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[Home](/) 2. / [Driving test centres](/driving-test-centres) 3. / Highland Scotland # Driving test centres in Highland Every DVSA practical test centre in Highland, with a guide to the road types each one's routes use. 11 centres covered, including Alness, Gairloch, Golspie, Grantown-On-Spey, Isle of Skye (Portree), Kingussie. ## All 11 centres in Highland [ Alness Rural A-roads · Blind bends and crests · Village 30mph zones ](/driving-test-centres/alness)[ Gairloch Rural A-roads · Blind bends and crests · Village 30mph zones ](/driving-test-centres/gairloch)[ Golspie National-speed-limit country lanes · Single-track sections · Small-town streets ](/driving-test-centres/golspie)[ Grantown-On-Spey Fast rural A-road · Slow-moving agricultural traffic · Village high street ](/driving-test-centres/grantown-on-spey)[ Isle of Skye (Portree) Esplanade with crossings · Narrow lanes inland · Exposed, windy stretches ](/driving-test-centres/isle-of-skye-portree)[ Kingussie Moorland or open-country stretches · Sudden limit changes · Narrow village streets ](/driving-test-centres/kingussie)[ Kyle of Lochalsh Fast rural A-road · Slow-moving agricultural traffic · Village high street ](/driving-test-centres/kyle-of-lochalsh)[ Mallaig Hedge-lined lanes with limited sightlines · Humpback bridges · Small-town roundabouts ](/driving-test-centres/mallaig)[ Thurso Shopping-street traffic · National-speed-limit link roads · Hilly residential turns ](/driving-test-centres/thurso)[ Ullapool Rural A-roads · Blind bends and crests · Village 30mph zones ](/driving-test-centres/ullapool)[ Wick Town-centre streets · A-roads · Residential estates ](/driving-test-centres/wick) ## What the driving is like around Highland Put the Highland centres side by side and the road mix is rural a-roads, blind bends and crests, village 30mph zones, national-speed-limit country lanes, single-track sections and small-town streets. No single lesson plan covers all of it, which is why we prepare you around your booked centre rather than the county. Route memorisation does not work here, and has not since 2010. Preparation that does work: repeated practice on rural a-roads, blind bends and crests and village 30mph zones in the conditions your test is booked for. Centre by centre — Alness: rural a-roads, blind bends and crests and village 30mph zones. Speed for the conditions, rather than the posted limit, is the theme of the whole drive.. Gairloch: rural a-roads, blind bends and crests and village 30mph zones. Sharp, poorly signed junctions mean planning has to start well before the give-way line.. Golspie: national-speed-limit country lanes, single-track sections and small-town streets. Meeting oncoming traffic on narrow roads is a normal part of the test here.. Grantown-On-Spey: fast rural a-road, slow-moving agricultural traffic and village high street. National-speed-limit single carriageways are near-certain — progress is marked as well as caution.. Isle of Skye (Portree): esplanade with crossings, narrow lanes inland and exposed, windy stretches. Pedestrian activity changes dramatically with the season and the weather.. Kingussie: moorland or open-country stretches, sudden limit changes and narrow village streets. Speed for the conditions, rather than the posted limit, is the theme of the whole drive.. Kyle of Lochalsh: fast rural a-road, slow-moving agricultural traffic and village high street. National-speed-limit single carriageways are near-certain — progress is marked as well as caution.. Mallaig: hedge-lined lanes with limited sightlines, humpback bridges and small-town roundabouts. Sharp, poorly signed junctions mean planning has to start well before the give-way line.. Thurso: shopping-street traffic, national-speed-limit link roads and hilly residential turns. A calmer centre than the nearby cities, but the rural sections catch people out on speed and positioning.. Ullapool: rural a-roads, blind bends and crests and village 30mph zones. National-speed-limit single carriageways are near-certain — progress is marked as well as caution.. Wick: town-centre streets, a-roads and residential estates. Mini-roundabouts are the usual stumbling block — they still need proper observation and signalling.. ## What our instructors flag in Highland Speed for the conditions, rather than the posted limit, is the theme of the whole drive., Blind bends and hidden entrances mean the drive is about reading the road ahead., Learners across Scotland often book here without practising locally first — the road types above are the gap to close., Sharp, poorly signed junctions mean planning has to start well before the give-way line. and Mud, gravel and standing water are common; adjust speed rather than braking mid-bend.. None of that is a route, and none of it is a guarantee — it is what comes back from instructors teaching these centres week in, week out. ## Preparing for a test in Highland Practice on the real roads Your last sessions before the test are worked around your booked centre, not generic estate roads. A marked mock test Run the way an examiner runs it, with a written debrief of every fault. All four manoeuvres Practised in the kind of locations examiners in this area actually use. Test-day rehearsal Paperwork, show me / tell me and the independent drive, covered in advance. [Driving crash courses](/crash-courses)[Pricing from £61.23 an hour](/pricing)[All UK test centres](/driving-test-centres) ## Highland test centre FAQs ### How many driving test centres are there in Highland? We cover 11 DVSA practical test centres in Highland: Alness, Gairloch, Golspie, Grantown-On-Spey, Isle of Skye (Portree), Kingussie, Kyle of Lochalsh, Mallaig, Thurso, Ullapool, Wick. Each has its own page setting out the road types local routes use and the faults learners most often lose marks on there. ### Which Highland test centre should I book? Book the centre whose roads you can realistically practise on before test day. Pass rates get quoted a lot, but a centre 30 miles away with a higher published rate is worse value than the one your instructor teaches around every week. If you are unsure, tell us your postcode and we will say which centre most of our learners in your area use. ### Do you have instructors near every centre in Highland? Instructor availability in Highland varies by postcode rather than by county. Put your postcode into the search and we will tell you straight away whether we can cover you, and which centre you would be prepared for. ### What does a course cost? Our rate is the same everywhere in the UK: £61.23 an hour, so a 20 hour intensive course is £1,224.55. 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