Carrick-on-Shannon driving test centre
Government Offices, Shannon Lodge, Carrick on Shannon, N41 Y1X4 · Co. Leitrim
Key facts
- 61.5% of car driving tests at Carrick-on-Shannon were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 9.1 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
- That ranks Carrick-on-Shannon number 8 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
- At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 12 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
- Number 23 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
- 2,004 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 43 among Irish centres by tests conducted.
Practice routes around Carrick-on-Shannon
5 loops from the centre, 54 km in all, with 31 roundabouts and 128 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Carrick-on-Shannon, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.
- Route 1 · via Carrick-on-Shannon Bypass Road12.5 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 16 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.12.5 km · 35 turns · 7 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Sligo to Cortober Road12.5 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Carrick-on-Shannon Bypass Road.12.5 km · 20 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Carrick-on-Shannon Bypass Road10.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Castlecara Road.10.7 km · 21 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Dublin Road7.7 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Leitrim Road.7.7 km · 24 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Leitrim Road10.4 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.10.4 km · 28 turns · 6 roundabouts
Pass rate at Carrick-on-Shannon, year by year
Share of car tests passed each calendar year; * 2026 (Jan–Aug) is the year so far. Dashed line: Ireland over the last 12 months.
Month by month, last 12 months
By year
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1,393 | 64.1% | 52.3% |
| 2025 | 1,893 | 53.4% | 51.8% |
| 2024 | 1,532 | 61.9% | 49.0% |
| 2023 | 1,390 | 55.5% | 50.6% |
| 2022 | 1,210 | 59.1% | 50.2% |
| 2021 | 958 | 62.4% | 53.3% |
Waiting time for a test at Carrick-on-Shannon
The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in August 2026.
| Month end | Weeks to invite |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 12 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 10 |
Getting there
Government Offices, Shannon Lodge, Carrick on ShannonCo. Leitrim N41 Y1X4
Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie
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Questions learners ask about Carrick-on-Shannon
- What is the pass rate at Carrick-on-Shannon driving test centre?
- 61.5% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,004 car tests (1,232 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
- Is Carrick-on-Shannon an easy test centre?
- Carrick-on-Shannon has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 8 of 56 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Carrick-on-Shannon?
- The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 12 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.6 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
- Where is Carrick-on-Shannon driving test centre?
- Government Offices, Shannon Lodge, Carrick on Shannon, N41 Y1X4, Co. Leitrim.
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.