Benbecula Island Driving Test Centre

Balivanich Airport, Benbecula Island, Western Isles, HS7 5LA

Median wait

10.6 wks

1.3 wks shorter than the 11.9-wk national median

Month on month

↑ 89.3%

Waits are getting longer at this centre

Slots still bookable

35.2%

Of the tests released in the booking window

Benbecula Island driving test centre is a DVSA practical test centre in Scotland, on Balivanich Airport.

As of July 2026 the median wait here is 10.6 weeks — 1.3 weeks shorter than the 11.9-week national median, making it one of the quicker centres to get a test at.

It is relatively isolated — the nearest alternative, Barra, is 36 miles away, which narrows the pool of learners you can legally swap with.

Benbecula Island driving test waiting times, April 2025 to July 2026

Median weeks between booking and taking a driving test at Benbecula Island. Source: DVSA table DRT122F, published monthly. Latest month: July 2026.

Median waiting time in weeks by month at Benbecula Island
Month	Median wait	Still bookable
July 2026	10.6 wks	35.2%
June 2026	5.6 wks	40.2%
May 2026	8.4 wks	31.2%
April 2026	9.3 wks	0%
March 2026	5.4 wks	0%
January 2026	12 wks	6.9%
October 2025	8.4 wks	0%
September 2025	10.7 wks	4.3%
July 2025	5.5 wks	0%
June 2025	11.5 wks	0%
May 2025	7.9 wks	2.4%
April 2025	5.4 wks	1.6%

The 3 centres you can move this test to

Since 9 June 2026, DVSA only lets you move a car test to one of your 3 nearest test centres, or the centre you first booked at. If you are booked at Benbecula Island, these are those three — measured as straight-line distance from the centre itself.

1 Barra 36 miles away 11.1 wk wait 0.5 wks longer 2 Isle of Skye (Portree) 43.9 miles away 8.3 wk wait 2.3 wks sooner 3 Stornoway 62.4 miles away 8.1 wk wait 2.5 wks sooner

Stornoway is currently 2.5 weeks quicker than Benbecula Island. Moving a test there is allowed under the location rule, and it is one of the changes a learner-to-learner swap can achieve.

How to swap a driving test in Benbecula Island

Both of you need a spare change. Learners get 2 changes per booking, and a swap uses one each.

At least 10 full working days' notice before the earlier of the two tests.

Same test type and price band. A weekday test (£62) can only swap with another weekday test; evening, weekend and bank holiday tests (£75) swap with each other.

The location rule must work for both of you — see the three centres above.

By phone only. One of you calls DVSA, they put you on hold and call the other learner, and you both confirm. It cannot be done online, by email or over WhatsApp.

Zwitch introduces the two learners and stops there — you complete the swap with DVSA yourselves. Since 12 May 2026 it is against the law for anyone else to change, cancel or swap a test on your behalf. Never give another learner your driving licence number or booking reference.

Getting to the centre

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Address: Balivanich Airport, Benbecula Island, Western Isles, HS7 5LA
Postcode: HS7 5LA
Coordinates: 57.47252, -7.37475
Region: Scotland
Parking: No car park is available at this centre
Accessibility: Special arrangements will be made at this test centre if you have a disability
Toilets: There are male and female toilets available

Where these numbers come from

Waiting times and availability — DVSA table DRT122F: car driving test availability by driving test centre, published monthly on the second Wednesday. Latest month in this dataset: July 2026. "Median wait" is DVSA's own measure of the middle waiting time between booking and taking a test.
Address, postcode, coordinates and facilities — the DVSA test centre list behind the GOV.UK find a driving test centre service.
Distances — great-circle distance calculated from the published coordinates. Straight-line, not driving distance.
Known limitation — the DVSA centre list lags the live GOV.UK finder, so a centre that has recently been renamed or split may appear here in its older form. Closed centres are excluded using DRT122F. Always confirm on GOV.UK before booking.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Zwitch is not affiliated with or endorsed by DVSA. Page data last updated 2026-08-18.