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Rothesay driving test centre

C/O Dept. of Employment, 9 King Street, Rothesay, PA20 0DG · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car.

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

Limited data for this centre. Only 125 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

21.7 weeks

+11.3 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

52.0%

+2.0 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 Rothesay 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 10.4 weeks, so the wait has grown by 11.3 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 10.4 weeks to 23.6 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Rothesay
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Rothesay, October 2024 to September 2026Rothesay: 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 Rothesay, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthRothesayScotlandGreat Britain
September 202621.715.111.6
August 202623.616.011.1
July 202623.615.611.1
June 202613.414.410.7
May 202622.113.69.7
April 202622.713.09.1
March 202621.914.79.0
February 202622.714.910.4
January 202621.415.010.1
December 202510.413.310.1
November 202511.413.710.4
October 202522.814.411.6
September 202510.415.012.4
August 20256.913.711.7
July 202510.913.612.0
June 20254.412.911.0
May 20253.913.111.3
April 202511.111.910.6
March 202515.011.310.4
February 202513.412.011.4
January 202519.111.111.0
December 202414.810.010.4
November 202414.49.69.9
October 202416.08.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Rothesay in September 2026, 11.1% had been booked within 7 weeks and 55.6% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Rothesay, 11.1% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 55.6% 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
Rothesay11.1%0.0%33.3%55.6%
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 Rothesay, those three are below. Of the three, Greenock (7.9 weeks) and Paisley (18.1 weeks) had median waits at least a week shorter than Rothesay in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Rothesay can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs RothesayPass rate 2025–26
Greenockabout 16 miles by roadabout 16 mi7.9 weeks−13.8 wk41.7%
Dunoonabout 28 miles by roadabout 28 mi21.9 weeks+0.2 wk71.5%
Paisleyabout 35 miles by roadabout 35 mi18.1 weeks−3.6 wk48.6%

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), 125 car tests were taken here and 52.0% passed, 2.0 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). First attempts did about the same: 52.7% of 74 first-time candidates passed, and 0.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Rothesay
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    52.0%2.0 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    52.7%2.2 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    0.0%2.9 points below Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    53.0%2.2 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    50.8%1.7 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    59.3%4.3 points below Great Britain (63.6%)
  • Automatic cars26% of tests here were in automatics
    51.5%6.9 points above Great Britain (44.6%)
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Pass rates at Rothesay compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureRothesayGreat Britain
All tests52.0%50.0%
First attempts52.7%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults0.0%2.9%
Men53.0%50.8%
Women50.8%49.1%
17-year-olds59.3%63.6%
Automatic cars51.5%44.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Rothesay
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Rothesay by financial yearPass rate at Rothesay in 2025–26: 52.0%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Rothesay, 2019–20: 61.8%62Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Rothesay, 2021–22: 70.5%71Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Rothesay, 2022–23: 80.8%81Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Rothesay, 2023–24: 59.1%59Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Rothesay, 2025–26: 52.0%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Rothesay, 2019–20: 61.8%62Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Rothesay, 2021–22: 70.5%71Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Rothesay, 2022–23: 80.8%81Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Rothesay, 2023–24: 59.1%59Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Rothesay, 2025–26: 52.0%52Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Rothesay by financial year
YearRothesayGreat Britain
2019–2061.8%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2270.5%48.9%
2022–2380.8%48.4%
2023–2459.1%47.9%
2024–25–48.7%
2025–2652.0%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 28 tests at Rothesay, about 224.0 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was weather and other acts of nature (18). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Weather and other acts of nature18
  • Examiner leave5
  • Examiner illness5

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Dunoon (The Green Room, First Floor, Dunoon Burgh Hall, 195 Argyll Street, PA23 7DD), 9.3 mi away. In 2025–26, 51.5% of its 33 car theory tests were passes, 6.7 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 Greenock, 14 mi away, at 7.9 weeks. Within the same list, Irvine (23 mi) had a pass rate of 55.7%. 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 Rothesay, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Dunoon9.6 mi21.9 weeks71.5%
GreenockShorter wait14 mi7.9 weeks41.7%
Brodick (Isle of Arran)18 mi23.9 weeks67.3%
Lochgilphead20 mi23.1 weeks56.4%
DumbartonShorter wait21 mi4.4 weeks52.8%
PaisleyShorter wait22 mi18.1 weeks48.6%
IrvineShorter waitHigher pass rate23 mi17.6 weeks55.7%
Inveraray27 mi23.3 weeks69.4%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Dunoon: 21.9 weeksGreenock: 7.9 weeksBrodick (Isle of Arran): 23.9 weeksLochgilphead: 23.1 weeksDumbarton: 4.4 weeksPaisley: 18.1 weeksIrvine: 17.6 weeksInveraray: 23.3 weeksRothesayRothesay

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 125 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.