# Golspie Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Golspie driving test centre has a 71% pass rate and an average 15.6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Golspie driving test centre

Scotland

## Golspie at a glance

Pass rate

71%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

15.6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

93

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

40%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Golspie compares

Golspie passes **71%** of car tests, which is **20.9 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **15.6 weeks**, 2.8 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **93** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **80%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

Golspie conducts fewer than 500 tests a year, so its pass rate moves sharply on a small number of results. It is excluded from the site's rankings for that reason, though the figures above are exactly as DVSA published them.

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

## Trends at Golspie

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **80.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Golspie driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 80% |
| February 2026 | 64.3% |
| January 2026 | 80% |
| December 2025 | 90% |
| November 2025 | 58.3% |
| October 2025 | 60% |
| June 2025 | 40% |
| May 2025 | 77.8% |
| April 2025 | 75% |
| March 2025 | 35.7% |
| February 2025 | 80% |
| January 2025 | 100% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **15.6w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Golspie, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 15.6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 15.6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 18.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16.9 weeks |
| April 2026 | 17 weeks |
| March 2026 | 19.1 weeks |
| February 2026 | 18.5 weeks |
| January 2026 | 27 weeks |
| December 2025 | 7.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 27.3 weeks |
| October 2025 | 27.7 weeks |
| June 2025 | 4 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **20**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Golspie, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 20 |
| December 2023 | 11 |
| October 2023 | 16 |
| September 2023 | 10 |
| August 2023 | 9 |
| June 2023 | 10 |
| March 2023 | 13 |
| February 2023 | 9 |
| January 2023 | 10 |
| December 2022 | 15 |
| November 2022 | 13 |
| October 2022 | 11 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Golspie driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 93 | 66 | 71% |
| 2024-25 | 100 | 68 | 68% |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 63 | 67.7% |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 94 | 68.6% |
| 2021-22 | 104 | 79 | 76% |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% |
| 2019-20 | 96 | 67 | 69.8% |
| 2018-19 | 144 | 89 | 61.8% |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 56 | 76.7% |
| 2016-17 | 56 | 46 | 82.1% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Alness](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/alness/)
    
    36 km away
    
    63.1% pass · 14.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Elgin](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/elgin/)
    
    53 km away
    
    42.3% pass · 10.7 weeks wait
    
-   [Inverness (Longman Drive)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/inverness-longman-drive/)
    
    57 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 5.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Buckie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/buckie/)
    
    68 km away
    
    51.1% pass · 6 weeks wait
    
-   [Ullapool](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/ullapool/)
    
    70 km away
    
    61.2% pass · 8.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Wick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wick/)
    
    74 km away
    
    59.4% pass · 11.4 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Golspie 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.