# Alness Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Alness driving test centre has a 63.1% pass rate and an average 14.9 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/alness/

# Alness driving test centre

Scotland · Fyrish Way, Alness, Highland · IV17 0PJ

## Alness at a glance

Pass rate

63.1%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

14.9 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

783

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

10.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Alness compares

Alness passes **63.1%** of car tests, which is **13 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **14.9 weeks**, 2.1 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **783** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **62.8%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Alness

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **62.8%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Alness driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 62.8% |
| February 2026 | 60.6% |
| January 2026 | 58.1% |
| December 2025 | 56.7% |
| November 2025 | 63.6% |
| October 2025 | 64.7% |
| September 2025 | 68.6% |
| August 2025 | 52.9% |
| July 2025 | 61.7% |
| June 2025 | 67.8% |
| May 2025 | 59.7% |
| April 2025 | 74.6% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **14.9w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Alness, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 14.9 weeks |
| July 2026 | 14.9 weeks |
| June 2026 | 15 weeks |
| May 2026 | 17.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 11.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 13.5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 13.4 weeks |
| January 2026 | 17.4 weeks |
| December 2025 | 20.9 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 20.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 7.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **86**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Alness, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 86 |
| February 2026 | 94 |
| January 2026 | 43 |
| December 2025 | 67 |
| November 2025 | 99 |
| October 2025 | 102 |
| July 2025 | 60 |
| June 2025 | 59 |
| May 2025 | 62 |
| April 2025 | 59 |
| March 2025 | 61 |
| February 2025 | 81 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Alness driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 783 | 494 | 63.1% |
| 2024-25 | 865 | 545 | 63% |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 540 | 61.6% |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 557 | 62% |
| 2021-22 | 1,008 | 619 | 61.4% |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 205 | 63.3% |
| 2019-20 | 867 | 491 | 56.6% |
| 2018-19 | 858 | 499 | 58.2% |
| 2017-18 | 934 | 557 | 59.6% |
| 2016-17 | 960 | 583 | 60.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Inverness (Longman Drive)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/inverness-longman-drive/)
    
    24 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 5.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Golspie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/golspie/)
    
    36 km away
    
    71% pass · 15.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Grantown-On-Spey](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grantown-on-spey/)
    
    56 km away
    
    56.9% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Elgin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/elgin/)
    
    57 km away
    
    42.3% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Ullapool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ullapool/)
    
    58 km away
    
    61.2% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Kingussie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kingussie/)
    
    69 km away
    
    59.1% pass · 18.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Alness driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.