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Glasgow (Shieldhall) driving test centre

Scotland · Balornock Road, Balornock, Glasgow · G21 3UH

Glasgow (Shieldhall) at a glance

Pass rate
39.9%
April 2025 to March 2026
Average wait
14 weeks
June 2026
Tests a year
7,019
April 2025 to March 2026
Slots still free
2.6%
Of the 24-week booking window

How Glasgow (Shieldhall) compares

Glasgow (Shieldhall) passes 39.9% of car tests, which is 10.2 points below the 50.1% national average. The typical wait between booking and testing is 14 weeks, 1.9 weeks longer than the national average of 12.1 weeks. It conducted 7,019 car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was 41.3% — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

Trends at Glasgow (Shieldhall)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: 41.3%

33%41%50%GB averageApr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Monthly car practical pass rate at Glasgow (Shieldhall) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
Month Pass rate
41.3%
44.9%
40.5%
40.6%
39.9%
39.9%
39.9%
45.5%
36.7%
38.5%
34.5%
36.7%

Waiting time

Jun 2026: 14.0w

7w12w16wGB averageJul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26
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Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Glasgow (Shieldhall), most recent 12 published months.
Month Average wait
14 weeks
12.3 weeks
10.7 weeks
13.1 weeks
14.7 weeks
11.1 weeks
9.6 weeks
9.2 weeks
8.2 weeks
10.1 weeks
15.9 weeks
12.8 weeks

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: 680

382593803Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Mar 26
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Car practical tests conducted each month at Glasgow (Shieldhall), most recent 12 published months.
Month Tests conducted
680
586
667
584
601
697
680
407
663
603
423
428

Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Glasgow (Shieldhall) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
Year Tests Passes Pass rate
2025-26 7,019 2,803 39.9%
2024-25 6,792 2,563 37.7%
2023-24 5,931 2,358 39.8%
2022-23 5,868 2,147 36.6%
2021-22 5,318 2,169 40.8%
2020-21 1,392 569 40.9%
2019-20 5,487 2,110 38.5%
2018-19 6,311 2,332 37%
2017-18 6,751 2,541 37.6%
2016-17 6,899 2,737 39.7%

Where it is

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There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

Everything on this page describes Glasgow (Shieldhall) driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets DRT122A and DRT122F, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to June 2026. This page was last updated .

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