About Montrose
Montrose is a DVSA driving test centre serving Montrose and the surrounding Angus area. The centre address is Montrose Fire Station, 10 Garrison Road, Montrose, Angus, DD10 8EE. In 2025/26 it recorded a car practical test pass rate of 69%, against a national average of 50.0%. The figures on this page are drawn from the official DVSA driving test statistics (gov.uk).
Is Montrose an easy or hard test centre?
At 69%, Montrose’s pass rate is well above the national average. That puts it in the top 10% 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.
Montrose pass rate in context
Out of every 100 candidates who sat a car test at Montrose in 2025/26, 69 passed. The Montrose driving test centre pass rate is 69% for 2025/26, the 13th highest of the 293 UK test centres tracked by GetMyPass – 19 points above the national average of 50%. That result sits inside the top 10% of the national table.
Locally, Forfar recorded 67%, Arbroath 79% and Kingussie 69%, so Montrose 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 Montrose 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 Montrose: 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 advises learners using Montrose to get test-ready first and then search GOV.UK’s free change-your-test service for earlier dates, because a cancellation slot is only useful to a candidate prepared to pass on it.
Nearby test centres compared
Candidates with a flexible pickup area sometimes weigh Montrose against these nearby DVSA centres – the 2025/26 figures side by side.
| Test centre | Pass rate 2025/26 | vs national average (50%) |
|---|---|---|
| Montrose (this centre) | 69% | +19 pts |
| Forfar | 67% | +17 pts |
| Arbroath | 79% | +29 pts |
| Kingussie | 69% | +19 pts |
Test routes around Montrose
Montrose sits between a wide sandy coast and the tidal Montrose Basin, with the A92 running through it. Test routes cover the town’s high-street and one-way sections, the residential streets around Hillside and Ferryden, and the faster A92 stretches that link the town north to Aberdeen and south to Arbroath. A key local feature examiners often route candidates past is A92 and Montrose Basin causeway: Routes use the A92 coast road and the roads skirting Montrose Basin, mixing higher-speed traffic with tight turns near the tidal lagoon.
Booking your test at Montrose in 2026
Practical driving tests at Montrose 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 Montrose?
The figure GetMyPass holds for Montrose is a 69% car practical test pass rate in 2025/26, measured against the 50% national average. On that number it sits at #13 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 Montrose. 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 Montrose?
Booking is something you do yourself rather than through GetMyPass: driving tests at Montrose 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 Montrose 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 Montrose.
Can GetMyPass help me pass faster at Montrose?
GetMyPass can compress the journey, though nobody can promise the result. Our intensive courses around Montrose are planned against the road network examiners at Montrose 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 Montrose 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 Montrose located?
Students booking with GetMyPass sit their test at Montrose itself, which serves Montrose and the wider Angus area. The centre address is Montrose Fire Station, 10 Garrison Road, Montrose, Angus, DD10 8EE. 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.