Aberdeen North driving test centre
Unit A4 Davidson House, Campus 1 Balgownie Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB22 8GT
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Key facts
- Aberdeen North's pass rate was 48.2% in 2025/26 from 3,906 tests, 1.8 points below the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 55 of 67 centres in Scotland (Scotland average 49.3%), one of the lower pass rates in the region.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has fallen by 7.5 points, from 55.7% to 48.2%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 15.4 weeks since booking (longer than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 23 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 8.3 weeks, so waits have grown by about 7.1 weeks.
- 26.8% of the standard slots in the booking window were still unbooked in August 2026, which usually means a cancellation or new date is realistic here.
Aberdeen North is a junction test. There are 54 give-way junctions on the five practice loops on this page, a high count for a route set of this length, and one loop alone asks for eighteen right turns. Traffic lights barely feature by comparison: seven sets across 59 km. What that adds up to is a test where the marking follows your own decisions rather than a signal's, over and over, on Balgownie Road, Scotstown Road, The Parkway and the streets around Bridge of Don. Two-thirds of the distance is at 30 mph and a quarter at 50, so the pace changes often. The pass rate has fallen by more than seven points since 2021 and now sits below the national average.
Drive the Aberdeen North test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 59 km in all, with 24 roundabouts and 123 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Aberdeen North; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Aberdeen North from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 59 km · 123 marked turns
- Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
- Street View tour of each route
- Every roundabout and junction, in the order you'll meet them
- The four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios, included
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- Route 1 · via Gordon Brae11.9 km loop with 3 roundabouts, 18 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of The Parkway.11.9 km · 33 turns · 3 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via The Parkway12.2 km loop with 6 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Great Northern Road.12.2 km · 26 turns · 6 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via The Parkway12.4 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Balgownie Road.12.4 km · 26 turns · 8 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Great Northern Road11.1 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of The Parkway.11.1 km · 19 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Balgownie Road11.5 km loop with 2 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Jesmond Drive.11.5 km · 19 turns · 2 roundabouts
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Give-way junctions are what Aberdeen North does. There are 54 of them on the practice loops on this page and only seven sets of traffic signals, so almost every decision about a gap is yours to make and yours to be marked on. One loop asks for eighteen right turns on its own. Right turns across oncoming traffic, repeated that many times in twelve kilometres, will find any weakness in observation or gap judgement.
Pedestrians are the second thing. The loops carry 29 signalled crossings and five zebra crossings. Zebras are worth practising deliberately, because there is no light to tell you what to do: you read the pavement on both sides, cover the brake, and stop for anyone waiting rather than deciding they were not really going to cross.
The speed pattern is a wide one. Two-thirds of the distance is at 30 mph and just under a quarter at 50, with a small share at 20. Fifty is the limit that catches people. Candidates coming off a long run of 30 mph streets tend to hold back at 40 without realising, and Whitestripes Avenue and The Parkway are the sort of open road where that shows.
Roundabouts are less of a feature here than at most Scottish centres. Four loop roads carry them and there is not a single mini-roundabout anywhere on the routes.
Eleven traffic-calming features sit on the loops. Manoeuvres are asked for on the quieter residential streets rather than on the campus.
Pass rate at Aberdeen North, 2007/08 to 2025/26
Share of car tests passed each April-to-March year. Dashed line: Great Britain average for 2025/26.
Month by month, 2025/26
By year and gender
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3,906 | 48.2% | 47.4% | 48.9% |
| 2024/25 | 1,724 | 43.1% | 42.0% | 44.4% |
| 2023/24 | 4,337 | 43.4% | 44.2% | 42.6% |
| 2022/23 | 4,307 | 47.8% | 48.4% | 47.0% |
| 2021/22 | 3,976 | 55.7% | 58.0% | 53.7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,003 | 56.4% | 58.9% | 54.2% |
| 2019/20 | 3,962 | 50.9% | 54.4% | 47.9% |
| 2018/19 | 3,671 | 55.5% | 61.1% | 51.4% |
Scotland average 49.3% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Aberdeen North
Median weeks between booking and taking the test, for tests taken each month. Dashed line: GB median for August 2026.
| Month | Median wait | Weeks to free slots | Slots offered | Still free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 15.4 | 23 | 33 | 26.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 15.4 | 22.5 | 27 | 29% |
| Jun 2026 | 13.6 | 20.8 | 30 | 27.4% |
| May 2026 | 10.4 | 24 | 37 | 27.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 32.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 11.4 | 22.8 | 40 | 20.8% |
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Test day at Aberdeen North
Check which site you are going to. Car and ADI tests, parts 2 and 3, are held at Unit A4, Davidson House, Campus 1, Balgownie Road at Bridge of Don. Lorry and bus tests stayed at the older Cloverhill Road site, also at Bridge of Don, until further notice. The two addresses are not the same place and DVSA says so in the centre's own record, so read your confirmation rather than the postcode you have used before.
DVSA publishes that you can access this centre if you use a wheelchair. Nothing is published about candidate parking. A modern business campus of this kind normally has bays nearby, which is typical rather than confirmed for this address.
There is no railway station within easy reach, so almost everyone arrives by car.
The wait here has been going the wrong way. Candidates tested in the most recent month of figures had waited a median of about fifteen weeks, some five weeks longer than a year earlier and above the national median. Book as early as you can and do not count on moving the date closer.
Booking, moving and cancelling all go through GOV.UK.
What DVSA publishes about Aberdeen North
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carlorry and busADI part 2ADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- DVSA states you can access this centre in a wheelchair.
- On the day
- . Car, ADI and SC tests will be held at the above address. Please note LGV tests will remain at the original site until further notice: Aberdeen North, Driving Test Centre LGV, Cloverhill Road, Bridge of Don, AB23 8FE.
Other tests at Aberdeen North
This centre is not car only. DVSA publishes results for these categories separately, and they are taken by different candidates on different vehicles, so the rates are not comparable with the car figure above.
Bus and coach (PCV)
- Manoeuvres 2022/23
- 95.8%24 tests
- On road 2022/23
- 84.2%38 tests
Learner reports from Aberdeen North
No reports yet for this centre. If you tested here, the first one is yours to write.
What examiners mark most often
DVSA does not publish faults by centre, but it does publish them nationally. These collected the most marks across every car test in Great Britain in 2025/26, and they are the same ones you will be marked on at Aberdeen North.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Unit A4 Davidson House, Campus 1 Balgownie Road, Bridge of DonAberdeen AB22 8GT
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Aberdeen North
- Is Aberdeen North an easy test centre?
- Its 48.2% pass rate in 2025/26 is below the 50.0% national average. Busy urban roads and complex junctions usually explain lower rates; knowing the local routes closes most of that gap.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Aberdeen North?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Aberdeen North was 15.4 weeks, and you had to look about 23 weeks ahead to find a week with at least 10% of slots free. DVSA publishes this monthly; the figure above updates when they do.
- Where is Aberdeen North driving test centre?
- Aberdeen North test centre is at Unit A4 Davidson House, Campus 1 Balgownie Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB22 8GT. Arrive at least 10 minutes early with your provisional licence; parking rules vary by centre, so check the learner reports below.
- How many driving tests does Aberdeen North do a year?
- 3,906 car tests were conducted at Aberdeen North in 2025/26, of which 1,881 were passed.
Source: DVSA tables DRT122A (pass rates by centre and month) and DRT122F (waiting times and availability), Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRank adds the comparisons and rankings.
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