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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Dumfries driving test centre

161 Brooms Road, Dumfries & Galloway, Dumfries, DG1 2SH · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 2 (on-road).

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Median wait, September 2026

16.3 weeks

+10.9 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

53.9%

+3.9 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

226 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 35th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

5.3 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Dumfries in September 2026 had booked it a median of 16.3 weeks earlier: 4.7 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 1.2 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 5.4 weeks, so the wait has grown by 10.9 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 7.3 weeks to 16.3 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 5.3 weeks to reach a week with at least 10% of its test slots free (Great Britain: 19.7 weeks). Across the whole 24-week window, 5.5% of standard slots were still unbooked (Great Britain: 13.3%).

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Dumfries
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Dumfries, October 2024 to September 2026Dumfries: 16.3 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2616.3Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2616.3Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Dumfries, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthDumfriesScotlandGreat Britain
September 202616.315.111.6
August 202611.916.011.1
July 202611.915.611.1
June 20268.514.410.7
May 20267.313.69.7
April 20269.213.09.1
March 20269.114.79.0
February 202610.914.910.4
January 202613.015.010.1
December 202510.013.310.1
November 20257.713.710.4
October 20257.914.411.6
September 20255.415.012.4
August 20256.313.711.7
July 20256.313.612.0
June 20253.912.911.0
May 20258.713.111.3
April 20256.111.910.6
March 20254.611.310.4
February 20253.712.011.4
January 20255.511.111.0
December 20244.610.010.4
November 20244.19.69.9
October 20243.98.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Dumfries in September 2026, 25.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 35.3% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Dumfries
Scotland
Great Britain

At Dumfries, 25.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 35.3% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Dumfries25.5%16.7%22.6%35.3%
Scotland32.2%14.8%17.0%36.0%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Dumfries, those three are below. Of the three, Carlisle LGV (Cars) (0.6 weeks) and Carlisle (13.8 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Dumfries in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Dumfries can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs DumfriesPass rate 2025–26
Castle Douglasabout 20 miles by roadabout 20 mi17.1 weeks+0.8 wk53.4%
Carlisle LGV (Cars)about 30 miles by roadabout 30 mi0.6 weeks−15.7 wk44.7%
Carlisleabout 34 miles by roadabout 34 mi13.8 weeks−2.5 wk58.7%

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2,267 car tests were taken here and 53.9% passed, 3.9 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 47.0%, so the rate rose by 6.9 points. First attempts did better: 59.2% of 1,200 first-time candidates passed, and 7.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Dumfries
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    53.9%3.9 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    59.2%8.7 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    7.0%4.1 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    51.9%1.1 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    56.6%7.5 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    69.4%5.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars18% of tests here were in automatics
    41.0%3.6 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Dumfries compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureDumfriesGreat Britain
All tests53.9%50.0%
First attempts59.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults7.0%2.9%
Men51.9%50.8%
Women56.6%49.1%
17-year-olds69.4%63.6%
Automatic cars41.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Dumfries
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Dumfries by financial yearPass rate at Dumfries in 2025–26: 53.9%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Dumfries, 2019–20: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Dumfries, 2020–21: 52.9%53Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Dumfries, 2021–22: 51.8%52Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Dumfries, 2022–23: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Dumfries, 2023–24: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Dumfries, 2024–25: 47.0%47Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Dumfries, 2025–26: 53.9%54Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Dumfries, 2019–20: 46.7%47Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Dumfries, 2020–21: 52.9%53Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Dumfries, 2021–22: 51.8%52Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Dumfries, 2022–23: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Dumfries, 2023–24: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Dumfries, 2024–25: 47.0%47Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Dumfries, 2025–26: 53.9%54Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Dumfries by financial year
YearDumfriesGreat Britain
2019–2046.7%45.9%
2020–2152.9%49.8%
2021–2251.8%48.9%
2022–2356.4%48.4%
2023–2451.0%47.9%
2024–2547.0%48.7%
2025–2653.9%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 69.4%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1769.4% of 615
  • Age 1853.5% of 271
  • Age 1962.7% of 110
  • Age 2057.9% of 95
  • Age 2150.7% of 73
  • Age 2257.1% of 63
  • Age 2353.2% of 77
  • Age 2462.5% of 48
  • Age 2541.7% of 60

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 209 tests at Dumfries, about 92.2 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (162). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness162
  • Examiner leave47

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Dumfries (Unit 2, First Floor, Brasswell Office Park, Annan Road, DG1 3UE), 1.5 mi away. In 2025–26, 45.3% of its 3,919 car theory tests were passes, close to the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Carlisle LGV (Cars), 28 mi away, at 0.6 weeks. Within the same list, Carlisle (28 mi) had a pass rate of 58.7%. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Dumfries, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Castle Douglas16 mi17.1 weeks53.4%
Carlisle LGV (Cars)Shorter wait28 mi0.6 weeks44.7%
CarlisleShorter waitHigher pass rate28 mi13.8 weeks58.7%
WorkingtonShorter waitHigher pass rate30 mi7.8 weeks61.9%
Newton StewartHigher pass rate36 mi18.1 weeks65.8%
CumnockHigher pass rate37 mi23 weeks67.4%
LanarkHigher pass rate41 mi20.4 weeks58.1%
HawickHigher pass rate41 mi15.9 weeks64.3%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Castle Douglas: 17.1 weeksCarlisle LGV (Cars): 0.6 weeksCarlisle: 13.8 weeksWorkington: 7.8 weeksNewton Stewart: 18.1 weeksCumnock: 23 weeksLanark: 20.4 weeksHawick: 15.9 weeksDumfriesDumfries

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.