Montrose driving test centre
The pass rate, how long you'll wait for a test, and the other centres nearby.
Montrose tops Britain's 10 easiest driving test centres.
Quick answers
- Where is it? Montrose Fire Station, 10 Garrison Road, DD10 8EE. Directions
- What's the pass rate? 70%, compared with the 50% national average.
- How long is the wait? If you book now, expect about 4½ months. Check gov.uk for the real earliest date.
- Is it hard to pass? No. It had the highest pass rate of Britain's 276 bigger test centres.
- What's nearby? Arbroath is the closest, 26 minutes away. Its pass rate is 67% and its typical wait about 7 months.
Waiting times
Over the last 12 months, the typical wait here averaged about 4½ months, about the same as in the 12 months before.
The wait here has been longer than Britain's typical wait in seven of the last eight years.
Before the pandemic, from May 2019 to February 2020, the typical wait here averaged about 3 months.
| Year | Montrose | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 months | 1½ months |
| 2020 | 3 months | 2½ months |
| 2021 | 3½ months | 4 months |
| 2022 | 4 months | 2½ months |
| 2023 | 3½ months | 2½ months |
| 2024 | 4 months | 2 months |
| 2025 | 5 months | 2½ months |
| 2026 | 4½ 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
Arbroath is the only other centre within half an hour's drive. Its pass rate is lower than Montrose's, and its wait longer.
| Test centre | Driving time | Pass rate | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Arbroath 14 miles by road | 26 minutes | 67.4% | - | - | 7 months |
Driving times are without traffic.
Pass rate over the years
In the 12 months to March 2026, Montrose's pass rate was 70%, compared with 50% across Great Britain. It has been above Britain's pass rate every year since DVSA's figures began in 2007.
10% of tests here were in automatic cars, compared with 29% across Great Britain. That's 59 automatic tests, too few to give a reliable automatic pass rate.
Women had a higher pass rate than men here: 72%, compared with 68%. Across Great Britain it was the other way round: men's pass rate was 51% and women's 49%.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | 621 | 70.0% | 1st of 276 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 633 | 66.7% | 4th of 275 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 642 | 67.6% | 4th of 277 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 332 | 72.0% | - |
| 2021 to 2022 | 602 | 78.2% | 1st of 280 |
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. If you're still looking for an instructor, see who teaches in Arbroath.
Frequently asked questions
What's the pass rate for automatic cars at Montrose?
There were only 59 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 Montrose?
Check gov.uk often: tests other people cancel come back up there.
How busy is Montrose test centre?
It ran 621 car tests in the 12 months to March 2026. Only 43 of Britain's 311 test centres ran fewer.
Can I move my test from Montrose 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 Arbroath, about 26 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.