, Tony Gillan Photo: Tony Gillan

Newcastle's test site is in Gosforth, where 3,681 tests were passed from 8,143 attempts. This is a 45.2% pass rate. | Getty Images