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Longford driving test centre

Government Offices, Ballinalee Road, Longford, N39 E4E0 · Co. Longford

Pass rate, last 12 months
58.1%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
15weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
2,144
1,246 passed

Key facts

  • 58.1% of car driving tests at Longford were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 5.7 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Longford number 14 of 56 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of August 2026 the CSO estimated 15 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.6 weeks nationally.
  • Number 11 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 2,144 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 41 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Longford

5 loops from the centre, 46 km in all, with 9 roundabouts and 104 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Longford, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Longford Bypass
    12.1 km loop with 9 roundabouts, 2 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Major's Well Road.
    12.1 km · 17 turns · 9 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Dublin Road
    7.1 km loop with 11 right turns, 15 left turns and a stretch of Park Road.
    7.1 km · 26 turns
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Major's Well Road
    7.7 km loop with 10 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Glack.
    7.7 km · 19 turns
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Major's Well Road
    9.5 km loop with 13 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Dublin Road.
    9.5 km · 27 turns
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Old Dublin Road
    9.7 km loop with 8 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Abbeycartron Lane.
    9.7 km · 15 turns
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Longford, 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.

40%52.5%65%IE 52.4%57.9%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,43057.9%52.3%
20251,93857.0%51.8%
20241,59144.7%49.0%
20231,71643.8%50.6%
20221,38953.1%50.2%
20211,10658.8%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Longford

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.

017.535IE 11.6 wks15Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202615
July 202614
June 202614
May 202612
April 20268
March 202612

Getting there

Government Offices, Ballinalee Road, Longford
Co. Longford N39 E4E0

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

Nearby test centres

  • Roscommon
    Co. Roscommon · 29 km
    56.0%
    +3.6 vs IE
    9 wks
    to invite
  • Carrick-on-Shannon
    Co. Leitrim · 31 km
    61.5%
    +9.1 vs IE
    12 wks
    to invite
  • Athlone
    Co. Westmeath · 35 km
    46.3%
    -6.1 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Mullingar
    Co. Westmeath · 38 km
    50.8%
    -1.6 vs IE
    13 wks
    to invite
  • Cavan
    Co. Cavan · 41 km
    53.6%
    +1.2 vs IE
    10 wks
    to invite
  • Tullamore
    Co. Offaly · 56 km
    52.7%
    +0.3 vs IE
    14 wks
    to invite

Questions learners ask about Longford

What is the pass rate at Longford driving test centre?
58.1% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 2,144 car tests (1,246 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Longford an easy test centre?
Longford has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 14 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 Longford?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of August 2026 was 15 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 Longford driving test centre?
Government Offices, Ballinalee Road, Longford, N39 E4E0, Co. Longford.

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.