Test preparation
Mock driving test near Newport and Abergavenny
Find out if you're ready. A full mock test on local test-centre roads, marked the way an examiner would mark it.
What a mock test includes
- An eyesight check: reading a number plate from 20 metres
- "Show me, tell me" vehicle safety questions
- About 20 minutes of independent driving, following a sat nav or road signs
- One reversing manoeuvre, and possibly an emergency stop
- A written result with every fault explained, saved in your pupil app
Price
A mock test is £40. It's one of the best ways to avoid paying for a second test. See all prices.
Test centres
Newport (Gwent), Cardiff (Llanishen) and Abergavenny. Each page has the pass rate and what the routes include. Since 2026 you book your own test on GOV.UK: here's how.
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Questions people ask
When should I take a mock test?
Usually two to four weeks before your real test, with time left to work on anything it shows up.
Is a mock test marked like the real one?
Yes. Driving faults, serious faults and dangerous faults are recorded the way an examiner would, and you get a written breakdown in your pupil app.
Which routes do you use?
Roads around the test centre you've booked, usually Newport (Gwent) or Abergavenny. DVSA doesn't publish exact routes, so the mock covers the kinds of roads examiners use there.