Inverness (Longman Drive) driving test centre

ScotlandAbout 6 weeks

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driving Test Centre Inverness

4 Longman Drive

Inverness

IV1 1SU

45.8%

2025/26 pass rate · all attempts

4.2 percentage points below average

Out of every 100 car tests at Inverness (Longman Drive) last year, about 46 passed (4.2 points below the 50.0% UK average).

DVSA DRT122A · OGL v3
First-time pass

45.2%

5.4 points below the national first-attempt average.

Reported wait

6 weeks

Reported in July 2026 (DRT122F); this centre median is not a booking promise.

This centre in numbers

29

3,252 published tests in April 2025 - March 2026 · 45.8% overall pass rate

Waiting times at Inverness (Longman Drive)

The reported wait was 6 weeks in July 2026. It is a reported centre figure, not a promise of when a test will be available.

The pass rate was 45.8% from 3,252 tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

What a lower rate actually means

Busier roads and trickier junctions push the rate down. About 29 people still pass here every week, and they practised the same roads you can.

Fault snapshot

Move off - safely

This was the most commonly recorded fault here in April 2025 - March 2026. It is a useful place to start a conversation, not a prediction for your test.

Recorded
1,378
marks
Rate
42.4
marks per 100 tests

Before the day, take a calm look at the parts of moving off that feel least settled: observations, control and choosing a safe gap. Your instructor can help you practise the bits that need another go.

Explore the full fault breakdown

National pass rates also move with the calendar - see UK seasonality.

Across the region

Scotland centres by current pass rate.

  • Inveraray90% · 20 tests
  • Isle of Skye (Portree)85.7% · 21 tests
  • Thurso84.6% · 26 tests
  • Benbecula Island82.4% · 17 tests
  • Duns81% · 21 tests
  • Golspie80% · 20 tests
  • Stranraer77.5% · 80 tests
  • Inverness (Longman Drive)45.8%

Centres with under 100 tests are thin samples.

Pass rate · last 12 months

Overall, male and female monthly rates for this centre. Gaps bridge months with no tests.

Men and women breakdown

Men and women here

Women have the higher published pass rate here in April 2025 - March 2026; no wider explanation is inferred from these figures. On 3,252 tests the difference is small enough to move year to year.

Axis starts at 43%.

How faults are marked

Every mark is serious, dangerous, or a driving (minor) fault. Shown per 100 tests.

  • Serious · 103.2
  • Dangerous · 3.6
  • Driving · 521.7

Faults that end tests

Top categories by total marks in April 2025 - March 2026. Colour shows severity mix within each bar.

  • Move off - safely1,378
  • Maintain progress - speed1,376
  • Junctions - observation1,369
  • Maintain progress - undue hesitation1,352
  • Control - steering1,184
  • Mirrors - change direction1,018
  • Positioning - normal driving905
  • Move off - control883
Serious Dangerous Driving

Named categories

Counts per 100 tests.

Top 10 fault categories
FaultSerious / 100Dangerous / 100Driving / 100All / 100
Move off - safely4.60.137.742.4
Maintain progress - speed4.60.037.742.3
Junctions - observation13.41.127.642.1
Maintain progress - undue hesitation3.40.038.141.6
Control - steering3.60.132.736.4
Mirrors - change direction8.50.822.031.3
Positioning - normal driving4.90.023.027.8
Move off - control3.00.124.127.2
Reverse park - Control3.10.017.520.6
Use of speed3.50.017.120.6
About these figures
Fault categories are self-reported by DVSA examiners; a single test can record more than one fault, so these describe examiner records, not route difficulty.

More about this centre

Waiting time, automatic and first-attempt detail, and DVSA-initiated cancellations - only the slices this centre publishes.

Waiting time

Median wait and slot availability as of July 2026.

Slots still bookable

5.7%

As of July 2026

Weeks to 10%+ availability

17 weeks

DRT122F · July 2026

Overtime slots added

118

Automatic transmission

590 automatic tests in April 2025 - March 2026.

Pass rate

39.7%

590 automatic tests

Male

40.2%

224 tests

Female

39.3%

366 tests

First-time passes

First attempts in April 2025 - March 2026. Cleaner than the all-attempt rate when published.

Faultless passes

37

Zero-fault first-time passes

First vs overall

+0.7 pts

All-attempt rate vs first-attempt rate

DVSA cancellations

About 6.8% of tests attempted here. DVSA-initiated, not learner no-shows.

Tests cancelled

236

DRT122B · April 2025 - March 2026

  • Acts of nature109
  • Leave98
  • Medical absences29

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