If you’re learning to drive in Pitlochry, you’re in luck. You have both a theory test centre and a practical test centre. Usually, you’d head to the local town hall to take your driving test. Due to the pandemic, however, Pitlochry test centre has been temporarily relocated to the local fire station until further notice.
Before you head in for your test here, do yourself a favour and get better acquainted with Pitlochry. In our handy guide below, we’ll walk you through everything from contact details to pass rates. Enjoy!
car parking spaces are available
Male, female and disabled toilets are available
You can get into the test centre in a wheelchair
If you’re heading to Pitlochry test centre’s original location, you can use these directions with a sat nav. Until further notice, however, you’ll want to use these directions to head to the new temporary location at the local fire station (which is only two minutes away from the town hall).
So, what can you expect from your driving test at Pitlochry test centre? Well, for starters, given that Pitlochry is a popular tourist resort, you can expect to encounter heavy road and foot traffic in the town centre. The examiner will guide you through the town, keeping an eye on your clutch control, observations and hazard awareness. There are a couple of local schools in the area, like Pitlochry High School, so be aware that there will be changes to the speed limit.
The town also has a range of local car parks, one of which might be the centre stage of your driving test manoeuvre. It will depend, of course, on which manoeuvre you’re asked to demonstrate. If it’s the pulling up on the right manoeuvre, for example, you might end up on a residential road instead.
The A9 is close to Pitlochry, so it’s likely to feature on your test route. It will give the examiner a chance to see how well you adapt to a different speed system. They might guide you towards an area like Dunkeld or Blair Atholl.
Want to learn more about Pitlochry beyond its road types? Way ahead of you! Try out these resources instead:
Did you know that learners in the UK currently have a 45.9% chance of passing their driving test? This isn’t a static number either. It can fluctuate depending on which area you take your test in, how old you are and even what transmission your car is. If that wasn’t enough, your choice of test centre can also affect this average.
As you can see below, learners heading to Pitlochry have performed well above the national average over the last five years...
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
57.0% | 69.9% | 73.6% | 77.8% | 81.5% |
Just because Pitlochry is the most convenient test centre for local learners doesn’t mean that it’s your only option. There are plenty of other test centres in and around Perth and Kinross to choose from, including:
Panicking about your driving test? Relax! As long as you’ve taken around 40 to 50 hours of lessons with a DVSA-approved instructor, you should be more than ready for whatever will happen in your driving test. If you’re still not feeling 100%, just read through our guide to avoiding test day nerves.
Before you head out for your test, double check that you have your provisional. The examiner will need to see it to confirm your identity. You’ll then need to get to Pitlochry ten minutes early. After parking up, you’ll meet the examiner and sign a form.
Your driving test will then follow this basic format:
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When you book onto a PassMeFast course, we’ll start off by asking you when you’d like to pass your test, whether you’d like to learn in a manual or an automatic car and how intensively you’d like to learn. Once we’ve got this information, we can fast-track your test at Pitlochry and assign you a local ADI. You’ll then be able to create a lesson plan—whether that’s weekdays, evenings or weekends—and get to work with learning everything from junctions to advanced manoeuvres.
To start your PassMeFast journey today, simply pick out how many hours you need on our course prices page. Alternatively, give our course recommender a try. Once you’ve done so, you can give us a call on 0333 123 4949, or book online!