# Galashiels Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Galashiels driving test centre has a 47.4% pass rate and an average 7.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Galashiels driving test centre

Scotland

## Galashiels at a glance

Pass rate

47.4%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

7.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

2,241

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

28.2%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Galashiels compares

Galashiels passes **47.4%** of car tests, which is **2.7 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **7.4 weeks**, 5.4 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **2,241** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **45.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Galashiels

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **45.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Galashiels driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 45.7% |
| February 2026 | 43.4% |
| January 2026 | 51.7% |
| December 2025 | 45.5% |
| November 2025 | 50.9% |
| October 2025 | 44.1% |
| September 2025 | 48% |
| August 2025 | 36.4% |
| July 2025 | 51% |
| June 2025 | 48.6% |
| May 2025 | 49.6% |
| April 2025 | 53.4% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **7.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Galashiels, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 8.1 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 8.4 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 12 weeks |
| December 2025 | 20.6 weeks |
| November 2025 | 14.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 12.6 weeks |
| September 2025 | 15.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **269**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Galashiels, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 269 |
| February 2026 | 235 |
| January 2026 | 151 |
| December 2025 | 123 |
| November 2025 | 163 |
| October 2025 | 213 |
| September 2025 | 196 |
| August 2025 | 129 |
| July 2025 | 155 |
| June 2025 | 177 |
| May 2025 | 224 |
| April 2025 | 206 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Galashiels driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 2,241 | 1,063 | 47.4% |
| 2024-25 | 2,193 | 1,077 | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 1,624 | 956 | 58.9% |
| 2022-23 | 1,763 | 1,035 | 58.7% |
| 2021-22 | 904 | 614 | 67.9% |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 172 | 67.5% |
| 2019-20 | 770 | 413 | 53.6% |
| 2018-19 | 894 | 499 | 55.8% |
| 2017-18 | 908 | 541 | 59.6% |
| 2016-17 | 853 | 538 | 63.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Hawick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hawick/)
    
    22 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 24.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Kelso](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/kelso/)
    
    23 km away
    
    59.2% pass · 22.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Peebles](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/peebles/)
    
    24 km away
    
    58.8% pass · 22 weeks wait
    
-   [Duns](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/duns/)
    
    34 km away
    
    70.2% pass · 22.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Haddington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/haddington/)
    
    38 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 23.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Edinburgh (Currie)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/edinburgh-currie/)
    
    45 km away
    
    41.6% pass · 23 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Galashiels 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.