Castle Douglas driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate

Carlingwark Cottage, Carlingwark Arc, Buchan Street, DG7 1TH

Castle Douglas had a car driving test pass rate of 53.4% from April 2025 to March 2026 (549 tests), 3.3 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 15.2 km, mostly on B roads (32%) and country lanes (32%).

Map of the roads covered by the 3 practice routes around Castle Douglas 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

  • B roads32%
  • Country lanes32%
  • A roads29%
  • Town and residential roads5%
  • Other roads2%

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

Roads the routes use most

  • A7452 of 3 routes
  • A745 Dalbeattie Road2 of 3 routes
  • B7272 of 3 routes
  • B7362 of 3 routes
  • B736 St Andrew Street2 of 3 routes
  • B736 Whitepark Road2 of 3 routes

Pass rate

From April 2025 to March 2026, 549 car tests were taken at Castle Douglas and 293 passed: a pass rate of 53.4%.

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 Castle Douglas 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 31 October 2026.