# Castle Douglas Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Castle Douglas driving test centre has a 53.4% pass rate and an average 18.1 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/castle-douglas/

# Castle Douglas driving test centre

Scotland

## Castle Douglas at a glance

Pass rate

53.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

18.1 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

549

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

26.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Castle Douglas compares

Castle Douglas passes **53.4%** of car tests, which is **3.3 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **18.1 weeks**, 5.3 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **549** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **62.2%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Castle Douglas area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Castle Douglas

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **62.2%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Castle Douglas driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 62.2% |
| February 2026 | 62% |
| January 2026 | 69.6% |
| December 2025 | 48.4% |
| November 2025 | 50% |
| October 2025 | 43.1% |
| September 2025 | 48.3% |
| August 2025 | 53.8% |
| July 2025 | 42.6% |
| June 2025 | 60% |
| May 2025 | 47.7% |
| April 2025 | 62.7% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **18.1w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Castle Douglas, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 18.1 weeks |
| July 2026 | 18.1 weeks |
| June 2026 | 18.1 weeks |
| May 2026 | 13.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 19.8 weeks |
| March 2026 | 17.7 weeks |
| February 2026 | 17.9 weeks |
| January 2026 | 14.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.3 weeks |
| November 2025 | 11.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 9.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 8.4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **45**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Castle Douglas, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 45 |
| February 2026 | 50 |
| January 2026 | 23 |
| December 2025 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 48 |
| October 2025 | 51 |
| September 2025 | 60 |
| August 2025 | 52 |
| July 2025 | 54 |
| June 2025 | 40 |
| May 2025 | 44 |
| April 2025 | 51 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Castle Douglas driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 549 | 293 | 53.4% |
| 2024-25 | 516 | 259 | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 250 | 54.1% |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 190 | 52.3% |
| 2021-22 | 494 | 250 | 50.6% |
| 2020-21 | 90 | 53 | 58.9% |
| 2019-20 | 354 | 166 | 46.9% |
| 2018-19 | 375 | 181 | 48.3% |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 211 | 55.4% |
| 2016-17 | 369 | 199 | 53.9% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Dumfries](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/dumfries/)
    
    25 km away
    
    53.9% pass · 11.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Newton Stewart](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/newton-stewart/)
    
    35 km away
    
    65.8% pass · 19.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Workington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/workington/)
    
    41 km away
    
    61.9% pass · 10.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Cumnock](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/cumnock/)
    
    61 km away
    
    67.4% pass · 21.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Carlisle LGV (Cars)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/carlisle-lgv-cars/)
    
    64 km away
    
    44.7% pass · 0.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Girvan](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/girvan/)
    
    68 km away
    
    72% pass · 19.9 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Castle Douglas 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.