Kingussie driving test centre
Kingussie Shinty Club, The Market Stance, Ruthven Road, PH21 1EN
Drive the 5 routes around Kingussie before test day →
Key facts
- Kingussie's pass rate was 59.1% in 2025/26 from 93 tests, 9.1 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- Since 2016/17 the pass rate has risen by 9.8 points, from 54.3% to 64.1%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 18.3 weeks since booking (longer than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 24 weeks ahead.
Two numbers set this test apart. Sixty-five per cent of the distance on the practice loops on this page is at 60 mph, and there are seven level crossings in the area — more than almost anywhere else in Britain, because the Highland main line runs the length of the strath. Kingussie passed 59.1 per cent of candidates in 2025/26 from 93 tests, 9.1 points above the national average, too few tests for a national ranking but on a rising trend since 2016/17. The rest of the drive is 18 give-way junctions, one set of traffic signals and 34 per cent of the distance at 20 mph in the village. The wait is a median of 18.3 weeks, up from 11.6 a year ago.
Drive the Kingussie test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 57 km in all, with 0 roundabouts and 69 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Kingussie; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Kingussie from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 57 km · 69 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
One payment, no renewal. Or £9.99 a month with a 3-day free trial. Cancel any time.
Everything else on PassRank, every centre, its pass rate, its waiting time and the forum, is free and needs no account.
- Route 1 · via High Street9.2 km loop with 6 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Gynack Road.9.2 km · 13 turns
- Route 2 · via West Terrace13.4 km loop with 8 right turns, 12 left turns and a stretch of High Street.13.4 km · 20 turns
- Route 3 · via Ruthven Road10.3 km loop with 6 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Newtonmore Road.10.3 km · 13 turns
- Route 4 · via High Street11.5 km loop with 7 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Spey Street.11.5 km · 12 turns
- Route 5 · via High Street12.3 km loop with 5 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Ruthven Road.12.3 km · 11 turns
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Seven level crossings sit in this area, which is more than most learners will meet in a lifetime of driving, let alone in a test. The railway runs the length of the strath and the loops cross it repeatedly. Practise the whole thing properly beforehand: slowing early enough that you are not committed, stopping behind the line, waiting without creeping, and moving off promptly once the barrier lifts. It is a straightforward manoeuvre that goes wrong when it is unfamiliar.
The speed profile is split. Sixty-five per cent of the distance is at 60 mph and 34 per cent at 20, with almost nothing in between. That means the drive keeps swinging from village crawl to open road and back, and the transition — settling to the new limit before the sign rather than after it — is what gets marked.
There are 18 give-way junctions across 56.6 kilometres and only one set of traffic signals, no roundabouts named anywhere, no mini-roundabouts, no zebra crossings and no traffic calming. Priority is yours to judge nearly every time.
The turning is gentle by comparison. A 13.4 kilometre loop asks for eight right turns and 12 left, the others sit between five and seven of each. The loops are long because so much of the length is open road between junctions.
High Street, Ruthven Road, Duke Street, Gynack Road, Newtonmore Road, West Terrace, Dunbarry Road, Dunbarry Terrace, Kerrow Drive, Market Lane, Tait's Brae and Rathad Bhenneit carry most of the driving, with Spey Street named on the loops. There are 2 schools in the area and no dual carriageway.
Waiting time for a test at Kingussie
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 | 18.3 | 24 | 22 | 0% |
| Jul 2026 | 18.3 | 24 | 20 | 30% |
| Jun 2026 | 17.1 | 24 | 10 | 10% |
| May 2026 | 21.6 | 24 | 22 | 55.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 30.4 | 24 | 0 | 85.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 60% |
Pass rate at Kingussie, 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 | 93 | 59.1% | 54.9% | 64.3% |
| 2024/25 | 131 | 64.1% | 59.2% | 70.0% |
| 2023/24 | 118 | 55.9% | 53.2% | 58.9% |
| 2022/23 | 119 | 58.0% | 58.5% | 57.6% |
| 2021/22 | 75 | 53.3% | 68.8% | 41.9% |
| 2020/21 | 14 | 78.6% | 75.0% | 80.0% |
| 2019/20 | 57 | 49.1% | 59.1% | 42.9% |
| 2018/19 | 108 | 55.6% | 57.9% | 52.9% |
Scotland average 49.3% · GB 50%
Tell me when the wait at Kingussie drops
One email when DVSA’s monthly figure falls, or goes under the number of weeks you choose. No newsletter.
Test day at Kingussie
Tests are conducted from Kingussie Shinty Club at The Market Stance on Ruthven Road, PH21 1EN. Car tests only. GOV.UK says DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability, so ring ahead and tell them what you need.
Kingussie station is 0.1 kilometres away — you can see it from the centre — so arriving by train is genuinely easy here, which is rare this far into the Highlands.
Parking is not published for the site. A sports club car park is usually open, but it is shared with whatever is on that day, so allow a few minutes rather than assuming a space by the door.
The wait was a median of 18.3 weeks for tests taken in July 2026, well beyond the national median of 11.9, and a year earlier the same figure was 11.6 — about 6.7 weeks have been added. The first week with a tenth of its slots still free was 24 weeks ahead, so take a date when one is offered and keep watching for cancellations.
Grantown-on-Spey is the only centre within reach, 38.4 kilometres away, passing 56.9 per cent with a 21.6 week wait — a lower pass rate, a longer wait and the best part of an hour each way. Booking and cancelling is on GOV.UK only.
What DVSA publishes about Kingussie
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. DVSA says it will make arrangements for candidates with a disability, which is not the same as step-free access. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Learner reports from Kingussie
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 Kingussie.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Kingussie Shinty Club, The Market Stance, Ruthven RoadKingussie PH21 1EN
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- Grantown-On-SpeyGrantown-on-Spey · PH26 3JR · 38 km56.9%+6.9 vs GB21.6 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Kingussie
- Is Kingussie an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 59.1% 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 Kingussie?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Kingussie was 18.3 weeks, and you had to look about 24 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 Kingussie driving test centre?
- Kingussie test centre is at Kingussie Shinty Club, The Market Stance, Ruthven Road, PH21 1EN. 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 Kingussie do a year?
- 93 car tests were conducted at Kingussie in 2025/26, of which 55 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.
Drive Kingussie’s 5 test routes in 3D3 days free, then £9.99/month · or £14.99 once for 90 days
Try free