Fraserburgh Driving Test Centre
Fraserburgh posts a 62.5% pass rate, with Peterhead the nearest alternative about 15 miles away. Read on for its full DVSA history, first-time pass rate, waiting time and demographic breakdown.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Fraserburgh sits in the top quarter of car pass rates nationally (Top 11%, rank #36 of 323). No nearby car centre currently posts a higher pass rate.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 4.5K passed, 2.9K failed, 7.5K total
How Fraserburgh compares
The 13.8-point gap in candidates' favour at Fraserburgh (ranked 36 of 323 in its category) is among the wider spreads in the network, consistent with quieter local roads rather than any difference in how examiners mark.
Where Fraserburgh ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Fraserburgh ends the series about where it started, yet the spread between 2020-21 (82.5%) and 2018-19 (60.3%) runs to 22.2 points; read a single year here with caution.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Fraserburgh
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 22.3 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Fraserburgh in May 2026 had waited 7.9 weeks from booking to test day.
Official DVSA data, May 2026. The median is the time between booking and taking the test; for live availability use the DVSA booking service.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Fraserburgh
- car
Accessibility & facilities
Parking and toilet details aren't included in DVSA's published feed. For the current on-site facilities, check the DVSA find a driving test centre tool with postcode AB43 9TN, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
If you've got a test booked at AB43 9DA, that's Fraserburgh in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Examiners drive a mix of the roads immediately surrounding the centre; the DVSA does not publish its test routes. 7.5K tests through 2017-18-2024-25 puts Fraserburgh in the comfortable middle of the volume distribution. The pass rate moves with real signal, not noise.
Rank: #36 of 323. Pass rate: 62.5%. UK average: 48.7%. That's a top quartile centre by the DVSA's own published figures. Across 886 first-attempt tests, Fraserburgh passes 63% of candidates, against 49% nationally. The centre is a relatively forgiving venue for a first booking, by the DVSA's own data.
All figures shown are aggregated from the DVSA quarterly statistical release covering the most recent reporting periods available. Pass-rate calculations exclude tests cancelled by the candidate or examiner. Sample sizes and methodology are described in the source attribution at the foot of this page.
What learners should know about Fraserburgh
- Above-average pass rate at Fraserburgh doesn't mean above-average ease. The fundamentals examiners mark are the same nationally: junctions, mirrors, observation, signal timing. A 65%+ pass rate means more candidates clear those, not that the bar is lower.
- First-time pass rate of 63% at Fraserburgh is on the forgiving side. A well-prepared first booking has a reasonable shot; don't over-correct by booking a "practice" test you don't actually need.
- Ask any instructor working Fraserburgh about the centre's "usual fails", they'll have two or three specific junctions or manoeuvres in mind. Practise those until they're automatic before your date.
- Don't pay third-party sites for booking access at Fraserburgh. Use gov.uk/book-driving-test directly; cancellations show up on the same booking flow.
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On the day at Fraserburgh
Aim to be at Fraserburgh ten minutes early. Because parking and waiting facilities are not the same at every DVSA centre, check the approach on the DVSA centre finder (postcode AB43 9DA) before the day. At low demand and about 4 to 8 weeks' wait, securing a convenient date here is usually less of a scramble. The examiner needs to see your provisional photocard licence to begin, and the car you bring must be roadworthy, fitted with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Peterhead is fully booked, Fraserburgh is the next closest centre, roughly 15 miles away.
The practical lasts about 40 minutes and uses the standard DVSA format nationwide. After an eyesight check at 20 metres and one show-me and one tell-me question, the examiner sits in for the drive. Roughly 20 minutes of that is independent driving, either following a sat nav set by the examiner or following road signs, and you will complete one of four set manoeuvres; about one in seven tests includes an emergency stop, a frequency the DVSA reduced in late 2025. The drive covers the local mix of road types within roughly a twenty-minute radius of the centre. Across DVSA marking nationally, the fault recorded most often on car tests is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
You will know the result before you leave Fraserburgh. The examiner explains the faults marked on your DL25 feedback form and, if you have passed, takes the provisional licence so a full one can be posted out. The pass standard is fixed nationally, 15 driving faults maximum and zero serious or dangerous faults, and 62.5% of candidates here meet it under current DVSA marking.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRates.uk aggregates DVSA centre-level totals across reporting periods.
Edited by Vikas. DVSA data period: 2024-25.