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Lanark driving test centre

Lanark Agricultural Centre, Lanark, ML11 9AX

Tests here: car.

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

Median wait, September 2026

20.4 weeks

+2.8 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

58.1%

+8.1 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

276 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 52nd of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Lanark in September 2026 had booked it a median of 20.4 weeks earlier: 8.8 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 5.3 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 17.6 weeks, so the wait has grown by 2.8 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 9.4 weeks to 20.4 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Lanark
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Lanark, October 2024 to September 2026Lanark: 20.4 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2620.4Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2620.4Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Lanark, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthLanarkScotlandGreat Britain
September 202620.415.111.6
August 202620.416.011.1
July 202620.415.611.1
June 202616.314.410.7
May 202618.613.69.7
April 202612.413.09.1
March 202616.914.79.0
February 202611.314.910.4
January 202620.115.010.1
December 202510.413.310.1
November 20259.413.710.4
October 202512.414.411.6
September 202517.615.012.4
August 202520.613.711.7
July 202512.413.612.0
June 202514.312.911.0
May 202521.113.111.3
April 202515.711.910.6
March 202515.711.310.4
February 202517.112.011.4
January 202513.111.111.0
December 202414.010.010.4
November 20249.39.69.9
October 20248.98.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Lanark in September 2026, 18.1% had been booked within 7 weeks and 44.6% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Lanark, 18.1% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 44.6% 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
Lanark18.1%15.1%22.3%44.6%
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 Lanark, those three are below. Of the three, Airdrie (7.1 weeks), Livingston (8.2 weeks) and Hamilton (19.3 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Lanark in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Lanark can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs LanarkPass rate 2025–26
Hamiltonabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi19.3 weeks−1.1 wk42.0%
Airdrieabout 19 miles by roadabout 19 mi7.1 weeks−13.3 wk47.4%
Livingstonabout 23 miles by roadabout 23 mi8.2 weeks−12.2 wk55.7%

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), 1,914 car tests were taken here and 58.1% passed, 8.1 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 55.0%, so the rate rose by 3.1 points. First attempts did about the same: 58.5% of 1,030 first-time candidates passed, and 3.8% did it with no faults at all.

  • Lanark
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    58.1%8.1 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    58.5%8.0 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    3.8%about the same as Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    57.2%6.4 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    59.1%10.0 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    66.7%3.1 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars17% of tests here were in automatics
    47.1%2.5 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Lanark compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureLanarkGreat Britain
All tests58.1%50.0%
First attempts58.5%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults3.8%2.9%
Men57.2%50.8%
Women59.1%49.1%
17-year-olds66.7%63.6%
Automatic cars47.1%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Lanark
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Lanark by financial yearPass rate at Lanark in 2025–26: 58.1%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Lanark, 2019–20: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Lanark, 2020–21: 55.2%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Lanark, 2021–22: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Lanark, 2022–23: 60.2%60Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Lanark, 2023–24: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Lanark, 2024–25: 55.0%55Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Lanark, 2025–26: 58.1%58Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Lanark, 2019–20: 51.3%51Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Lanark, 2020–21: 55.2%55Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Lanark, 2021–22: 57.0%57Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Lanark, 2022–23: 60.2%60Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Lanark, 2023–24: 54.7%55Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Lanark, 2024–25: 55.0%55Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Lanark, 2025–26: 58.1%58Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Lanark by financial year
YearLanarkGreat Britain
2019–2051.3%45.9%
2020–2155.2%49.8%
2021–2257.0%48.9%
2022–2360.2%48.4%
2023–2454.7%47.9%
2024–2555.0%48.7%
2025–2658.1%50.0%

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

By age, 17 to 25 (2025–26)

Candidates aged 17 did best here, at 66.7%. Ages with fewer than 20 tests are left out; DVSA suppresses some small groups.

  • Age 1766.7% of 450
  • Age 1862.5% of 376
  • Age 1957.4% of 155
  • Age 2060.7% of 89
  • Age 2161.2% of 67
  • Age 2257.4% of 61
  • Age 2352.1% of 48
  • Age 2458.6% of 29
  • Age 2551.7% of 29

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 60 tests at Lanark, about 31.3 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (36). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature36
  • Examiner leave22
  • Examiner illness2

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Lanark (St Nicholas Church Hall, Ground Floor, Castlegate, ML11 9DZ), 1.5 mi away. In 2025–26, 41.9% of its 563 car theory tests were passes, 2.9 points below 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 Hamilton, 14 mi away, at 19.3 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 Lanark, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
HamiltonShorter wait14 mi19.3 weeks42.0%
AirdrieShorter wait17 mi7.1 weeks47.4%
East Kilbride18 mi23 weeks57.7%
LivingstonShorter wait19 mi8.2 weeks55.7%
Glasgow (Baillieston)20 mi20 weeks47.4%
Peebles22 mi24.1 weeks58.8%
Edinburgh (Currie)24 mi20.3 weeks41.6%
Grangemouth24 mi21.9 weeks50.7%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Hamilton: 19.3 weeksAirdrie: 7.1 weeksEast Kilbride: 23 weeksLivingston: 8.2 weeksGlasgow (Baillieston): 20 weeksPeebles: 24.1 weeksEdinburgh (Currie): 20.3 weeksGrangemouth: 21.9 weeksLanarkLanark

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.
  • 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.