Isleworth (Fleming Way)

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Driving Test Centre Isleworth, The Wireless Factory, Fleming Way, Isleworth

Isleworth, TW7 6DB

Pass Rate
52.6%
Members
5

Test Statistics

Isleworth (Fleming Way) passes 52.6% of candidates, a little above the national average of 48.6%. It is one of the busier centres, running about 30 tests a day — 6,391 in the period DVSA reports. The most common reason for failing is observation at junctions, which costs 11.6% of candidates their test. Tests booked on a Saturday between 07:00 and 08:00 do best, passing 59.3%.

Isleworth (Fleming Way) driving test pass rate and statistics

Pass Rate
52.6%
National: 48.6%
Total Tests
6,391
~29.7 per day
First Attempt Rate
47.0%
Avg 2.1 attempts
Dangerous Faults
0.22
18.3% of tests have any
Serious Faults
0.62
39.2% of tests have any
Minor Faults
4.89
98.5% of tests have any

Common faults at Isleworth (Fleming Way)

Most Common Fail Reasons

Junctions - observation11.6%
Common Scenarios:
  • Emerging at a T-junction or roundabout and causing another vehicle to slow down.
  • Emerging from a junction without adequate observations (even if clear).
  • Sailing through a crossroads without stopping and looking.
  • Joining a dual carriageway via a sliproad without sufficient mirror and blind spot checks.
  • Turning right in front of oncoming traffic, causing them to slow down.
Why More Common Here:
  • Junctions onto busy roads with fast flowing traffic, small gaps and the requirement to build speed quickly to avoid slowing others behind.
  • Short, curvy or otherwise awkward sliproads onto dual carriageways.
  • Busy high streets and main roads with poor visibility and bikes overtaking.
Mirrors - change direction6.9%
Common Scenarios:
  • Failing to check mirrors when exiting a roundabout.
  • Failing to check mirrors when changing lanes.
Why More Common Here:
  • Complex multi-lane roundabouts and one-way systems.
Response to traffic lights6.7%
Common Scenarios:
  • Driving through a red light.
  • Driving through an amber light when you could have stopped safely.
  • Hesitating unnecessarily at a green light, impeding the flow of traffic.
  • Incorrectly stopping at a red light that is meant for other drivers.
  • Ignoring or misinterpreting a green arrow filter light.
  • Not waiting in the middle of a box junction when turning right.
Why More Common Here:
  • High traffic volume in the area can pressure learners to avoid stopping for amber lights.
  • Confusingly located traffic lights.
  • Traffic lights placed on fast sections of road where learners feel pressured to make good progress.
  • Traffic lights placed within roundabouts, where learners are too focused on lane position and observations.
Judgement - meeting5.3%
Common Scenarios:
  • Failing to slow down or adjust your position when approaching an oncoming vehicle on a narrow road.
  • Misjudging the speed of an oncoming vehicle and failing to allow sufficient space for it to pass safely.
  • Continuing towards other vehicles when they have priority.
Why More Common Here:
  • Narrow residential roads, particularly those lined with parked cars.
  • Residential roads with hills and bends, requiring faster reaction time.
Control - steering4.6%
Common Scenarios:
  • Steering too much, too little, too early or too late.
  • Mounting the curb when steering out of a junction.
  • Briefly driving on the wrong side of the road when turning through a junction.
Why More Common Here:
  • Tight junctions and narrow roads.
  • Sharp left or right turns on test routes.
Move off - safely3.8%
Common Scenarios:
  • When parked on the road, moving off and causing oncoming traffic to brake or swerve.
  • Not checking mirrors and blindspots when moving off from a parked position.
  • Not completing all 360° observations when continuing after an emergency stop.
Why More Common Here:
  • Test routes involve stopping on busier roads.
  • Test routes involve stopping on bendy residential roads with restricted visibility.
Pedestrian crossing3.7%
Common Scenarios:
  • Failing to stop at a zebra crossing when pedestrians are waiting.
  • Stopping on the crossing itself, blocking its use by pedestrians.
  • Approaching a crossing too quickly.
  • Moving off before a pedestrian has completely cleared the crossing.
Why More Common Here:
  • Lots of zebra crossings and high foot traffic.
  • Crossings awkwardly placed immediately after roundabouts.
  • Crossings overly obscured by road furniture, requiring advanced observation skills.
Positioning - lane discipline2.9%
Common Scenarios:
  • Straddling lanes, preventing other road users from overtaking.
  • Drifting over lane markings due to lack of control or concentration.
Why More Common Here:
  • Roads with complex lane configurations.
  • Dual carriageways with bends, requiring extra skill to maintain a central position.
Clearance / obstructions2.9%
Common Scenarios:
  • Driving too close to a vehicle when passing, even though the road allows for more space.
  • Driving too close to parked vehicles or other fixed structures.
Why More Common Here:
  • Narrow roads with limited space for cars to give way to each other.
  • Awkwardly placed width restrictors.
  • High levels of traffic and/or bus routes on narrow roads.
Judgement - crossing2.7%
Common Scenarios:
  • Turning right across the path of an oncoming vehicle, failing to anticipate its speed.
Why More Common Here:
  • Certain right turns on fast roads with poor visibility, requiring expert judgement.

