Lerwick Driving Test Centre
Lerwick in Lerwick currently passes 68.8% of tests, 8.6 points above the UK average of 60.2%. The sections below cover the year-by-year trend, who passes most often, how long learners wait, and how it stacks up against neighbouring centres.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Lerwick sits in the top half of hgv/lgv pass rates nationally (Top 31%, rank #39 of 124). The strongest hgv/lgv alternative nearby is Orkney, about 117.2 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 130 passed, 59 failed, 189 total
How Lerwick compares
Lerwick runs 8.6 points ahead of the national average, ranked 39 of 124 in its category. Margins in this range usually track route difficulty: fewer multi-lane roundabouts and less dense traffic.
Where Lerwick ranks among 124 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Since 2014-15 the rate at Lerwick has risen from 61.1% to 77.8%, a 16.7-point gain, peaking at 77.8% in 2015-16.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is comparatively quick: on this estimate, learners booking at Lerwick would typically wait around 4 to 8 weeks from booking to test day.
These figures are an estimate, not live data. We model them from published demand reports and this centre's test volume; the method is on our methodology page. Check the DVSA booking service for current slots.
Centre details
Address
Tests offered at Lerwick
- HGV/LGV
For other test types at this location, search the DVSA centre finder.
Accessibility & facilities
Parking, toilets, and disabled-access details vary by centre. Check the official DVSA find a driving test centre tool, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Lerwick is the DVSA hgv/lgv test centre in Lerwick, Shetland Islands. Examiners drive a mix of the roads immediately surrounding the centre; the DVSA does not publish its test routes. Small sample warning: 189 tests across 2014-15-2020-21. The headline rate on this page is the multi-year aggregate, which is the only version of the number worth trusting at this volume.
Rank: #39 of 124. Pass rate: 68.8%. UK average: 60.2%. That's a upper half centre by the DVSA's own published figures. For Lerwick the DVSA suppresses first-attempt figures in DRT122C. Smaller centres get rolled up; this is one of them. The overall pass rate above is the only published figure.
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 Lerwick
- Above-average pass rate at Lerwick 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.
- With 189 tests on record at Lerwick, the per-quarter pass rates are noisy. The trend chart on this page is more informative than any specific number from a specific period.
- If you can, take at least one lesson with an instructor who specifically works the Lerwick area. Local instructors know which nearby junctions are demanding and will drill them.
- Don't pay third-party sites for booking access at Lerwick. Use gov.uk/book-driving-test directly; cancellations show up on the same booking flow.
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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: 2020-21.