Glasgow (Anniesland) Driving Test Centre
The Glasgow (Anniesland) driving test centre is located in Glasgow, Scotland (G2 1AL). Below are the official pass-rate statistics, multi-year trend, demographic breakdown, and how this centre compares against the UK average and its neighbours, all drawn from the DVSA quarterly statistical release.
Pass vs fail at a glance
54.7K passed, 76.5K failed, 131.1K total
How Glasgow (Anniesland) compares
Glasgow (Anniesland) has a slightly tougher pass rate than the UK average. Routes here may be more demanding than rural centres.
Where Glasgow (Anniesland) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Most common faults at this centre
The fault categories most frequently recorded against learners on test. Knowing them lets you target practice on the things examiners are most likely to penalise.
- 1Junctions - observation10
- 2Mirrors - change direction9
- 3Move off - safely8
- 4Junctions - turning right7
- 5Response to signs - traffic lights6
Per-centre fault breakdowns are derived from the DVSA national fault distribution applied to centre-level test outcomes.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Wait times at Glasgow (Anniesland) have remained broadly stable through recent reporting periods. Booking is achievable but not immediate: learners booking at Glasgow (Anniesland) typically wait around 15 weeks from booking to test day.
Wait time is estimated from regional demand patterns reported in the National Audit Office investigation into car driving test waiting times (Dec 2024) and the DVSA Despatch blog updates, combined with this centre's test volume. Real availability fluctuates with examiner staffing and cancellations, always check the official DVSA booking service for live slots.
Centre details
Address
Source: DVSA find a driving test centre (Open Government Licence v3.0), captured 2026-05-12.
Tests offered at Glasgow (Anniesland)
- car
- motorcycle module 1 (off-road)
- motorcycle module 2 (on-road)
- ADI part 2
- ADI part 3
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 G51 4TH, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Glasgow (Anniesland) sits in Glasgow, Glasgow City, just inside the G2 1AL postcode. It's a DVSA-run car test centre, and the routes from here work outward into the streets and arterial roads that learners from Glasgow tend to know already. If you're cross-checking this pass rate against other sources, the sample size matters. 131.1K tests over 2017-18-2024-25 is large enough that any rounding you see between sites is just rounding, not disagreement on the underlying data.
40.8% at Glasgow (Anniesland), against a UK car average of 48.7%. That puts the centre 7.9 points below the national figure and ranks it #300 of 323 car centres in the DVSA's network. First-attempt pass rate at Glasgow (Anniesland): 40.2%, against 49% nationally. That's 8.8 points below the UK average. Many candidates need a second go, and route familiarity is the most consistent thing that improves the second attempt.
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 Glasgow (Anniesland)
- Glasgow (Anniesland) is in the lower tier of pass rates nationally. That isn't an indictment of the examiners, it reflects road layout, traffic density, and route mix. Prepare specifically for the centre, not generically.
- 131.1K tests through this centre over the published window. At that throughput, competition for short-notice slots is constant, set up a cancellation alert and check often.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Glasgow (Anniesland) routes. Local instructors know which junctions are the centre's hardest and will drill them.
- The only legitimate booking route is gov.uk. Anything calling itself a "test booking concierge" is reselling the same slots at a markup, the slots aren't theirs to control.
Other test centres nearby
On the day at Glasgow (Anniesland)
Give yourself ten minutes in hand when you head to Glasgow (Anniesland), and look up where to park beforehand, facilities differ from one DVSA site to the next. The DVSA centre finder (postcode G2 1AL) shows the exact location. This is a high-demand centre, modelled at roughly 15 weeks to a slot, so book as far ahead as you can and keep an eye on cancellations. You must have your provisional photocard licence on you, plus a car with L plates and a working interior mirror for the examiner. If GTG (Glasgow) is fully booked, Glasgow (Anniesland) is the next closest centre, roughly 1 mile away.
The test runs for around 40 minutes and follows the same DVSA format used at every centre. The examiner checks your eyesight at 20 metres, asks one show-me and one tell-me question, then sits in for the drive. About 20 minutes of it is independent driving, either following a sat nav the examiner sets up or following road signs to a named place. You will do one of four set manoeuvres, and roughly one in three candidates is asked to perform an emergency stop. The drive works through whatever mix of urban and outlying roads sits within about a twenty-minute radius, and at a centre this busy that usually means heavier traffic to read. Across recent DVSA marking, the fault logged most often at this centre is junctions - observation, worth drilling on the local routes before your date.
You will know the result before you leave Glasgow (Anniesland). 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 40.8% 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.