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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Inverness (Longman Drive) driving test centre

4 Longman Drive, Inverness, IV1 1SU · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road).

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

Median wait, September 2026

6.6 weeks

+1.5 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

45.8%

−4.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

55 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 5th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

12.5 weeks

GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Inverness (Longman Drive) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 6.6 weeks earlier: 5 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 8.5 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 5.1 weeks, so the wait has grown by 1.5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 5.4 weeks to 10.1 weeks.

On the last Monday of September 2026 it would have taken about 12.5 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, 46.9% 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.

  • Inverness (Longman Drive)
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Inverness (Longman Drive), October 2024 to September 2026Inverness (Longman Drive): 6.6 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 266.6Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 266.6Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Inverness (Longman Drive), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthInverness (Longman Drive)ScotlandGreat Britain
September 20266.615.111.6
August 20265.916.011.1
July 20265.915.611.1
June 202610.014.410.7
May 20267.013.69.7
April 20265.613.09.1
March 20265.414.79.0
February 20266.914.910.4
January 20267.315.010.1
December 202510.113.310.1
November 20257.313.710.4
October 20256.914.411.6
September 20255.115.012.4
August 20255.013.711.7
July 20258.013.612.0
June 20258.612.911.0
May 20255.413.111.3
April 20257.911.910.6
March 20256.411.310.4
February 20256.212.011.4
January 20258.111.111.0
December 20247.110.010.4
November 20244.99.69.9
October 20244.38.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Inverness (Longman Drive) in September 2026, 52.6% had been booked within 7 weeks and 9.1% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Inverness (Longman Drive)
Scotland
Great Britain

At Inverness (Longman Drive), 52.6% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 9.1% 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
Inverness (Longman Drive)52.6%26.6%11.7%9.1%
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 Inverness (Longman Drive), those three are below. All three had longer median waits than Inverness (Longman Drive) in September 2026, so moving away from here is unlikely to help.

Centres a test booked at Inverness (Longman Drive) can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs Inverness (Longman Drive)Pass rate 2025–26
Alnessabout 20 miles by roadabout 20 mi14 weeks+7.4 wk63.1%
Grantown-On-Speyabout 35 miles by roadabout 35 mi18.9 weeks+12.3 wk56.9%
Elginabout 39 miles by roadabout 39 mi9.7 weeks+3.1 wk42.3%

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), 3,252 car tests were taken here and 45.8% passed, 4.2 points below the Great Britain rate (50.0%). That's close to the year before (45.9%). First attempts did about the same: 45.2% of 1,470 first-time candidates passed, and 2.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Inverness (Longman Drive)
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    45.8%4.2 points below Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    45.2%5.3 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    2.5%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    45.3%5.5 points below Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    46.5%2.6 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    54.8%8.8 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars18% of tests here were in automatics
    39.7%4.9 points below Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Inverness (Longman Drive) compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureInverness (Longman Drive)Great Britain
All tests45.8%50.0%
First attempts45.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults2.5%2.9%
Men45.3%50.8%
Women46.5%49.1%
17-year-olds54.8%63.6%
Automatic cars39.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Inverness (Longman Drive)
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Inverness (Longman Drive) by financial yearPass rate at Inverness (Longman Drive) in 2025–26: 45.8%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Inverness (Longman Drive), 2023–24: 50.4%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Inverness (Longman Drive), 2024–25: 45.9%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Inverness (Longman Drive), 2025–26: 45.8%46Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Inverness (Longman Drive), 2023–24: 50.4%50Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Inverness (Longman Drive), 2024–25: 45.9%46Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Inverness (Longman Drive), 2025–26: 45.8%46Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Inverness (Longman Drive) by financial year
YearInverness (Longman Drive)Great Britain
2019–20–45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–22–48.9%
2022–23–48.4%
2023–2450.4%47.9%
2024–2545.9%48.7%
2025–2645.8%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 54.8%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1754.8% of 900
  • Age 1847.2% of 439
  • Age 1946.9% of 224
  • Age 2046.2% of 130
  • Age 2154.1% of 85
  • Age 2249.1% of 106
  • Age 2348.7% of 76
  • Age 2438.9% of 95
  • Age 2534.3% of 99

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 236 tests at Inverness (Longman Drive), about 72.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (109). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature109
  • Examiner leave98
  • Examiner illness29

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Inverness (Left Suite, First Floor, 38 Longman Drive, IV1 1SU), 0.0 mi away. In 2025–26, 46.7% of its 5,864 car theory tests were passes, 1.9 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 7 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Inverness (Longman Drive) in September 2026. Within the same list, Alness (14 mi) had a pass rate of 63.1%. 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 Inverness (Longman Drive), with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
AlnessHigher pass rate14 mi14 weeks63.1%
Grantown-On-Spey26 mi18.9 weeks56.9%
Kingussie29 mi7.5 weeks59.1%
Golspie34 mi18.9 weeks71.0%
Elgin35 mi9.7 weeks42.3%
Ullapool44 mi11.1 weeks61.2%
BuckieHigher pass rate48 mi9.4 weeks51.1%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Alness: 14 weeksGrantown-On-Spey: 18.9 weeksKingussie: 7.5 weeksGolspie: 18.9 weeksElgin: 9.7 weeksUllapool: 11.1 weeksBuckie: 9.4 weeksInverness (Longman Drive)Inverness (Longman Drive)

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.