Most Common Minor Faults

Progress - speed (too slow)0.45
Common Scenarios:
  • Driving significantly below the speed limit on a clear road without a valid reason (especially if it impacts drivers behind or causes them to overtake).
  • Being hesitant to build speed on a sliproad so as to merge safely.
  • Slowing down excessively for minor hazards, such as slight bends.
  • Losing speed due to improper gear selection on a hill.
Why More Common Here:
  • Test routes that cross both 20 mph residential zones and regular 30 mph roads - learners may 'hedge' their bets by driving at 20 until they are sure the limit is 30.
  • Rural national speed limit roads.
  • Fast roads with hills and bends, requiring frequent gear changes to maintain progress.
  • Short sliproads necessitating confident acceleration.
Progress - undue hesitation0.41
Common Scenarios:
  • Not emerging from a junction when it is safe to do so.
  • Waiting unnecessarily for another road user to pass who has clearly given way to you.
  • Failing to maintain momentum when joining a clear roundabout.
  • Ignoring shields and exit signals on mini-roundabouts and therefore missing many opportunities to proceed.
Why More Common Here:
  • Areas and times with fast, flowing traffic and non-obvious gaps.
  • Busy mini-roundabouts.
  • Test routes with stops along busy main roads.
Move off - safely0.31
Common Scenarios:
  • When parked on the road, moving off and causing oncoming traffic to brake or swerve.
  • Not checking mirrors and blindspots when moving off from a parked position.
  • Not completing all 360° observations when continuing after an emergency stop.
Why More Common Here:
  • Test routes involve stopping on busier roads.
  • Test routes involve stopping on bendy residential roads with restricted visibility.
Control - steering0.28
Common Scenarios:
  • Steering too much, too little, too early or too late.
  • Mounting the curb when steering out of a junction.
  • Briefly driving on the wrong side of the road when turning through a junction.
Why More Common Here:
  • Tight junctions and narrow roads.
  • Sharp left or right turns on test routes.
Judgement - meeting0.25
Common Scenarios:
  • Failing to slow down or adjust your position when approaching an oncoming vehicle on a narrow road.
  • Misjudging the speed of an oncoming vehicle and failing to allow sufficient space for it to pass safely.
  • Continuing towards other vehicles when they have priority.
Why More Common Here:
  • Narrow residential roads, particularly those lined with parked cars.
  • Residential roads with hills and bends, requiring faster reaction time.
Junctions - observation0.24
Common Scenarios:
  • Emerging at a T-junction or roundabout and causing another vehicle to slow down.
  • Emerging from a junction without adequate observations (even if clear).
  • Sailing through a crossroads without stopping and looking.
  • Joining a dual carriageway via a sliproad without sufficient mirror and blind spot checks.
  • Turning right in front of oncoming traffic, causing them to slow down.
Why More Common Here:
  • Junctions onto busy roads with fast flowing traffic, small gaps and the requirement to build speed quickly to avoid slowing others behind.
  • Short, curvy or otherwise awkward sliproads onto dual carriageways.
  • Busy high streets and main roads with poor visibility and bikes overtaking.
Mirrors - change speed0.20
Common Scenarios:
  • Failing to check mirrors when slowing down.
  • Failing to check mirrors when speeding up, creating danger for anyone overtaking.
  • Accidentally slowing due to improper gear selection.
Why More Common Here:
  • Roads with harsh speed limit changes.
  • Fast hilly roads where learners may forget to downshift as needed, causing accidental slow-downs.
Mirrors - signalling0.19
Common Scenarios:
  • Checking mirrors after or at the same time as signalling.
Why More Common Here:
  • Test routes that involve frequent or rushed lane changes.
Move off - control0.19
Common Scenarios:
  • Stalling from a parked position or in traffic.
  • Rolling back a considerable amount when moving off.
  • Attempting to move off when a gear is not selected.
Why More Common Here:
  • Hilly areas, especially around junctions.
  • Hilly roads with slow stop-start traffic, requiring consecutive hill starts.
Use of speed (too fast)0.19
Common Scenarios:
  • Driving above the posted speed limit.
  • Failing to reduce speed when approaching a hazard, such as a pedestrian crossing or a bend in the road.
  • Driving too fast on a road with potholes or poor surface condition (regardless of the posted speed limit).
  • Driving too fast on a national speed limit road (60 mph is often too dangerous).
  • Driving at a speed that is unsafe for the weather - rain, fog, or ice.
Why More Common Here:
  • Recently changed speed limits that conflict with old limits displayed on satnav.
  • Sudden speed limit changes, especially on exit sliproads.
  • Inadequate signage, road markings and traffic calming measures.
  • Test routes that cross both 20 mph residential zones and regular 30 mph roads.
  • 20 mph main roads where locals ignore the limit and overtake learners, causing pressure to keep pace.
  • Clearly signed 30/40/50/NSL roads that pressure learners to make progress despite potholes, bends, etc.

