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Practical test centre in Greenford (Horsenden Lane)
Greenford forms part of the London Borough of Ealing, and the stretch around Horsenden Lane in particular has grown into a busy residential district with strong rail and road links into the city. Commuters make up a large share of the local population, drawn by journey times into central London that stay reasonable despite the outer-zone location. The driving test centre here handles a steady flow of candidates from across Ealing and neighbouring boroughs, and the local roads reflect that suburban mix of housing estates, shopping parades and the busier A40 corridor nearby. The A40 corridor in particular sees consistently heavy traffic through the working week, which candidates preparing for a test here should expect to encounter on most lessons, not just on the day itself.
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Practical Test Centre Address
Greenford Driving Test Centre is at 96 Horsenden Lane North, Greenford, Greater London, UB6 7QQ. The centre provides both car and motorcycle tests. Parking is available but can be limited, so it’s worth allowing extra time to find a space rather than risking a late arrival. There are no toilet facilities on site, and access for candidates with disabilities isn’t specified, so anyone with particular requirements may want to contact DVSA in advance. As at every centre, a valid provisional licence is required, and since 12 May 2026 each candidate has been responsible for booking and managing their own DVSA practical test appointment.
How To Get To Greenford (Horsenden Lane) Test Centre
Drivers can reach Greenford via the A40, leaving at Greenford Roundabout and following signs into the town centre; Greenford Station and the Westway Cross Shopping Park both serve as recognisable markers once you’re close. Anyone using public transport can take the Central Line to Greenford Station, then walk down Oldfield Lane North onto Horsenden Lane, a route that takes most people under ten minutes on foot. Buses 92 and E6 also stop nearby and drop closer to the lane itself, a useful option if walking isn’t practical. Greenford Hall is a further landmark worth knowing as you approach, and cyclists have a reasonable choice of local paths, including one running past Perivale Park.
Parking near the centre can fill up during busier periods, so building in a park-and-ride option or simply allowing more time is sensible if you’re driving yourself. Walkers with time to spare sometimes approach via Horsenden Hill instead, which offers a quieter route in from the surrounding paths. It’s also worth checking for weekend engineering works on the Central Line, since these can affect journey times without much notice. Test routes from Greenford typically combine the A40’s faster sections with the residential streets around Horsenden Lane, so learners need confidence handling both higher-speed judgement and tighter, slower manoeuvring within the same short test.
LPOD Academy’s intensive courses are built around that kind of variety, concentrating a full set of lessons into the days before test day; options like Silver 20 and Gold 40 give enough time to cover it thoroughly. Candidates from Acton and Alperton are a short drive from this centre and will find much of the same road mix on their own doorstep. If a test date isn’t coming up soon enough, LPOD’s guide to finding a cancellation slot is worth reading.
Independent driving, where the candidate follows a sat nav route or a short run of traffic signs without step-by-step direction from the examiner, forms part of every DVSA practical test, and it’s a section that rewards genuine familiarity with an area rather than memorised instructions. LPOD instructors who regularly teach around Horsenden Lane build lessons around the same combination examiners look for here: confident driving on the A40’s faster stretches alongside precise, unhurried manoeuvring on the residential roads closer to the test centre itself. Given how limited parking can be near the centre, it’s also worth treating the arrival itself as part of the plan, working out in advance where you’ll leave a car rather than discovering the nearest spaces are full minutes before your appointment.
Page reviewed and updated 17 July 2026.
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