# Lanark Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Lanark driving test centre has a 58.1% pass rate and an average 20.4 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Lanark driving test centre

Scotland · Selkirk Street, Low Waters, South Lanarkshire · ML3 6RQ

## Lanark at a glance

Pass rate

58.1%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

20.4 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

1,914

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

46.8%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Lanark compares

Lanark passes **58.1%** of car tests, which is **8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **20.4 weeks**, 7.6 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **1,914** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **53.7%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Lanark

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **53.7%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Lanark driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 53.7% |
| February 2026 | 64.4% |
| January 2026 | 56.4% |
| December 2025 | 54.4% |
| November 2025 | 49% |
| October 2025 | 56.6% |
| September 2025 | 60.8% |
| August 2025 | 56% |
| July 2025 | 64.3% |
| June 2025 | 61.9% |
| May 2025 | 64.2% |
| April 2025 | 63.1% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **20.4w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Lanark, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 20.4 weeks |
| July 2026 | 20.4 weeks |
| June 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| May 2026 | 18.6 weeks |
| April 2026 | 12.4 weeks |
| March 2026 | 16.9 weeks |
| February 2026 | 11.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 20.1 weeks |
| December 2025 | 10.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 9.4 weeks |
| October 2025 | 12.4 weeks |
| September 2025 | 17.6 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **190**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Lanark, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 190 |
| February 2026 | 135 |
| January 2026 | 149 |
| December 2025 | 149 |
| November 2025 | 204 |
| October 2025 | 226 |
| September 2025 | 189 |
| August 2025 | 150 |
| July 2025 | 182 |
| June 2025 | 134 |
| May 2025 | 95 |
| April 2025 | 111 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Lanark driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 1,914 | 1,112 | 58.1% |
| 2024-25 | 1,845 | 1,014 | 55% |
| 2023-24 | 2,201 | 1,205 | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 1,689 | 1,017 | 60.2% |
| 2021-22 | 1,569 | 894 | 57% |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 165 | 55.2% |
| 2019-20 | 1,609 | 826 | 51.3% |
| 2018-19 | 1,686 | 932 | 55.3% |
| 2017-18 | 1,885 | 986 | 52.3% |
| 2016-17 | 1,991 | 1,041 | 52.3% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Hamilton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hamilton/)
    
    0 km away
    
    42% pass · 17.6 weeks wait
    
-   [East Kilbride](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/east-kilbride/)
    
    9 km away
    
    57.7% pass · 18.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Hastings (Ore)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hastings-ore/)
    
    11 km away
    
    52.4% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Airdrie](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/airdrie/)
    
    11 km away
    
    47.4% pass · 20.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Glasgow (Anniesland)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/glasgow-anniesland/)
    
    17 km away
    
    44.3% pass · 21.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Glasgow (Baillieston)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/glasgow-baillieston/)
    
    17 km away
    
    47.4% pass · 18.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Lanark 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.