Manoeuvres tested at Isleworth (Fleming Way)

Emergency stopTested 32.9% of the time
Pass Rate
70.7%
Fail Rate
1.0%
Reverse bay parkTested 26.6% of the time
Pass Rate
46.7%
Fail Rate
6.2%
Forward bay parkTested 25.3% of the time
Pass Rate
52.6%
Fail Rate
4.5%
Parallel parkTested 24.0% of the time
Pass Rate
58.9%
Fail Rate
10.2%
Reverse rightTested 23.7% of the time
Pass Rate
54.0%
Fail Rate
6.5%

Best times to book at Isleworth (Fleming Way)

Sunday
08:00-09:00
Pass Rate
100.0%
~0.1 tests/day
Sunday
09:00-10:00
Pass Rate
100.0%
~0.0 tests/day
Sunday
10:00-11:00
Pass Rate
100.0%
~0.0 tests/day
Sunday
12:00-13:00
Pass Rate
100.0%
~0.0 tests/day
Sunday
13:00-14:00
Pass Rate
100.0%
~0.0 tests/day
Sunday
16:00-17:00
Pass Rate
100.0%
~0.0 tests/day
Saturday
14:00-15:00
Pass Rate
80.0%
~0.5 tests/day
Sunday
All times
Pass Rate
72.7%
~0.4 tests/day
Saturday
11:00-12:00
Pass Rate
71.4%
~0.7 tests/day
Mon-Fri
16:00-17:00
Pass Rate
67.3%
~0.4 tests/day
Saturday
07:00-08:00
Pass Rate
59.3%
~1.8 tests/day
Mon-Fri
14:00-15:00
Pass Rate
58.1%
~4.4 tests/day
Saturday
13:00-14:00
Pass Rate
56.3%
~0.5 tests/day
Saturday
All times
Pass Rate
55.6%
~10.7 tests/day
Saturday
10:00-11:00
Pass Rate
55.6%
~1.8 tests/day
Mon-Fri
11:00-12:00
Pass Rate
54.8%
~5.0 tests/day
Saturday
08:00-09:00
Pass Rate
54.4%
~3.4 tests/day
Mon-Fri
12:00-13:00
Pass Rate
53.2%
~4.3 tests/day
Mon-Fri
09:00-10:00
Pass Rate
53.1%
~2.5 tests/day
Mon-Fri
All times
Pass Rate
52.4%
~39.4 tests/day
Mon-Fri
10:00-11:00
Pass Rate
52.2%
~5.4 tests/day
Mon-Fri
15:00-16:00
Pass Rate
52.1%
~1.5 tests/day
Mon-Fri
07:00-08:00
Pass Rate
52.0%
~2.9 tests/day
Mon-Fri
13:00-14:00
Pass Rate
49.8%
~5.3 tests/day
Mon-Fri
08:00-09:00
Pass Rate
48.6%
~7.7 tests/day
Saturday
09:00-10:00
Pass Rate
44.7%
~1.5 tests/day
Saturday
12:00-13:00
Pass Rate
43.8%
~0.5 tests/day
Saturday
15:00-16:00
Pass Rate
33.3%
~0.1 tests/day
Sunday
07:00-08:00
Pass Rate
0.0%
~0.0 tests/day
Sunday
14:00-15:00
Pass Rate
0.0%
~0.0 tests/day
Sunday
15:00-16:00
Pass Rate
0.0%
~0.0 tests/day

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