Inveraray driving test centre
The Pier, Front Street, Inverary, PA32 8UY
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Key facts
- Inveraray's pass rate was 69.4% in 2025/26 from 124 tests, 19.4 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 9 of 67 centres in Scotland (Scotland average 49.3%), one of the higher pass rates in the region, 20.1 points above it.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 20.9 weeks since booking (longer than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 12 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 12.6 weeks, so waits have grown by about 8.3 weeks.
- 25% 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.
Inveraray is one of the eleven best centres in Britain to sit a test at. It passed 69.4 per cent of candidates in 2025/26 from 124 tests, 19.4 points above the national average and ninth of the 67 centres in Scotland. The roads explain a good deal of it: 46 per cent of the distance on the practice loops on this page is at 60 mph and only 33 per cent at 30, with three give-way junctions, two sets of traffic signals and one school in the whole area. There is very little town to get wrong. The catch is getting a date — the wait is a median of 20.9 weeks, nearly double the national 11.9.
Drive the Inveraray test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 43 km in all, with 0 roundabouts and 66 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Inveraray; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Inveraray from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 43 km · 66 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 Main Street South10.2 km loop with 8 right turns, 8 left turns and a stretch of Upper Avenue.10.2 km · 16 turns
- Route 2 · via Main Street South6.2 km loop with 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Barn Park.6.2 km · 14 turns
- Route 3 · via Old Military Road9.5 km loop with 5 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Upper Avenue.9.5 km · 10 turns
- Route 4 · via Old Military Road10.0 km loop with 8 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Main Street South.10.0 km · 18 turns
- Route 5 · via Old Military Road7.3 km loop with 3 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Main Street South.7.3 km · 8 turns
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Nearly half the driving is at 60 mph. Forty-six per cent of the distance sits in the national limit, 33 per cent at 30 and 21 per cent at 40, on lochside and hill roads that bend continuously and change camber as they go. That is where the test is won or lost. Examiners here are looking for progress on the open road — not speed for its own sake, but a car that is up to the limit where the road allows it and slowing early where it does not.
There is almost nothing else to manage. Three give-way junctions and two sets of traffic signals across 43.2 kilometres. No roundabouts named anywhere in the area, no mini-roundabouts, no zebra or signalled crossings, no traffic calming and no level crossings. One school. For a town test this is about as bare as the road furniture gets in Britain.
The turning is even. A 10.2 kilometre loop asks for eight right turns and eight left, a 10 kilometre loop asks for eight and ten, and the shortest loop, at 6.2 kilometres, asks for eight and six. That last one is the busiest per kilometre, and it is the town section.
Front Street, Main Street, Church Square, Upper Avenue, Barn Brae, Barn Park, Queen's Drive, Dalmally Road and the Old Military Road carry most of the driving, along with Front Street East, Front Street West and Main Street South. There is no dual carriageway.
Waiting time for a test at Inveraray
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 | 20.9 | 12 | 13 | 25% |
| Jul 2026 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 0 | 40% |
| May 2026 | 17.1 | 24 | 12 | 35.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 16.3 | 24 | 10 | 10% |
| Mar 2026 | 11.6 | 24 | 25 | 12.5% |
| Feb 2026 | – | 24 | – | – |
Pass rate at Inveraray, 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 | 124 | 69.4% | 74.6% | 63.2% |
| 2024/25 | 67 | 85.1% | 75.0% | 92.3% |
| 2023/24 | 92 | 71.7% | 80.0% | 65.4% |
| 2022/23 | 89 | 84.3% | 87.2% | 81.0% |
| 2021/22 | 81 | 75.3% | 75.0% | 77.5% |
| 2020/21 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019/20 | 60 | 83.3% | 83.9% | 82.8% |
| 2018/19 | 69 | 84.1% | 80.0% | 87.2% |
Scotland average 49.3% · GB 50%
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Test day at Inveraray
Tests are conducted from The Pier on Front Street, PA32 8UY, on the loch side at the front of the town. Car tests only. GOV.UK does not publish a wheelchair access note for this site, so ring DVSA and ask if that matters to you.
There is no railway station here and parking is not published for the centre. Front Street is the town's main frontage and it fills with visitors from spring through to autumn, so allow more time than the distance suggests and be ready to leave the car further back than you would like.
The wait was a median of 20.9 weeks for tests taken in July 2026, well beyond the national median of 11.9. The first week with a tenth of its slots still free was 21.8 weeks ahead, so the two figures agree with each other here — the diary really is that full, and a cancellation is the only thing that will move you forward.
Everything nearby is about half an hour away and all of it is different. Oban is 31.9 kilometres, passes 66.1 per cent and was waiting 15.4 weeks. Lochgilphead is 31 kilometres at 56.4 per cent and 14.3 weeks. Dunoon is 32.3 kilometres at 71.5 per cent but waiting 21.1 weeks. Booking and cancelling is on GOV.UK only.
What DVSA publishes about Inveraray
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- car
- Wheelchair access
- Not published. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Learner reports from Inveraray
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 Inveraray.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
The Pier, Front StreetInverary PA32 8UY
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- LochgilpheadPA31 8QX · 31 km56.4%+6.4 vs GB14.3 wkswait
- ObanPA34 4AE · 32 km66.1%+16.1 vs GB15.4 wkswait
- DunoonPA23 8BP · 32 km71.5%+21.5 vs GB21.1 wkswait
- GreenockPA16 8DD · 36 km41.7%-8.3 vs GB9 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Inveraray
- Is Inveraray an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 69.4% of car tests were passed there in 2025/26, against 50.0% nationally. Pass rates reflect the local roads and who takes tests there as much as the examiners, so treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Inveraray?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Inveraray was 20.9 weeks, and you had to look about 12 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 Inveraray driving test centre?
- Inveraray test centre is at The Pier, Front Street, Inverary, PA32 8UY. 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 Inveraray do a year?
- 124 car tests were conducted at Inveraray in 2025/26, of which 86 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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