# Peebles Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Peebles driving test centre has a 58.8% pass rate and an average 22 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

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

# Peebles driving test centre

Scotland

## Peebles at a glance

Pass rate

58.8%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

22 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

685

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

59.1%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Peebles compares

Peebles passes **58.8%** of car tests, which is **8.7 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **22 weeks**, 9.2 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **685** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **50%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

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

## Trends at Peebles

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **50.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Peebles driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 50% |
| February 2026 | 55.6% |
| January 2026 | 68.3% |
| December 2025 | 66% |
| November 2025 | 57.5% |
| October 2025 | 50.9% |
| September 2025 | 57.6% |
| August 2025 | 52.7% |
| July 2025 | 59.2% |
| June 2025 | 67.9% |
| May 2025 | 65.3% |
| April 2025 | 60.3% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **22.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Peebles, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 22 weeks |
| July 2026 | 22 weeks |
| June 2026 | 18.6 weeks |
| May 2026 | 20.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 18.9 weeks |
| March 2026 | 18.5 weeks |
| February 2026 | 19.6 weeks |
| January 2026 | 21 weeks |
| December 2025 | 19.7 weeks |
| November 2025 | 21.1 weeks |
| October 2025 | 18.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 19.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **82**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Peebles, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 82 |
| February 2026 | 63 |
| January 2026 | 63 |
| December 2025 | 47 |
| November 2025 | 40 |
| October 2025 | 57 |
| September 2025 | 66 |
| August 2025 | 55 |
| July 2025 | 49 |
| June 2025 | 56 |
| May 2025 | 49 |
| April 2025 | 58 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Peebles driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 685 | 403 | 58.8% |
| 2024-25 | 528 | 354 | 67% |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 311 | 66.9% |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 217 | 74.1% |
| 2021-22 | 224 | 165 | 73.7% |
| 2019-20 | 244 | 161 | 66% |
| 2018-19 | 269 | 163 | 60.6% |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 214 | 64.5% |
| 2016-17 | 245 | 163 | 66.5% |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 151 | 55.7% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Galashiels](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/galashiels/)
    
    24 km away
    
    47.4% pass · 7.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Edinburgh (Currie)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/edinburgh-currie/)
    
    29 km away
    
    41.6% pass · 23 weeks wait
    
-   [Edinburgh (Musselburgh)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/edinburgh-musselburgh/)
    
    29 km away
    
    49.4% pass · 16 weeks wait
    
-   [Livingston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/livingston/)
    
    33 km away
    
    55.7% pass · 17.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Hawick](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/hawick/)
    
    36 km away
    
    64.3% pass · 24.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Haddington](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/haddington/)
    
    43 km away
    
    57.5% pass · 23.3 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Peebles 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.