Isle of Mull driving test centre
Post Office, Salen, Isle of Mull, PA72 6JD
Drive the 5 routes around Isle of Mull before test day →
Key facts
- Isle of Mull's pass rate was 73.8% in 2025/26 from 42 tests, 23.8 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 21.6 weeks since booking (longer than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 9.6 weeks ahead.
- A year earlier (August 2025) the median wait was 6.4 weeks, so waits have grown by about 15.2 weeks.
- 75% 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.
Every metre of the practice loops on this page is at 30 mph. Not most of it — all of it, across 47.7 kilometres, which is something no other test area in Britain can say. Mull passed 73.8 per cent of candidates in 2025/26 from 42 tests, 23.8 points above the national average of 50, though that is far too few tests for a national ranking. Three give-way junctions, no traffic signals, no roundabouts and one school in the whole area. The waiting figures are worth a second look: the median was 21.6 weeks, up from 8.4 a year earlier, but the first week with slots still free was only 4.5 weeks out.
Drive the Isle of Mull test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 48 km in all, with 0 roundabouts and 44 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Isle of Mull; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Isle of Mull from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 48 km · 44 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 Ardmor Road10.6 km loop with 4 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Ardmor Road.10.6 km · 9 turns
- Route 2 · via Ardmor Road11.5 km loop with 4 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Ardmor Road.11.5 km · 10 turns
- Route 4 · via Ardmor Road7.8 km loop with 5 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Jarvisfield Road.7.8 km · 10 turns
- Route 510.0 km loop with 4 right turns and 6 left turns.10.0 km · 10 turns
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
One hundred per cent of the distance is at 30 mph. There is no faster section and no slower one, across all five loops and 47.7 kilometres. That single figure tells you most of what the test here is like: no stretch where you are asked to build speed, no zone where you have to drop to 20, and nothing to catch you out on a limit change, because there are no limit changes.
What replaces that is the road itself. The A848, A849, B8035 and B8073 carry the driving, and they run along the shore and over the hills with bends that arrive one after another, gradients in both directions and sightlines that close without much warning. Steering that stays smooth through a long bend, and a speed chosen for what you can see rather than for the sign, is what gets marked.
There is almost no road furniture. Three give-way junctions in the whole set, no traffic signals, no roundabouts, no mini-roundabouts, no zebra or signalled crossings, no traffic calming and no level crossings. One school in the area.
The turning is the lightest of any centre. An 11.5 kilometre loop asks for four right turns and six left. A 7.9 kilometre loop asks for three and two. Nothing on the set asks for more than six of either. Ardmor Road and Jarvisfield Road are the only named streets, and two of the five loops are named after neither — they are simply road, from the start to the finish.
Waiting time for a test at Isle of Mull
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 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 0 | 75% |
| Jul 2026 | 21.6 | 4.5 | 0 | 50% |
| May 2026 | 20.5 | 24 | 25 | 50% |
| Apr 2026 | – | 24 | – | – |
| Mar 2026 | – | 24 | – | – |
| Feb 2026 | – | 21.5 | – | – |
Pass rate at Isle of Mull, 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 | 42 | 73.8% | 73.9% | 73.7% |
| 2024/25 | 28 | 71.4% | 87.5% | 65.0% |
| 2023/24 | 21 | 57.1% | 61.5% | 50.0% |
| 2022/23 | 34 | 73.5% | 81.8% | 58.3% |
| 2021/22 | 21 | 66.7% | 57.1% | 85.7% |
| 2019/20 | 17 | 88.2% | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 26 | 80.8% | 75.0% | 83.3% |
| 2017/18 | 18 | 55.6% | – | – |
Scotland average 49.3% · GB 50%
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Test day at Isle of Mull
The centre is at the Post Office in Salen, PA72 6JD, roughly halfway up the island rather than at either ferry port, so allow for the drive across whichever way you arrive. Car tests only. GOV.UK does not publish a wheelchair access note for this site, so ring DVSA and ask if you need to know before booking.
There is no railway station on the island and no parking is published for the centre. Salen is a small village on the shore road; leave the car well clear of the post office frontage and of passing places, and walk the last part.
The two waiting figures disagree sharply, and the second is the one to act on. Learners tested in July 2026 had waited a median of 21.6 weeks, up from 8.4 a year earlier. But the first week with a tenth of its slots still free was only 4.5 weeks ahead — sooner than almost anywhere in Scotland. Look at the diary yourself before you assume the median applies to you.
Oban is the only other centre within reach and it means a ferry: 31.2 kilometres away, passing 66.1 per cent with a 15.4 week wait. Both the pass rate and the diary favour staying here. Booking and cancelling is on GOV.UK only.
What DVSA publishes about Isle of Mull
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 Isle of Mull
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 Isle of Mull.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Post Office, SalenIsle of Mull PA72 6JD
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- ObanPA34 4AE · 31 km66.1%+16.1 vs GB15.4 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Isle of Mull
- Is Isle of Mull an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 73.8% 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 Isle of Mull?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Isle of Mull was 21.6 weeks, and you had to look about 9.6 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 Isle of Mull driving test centre?
- Isle of Mull test centre is at Post Office, Salen, Isle of Mull, PA72 6JD. 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 Isle of Mull do a year?
- 42 car tests were conducted at Isle of Mull in 2025/26, of which 31 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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