If you’re an Irvine local, you’re in luck—you’ve got your own test centre right on your doorstep! As with many test centres in Britain, Irvine test centre is situated right in the middle of a local business park, which means you can expect heavy traffic during rush hour. Around five minutes from the town centre, Irvine test centre is easily accessible for both locals and visitors.
If you haven’t got the foggiest idea what happens in the driving test, or your knowledge of Irvine test centre is at 0%, we’ve got the perfect thing for you: our essential test centre guide! Keep reading to get all the information you need!
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If you’re taking lessons with a local ADI, it’s best to wait until they decide you’re ready to take to the roads around Irvine test centre. If you simply can’t wait (we love your enthusiasm), or want to take a quick peek beforehand, avoid unnecessary detours by following these directions.
You’d better have been paying attention during your lessons in the Irvine area, as your knowledge of the local roads will come in handy during your test. The examiner will use as many road types and challenging traffic conditions as they can during your big day. With the vicinity of A roads like the A71 and A78, it’s practically guaranteed that they’ll show up on your route. If you’re shaky with roundabouts, you’ll want to practise them beforehand—Irvine is surrounded by them, so there’s no way you’ll get away with not having to tackle at least a few during your test.
It won’t all be fast and furious, however. The examiner will want to see how you respond in built up areas, so they might very well guide you towards Kilmarnock so that you can flex your skills with stop-start traffic. You can also expect to be nudged towards a quieter area, like Castlepark, to demonstrate one of the manoeuvres.
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As a leading driving school in Britain, we’re pretty interested in driving-related stats. In fact, we keep a close eye out for the DVSA’s latest updates, so we can start to analyse their data for new trends and patterns.
Did you know, for example, that factors like age, county and transmission can affect your chances of passing the driving test? Pretty cool, huh? If you’ve not got the time to delve into our interesting findings, we’ll keep things short and sweet. If you’re a learner in the UK, you’ve got a 45.9% chance of passing. If you’re trying your luck at Irvine test centre, you can see pass rates from the last five years below...
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
43.2% | 42.3% | 39.0% | 38.2% | 37.7% |
If Irvine test centre isn’t a done deal yet, and you’re still mulling over your options, there are plenty of other alternatives in North Ayrshire and beyond. Your closest options include:
After toiling under the watchful eye of your instructor for what seems like a century, you’re finally ready to take the driving test. Take a deep breath—you’ve got this! The practical is only forty minutes long. That’s less than a standard driving lesson! All you’ve got to do is show off your skills and prove you’re ready to take to the roads unsupervised. Piece of cake!
You don’t want to be late for your test, so make sure you arrive at Irvine ten minutes early. You’ll meet your examiner at the reception, show them your provisional licence and then sign a form.
Your practical will then proceed with:
Wondering why intensive driving courses are so popular? It’s because they work! With traditional, hourly lessons, learners end up spending most of their time refreshing what they did in the previous lesson, simply because too much time has passed since they were last behind the wheel. Intensive courses, by comparison, enable learners to master driving fundamentals by extending the length of lessons and decreasing the gap between them.
Not convinced yet? PassMeFast guarantees full flexibility with all of our intensive and semi-intensive courses. It doesn’t matter how busy you are, we’ll work with you and your instructor to ensure everything fits around your schedule. We’ll even fast-track your test at Irvine so that you don’t have to deal with long test waiting times!
The road to driving doesn’t have to be long. Simply pick out one of our crash course packages and give us a call on 0333 123 4949, or book online, and we’ll help you to get things moving!