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Hawick driving test centre

Driving Test Centre Hawick Burnfoot Community Hub, 89 Brunfoot Road, Hawick, TD9 8EJ

Tests here: car, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

15.9 weeks

−1.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

64.3%

+14.3 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

208 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 32nd of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Hawick in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.9 weeks earlier: 4.3 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 0.8 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 16.9 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 1 week. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 15.9 weeks to 24.9 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Hawick
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Hawick, October 2024 to September 2026Hawick: 15.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2615.9Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2615.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Hawick, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthHawickScotlandGreat Britain
September 202615.915.111.6
August 202624.916.011.1
July 202624.915.611.1
June 202623.614.410.7
May 202623.113.69.7
April 202623.013.09.1
March 202621.114.79.0
February 202620.314.910.4
January 202620.215.010.1
December 202520.013.310.1
November 202517.013.710.4
October 202518.914.411.6
September 202516.915.012.4
August 202520.413.711.7
July 202513.413.612.0
June 202515.412.911.0
May 202515.513.111.3
April 202512.011.910.6
March 202514.311.310.4
February 202514.012.011.4
January 202515.911.111.0
December 202414.110.010.4
November 20249.99.69.9
October 202413.98.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Hawick in September 2026, 15.6% had been booked within 7 weeks and 37.8% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Hawick, 15.6% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 37.8% 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
Hawick15.6%13.3%33.3%37.8%
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 Hawick, those three are below. Of the three, Galashiels (5.1 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Hawick in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Hawick can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs HawickPass rate 2025–26
Galashielsabout 7 miles by roadabout 7 mi5.1 weeks−10.8 wk47.4%
Peeblesabout 32 miles by roadabout 32 mi24.1 weeks+8.2 wk58.8%
Dunsabout 39 miles by roadabout 39 mi21.7 weeks+5.8 wk70.2%

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), 415 car tests were taken here and 64.3% passed, 14.3 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 61.1%, so the rate rose by 3.2 points. First attempts did better: 68.5% of 251 first-time candidates passed, and 4.4% did it with no faults at all.

  • Hawick
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    64.3%14.3 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    68.5%18.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    4.4%1.5 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    59.5%8.7 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    70.5%21.4 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    82.7%19.1 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars24% of tests here were in automatics
    51.0%6.4 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Hawick compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureHawickGreat Britain
All tests64.3%50.0%
First attempts68.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults4.4%2.9%
Men59.5%50.8%
Women70.5%49.1%
17-year-olds82.7%63.6%
Automatic cars51.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Hawick
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Hawick by financial yearPass rate at Hawick in 2025–26: 64.3%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Hawick, 2019–20: 60.5%60Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Hawick, 2020–21: 67.8%68Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Hawick, 2021–22: 75.0%75Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Hawick, 2022–23: 75.6%76Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Hawick, 2023–24: 67.2%67Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Hawick, 2024–25: 61.1%61Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Hawick, 2025–26: 64.3%64Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Hawick, 2019–20: 60.5%60Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Hawick, 2020–21: 67.8%68Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Hawick, 2021–22: 75.0%75Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Hawick, 2022–23: 75.6%76Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Hawick, 2023–24: 67.2%67Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Hawick, 2024–25: 61.1%61Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Hawick, 2025–26: 64.3%64Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Hawick by financial year
YearHawickGreat Britain
2019–2060.5%45.9%
2020–2167.8%49.8%
2021–2275.0%48.9%
2022–2375.6%48.4%
2023–2467.2%47.9%
2024–2561.1%48.7%
2025–2664.3%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 10 tests at Hawick, about 24.1 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (7). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness7
  • Examiner leave3

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Galashiels (Suite 2B Ladhope Business Centre, 54 Ladhope Vale, TD1 1BT), 13 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.8% of its 3,760 car theory tests were passes, 5.0 points above 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 Galashiels, 12 mi away, at 5.1 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. 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 Hawick, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
GalashielsShorter wait12 mi5.1 weeks47.4%
Kelso17 mi24.7 weeks59.2%
Peebles23 mi24.1 weeks58.8%
Duns29 mi21.7 weeks70.2%
Carlisle LGV (Cars)Shorter wait36 mi0.6 weeks44.7%
Haddington36 mi23.9 weeks57.5%
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)37 mi19.7 weeks49.4%
Berwick-On-Tweed37 mi22.1 weeks53.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Galashiels: 5.1 weeksKelso: 24.7 weeksPeebles: 24.1 weeksDuns: 21.7 weeksCarlisle LGV (Cars): 0.6 weeksHaddington: 23.9 weeksEdinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeksBerwick-On-Tweed: 22.1 weeksHawickHawick

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.
  • With 415 tests in a year, a handful of results moves the pass rate by several points. Treat small differences with caution.
  • 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.