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Lochgilphead driving test centre

Lochgilphead Community Centre, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead, PA31 8QX

Tests here: car.

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

Limited data for this centre. Only 140 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

23.1 weeks

No figure a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

56.4%

+6.4 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

300 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 64th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Lochgilphead in September 2026 had booked it a median of 23.1 weeks earlier: 11.5 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 8 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). Over the last 12 months it ranged from 12.1 weeks to 23.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Lochgilphead
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Lochgilphead, October 2024 to September 2026Lochgilphead: 23.1 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2623.1Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2623.1Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Lochgilphead, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthLochgilpheadScotlandGreat Britain
September 202623.115.111.6
August 202614.316.011.1
July 202614.315.611.1
June 202618.814.410.7
May 202617.613.69.7
April 202620.613.09.1
March 202620.614.79.0
February 202619.514.910.4
January 202621.715.010.1
December 202512.113.310.1
November 202512.413.710.4
October 202515.214.411.6
September 2025–15.012.4
August 202520.113.711.7
July 202517.013.612.0
June 202515.112.911.0
May 202521.513.111.3
April 202519.011.910.6
March 202518.711.310.4
February 202517.212.011.4
January 202517.011.111.0
December 202416.410.010.4
November 202413.69.69.9
October 202414.08.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Lochgilphead in September 2026, 14.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 71.4% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Lochgilphead, 14.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 71.4% 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
Lochgilphead14.3%0.0%14.3%71.4%
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 Lochgilphead, those three are below. Of the three, Oban (18 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Lochgilphead in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Lochgilphead can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs LochgilpheadPass rate 2025–26
Inverarayabout 25 miles by roadabout 25 mi23.3 weeks+0.2 wk69.4%
Obanabout 37 miles by roadabout 37 mi18 weeks−5.1 wk66.1%
Brodick (Isle of Arran)about 44 miles by roadabout 44 mi23.9 weeks+0.8 wk67.3%

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), 140 car tests were taken here and 56.4% passed, 6.4 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 62.5%, so the rate fell by 6.1 points. First attempts did about the same: 55.4% of 83 first-time candidates passed, and 0.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Lochgilphead
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    56.4%6.4 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    55.4%4.9 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    0.0%2.9 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    53.0%2.2 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    61.4%12.3 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    71.4%7.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
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Pass rates at Lochgilphead compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureLochgilpheadGreat Britain
All tests56.4%50.0%
First attempts55.4%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults0.0%2.9%
Men53.0%50.8%
Women61.4%49.1%
17-year-olds71.4%63.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Lochgilphead
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Lochgilphead by financial yearPass rate at Lochgilphead in 2025–26: 56.4%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Lochgilphead, 2019–20: 70.4%70Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Lochgilphead, 2021–22: 80.5%80Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Lochgilphead, 2022–23: 72.7%73Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Lochgilphead, 2023–24: 63.5%64Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Lochgilphead, 2024–25: 62.5%63Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Lochgilphead, 2025–26: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Lochgilphead, 2019–20: 70.4%70Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Lochgilphead, 2021–22: 80.5%80Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Lochgilphead, 2022–23: 72.7%73Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Lochgilphead, 2023–24: 63.5%64Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Lochgilphead, 2024–25: 62.5%63Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Lochgilphead, 2025–26: 56.4%56Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Lochgilphead by financial year
YearLochgilpheadGreat Britain
2019–2070.4%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2280.5%48.9%
2022–2372.7%48.4%
2023–2463.5%47.9%
2024–2562.5%48.7%
2025–2656.4%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2024–25 DVSA cancelled 8 tests at Lochgilphead, about 55.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (4). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave4
  • Weather and other acts of nature4

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Tarbert (Argyll & Bute) (Tarbert Village Hall, Campbeltown Road, PA29 6TX), 12 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.3% of its 75 car theory tests were passes, 4.5 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 Rothesay, 20 mi away, at 21.7 weeks. Within the same list, Oban (26 mi) had a pass rate of 66.1%. 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 Lochgilphead, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Inveraray19 mi23.3 weeks69.4%
RothesayShorter wait20 mi21.7 weeks52.0%
DunoonShorter wait20 mi21.9 weeks71.5%
ObanShorter waitHigher pass rate26 mi18 weeks66.1%
GreenockShorter wait26 mi7.9 weeks41.7%
DumbartonShorter wait33 mi4.4 weeks52.8%
Brodick (Isle of Arran)34 mi23.9 weeks67.3%
Isle of Mull39 mi–73.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Inveraray: 23.3 weeksRothesay: 21.7 weeksDunoon: 21.9 weeksOban: 18 weeksGreenock: 7.9 weeksDumbarton: 4.4 weeksBrodick (Isle of Arran): 23.9 weeksIsle of Mull: –LochgilpheadLochgilphead

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 140 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.