About Hawick
Hawick is a DVSA driving test centre serving Hawick and the surrounding Scottish Borders area. The centre address is Burnfoot Community Hub, 89 Burnfoot Road, Hawick, Roxburghshire, TD9 8EJ. In 2025/26 it recorded a car practical test pass rate of 61%, against a national average of 50.0%. The figures on this page are drawn from the official DVSA driving test statistics (gov.uk).
Is Hawick an easy or hard test centre?
At 61%, Hawick’s pass rate is well above the national average. That puts it in the top quarter of all 293 DVSA car test centres by pass rate – one of the easier test centres in the UK. A lower pass rate does not mean the test itself is different; it usually reflects the local road network and traffic conditions examiners route candidates through. Intensive, structured tuition matched to those specific local roads and junctions is the single biggest lever a learner has over their own result here.
Hawick pass rate in context
Out of every 100 candidates who sat a car test at Hawick in 2025/26, 61 passed. The Hawick driving test centre pass rate is 61% for 2025/26, the 36th highest of the 293 UK test centres tracked by GetMyPass – 11 points above the national average of 50%. That result sits in the top quarter of the national table.
Locally, Peebles recorded 65%, Duns 78% and Kelso 54%, so Hawick is mid-pack among its neighbours. None of this changes what happens in the car – the marking standard is national – but it does describe how demanding the roads around Hawick are, and it is why preparation matched to the local routes moves your odds more than anything else.
Waiting times are the other number to plan around at Hawick: DVSA figures for May 2026 put the national median wait for a car practical test at 9.7 weeks, with the 10% availability measure at 21.8 weeks (GOV.UK, published 18 June 2026), while the DVSA’s December 2024 regional update put Scotland at just over 15 weeks, before waits eased across Britain through 2026. GetMyPass builds intensive courses for learners testing at Hawick so they reach test standard in as little as a week and can take an earlier slot with confidence instead of pushing the date back.
Nearby test centres compared
Candidates with a flexible pickup area sometimes weigh Hawick against these nearby DVSA centres – the 2025/26 figures side by side.
| Test centre | Pass rate 2025/26 | vs national average (50%) |
|---|---|---|
| Hawick (this centre) | 61% | +11 pts |
| Peebles | 65% | +15 pts |
| Duns | 78% | +28 pts |
| Kelso | 54% | +4 pts |
Test routes around Hawick
Hawick sits on the A7 in the Scottish Borders, mixing a tight town centre on the River Teviot with steep residential streets and open country roads. Test routes cover the town junctions, higher-speed sections of the A7, and rural roads where bends and oncoming traffic call for careful positioning and speed choice. A key local feature examiners often route candidates past is A7 through Hawick: The A7 is a fast main route with rural bends and changing limits, so speed judgement and hazard awareness are tested along it.
Booking your test at Hawick in 2026
Practical driving tests at Hawick are booked directly with the DVSA at gov.uk – test booking is self-book only, and since 12 May 2026 third-party scanning or slot-finding apps are banned under DVSA rules. Once booked, you can change your test date up to 2 times, and you need to give at least 10 working days’ notice to do so. Test fees are set by the DVSA at £62 on weekdays or £75 for an evening, weekend or bank holiday slot, and are paid by the learner, not GetMyPass. What GetMyPass does is get you test-ready fast and help you watch for genuine early availability – we never book or arrange your test for you, and the DVSA examiner alone decides who passes – we simply help you maximise your chances.
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FAQs
What is the pass rate at Hawick?
The figure GetMyPass holds for Hawick is a 61% car practical test pass rate in 2025/26, measured against the 50% national average. On that number it sits at #36 of the 293 DVSA car test centres with published data, making it one of the easier test centres in the UK. The DVSA refreshes these statistics every year, so treat the rate as a snapshot of local difficulty rather than a fixed fact about the centre. What actually moves your own odds is preparation on the road network examiners test on – the junctions, roundabouts and traffic patterns around Hawick. That is the gap structured local tuition closes, and it is exactly where a GetMyPass intensive course concentrates your hours before test day.
How do I book a driving test at Hawick?
Booking is something you do yourself rather than through GetMyPass: driving tests at Hawick are booked directly with the DVSA at gov.uk, and since 12 May 2026 the DVSA has banned third-party scanning and slot-finding apps, making self-booking the only route. Choose Hawick as your preferred centre when you apply. A booked test can be moved up to 2 times, and each change needs at least 10 working days’ notice. Fees are set nationally – £62 on weekdays, £75 for evening, weekend or bank holiday slots – and you pay the DVSA directly. What we handle is different: a GetMyPass course times your training so you reach test standard before your date arrives, with honest guidance on realistic waiting times around Hawick.
Can GetMyPass help me pass faster at Hawick?
GetMyPass can compress the journey, though nobody can promise the result. Our intensive courses around Hawick are planned against the road network examiners at Hawick actually use – the junctions, roundabouts and traffic conditions that decide most tests here. Training runs day by day with one instructor from first lesson to test day, which keeps progress compounding instead of resetting each week. Since Hawick is one of the easier test centres in the UK, the course leans into the situations local learners find hardest. The DVSA examiner alone decides who passes, and we make no guarantees about the outcome; what we control is how ready you are when you walk in, and readiness is what a GetMyPass course is engineered to maximise.
Where is Hawick located?
Students booking with GetMyPass sit their test at Hawick itself, which serves Hawick and the wider Scottish Borders area. The centre address is Burnfoot Community Hub, 89 Burnfoot Road, Hawick, Roxburghshire, TD9 8EJ. Plan the journey in advance: know where you will park, how long the drive takes at that time of day, and where you will wait before the test starts. Candidates travelling from further afield should build in a generous buffer, because rushing in at the last minute is a poor way to start a test. On the day itself, your GetMyPass instructor meets you ahead of the appointment and confirms the route to the centre in advance, so finding the site is never left to chance.