Alness driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate

Unit 22 Fyrish Way, IV17 0PJ

Alness had a car driving test pass rate of 63.1% from April 2025 to March 2026 (783 tests), 13 points above the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 3 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 26.5 km, mostly on country lanes (49%) and B roads (25%).

Map of the roads covered by the 3 practice routes around Alness driving test centre
All 3 practice routes drawn together: the roads they cover around the centre (red). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What the practice routes cover

  • Country lanes49%
  • B roads25%
  • A roads15%
  • Town and residential roads11%

On a typical route you'll go through 1 roundabouts and 0 sets of traffic lights.

Roads the routes use most

  • A93 of 3 routes
  • B9176 Struie Road3 of 3 routes
  • Corkscrew Road3 of 3 routes
  • B8172 of 3 routes
  • BA Straight2 of 3 routes
  • Cromlet Drive2 of 3 routes
  • Gordon Terrace2 of 3 routes
  • Teaninich Avenue2 of 3 routes

Pass rate

From April 2025 to March 2026, 783 car tests were taken at Alness and 494 passed: a pass rate of 63.1%.

Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Practise these routes

Open the 3 Alness routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.

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These are practice routes built by Drive Round App around the test centre, not official test routes: DVSA doesn't publish its routes, and examiners can use any road in the area. Practise a mix of roads and junctions, not one route. Routes last updated 1 November 2026.