Rothesay driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate

C/O Dept. of Employment, 9 King Street, Rothesay, PA20 0DG

Rothesay had a car driving test pass rate of 52% from April 2025 to March 2026 (125 tests), 1.9 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 27 km, mostly on A roads (64%) and B roads (26%).

Map of the roads covered by the 3 practice routes around Rothesay 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

  • A roads64%
  • B roads26%
  • Country lanes7%
  • Town and residential roads4%

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

Roads the routes use most

  • A8443 of 3 routes
  • A844 Ardbeg Road2 of 3 routes
  • A844 Argyle Place2 of 3 routes
  • A844 Craigmore Road2 of 3 routes
  • A844 High Road2 of 3 routes
  • A844 Mount Stuart Road2 of 3 routes
  • A844 Mountstuart Road2 of 3 routes
  • B8782 of 3 routes

Pass rate

From April 2025 to March 2026, 125 car tests were taken at Rothesay and 65 passed: a pass rate of 52%.

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 Rothesay 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 2 November 2026.

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