Revealed: Driving test failure 'hot spots'

THE toughest places to take your driving test have been revealed - with as many as two-thirds of applicants failing in some spots.

- By Jaymi McCann

Featherstone in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield fared worst, with just 33.8% of those tested passing.

Close second was Wolverhampton with just 33.9% being successful, while Wednesbury, West Mids, and Chingford in London came in at joint third, with only 35.8% of applicants being granted a licence there.

Belvedere in London rounded out the top five with a rate of 37.4%, according to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency data.

All of these were significantly lower than the current national pass rate of 48.5%. Out of 918,633 driving tests conducted across the UK between April and September last year, 445,391 lucky motorists passed.