Aberfeldy driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
The wait at Aberfeldy has grown. Over the last 12 months the typical wait averaged about 4½ months, up from about 2½ months in the 12 months before.
Quick answers
- Where is it? Town Hall, Crieff Road, PH15 2BJ. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 69%, compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 5 months. Check gov.uk for the real earliest date.
- Is it hard to pass? Hard to say: it ran 149 tests in the 12 months to March 2026, just under the 500 a centre needs to be in our ranking.
- What's nearby? Pitlochry is the closest, 23 minutes away. Its pass rate is 73% and its typical wait about 4½ months.
Waiting times
The wait here has been longer than Britain's typical wait every year since DVSA's figures began in 2019.
Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged about 2 months.
| Year | Aberfeldy | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 months | 1½ months |
| 2021 | 5 months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 2½ months | 2 months |
| 2025 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 5 months | 2½ months |
2019 starts in May and 2026 runs to September.
See how waits have changed across Britain in our report on driving test waiting times.
Other test centres nearby
Pitlochry is the only other centre within half an hour's drive. Its pass rate is higher than Aberfeldy's, and its wait shorter.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Pitlochry 15 miles by road | 23 minutes | 73.3% | - | - | 4½ months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Aberfeldy's pass rate was 69%, compared with 50% across Great Britain. It has been above Britain's pass rate for the last seven years. It wasn't always that way: when DVSA's figures began, in the 12 months to March 2008, it was 43%, below Britain's pass rate of 44%.
15% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain. That's 23 automatic tests, too few to give a reliable automatic pass rate.
Men had a higher pass rate than women here: 73%, compared with 65%. That's a wider gap than across Great Britain, where men's pass rate was 51% and women's 49%.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | 149 | 68.5% | 50.0% |
| 2023 to 2024 | 140 | 48.6% | 47.9% |
| 2021 to 2022 | 102 | 71.6% | 48.9% |
| 2017 to 2018 | 80 | 56.3% | 46.3% |
| 2016 to 2017 | 94 | 54.3% | 47.1% |
Each year runs from April to March.
Compare every centre in our report on driving test pass rates.
Before your test
In the weeks before your test, ask your instructor to take you round the roads near the centre, and practise the faults learners make most often.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Aberfeldy?
There were only 23 tests in automatic cars here in the 12 months to March 2026: too few for the pass rate to mean much.
How can I get a test sooner at Aberfeldy?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there.
How busy is Aberfeldy test centre?
It ran 149 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 17 of Britain's 311 test centres ran fewer.
Can I move my test from Aberfeldy to another centre?
Yes. You can move it to any centre with a free date, on gov.uk. Before you do, check your instructor can take you there, and bear in mind it's harder to pass on roads you don't know. The closest other centre is Pitlochry, about 23 minutes away by road.
Figures from DVSA: pass rates for the 12 months to March 2026, waits for September 2026, published 14 October 2026. Driving times by road, from OpenRouteService. How we worked these out.