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Kingussie driving test centre

Kingussie Shinty Club, The Market Stance, Ruthven Road, Kingussie, PH21 1EN

Tests here: car.

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

Limited data for this centre. Only 93 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

7.5 weeks

−14.5 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

59.1%

+9.1 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

75 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 7th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Kingussie in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.5 weeks earlier: 4.1 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 7.6 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 22 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 14.5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 7.5 weeks to 32 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Kingussie
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Kingussie, October 2024 to September 2026Kingussie: 7.5 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.010203040Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 267.5Weeks010203040Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 267.5Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Kingussie, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthKingussieScotlandGreat Britain
September 20267.515.111.6
August 202618.316.011.1
July 202618.315.611.1
June 202617.114.410.7
May 202621.613.69.7
April 202630.413.09.1
March 202628.014.79.0
February 202628.914.910.4
January 202632.015.010.1
December 202524.613.310.1
November 202526.213.710.4
October 202522.414.411.6
September 202522.015.012.4
August 2025–13.711.7
July 202511.613.612.0
June 202516.612.911.0
May 202517.013.111.3
April 202514.711.910.6
March 202514.611.310.4
February 202512.912.011.4
January 202511.511.111.0
December 20249.910.010.4
November 202410.89.69.9
October 202412.08.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Kingussie in September 2026, 50.0% had been booked within 7 weeks and 0.0% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Kingussie, 50.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 0.0% 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
Kingussie50.0%30.0%20.0%0.0%
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 Kingussie, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Kingussie in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Kingussie can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs KingussiePass rate 2025–26
Grantown-On-Speyabout 27 miles by roadabout 27 mi18.9 weeks+11.4 wk56.9%
Inverness (Longman Drive)about 43 miles by roadabout 43 mi6.6 weeks−0.9 wk45.8%
Pitlochryabout 44 miles by roadabout 44 mi19.9 weeks+12.4 wk73.3%

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), 93 car tests were taken here and 59.1% passed, 9.1 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 64.1%, so the rate fell by 5.0 points. First attempts did better: 61.4% of 57 first-time candidates passed, and 3.5% did it with no faults at all.

  • Kingussie
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    59.1%9.1 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    61.4%10.9 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.5%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    54.9%4.1 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    64.3%15.2 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
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Pass rates at Kingussie compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureKingussieGreat Britain
All tests59.1%50.0%
First attempts61.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.5%2.9%
Men54.9%50.8%
Women64.3%49.1%

Pass rate by year

  • Kingussie
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Kingussie by financial yearPass rate at Kingussie in 2025–26: 59.1%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Kingussie, 2019–20: 49.1%49Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Kingussie, 2021–22: 53.3%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Kingussie, 2022–23: 58.0%58Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Kingussie, 2023–24: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Kingussie, 2024–25: 64.1%64Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Kingussie, 2025–26: 59.1%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Kingussie, 2019–20: 49.1%49Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Kingussie, 2021–22: 53.3%53Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Kingussie, 2022–23: 58.0%58Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Kingussie, 2023–24: 55.9%56Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Kingussie, 2024–25: 64.1%64Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Kingussie, 2025–26: 59.1%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Kingussie by financial year
YearKingussieGreat Britain
2019–2049.1%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2253.3%48.9%
2022–2358.0%48.4%
2023–2455.9%47.9%
2024–2564.1%48.7%
2025–2659.1%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 20 tests at Kingussie, about 215.1 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (15). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature15
  • Examiner illness5

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Aviemore (Boat of Garten Community Hall, Reidhaven Park, Craigie Ave,, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BL), 16 mi away. In 2025–26, 54.3% of its 46 car theory tests were passes, 9.5 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

None of the 8 nearest centres had a wait at least a week shorter than Kingussie in September 2026. Within the same list, Alness (43 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 Kingussie, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Grantown-On-Spey24 mi18.9 weeks56.9%
Pitlochry28 mi19.9 weeks73.3%
Inverness (Longman Drive)29 mi6.6 weeks45.8%
Aberfeldy33 mi22.6 weeks68.5%
Ballater38 mi20.9 weeks–
AlnessHigher pass rate43 mi14 weeks63.1%
Fort WilliamHigher pass rate43 mi15 weeks65.5%
Elgin48 mi9.7 weeks42.3%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Grantown-On-Spey: 18.9 weeksPitlochry: 19.9 weeksInverness (Longman Drive): 6.6 weeksAberfeldy: 22.6 weeksBallater: 20.9 weeksAlness: 14 weeksFort William: 15 weeksElgin: 9.7 weeksKingussieKingussie

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 1 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 93 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.