Stornoway LGV Driving Test Centre
Stornoway LGV in Steòrnabhagh, Scotland has a current pass rate of 78.5%, 18.3 points above the UK average of 60.2%. This page breaks down the multi-year trend, the first-time and gender pass rates, the waiting time and how it compares with the rest of the UK, all from the DVSA quarterly data.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
Stornoway LGV sits in the top 10% of UK hgv/lgv pass rates nationally (Top 10%, rank #12 of 124). The strongest hgv/lgv alternative nearby is Machrihanish LGV, about 194.9 miles away.
Pass vs fail at a glance
All-time 51 passed, 14 failed, 65 total
How Stornoway LGV compares
A 18.3-point lead over the national figure puts Stornoway LGV ranked 12 of 124 in its category. Gaps this large usually come from the roads, not the examiners: fewer complex junctions and lighter traffic on the local routes.
Where Stornoway LGV ranks among 124 centres
Pass-rate trend by year
The direction of travel here is upward: Stornoway LGV has added 14.6 points since 2012-13, from 66.7% to 81.3%, with its strongest year at 90% in 2016-17.
Pass rate by demographic
Estimated wait time and demand
Booking is comparatively quick: on this estimate, learners booking at Stornoway LGV would typically wait around 4 to 8 weeks from booking to test day.
This wait is an estimate modelled from regional demand and this centre's test volume, not a live booking figure. See how it is worked out on our methodology page, and check the 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 Stornoway LGV
- HGV/LGV
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 DG1 3PQ, or call DVSA Customer Services on 0300 200 1122.
About this test centre
Stornoway LGV is one of the DVSA's hgv/lgv test sites in Scotland, located in Steòrnabhagh, Na h-Eileanan Siar. The choice of routes reflects the local mix of road types rather than any standard national template. Be careful with the per-period numbers at Stornoway LGV. With just 65 tests over 2012-13-2021-22, one or two unlucky candidates in a slow quarter can move the rate by five points.
Stornoway LGV passes higher than most. At 78.5% versus a UK average of 60.2%, it ranks #12 of 124 hgv/lgv centres, the top ten percent of the network. First-attempt data for Stornoway LGV is missing from the DVSA's DRT122C release. It's not a low number, it's no number, the centre is small enough that DVSA omits it from that particular table.
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 Stornoway LGV
- Stornoway LGV passes higher than the UK average, but the marking sheet is identical to every other DVSA centre. The bias is in the local road mix (less traffic, simpler junction geometry); the standard is national.
- Stornoway LGV is a low-volume centre (65 tests on record). Period-to-period swings can look dramatic without much underlying change, read the multi-year aggregate rather than any single quarter's figure.
- Practising the roads around the centre is the preparation that most reliably pays off. Most ADI instructors in Steòrnabhagh will know the road types and junctions learners commonly meet near the centre.
- If you missed the earlier slots at Stornoway LGV, cancellations appear on the official DVSA booking service throughout the day. Check at off-peak times (early morning, late evening) for the best chance of catching one.
Whether you pass at Stornoway LGV is not decided by the centre. It is decided by the 15 things an examiner can mark you on, and response, traffic signs is one of the ones that ends attempts early.
DVSA publishes all 21 vehicle safety questions in advance, 14 tell me and 7 show me. You get 2 of them on the day, one at the roadside and one while you are driving. Get one wrong or both wrong and it counts as one driving fault, not two.
Drive your local test routes specifically scanning for signs. Have the instructor cover unusual signs on country roads (national speed limit on single carriageway = 60 mph, not 70). Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
Other test centres nearby
You cannot book a practical test at Stornoway LGV until you hold a theory pass, and it has to still be valid on the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% of candidates pass the theory.
What to do at the scene, first aid basics and breakdown procedure. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
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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.
DVSA data period: 2021-22.