How long learners actually waited
Time between booking and taking a test for people who completed one that month. Half waited less and half waited longer.
Barra Driving Test Centre
Address, postcode, current appointment availability, how long learners actually waited and pass-rate information from official published sources.
Official centre location
Address and postcode
Barra Driving Test CentreThe Pier, CastlebayIsle of BarraPostcode HS9 5XDLocation source: the live GOV.UK driving-test-centre directory, checked 9 September 2026 (dataset version 231).
GOV.UK remains the definitive source for temporary locations, facilities and special instructions.
Official centre facilities and access notes
DVSA will make arrangements for you at this test centre if you have a disability.
This test centre provides these types of tests: car.
Two figures. One clearer picture.
Median actual wait versus appointment availability
DVSA publishes both figures because they answer different questions.
How far ahead DVSA had to look
Point where at least 10% of weekly appointments remained available. It is not a live appointment search.
These figures describe different parts of the booking journey. Many learners may obtain an earlier test through cancellations or newly released appointments.
- Tests taken within 7 weeks of booking
- Not published DVSA did not publish a figure for August 2026 at this centre. No value has been estimated.
- Previous appointment availability
- 24 weeks
- Availability change since previous month
- Not published
- Overall pass rate
- Not published
- Tests conducted
- Not published
- Data period
- August 2026 how long learners actually waited and current appointment availability; April 2025 to March 2026 pass rates
- Last updated
- 9 September 2026
- Record status
- Official DVSA statistics
Annual pass-rate breakdown
Barra pass rates by test type
These official DVSA figures add context to the overall pass rate by showing first attempts and automatic-car tests separately.
First-attempt pass rate
70.0%Supporting count withheld: DVSA published the percentage but withheld the number of tests, so its sample size cannot be checked. Interpret this result cautiously.
Automatic-car pass rate
Not publishedNot available: DVSA did not publish a centre-level automatic-car figure for this annual table. No value has been estimated.
These figures describe different groups. The first-attempt figure includes first attempts in manual and automatic cars. The automatic-car figure includes automatic tests across all attempts, so it is not an automatic first-attempt rate. The percentages should not be subtracted or treated as a like-for-like comparison.
The annual tables cover April 2025 to March 2026. Sample-size warnings follow DVSA's published guidance. The figures do not predict an individual result or prove that one centre is easier. View the official DVSA source tables (opens on GOV.UK in a new tab)
Centre-specific analysis
What the figures mean at Barra
The two waiting measures cannot both be compared for this record. The comparisons below use published centre records and the three official nearby relationships, not live booking availability.
How this centre compares
A regional actual-wait rank cannot be calculated because this record is incomplete.
A Great Britain comparison is not available for this measure.
The appointment-availability measure cannot currently be ranked.
Movement across the published series
From September 2025 to July 2026, appointment availability ended where it began, at 24 weeks. This direction describes the published 10% measure, not live appointments.
The lowest recorded point was 12.2 weeks in June 2026; the highest was 24 weeks in September 2025.
The most useful nearby comparison
Benbecula Island has the shortest published actual wait among the matched official alternatives at 10.6 weeks and is about 48 miles away on DVSA's list.
The lowest matched nearby appointment-availability figure was 15 weeks at Benbecula Island.
Rank and evidence base
DVSA did not publish a centre-level pass rate for this record, so no rank has been calculated.
The supporting test volume was not published. No figure has been estimated.
Ranks use all centres with a numeric value in the same release. Tied values share a rank. A shorter historical figure does not guarantee an earlier appointment.
Limited record: This page is temporarily excluded from the XML sitemap because the median actual-wait figure is missing and the appointment-availability figure is missing. It remains available for reference and will be checked again after the next DVSA release; missing values have not been estimated.
Official DVSA list
Alternatives to Barra
Since 9 June 2026, a car driving test can normally be moved only to the three nearest centres DVSA lists for the booked centre. The original centre remains an option.
| Centre | Official distance | How long learners actually waited | Current appointment availability | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benbecula Island | About 48 miles | 10.6 weeks | 15 weeks | 72.9% |
| Isle of Tiree | About 50 miles | Not published | 24 weeks | Not published |
| Mallaig | About 86 miles | Not published | Not published | 64.2% |
These are different kinds of information: DVSA's nearest-centre list supplies the relationships and approximate driving distances; the waiting and pass-rate figures come from separate published statistics and are not live appointments.
Compare these alternativesHow to change your test centreCheck the official nearest-centre list (opens on GOV.UK in a new tab)Read the 2026 booking-rule guidance (opens on GOV.UK in a new tab)
DVSA says distances are approximate driving distances calculated using Google Maps while avoiding motorways. The published list was last updated 28 May 2026 and may change.
12-month appointment-availability history
What the 12-month trend shows
From September 2025 to July 2026, current appointment availability remained at 24 weeks.
- 12-month low
- 12.2 weeks
- 12-month high
- 24 weeks
This chart tracks the published 10% appointment-availability measure, not how long learners actually waited or live appointments.
View all 12 appointment-availability figures
| Month | Current appointment availability |
|---|---|
| 24 weeks | |
| 24 weeks | |
| 20.3 weeks | |
| 24 weeks | |
| 23 weeks | |
| 24 weeks | |
| 24 weeks | |
| 24 weeks | |
| 24 weeks | |
| 12.2 weeks | |
| 24 weeks | |
| Not published |
How to interpret the overall pass rate
The published overall pass rate is Not published, based on an unpublished number of tests during April 2025 to March 2026. Candidate preparation, the mix of tests and local conditions all affect outcomes.
A higher recorded pass rate does not prove that this centre is easier, and it should not be the sole reason to travel a long distance.
Related driving-test advice
Data source
- Data period
- August 2026 how long learners actually waited and current appointment availability; April 2025 to March 2026 pass rates
- Last updated
- 9 September 2026
- Source
- Official published driving-test statistics (opens on GOV.UK in a new tab)
Editorial review
Reviewed by Drive Test Finder UK Editorial Team
Review date: 19 September 2026
How we review: We match each page to the latest imported DVSA tables, check location details against the live GOV.UK centre directory and show missing figures as not published rather than estimating them.
Sources checked: DVSA driving-test data tables (opens on GOV.UK in a new tab), GOV.UK driving-test-centre directory (opens on GOV.UK in a new tab), DVSA nearest-centre list (opens on GOV.UK in a new tab).
The collective byline used by Jamhawks Trading Ltd for source checking, data processing and content updates. It does not represent a named individual or a claim of DVSA affiliation or professional driving-instructor status.