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Duns driving test centre

Duns Library, 49 Newtown Street, Duns, TD11 3AU

Tests here: car.

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

Limited data for this centre. Only 171 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

21.7 weeks

+5.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

70.2%

+20.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

287 of 314

1 = shortest wait; joint 56th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Duns in September 2026 had booked it a median of 21.7 weeks earlier: 10.1 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 6.6 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 16.7 weeks, so the wait has grown by 5 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 15.1 weeks to 22.4 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Duns
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Duns, October 2024 to September 2026Duns: 21.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2621.7Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2621.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Duns, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthDunsScotlandGreat Britain
September 202621.715.111.6
August 202622.416.011.1
July 202622.415.611.1
June 202621.014.410.7
May 202620.913.69.7
April 202620.713.09.1
March 202621.014.79.0
February 202615.114.910.4
January 202619.915.010.1
December 202517.113.310.1
November 202521.113.710.4
October 202515.414.411.6
September 202516.715.012.4
August 202513.013.711.7
July 202515.113.612.0
June 20259.912.911.0
May 202516.113.111.3
April 202510.711.910.6
March 202515.811.310.4
February 202516.312.011.4
January 202512.611.111.0
December 20243.910.010.4
November 20249.99.69.9
October 202417.38.99.7

How far ahead people booked

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

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

At Duns, 0.0% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 50.0% 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
Duns0.0%0.0%50.0%50.0%
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 Duns, those three are below. None of the three had a median wait more than a week shorter than Duns in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Duns can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs DunsPass rate 2025–26
Kelsoabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi24.7 weeks+3.0 wk59.2%
Berwick-On-Tweedabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi22.1 weeks+0.4 wk53.9%
Haddingtonabout 24 miles by roadabout 24 mi23.9 weeks+2.2 wk57.5%

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), 171 car tests were taken here and 70.2% passed, 20.2 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 74.2%, so the rate fell by 4.0 points. First attempts did about the same: 69.2% of 104 first-time candidates passed, and 3.8% did it with no faults at all.

  • Duns
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    70.2%20.2 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    69.2%18.7 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.8%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    67.4%16.6 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    73.4%24.3 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    78.4%14.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars18% of tests here were in automatics
    56.7%12.1 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Duns compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureDunsGreat Britain
All tests70.2%50.0%
First attempts69.2%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.8%2.9%
Men67.4%50.8%
Women73.4%49.1%
17-year-olds78.4%63.6%
Automatic cars56.7%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Duns
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Duns by financial yearPass rate at Duns in 2025–26: 70.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Duns, 2019–20: 69.0%69Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Duns, 2020–21: 80.0%80Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Duns, 2021–22: 74.1%74Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Duns, 2022–23: 76.1%76Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Duns, 2023–24: 67.4%67Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Duns, 2024–25: 74.2%74Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Duns, 2025–26: 70.2%70Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Duns, 2019–20: 69.0%69Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Duns, 2020–21: 80.0%80Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Duns, 2021–22: 74.1%74Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Duns, 2022–23: 76.1%76Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Duns, 2023–24: 67.4%67Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Duns, 2024–25: 74.2%74Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Duns, 2025–26: 70.2%70Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Duns by financial year
YearDunsGreat Britain
2019–2069.0%45.9%
2020–2180.0%49.8%
2021–2274.1%48.9%
2022–2376.1%48.4%
2023–2467.4%47.9%
2024–2574.2%48.7%
2025–2670.2%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2023–24 DVSA cancelled 1 test at Duns, about 7.4 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner leave (1). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner leave1

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Berwick (Ground Floor, Berwick Community Trust, The William Elder Building, 56-58 Castlegate, TD15 1JT), 13 mi away. In 2025–26, 45.6% of its 1,002 car theory tests were passes, close to 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 Galashiels, 21 mi away, at 5.1 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. 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 Duns, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Berwick-On-Tweed13 mi22.1 weeks53.9%
Kelso13 mi24.7 weeks59.2%
GalashielsShorter wait21 mi5.1 weeks47.4%
Haddington21 mi23.9 weeks57.5%
HawickShorter wait29 mi15.9 weeks64.3%
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)Shorter wait30 mi19.7 weeks49.4%
Peebles34 mi24.1 weeks58.8%
AlnwickShorter wait36 mi14.6 weeks55.5%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Berwick-On-Tweed: 22.1 weeksKelso: 24.7 weeksGalashiels: 5.1 weeksHaddington: 23.9 weeksHawick: 15.9 weeksEdinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeksPeebles: 24.1 weeksAlnwick: 14.6 weeksDunsDuns

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 171 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.