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Wick driving test centre

Driving Test Centre Wick, Airport Industrial Estate, Wick, KW1 4QS

Tests here: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road).

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

Median wait, September 2026

13.1 weeks

−5.2 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

59.4%

+9.4 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

168 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 24th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Wick in September 2026 had booked it a median of 13.1 weeks earlier: 1.5 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 2 weeks shorter than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 18.3 weeks, so the wait has shortened by 5.2 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 4.1 weeks to 23.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

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

  • Wick
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Wick, October 2024 to September 2026Wick: 13.1 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2613.1Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2613.1Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Wick, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthWickScotlandGreat Britain
September 202613.115.111.6
August 2026–16.011.1
July 2026–15.611.1
June 202611.414.410.7
May 202613.013.69.7
April 202614.613.09.1
March 20264.114.79.0
February 202619.314.910.4
January 202615.115.010.1
December 202522.213.310.1
November 202512.613.710.4
October 202523.114.411.6
September 202518.315.012.4
August 202516.013.711.7
July 20256.913.612.0
June 202515.912.911.0
May 202513.613.111.3
April 20256.111.910.6
March 20258.611.310.4
February 202514.312.011.4
January 202512.011.111.0
December 202411.210.010.4
November 202410.79.69.9
October 202412.48.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Wick in September 2026, 5.3% had been booked within 7 weeks and 5.3% more than 21 weeks before.

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

At Wick, 5.3% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 5.3% 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
Wick5.3%52.6%36.8%5.3%
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 Wick, those three are below. Of the three, Orkney (11 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Wick in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Wick can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs WickPass rate 2025–26
Thursoabout 21 miles by roadabout 21 mi14.5 weeks+1.4 wk63.0%
Orkneyabout 52 miles by roadabout 52 mi11 weeks−2.1 wk55.9%
Golspieabout 53 miles by roadabout 53 mi18.9 weeks+5.8 wk71.0%

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), 239 car tests were taken here and 59.4% passed, 9.4 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). The year before it was 53.8%, so the rate rose by 5.6 points. First attempts did better: 61.8% of 131 first-time candidates passed, and 5.3% did it with no faults at all.

  • Wick
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    59.4%9.4 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    61.8%11.3 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    5.3%2.4 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    66.1%15.3 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    52.2%3.1 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    72.7%9.1 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
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Pass rates at Wick compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasureWickGreat Britain
All tests59.4%50.0%
First attempts61.8%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults5.3%2.9%
Men66.1%50.8%
Women52.2%49.1%
17-year-olds72.7%63.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Wick
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Wick by financial yearPass rate at Wick in 2025–26: 59.4%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Wick, 2019–20: 62.1%62Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Wick, 2020–21: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Wick, 2021–22: 53.8%54Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Wick, 2022–23: 56.3%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Wick, 2023–24: 60.0%60Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Wick, 2024–25: 53.8%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Wick, 2025–26: 59.4%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Wick, 2019–20: 62.1%62Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Wick, 2020–21: 51.0%51Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Wick, 2021–22: 53.8%54Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Wick, 2022–23: 56.3%56Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Wick, 2023–24: 60.0%60Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Wick, 2024–25: 53.8%54Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Wick, 2025–26: 59.4%59Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Wick by financial year
YearWickGreat Britain
2019–2062.1%45.9%
2020–2151.0%49.8%
2021–2253.8%48.9%
2022–2356.3%48.4%
2023–2460.0%47.9%
2024–2553.8%48.7%
2025–2659.4%50.0%

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

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2024–25 DVSA cancelled 2 tests at Wick, about 8.9 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (2). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness2

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Wick (The Smith Room, First Floor, Pulteney Centre, Huddart Street, KW1 5BA), 1.1 mi away. In 2025–26, 51.2% of its 336 car theory tests were passes, 6.4 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 Orkney, 38 mi away, at 11 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 Wick, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Thurso19 mi14.5 weeks63.0%
OrkneyShorter wait38 mi11 weeks55.9%
Golspie46 mi18.9 weeks71.0%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Thurso: 14.5 weeksOrkney: 11 weeksGolspie: 18.9 weeksWickWick

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.
  • DVSA left out the median wait for 1 of the last 24 months at this centre (gaps in the chart), usually because too few tests were taken or the centre was closed.
  • With 239 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.