Glasgow driving test centre ranked as the hardest in Scotland to get a pass

Getting behind the wheel and learning how to drive is one of life’s many milestones and taking your driving test can be a nerve-racking experience, with lots of factors taken into account as to if you pass or fail.

With some test routes deemed trickier than others and the pandemic causing a huge backlog of driving tests, car lease comparison site Moneyshake looked at where the worst and best places to take a test are.

The study used the most recent data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to create a total driving test score for each test centre in Scotland using four factors: pass rate percentage, first time pass rate percentage, number of cancelled tests and the wait time for getting a practical driving test.

Taking the bottom spot is the Shieldhall test centre, which is difficult to pass with a 42.72% pass rate, and a 38% first time pass rate across the 3,776 tests taken. The test centre also had 525 cancellations across the nine months analysed and at the time of looking, there were a 23-week wait for a driving test.

Following in second is the East Kilbride test centre - out of the 1,981 tests taken, they had a pass rate of 46.44% and a first time pass rate of 34.78%, as well as having cancelled 151 tests during the nine-month period. They also had had a 23-week wait for a driving test.

In third is the Bishopbriggs test centre, which out of the 2,560 tests taken scored a 49.77% pass rate, and 45.37% first time pass rate. The test centre also had 288 cancellations and at the time of looking, there were no driving tests available.

On the other end of the scale, Baillieston emerged as the seventh best test centre to take the test, with a final score 21% above average. Out of the 4,255 tests conducted across the nine-month period analysed, the test centre had a 49% pass rate and a 46.32% first time pass rate. They also had 364 cancellations during this period as well as a short two-week wait time for a driving test at the time of looking which brought the final score up.