Perth (Arran Road) Driving Test Centre
At Perth (Arran Road), 46% of candidates pass, one of the 323 test centres we rank from the DVSA data. Below you will find the full pass-rate history, the demographic split, the official DVSA waiting time and a comparison with the nearest centres.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
Perth (Arran Road) sits in the bottom quarter of car pass rates nationally (Bottom 22%, rank #254 of 323). The strongest car alternative nearby is Pitlochry, about 24.0 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 12.0K passed, 11.4K failed, 23.4K total
How Perth (Arran Road) compares
The 2.7-point gap at Perth (Arran Road) (ranked 254 of 323 in its category) is real but small; local route familiarity moves your odds more than the venue does.
Where Perth (Arran Road) ranks among 323 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
Across the recorded years Perth (Arran Road) has drifted from 55.5% to 46%, down 9.5 points, with the best year at 61.9% in 2020-21.
Pass rate by demographic
Waiting time at Perth (Arran Road)
The headline figure for reaching 10% availability is 24 weeks, but the typical (median) learner who took their test at Perth (Arran Road) in May 2026 had waited 12.8 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 Perth (Arran Road)
- car
- lorry and bus
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 PH1 3DZ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Drivers booked at Perth (Arran Road) report to a DVSA centre in Perth, Perth and Kinross, postcode PH1 5TZ. The car routes used here are drawn from the streets the centre's examiners drive every week, so the test reflects local conditions rather than a generic syllabus. Over 2017-18-2024-25, 23.4K candidates sat tests here. The figures are statistically usable for centre-to-centre comparisons, which is most of what people land on this page wanting to do.
By raw pass rate Perth (Arran Road) sits at 46%, with the DVSA's national car average over the same window running at 48.7%. The gap (2.7 points below the UK figure) places the centre at rank #254 of 323, inside the bottom quarter of the country's car test centres. First-attempt figure: 45.3%. UK first-attempt average: 49%. Perth (Arran Road) runs 3.7 points behind, candidates who succeed here on the first try are usually the ones who've practised the local road mix.
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 Perth (Arran Road)
- Perth (Arran Road) doesn't deviate much from the national curve, so generic preparation advice (mock tests, mirror discipline, junction observation) applies here in the same shape it would anywhere.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Perth will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- Book through the official DVSA service (gov.uk/book-driving-test). Third-party "fast-track" sites charge a premium for the same booking; the official DVSA booking service is free.
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On the day at Perth (Arran Road)
Ten minutes early is the right target at Perth (Arran Road). Parking differs between DVSA centres, so it pays to scout the route on the DVSA centre finder (postcode PH1 5TZ) the day before. Demand sits at low with a modelled wait of about 6 to 10 weeks, which generally leaves more room to choose a date. Bring the provisional photocard licence, the examiner checks for it first, and make sure your car is roadworthy with L plates and a working interior mirror. If Dunfermline (Vine) is fully booked, Perth (Arran Road) is the next closest centre, roughly 22 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 Perth (Arran Road). 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 46% 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.