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Drogheda Southgate driving test centre

Office Unit 1.O4, Southgate, Drogheda, A92 EF80 · Co. Louth

Pass rate, last 12 months
54.2%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
11weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
1,740
943 passed

Key facts

  • 54.2% of car driving tests at Drogheda Southgate were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 1.8 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Drogheda Southgate number 33 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 11 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 29 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,740 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 46 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Drogheda Southgate

5 loops from the centre, 51 km in all, with 27 roundabouts and 77 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Drogheda Southgate, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Colpe Road
    10.2 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
    10.2 km · 17 turns · 8 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Marsh Road
    10.9 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Mill Road.
    10.9 km · 12 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Colpe Road
    9.8 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 5 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Grange Rath.
    9.8 km · 17 turns · 7 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Mill Road
    11.7 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 4 left turns and a stretch of Colpe Road.
    11.7 km · 14 turns · 4 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Dublin Road
    8.6 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Byranstown Village.
    8.6 km · 17 turns · 5 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Drogheda Southgate, 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.

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Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%MayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,74054.2%52.3%

Waiting time for a test at Drogheda Southgate

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.

012.525IE 11.6 wks11Apr 2026Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202611
July 202619
June 202615
May 202617
April 20269

Getting there

Office Unit 1.O4, Southgate, Drogheda
Co. Louth A92 EF80

Directions in Google Maps · Book or check your test on rsa.ie

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Questions learners ask about Drogheda Southgate

What is the pass rate at Drogheda Southgate driving test centre?
54.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,740 car tests (943 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Drogheda Southgate an easy test centre?
Drogheda Southgate has a pass rate in the middle of the range: number 33 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 Drogheda Southgate?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 11 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 Drogheda Southgate driving test centre?
Office Unit 1.O4, Southgate, Drogheda, A92 EF80, Co. Louth.

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.