East Dunbartonshire · Scotland
Bishopbriggs driving test centre
49.8% of car practical tests taken at Bishopbriggs passed in 2025-26, from 6,186 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Bishopbriggs pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
49.8%
3,080 passes
National average
50%
-0.2 points here
Tests conducted
6,186
about 516 a month
Best published year
51.6%
2022-23
6,186 car practical tests were taken at Bishopbriggs in 2025-26 and 49.8% of them passed. The national average that year was 50%, so this centre sits in line with the rest of Great Britain. It is up on 2019-20, when 45.5% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 44% in 2020-21 and 51.6% in 2022-23, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. In 2025-26 the rate was 47.2% for male candidates and 53.3% for female candidates. That works out at roughly 516 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Bishopbriggs depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Bishopbriggs
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 6,186 | 3,080 | 49.8% | 50% | 47.2% | 53.3% |
| 2024-25 | 5,661 | 2,857 | 50.5% | 48.7% | 49.2% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 7,812 | 3,996 | 51.2% | 47.9% | 50.8% | 51.6% |
| 2022-23 | 4,019 | 2,073 | 51.6% | 48.4% | 51.3% | 51.9% |
| 2021-22 | 3,752 | 1,899 | 50.6% | 48.9% | 52.5% | 49% |
| 2020-21 | 1,248 | 549 | 44% | 49.8% | 43.4% | 44.5% |
| 2019-20 | 5,637 | 2,566 | 45.5% | 45.9% | 47.5% | 43.6% |
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, car practical driving test pass rates by test centre, published on GOV.UK. Figures are financial years running April to March.
Driving out of Bishopbriggs
The local network around Bishopbriggs is commuter a-roads, bus and cycle lanes and newer housing estates, and test routes are built from it. You cannot cover that range on one street, so the pre-test sessions move between them.
Signalling that contradicts the exit taken is a frequent fault on the roundabout-heavy sections. Expect a spell at 40mph or more before dropping straight back into 30mph streets. Bishopbriggs covers a wide slice of East Dunbartonshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Bishopbriggs takes candidates from across East Dunbartonshire, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
Most learners who retake at Bishopbriggs say the driving was fine and the pressure was not.
Roads you are likely to meet
Commuter A-roads
Bus and cycle lanes
Newer housing estates
- Signalling that contradicts the exit taken is a frequent fault on the roundabout-heavy sections.
- Expect a spell at 40mph or more before dropping straight back into 30mph streets.
- Bishopbriggs covers a wide slice of East Dunbartonshire, and instructors who teach it weekly know which approach roads back up.
Test routes are no longer published by the DVSA, and examiners vary them. Treat this as a guide to the local road types rather than a route list. Book your test and check availability on GOV.UK.
Where marks are lost at Bishopbriggs
Reading the plate before the lane
A cyclist in a mandatory lane has priority you cannot take, and an examiner will mark the encroachment even if nothing was coming.
Meeting traffic and clearance
Whose priority it is, how much room you leave for parked cars, and whether you wait in a safe place — all marked closely on these streets.
How we prepare you for this centre
Local route practice
The last hours of your course are spent on commuter a-roads and bus and cycle lanes near the centre, because that is what the examiner will put you on.
One rehearsal, examiner-style
Marked the way an examiner marks it, on a Bishopbriggs route, with a written debrief of every fault.
All four manoeuvres
Every manoeuvre practised with traffic present, because that is the version that appears on the day.
Test-day rehearsal
Licence and theory certificate checked, show me / tell me covered, and the sat-nav section practised before the day.
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Bishopbriggs test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Bishopbriggs?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Bishopbriggs draw on commuter a-roads, bus and cycle lanes, newer housing estates, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Bishopbriggs?
reading the plate before the lane, meeting traffic and clearance — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Bishopbriggs?
Yes. We match you with a DVSA approved instructor who teaches on these roads day to day, and we look for the earliest practical slot at Bishopbriggs.
How do I book a practical test at Bishopbriggs?
Practical tests are booked through GOV.UK with your provisional licence and theory certificate numbers. We can check cancellations for you once your course dates are set.
How early should I arrive at Bishopbriggs?
Ten minutes early is enough. Bring your provisional licence; the eyesight check happens outside before you get in the car, so know which plate you can read.
Should I travel to a different centre instead?
We will not sell you a pass rate. Published DVSA figures reflect who books there as much as the roads, and a centre an hour away that you cannot practise around is a worse bet than the one your instructor drives every week.
Not sure how many hours you need?
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