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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Buckie driving test centre

The Fire Station, East Cathcart Street, Buckie, AB56 1QJ · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car.

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

Median wait, September 2026

9.4 weeks

−7.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

51.1%

+1.1 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

105 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 14th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Buckie in September 2026 had booked it a median of 9.4 weeks earlier: 2.2 weeks shorter than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 5.7 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 16.6 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 7.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 5.9 weeks to 20.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Buckie
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Buckie, October 2024 to September 2026Buckie: 9.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 269.4Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 269.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Buckie, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthBuckieScotlandGreat Britain
September 20269.415.111.6
August 20266.016.011.1
July 20266.015.611.1
June 20267.014.410.7
May 202614.013.69.7
April 202618.013.09.1
March 202620.114.79.0
February 202615.014.910.4
January 20269.115.010.1
December 202514.613.310.1
November 202517.313.710.4
October 20255.914.411.6
September 202516.615.012.4
August 202515.113.711.7
July 202518.113.612.0
June 202510.312.911.0
May 202512.913.111.3
April 202514.011.910.6
March 20257.011.310.4
February 202511.912.011.4
January 202518.711.111.0
December 20249.610.010.4
November 20247.49.69.9
October 20249.28.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Buckie in September 2026, 15.0% 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
Buckie
Scotland
Great Britain

At Buckie, 15.0% 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
Buckie15.0%70.0%15.0%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 Buckie, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Buckie in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Buckie can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs BuckiePass rate 2025–26
Elginabout 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi9.7 weeks+0.3 wk42.3%
Banffabout 20 miles by roadabout 20 mi10.6 weeks+1.2 wk57.5%
Huntlyabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi15.6 weeks+6.2 wk63.7%

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), 268 car tests were taken here and 51.1% passed, 1.1 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 52.6%, so the rate fell by 1.5 points. First attempts did worse: 46.3% of 149 first-time candidates passed, and 4.7% did it with no faults at all.

  • Buckie
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    51.1%1.1 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    46.3%4.2 points below Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    4.7%1.8 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    58.2%7.4 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    45.2%3.9 points below Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    53.7%9.9 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
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Pass rates at Buckie compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureBuckieGreat Britain
All tests51.1%50.0%
First attempts46.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults4.7%2.9%
Men58.2%50.8%
Women45.2%49.1%
17-year-olds53.7%63.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Buckie
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Buckie by financial yearPass rate at Buckie in 2025–26: 51.1%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Buckie, 2019–20: 59.7%60Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Buckie, 2020–21: 54.5%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Buckie, 2021–22: 59.6%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Buckie, 2022–23: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Buckie, 2023–24: 44.7%45Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Buckie, 2024–25: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Buckie, 2025–26: 51.1%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Buckie, 2019–20: 59.7%60Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Buckie, 2020–21: 54.5%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Buckie, 2021–22: 59.6%60Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Buckie, 2022–23: 50.7%51Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Buckie, 2023–24: 44.7%45Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Buckie, 2024–25: 52.6%53Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Buckie, 2025–26: 51.1%51Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Buckie by financial year
YearBuckieGreat Britain
2019–2059.7%45.9%
2020–2154.5%49.8%
2021–2259.6%48.9%
2022–2350.7%48.4%
2023–2444.7%47.9%
2024–2552.6%48.7%
2025–2651.1%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 14 tests at Buckie, about 52.2 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (11). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature11
  • Examiner illness3

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Elgin (Ground Floor, 147 High Street, IV30 1DS), 13 mi away. In 2025–26, 42.4% of its 3,679 car theory tests were passes, 2.4 points below 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 Buckie in September 2026. Within the same list, Banff (17 mi) had a pass rate of 57.5%. 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 Buckie, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Elgin13 mi9.7 weeks42.3%
BanffHigher pass rate17 mi10.6 weeks57.5%
HuntlyHigher pass rate17 mi15.6 weeks63.7%
Grantown-On-Spey34 mi18.9 weeks56.9%
InverurieHigher pass rate34 mi12.4 weeks61.9%
FraserburghHigher pass rate36 mi16 weeks64.0%
Golspie43 mi18.9 weeks71.0%
Ballater43 mi20.9 weeks–
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Elgin: 9.7 weeksBanff: 10.6 weeksHuntly: 15.6 weeksGrantown-On-Spey: 18.9 weeksInverurie: 12.4 weeksFraserburgh: 16 weeksGolspie: 18.9 weeksBallater: 20.9 weeksBuckieBuckie

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 268 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.