Wick driving test centre
Driving Test Centre Wick, Airport Industrial Estate, KW1 4QS
Drive the 5 routes around Wick before test day →
Key facts
- Wick's pass rate was 59.4% in 2025/26 from 239 tests, 9.4 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 25 of 67 centres in Scotland (Scotland average 49.3%), a mid-table pass rates in the region, 10.1 points above it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has risen by 5.6 points, from 53.8% to 59.4%.
- On waiting times, the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 24 weeks ahead.
Forty-three per cent of the distance on the practice loops on this page is at 20 mph and 34 per cent at 40, with only 15 per cent at the 30 most lessons are built around. Wick is a test of changing limits and of turns: one 12.7 kilometre loop asks for 14 right turns and 14 left, and there is not one set of traffic signals anywhere across 56.7 kilometres. Two level crossings sit on the set as well. It passes 59.4 per cent, 47th of the 302 centres ranked and 10.1 points above the Scottish average, having risen 5.6 points since 2021/22. The wait has come down to 11.4 weeks from 15.9 a year ago.
Drive the Wick test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 57 km in all, with 0 roundabouts and 103 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Wick; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Wick 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 · 103 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 Henrietta Street12.7 km loop with 14 right turns, 14 left turns and a stretch of Proudfoot Road.12.7 km · 28 turns
- Route 2 · via Glamis Road7.1 km loop with 10 right turns, 13 left turns and a stretch of Henrietta Street.7.1 km · 23 turns
- Route 3 · via Elzy Road12.7 km loop with 12 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Robert Street.12.7 km · 18 turns
- Route 4 · via Louisburgh Street10.5 km loop with 10 right turns, 10 left turns and a stretch of Williamson Street.10.5 km · 20 turns
- Route 5 · via Elzy Road13.6 km loop with 7 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Noss Head Road.13.6 km · 14 turns
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
The limits change more than almost anywhere. Forty-three per cent of the distance is at 20 mph, 34 per cent at 40, 15 per cent at 30 and 8 per cent at 60. Very little of a Wick test is spent at one steady speed; you are reading signs and adjusting, and the fault examiners see most is carrying a 40 mph mindset into a 20 zone by half a street.
There are no traffic signals on the practice loops on this page at all. Twelve give-way junctions, one mini-roundabout and two signalled crossings are the whole of the junction furniture across 56.7 kilometres, so every priority decision is yours.
The turning is heavy on some loops and light on others. A 12.7 kilometre loop asks for 14 right turns and 14 left; a 7.1 kilometre loop asks for 10 and 13; but a 13.6 kilometre loop out towards Noss Head asks for seven of each in nearly twice the distance. Which one you draw changes the test quite a lot.
Two level crossings sit on the set. Stop behind the line, do not creep, and wait for the barrier rather than for the lights — worth doing once with your instructor first.
Henrietta Street, Girnigoe Street, Louisburgh Street, Glamis Road, Hillhead Road, North Road, St. Fergus Road and Murray Avenue carry most of the driving, with the A99, A882 and B874 beyond the town. There is no dual carriageway and there are 4 schools in the area.
Pass rate at Wick, 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 | 239 | 59.4% | 66.1% | 52.2% |
| 2024/25 | 225 | 53.8% | 62.0% | 44.2% |
| 2023/24 | 290 | 60.0% | 62.4% | 57.1% |
| 2022/23 | 277 | 56.3% | 55.5% | 57.3% |
| 2021/22 | 186 | 53.8% | 52.8% | 54.6% |
| 2020/21 | 49 | 51.0% | 40.7% | 63.6% |
| 2019/20 | 256 | 62.1% | 59.2% | 64.9% |
| 2018/19 | 326 | 60.1% | 64.2% | 55.3% |
Scotland average 49.3% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Wick
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 | – | 24 | 11 | 11.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 24 | 10% |
| May 2026 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 0% |
| Apr 2026 | 14.6 | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.1 | 24 | 53 | 33.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 19.3 | 24 | 19 | 39.5% |
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Test day at Wick
The centre is on the Airport Industrial Estate, KW1 4QS, north of the town beside the airfield. Car tests are conducted here, along with motorcycle module 1 off-road and module 2 on-road, so the yard has more going on in it than at a car-only centre.
Wick station is 1.1 kilometres away, which is walkable, though most candidates arrive by car or with an instructor.
Parking is not published for this site. Industrial estate roads usually have room; the marked bays belong to the units, so leave a couple of minutes to walk in.
The wait was a median of 11.4 weeks for tests taken in June 2026, close to the national 11.9, and it has improved from 15.9 a year earlier. The first week with a tenth of its slots still free was 17.4 weeks ahead, so the queue is longer than the median suggests for anyone booking now.
February returned 58.6 per cent from 87 tests, which is the only month with enough tests to say much about. Thurso is 30.3 kilometres away, passes 63 per cent and was waiting 15.1 weeks — a better pass rate for a longer wait and a long drive across the county. Booking, moving and cancelling is on GOV.UK only.
What DVSA publishes about Wick
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carmotorcycle module 1 (off-road)motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- Wheelchair access
- Not published. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Other tests at Wick
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.
Learner reports from Wick
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 Wick.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Driving Test Centre Wick, Airport Industrial EstateWick KW1 4QS
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
Nearby centres
- ThursoKW14 7QA · 30 km63.0%+13.0 vs GB15.1 wkswait
Questions learners ask about Wick
- Is Wick an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 59.4% 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.
- Where is Wick driving test centre?
- Wick test centre is at Driving Test Centre Wick, Airport Industrial Estate, KW1 4QS. 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 Wick do a year?
- 239 car tests were conducted at Wick in 2025/26, of which 142 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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