Barra theory test centre

On the day

Bring your photocard provisional licence; without it the test cannot go ahead and the fee is lost. Arrive 15 minutes early: you will be photographed, your pockets checked, and your belongings locked away. The car theory test is 50 multiple-choice questions (43 to pass) followed by 14 hazard perception clips (44 out of 75 to pass), about 80 minutes in all. The result is printed before you leave and is valid for two years.

Theory tests are booked at GOV.UK for £23. This centre is run for the DVSA by a contractor; it has no examiners and no practical tests.

Pass rate at this centre

In 2022/23 this centre took 29 car theory tests and 18 candidates passed, a rate of 62.1%. The UK average was 44.8%, so this centre sits 17.3 points above it. Men passed 42.9% of their tests here and women 80.0%.

The theory test is marked by computer from a national question bank, so a difference between centres says more about who books there than about the centre itself. Compare it with every other theory centre.

Practical test centres near here

Once you have passed, these are the closest centres for the driving test, with their pass rates for 2025/26.

• Barra

  Isle of Barra · HS9 5XD · 0.0 km

  60.0%

  +10.0 vs GB

  11.1 wks

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• South Uist

  HS8 5TH · 25 km

  55.6%

  +5.6 vs GB

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