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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Kelso driving test centre

Lloyd Land Rover, Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate, Lee Forbes Way, Kelso, TD5 8DW · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car, ADI part 3.

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

Median wait, September 2026

24.7 weeks

+5.6 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

59.2%

+9.2 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

308 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 69th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Kelso in September 2026 had booked it a median of 24.7 weeks earlier: 13.1 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 9.6 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 19.1 weeks, so the wait has grown by 5.6 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 15.7 weeks to 24.7 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Kelso
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Kelso, October 2024 to September 2026Kelso: 24.7 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2624.7Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2624.7Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Kelso, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthKelsoScotlandGreat Britain
September 202624.715.111.6
August 202622.916.011.1
July 202622.915.611.1
June 202619.914.410.7
May 202621.413.69.7
April 202621.713.09.1
March 202619.314.79.0
February 202623.814.910.4
January 202618.015.010.1
December 202518.313.310.1
November 202519.713.710.4
October 202515.714.411.6
September 202519.115.012.4
August 202517.313.711.7
July 202516.313.612.0
June 202511.612.911.0
May 202516.313.111.3
April 202512.411.910.6
March 202514.111.310.4
February 202511.512.011.4
January 202512.111.111.0
December 202412.010.010.4
November 202411.09.69.9
October 202411.08.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Kelso in September 2026, 10.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 63.2% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Kelso, 10.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 63.2% 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
Kelso10.5%7.9%18.4%63.2%
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 Kelso, those three are below. Of the three, Duns (21.7 weeks) and Berwick-On-Tweed (22.1 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Kelso in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Kelso can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs KelsoPass rate 2025–26
Dunsabout 13 miles by roadabout 13 mi21.7 weeks−3.0 wk70.2%
Haddingtonabout 20 miles by roadabout 20 mi23.9 weeks−0.8 wk57.5%
Berwick-On-Tweedabout 25 miles by roadabout 25 mi22.1 weeks−2.6 wk53.9%

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), 434 car tests were taken here and 59.2% passed, 9.2 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 57.0%, so the rate rose by 2.2 points. First attempts did about the same: 59.3% of 241 first-time candidates passed, and 3.7% did it with no faults at all.

  • Kelso
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    59.2%9.2 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    59.3%8.8 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.7%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    58.3%7.5 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    60.1%11.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    78.1%14.5 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars28% of tests here were in automatics
    45.5%about the same as Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Kelso compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureKelsoGreat Britain
All tests59.2%50.0%
First attempts59.3%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.7%2.9%
Men58.3%50.8%
Women60.1%49.1%
17-year-olds78.1%63.6%
Automatic cars45.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Kelso
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Kelso by financial yearPass rate at Kelso in 2025–26: 59.2%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Kelso, 2019–20: 56.6%57Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Kelso, 2021–22: 70.1%70Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Kelso, 2022–23: 74.5%74Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Kelso, 2023–24: 65.6%66Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Kelso, 2024–25: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Kelso, 2025–26: 59.2%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Kelso, 2019–20: 56.6%57Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Kelso, 2021–22: 70.1%70Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Kelso, 2022–23: 74.5%74Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Kelso, 2023–24: 65.6%66Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Kelso, 2024–25: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Kelso, 2025–26: 59.2%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Kelso by financial year
YearKelsoGreat Britain
2019–2056.6%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2270.1%48.9%
2022–2374.5%48.4%
2023–2465.6%47.9%
2024–2557.0%48.7%
2025–2659.2%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 17 tests at Kelso, about 39.2 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (12). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness12
  • Examiner leave5

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Galashiels (Suite 2B Ladhope Business Centre, 54 Ladhope Vale, TD1 1BT), 15 mi away. In 2025–26, 49.8% of its 3,760 car theory tests were passes, 5.0 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 Duns, 13 mi away, at 21.7 weeks. Within the same list, Hawick (17 mi) had a pass rate of 64.3%. 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 Kelso, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
DunsShorter wait13 mi21.7 weeks70.2%
GalashielsShorter wait15 mi5.1 weeks47.4%
HawickShorter waitHigher pass rate17 mi15.9 weeks64.3%
Berwick-On-TweedShorter wait20 mi22.1 weeks53.9%
Haddington29 mi23.9 weeks57.5%
Peebles30 mi24.1 weeks58.8%
AlnwickShorter wait31 mi14.6 weeks55.5%
Edinburgh (Musselburgh)Shorter wait35 mi19.7 weeks49.4%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Duns: 21.7 weeksGalashiels: 5.1 weeksHawick: 15.9 weeksBerwick-On-Tweed: 22.1 weeksHaddington: 23.9 weeksPeebles: 24.1 weeksAlnwick: 14.6 weeksEdinburgh (Musselburgh): 19.7 weeksKelsoKelso

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 434 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.