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Newcastle West driving test centre

Intreo Centre, Gortboy, Newcastle West, V42 RK52 · Co. Limerick

Pass rate, last 12 months
67.2%
Ireland 52.4%
Weeks to test invite, Aug 2026
11weeks
Ireland 11.6 weeks
Tests, last 12 months
1,842
1,238 passed

Key facts

  • 67.2% of car driving tests at Newcastle West were passed in the 12 months to August 2026, 14.8 points above the Irish average of 52.4%.
  • That ranks Newcastle West number 2 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 26 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 1,842 car tests in the 12 months to August 2026; number 45 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Practice routes around Newcastle West

5 loops from the centre, 47 km in all, with 17 roundabouts and 104 marked turns, driveable in 3D on your phone. They are built from the road network around Newcastle West, not the RSA’s own test routes, which it does not publish.

  1. Route 1 · via Cork Road
    10.1 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Station Road.
    10.1 km · 23 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  2. Route 2 · via Station Road
    7.5 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Gortboy.
    7.5 km · 21 turns · 4 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  3. Route 3 · via Station Road
    8.4 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 6 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of Bóthar Buí.
    8.4 km · 22 turns · 4 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  4. Route 4 · via Station Road
    12.8 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Churchtown Road.
    12.8 km · 17 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route
  5. Route 5 · via Sheehan's Road
    8.0 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Gortboy.
    8.0 km · 21 turns · 3 roundabouts
    Drive this route

Pass rate at Newcastle West, 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%57.5%75%IE 52.4%71.1%202126*

Month by month, last 12 months

0%45%90%SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug

By year

YearTestsPass rateIreland
2026 (Jan–Aug)1,43771.1%52.3%
20251,43752.5%51.8%
20241,24945.2%49.0%
20231,34352.0%50.6%
20221,14552.4%50.2%
20211,04365.1%53.3%

Waiting time for a test at Newcastle West

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.

01530IE 11.6 wks11Sep 2023May 2024Feb 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026
Month endWeeks to invite
August 202611
July 202610
June 202611
May 202611
April 20269
March 20268

Getting there

Intreo Centre, Gortboy, Newcastle West
Co. Limerick V42 RK52

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

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Questions learners ask about Newcastle West

What is the pass rate at Newcastle West driving test centre?
67.2% over the 12 months to August 2026, from 1,842 car tests (1,238 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.4%.
Is Newcastle West an easy test centre?
Newcastle West has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 2 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 Newcastle West?
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 Newcastle West driving test centre?
Intreo Centre, Gortboy, Newcastle West, V42 RK52, Co. Limerick.

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.