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Practical test centre in Crawley
Being so close to Gatwick Airport shapes a lot of what happens on Crawley’s roads, and that shows up in the test routes set from this West Sussex centre. Expect sections that deal with airport-adjacent traffic, roundabouts handling a steady flow of taxis and shuttle buses, alongside quieter residential stretches further from the terminal. Crawley serves commuters and travellers as much as local residents, so the road network has been built to move a lot of traffic efficiently, which can feel unfamiliar to a learner used to smaller towns. Preparing specifically for these conditions, rather than assuming general driving practice will cover it, makes a real difference on test day here.
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Practical Test Centre Address
Crawley Driving Test Centre, Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Titmus Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 5EU. Toilets are available, as well as parking spaces. The centre is equipped with disabled access. They offer car and motorcycle tests.
Being tucked away near Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, this location is easy to reach by car with time to spare, so use that buffer rather than cutting it close. Bring your provisional licence, and note that DVSA changed its booking rules from 12 May 2026: only the candidate can book, amend, or cancel their own practical test now, so confirm your Crawley slot is correctly registered under your own details rather than an instructor’s account.
When the driving element ends, the examiner pulls over and gives the result in person, working through any faults noted during general driving, the manoeuvre, and the independent section before confirming a pass or fail. Passing means staying under fifteen minor faults overall with nothing marked as serious or dangerous. There is no paper certificate; the pass is registered electronically with the DVSA the same day. Instructors are usually welcome to sit in for this closing conversation, which tends to be particularly useful at a centre like Crawley, where airport-adjacent traffic and busy roundabouts are common places for minor faults to build up during a test.
How To Get To Crawley Test Centre
By car, the M23 is the obvious route, with Junction 10 leading onto the A2011 straight towards Crawley. If you are travelling by train, Gatwick Airport railway station offers frequent services from London and Brighton, and it is only a short taxi or bus ride from there into the town centre. The Metrobus Fastway network is a reliable bus option if you would rather skip driving altogether. Tilgate Park and the K2 Leisure Centre sit close to the test centre and make useful landmarks for orientation. Cyclists have several well-marked paths connecting different parts of the town. It is worth planning around rush hour, since roads near the shopping areas and industrial parks get busy, particularly close to the airport during peak travel times.
Crawley’s mix of airport traffic and residential streets means candidates often benefit from lessons that specifically rehearse busy roundabouts and merging near the terminal approach roads, not just quieter town driving. The Silver 30 course is built with that kind of focused, condensed practice in mind. Learners looking to test sooner than the standard waiting list should also check our guide on getting a cancellation driving test appointment. This centre also covers nearby towns including Horsham, Reigate, Dorking, and Burgess Hill.
Every DVSA test keeps to the same format no matter the centre: an eyesight check, two show-me-tell-me questions, close to twenty minutes of general driving, a reversing manoeuvre, and then around twenty minutes of independent driving using a sat nav or road signs. At Crawley, that final section regularly makes use of the A2011 or roads feeding the M23 near the airport, so practising sat nav navigation on exactly those roads beats generic practice elsewhere in the county. Get to Titmus Drive with roughly fifteen minutes to spare, keep your provisional licence accessible for the examiner, and confirm the car being used for the test is properly taxed, insured, and fitted with L plates before you arrive at Tilgate.
Page reviewed and updated 17 July 2026.
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