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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Inveraray driving test centre

The Pier, Front Street, Inverary, PA32 8UY

Tests here: car.

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

Limited data for this centre. Only 124 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

23.3 weeks

+9.4 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

69.4%

+19.4 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

303 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 65th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Inveraray in September 2026 had booked it a median of 23.3 weeks earlier: 11.7 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 8.2 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 13.9 weeks, so the wait has grown by 9.4 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 11.6 weeks to 23.3 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Inveraray
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Inveraray, October 2024 to September 2026Inveraray: 23.3 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2623.3Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2623.3Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Inveraray, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthInverarayScotlandGreat Britain
September 202623.315.111.6
August 202620.916.011.1
July 202620.915.611.1
June 2026–14.410.7
May 202617.113.69.7
April 202616.313.09.1
March 202611.614.79.0
February 2026–14.910.4
January 202617.415.010.1
December 202516.613.310.1
November 202514.013.710.4
October 202518.414.411.6
September 202513.915.012.4
August 202512.613.711.7
July 2025–13.612.0
June 20255.312.911.0
May 20257.213.111.3
April 20254.911.910.6
March 2025–11.310.4
February 202511.312.011.4
January 202517.011.111.0
December 202417.110.010.4
November 2024–9.69.9
October 20245.48.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Inveraray in September 2026, 0.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 62.5% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Inveraray, 0.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 62.5% 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
Inveraray0.0%0.0%37.5%62.5%
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 Inveraray, those three are below. Of the three, Oban (18 weeks) and Dunoon (21.9 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Inveraray in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Inveraray can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs InverarayPass rate 2025–26
Lochgilpheadabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi23.1 weeks−0.2 wk56.4%
Obanabout 37 miles by roadabout 37 mi18 weeks−5.3 wk66.1%
Dunoonabout 39 miles by roadabout 39 mi21.9 weeks−1.4 wk71.5%

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), 124 car tests were taken here and 69.4% passed, 19.4 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 85.1%, so the rate fell by 15.7 points. First attempts did better: 75.4% of 69 first-time candidates passed, and 24.6% did it with no faults at all.

  • Inveraray
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    69.4%19.4 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    75.4%24.9 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    24.6%21.7 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    74.6%23.8 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    63.2%14.1 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
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Pass rates at Inveraray compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureInverarayGreat Britain
All tests69.4%50.0%
First attempts75.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults24.6%2.9%
Men74.6%50.8%
Women63.2%49.1%

Pass rate by year

  • Inveraray
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Inveraray by financial yearPass rate at Inveraray in 2025–26: 69.4%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Inveraray, 2019–20: 83.3%83Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Inveraray, 2021–22: 75.3%75Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Inveraray, 2022–23: 84.3%84Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Inveraray, 2023–24: 71.7%72Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Inveraray, 2024–25: 85.1%85Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Inveraray, 2025–26: 69.4%69Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Inveraray, 2019–20: 83.3%83Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Inveraray, 2021–22: 75.3%75Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Inveraray, 2022–23: 84.3%84Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Inveraray, 2023–24: 71.7%72Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Inveraray, 2024–25: 85.1%85Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Inveraray, 2025–26: 69.4%69Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Inveraray by financial year
YearInverarayGreat Britain
2019–2083.3%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2275.3%48.9%
2022–2384.3%48.4%
2023–2471.7%47.9%
2024–2585.1%48.7%
2025–2669.4%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2023–24 DVSA cancelled 6 tests at Inveraray, about 65.2 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (6). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness6

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Oban (The Oak Room, The Rockfield Centre, Rockfield Brae, PA34 5DQ), 20 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.5% of its 628 car theory tests were passes, 4.7 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 Oban, 20 mi away, at 18 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 Inveraray, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Lochgilphead19 mi23.1 weeks56.4%
ObanShorter wait20 mi18 weeks66.1%
DunoonShorter wait20 mi21.9 weeks71.5%
GreenockShorter wait22 mi7.9 weeks41.7%
DumbartonShorter wait26 mi4.4 weeks52.8%
RothesayShorter wait27 mi21.7 weeks52.0%
Callander33 mi29.7 weeks49.9%
PaisleyShorter wait35 mi18.1 weeks48.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Lochgilphead: 23.1 weeksOban: 18 weeksDunoon: 21.9 weeksGreenock: 7.9 weeksDumbarton: 4.4 weeksRothesay: 21.7 weeksCallander: 29.7 weeksPaisley: 18.1 weeksInverarayInveraray

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.
  • DVSA left out the median wait for 4 of the last 24 months at this centre (gaps in the chart), usually because too few tests were taken or the centre was closed.
  • With 124 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.