Driving test centre

Drogheda - Southgate results: 54.2% (1,740)

Test centre in County Louth, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.

Car test pass rate, September 2025 to August 202654.2%1.8 points above the national 52.4%

1,740car tests
33 of 57car rank
11weeks to invite (August 2026)

Take a free mock theory testSource: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, PxStat ROA36, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

The car test pass rate at Drogheda - Southgate in Ireland was 54.2% over September 2025 to August 2026, from 1,740 car tests, against the national 52.4%. Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, checked on 16 September 2026.

By Vikas D.Facts checked 16 September 2026How we check facts

Car tests

How Drogheda - Southgate compares

Drogheda - Southgate recorded a 54.2% car pass rate on 1,740 tests, 1.8 points above the national 52.4%. The County Louth car rate was 55.4%, within 1.2 points of this centre.

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

Car tests

Car driving test pass rate at Drogheda - Southgate, month by month

Drogheda - Southgate recorded car tests in 4 of the 12 months, from May 2026 to August 2026. Monthly rates ran from 48.0% in July 2026 to 59.7% in June 2026.

Above the national car rate of 52.4%Below it

May 202655.6%201 tests
Jun 202659.7%298 tests
Jul 202648.0%657 tests
Aug 202657.9%584 tests

Show the monthly figures

Month	Car tests	Pass rate
May 2026	201	55.6%
June 2026	298	59.7%
July 2026	657	48.0%
August 2026	584	57.9%

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

Trend

Drogheda - Southgate pass rates by year

Drogheda - Southgate had no car tests in September 2024 to August 2025, so there is no earlier period rate to compare. The first car tests recorded in this series were 201 in May 2026.

Year	All tests	Pass rate, all tests	Car tests here	Car pass rate here	Car no shows	Car tests not conducted	Car pass rate nationally
2021 (0 months)	n/a	not published	n/a	not published	n/a	n/a	53.3%
2022 (0 months)	n/a	not published	n/a	not published	n/a	n/a	50.2%
2023 (0 months)	n/a	not published	n/a	not published	n/a	n/a	50.6%
2024 (0 months)	n/a	not published	n/a	not published	n/a	n/a	49.0%
2025 (0 months)	n/a	not published	n/a	not published	n/a	n/a	51.8%
2026 (4 months)	1,740	54.2%	1,740	54.2%	70	143	52.3%

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

Every licence

Drogheda - Southgate by licence category

Drogheda - Southgate recorded only car tests over September 2025 to August 2026. 54.2% in the all-category row therefore matches the car figure.

Category	Tests	Pass rate here	Nationally
Category B (Car or light van)	1,740	54.2%	52.4%

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

Waiting and capacity

Drogheda - Southgate waiting times and capacity

Drogheda - Southgate's estimated invitation wait was 11 weeks at the end of August 2026, close to the national 11.6 weeks. 590 test slots were listed here in August 2026, with 98.8% filled.

11 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
5Driver testers assigned
590Test slots in the latest month
98.8%Slots used

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA36, PxStat ROA34, PxStat ROA38, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

1,753Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, all test categories
703Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, all test categories
1,753Applicants waiting at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)
703Applicants scheduled for a test at the end of August 2026, Category B (Car or light van)

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA32, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

Read with care

Drogheda - Southgate: no shows and tests not conducted

Drogheda - Southgate's 54.2% pass rate uses the 1,740 car tests delivered, with 943 passes. Of 1,953 recorded outcomes, 70 were no shows and 143 were not conducted or abandoned.

1,740 car tests is enough for the car figure to be stable from month to month, but it still reflects who sat the test here, how much they had practised and the local roads, not only how strict a tester is.

How to read a centre's figures beside the national picture, and what the test checks, is in the driving test pass rates guide.

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

County Louth

Drogheda - Southgate and County Louth

Drogheda - Southgate's car rate was 1.4 points below Dundalk at 55.6%. 8,591 car tests were delivered there, compared with 1,740 here.

1Dundalk8,591 car tests55.6%
2Drogheda - Southgate1,740 car tests54.2%

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, PxStat ROA36, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.

Across the county line

Driving test centres in the counties next to Louth

County Louth borders Meath and Monaghan. If a test centre over the county line is closer to where you live or learn, these are the car driving test pass rates there for September 2025 to August 2026.

County Meath55.9% on 11,277 car tests

Navan55.9%, 11,277 tests

County Monaghan62.0% on 1,999 car tests

Monaghan62.0%, 1,999 tests

Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.