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Banff driving test centre

Driving Test Centre Banff, Ground Floor Banff Castle, Banff, AB45 1DL

Tests here: car.

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

Median wait, September 2026

10.6 weeks

−1.8 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

57.5%

+7.5 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

123 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 17th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Banff in September 2026 had booked it a median of 10.6 weeks earlier: 1 week shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 4.5 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 12.4 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 1.8 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4 weeks to 17.2 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Banff
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Banff, October 2024 to September 2026Banff: 10.6 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.05101520Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2610.6Weeks05101520Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2610.6Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Banff, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBanffScotlandGreat Britain
September 202610.615.111.6
August 202614.016.011.1
July 202614.015.611.1
June 20266.114.410.7
May 202610.013.69.7
April 20267.113.09.1
March 202617.214.79.0
February 20264.014.910.4
January 202615.915.010.1
December 20255.313.310.1
November 20259.113.710.4
October 20257.114.411.6
September 202512.415.012.4
August 20255.013.711.7
July 202511.913.612.0
June 202513.012.911.0
May 202513.113.111.3
April 202513.911.910.6
March 202512.211.310.4
February 202510.412.011.4
January 20257.911.111.0
December 20249.010.010.4
November 20247.19.69.9
October 20245.08.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Banff in September 2026, 16.7% had been booked within 7 weeks and 4.2% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Banff, 16.7% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 4.2% 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
Banff16.7%66.7%12.5%4.2%
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 Banff, those three are below. Of the three, Buckie (9.4 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Banff in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Banff can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs BanffPass rate 2025–26
Buckieabout 20 miles by roadabout 20 mi9.4 weeks−1.2 wk51.1%
Huntlyabout 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi15.6 weeks+5.0 wk63.7%
Fraserburghabout 26 miles by roadabout 26 mi16 weeks+5.4 wk64.0%

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), 280 car tests were taken here and 57.5% passed, 7.5 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 50.6%, so the rate rose by 6.9 points. First attempts did worse: 54.8% of 166 first-time candidates passed, and 2.4% did it with no faults at all.

  • Banff
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    57.5%7.5 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    54.8%4.3 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    2.4%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    60.0%9.2 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    54.2%5.1 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    64.6%about the same as Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars9% of tests here were in automatics
    52.0%7.4 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Banff compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBanffGreat Britain
All tests57.5%50.0%
First attempts54.8%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults2.4%2.9%
Men60.0%50.8%
Women54.2%49.1%
17-year-olds64.6%63.6%
Automatic cars52.0%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Banff
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Banff by financial yearPass rate at Banff in 2025–26: 57.5%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Banff, 2019–20: 65.9%66Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Banff, 2021–22: 65.9%66Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Banff, 2022–23: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Banff, 2023–24: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Banff, 2024–25: 50.6%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Banff, 2025–26: 57.5%58Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Banff, 2019–20: 65.9%66Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Banff, 2021–22: 65.9%66Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Banff, 2022–23: 57.3%57Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Banff, 2023–24: 53.7%54Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Banff, 2024–25: 50.6%51Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Banff, 2025–26: 57.5%58Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Banff by financial year
YearBanffGreat Britain
2019–2065.9%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2265.9%48.9%
2022–2357.3%48.4%
2023–2453.7%47.9%
2024–2550.6%48.7%
2025–2657.5%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 8 tests at Banff, about 28.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (5). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature5
  • Examiner leave3

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Huntly (Ground Floor, The Linden Centre, Castle Street, AB54 4SE), 18 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.0% of its 200 car theory tests were passes, 4.2 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 Buckie, 17 mi away, at 9.4 weeks. Within the same list, Huntly (18 mi) had a pass rate of 63.7%. 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 Banff, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
BuckieShorter wait17 mi9.4 weeks51.1%
HuntlyHigher pass rate18 mi15.6 weeks63.7%
FraserburghHigher pass rate19 mi16 weeks64.0%
InverurieHigher pass rate26 mi12.4 weeks61.9%
Elgin29 mi9.7 weeks42.3%
PeterheadShorter wait29 mi6.4 weeks53.2%
Aberdeen North37 mi16.5 weeks48.2%
Aberdeen South (Cove)Shorter wait43 mi9.1 weeks52.4%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Buckie: 9.4 weeksHuntly: 15.6 weeksFraserburgh: 16 weeksInverurie: 12.4 weeksElgin: 9.7 weeksPeterhead: 6.4 weeksAberdeen North: 16.5 weeksAberdeen South (Cove): 9.1 weeksBanffBanff

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 280 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.