Stornoway Driving Test Centre

Fishermans Mission, 1 Quay Street, Stornaway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, HS1 2XX

Median wait

8.1 wks

3.8 wks shorter than the 11.9-wk national median

Month on month

↑ 14.1%

Waits are getting longer at this centre

Slots still bookable

15.1%

Of the tests released in the booking window

Stornoway driving test centre, in Isle of Lewis, is a DVSA practical test centre in Scotland, on Fishermans Mission.

As of July 2026 the median wait here is 8.1 weeks — 3.8 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, Gairloch, is 41.2 miles away, which narrows the pool of learners you can legally swap with.

Stornoway driving test waiting times, July 2025 to July 2026

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

Median waiting time in weeks by month at Stornoway
Month	Median wait	Still bookable
July 2026	8.1 wks	15.1%
June 2026	7.1 wks	15.8%
May 2026	8.6 wks	0%
April 2026	10.1 wks	0%
March 2026	16.6 wks	2.2%
February 2026	15.4 wks	0%
January 2026	12 wks	0%
December 2025	9.6 wks	0%
November 2025	17.1 wks	0%
October 2025	17.7 wks	1.2%
August 2025	16.6 wks	24.3%
July 2025	10.3 wks	0%

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 Stornoway, these are those three — measured as straight-line distance from the centre itself.

1 Gairloch 41.2 miles away 6.3 wk wait 1.8 wks sooner 2 Ullapool 49.8 miles away 8.4 wk wait 0.3 wks longer 3 Isle of Skye (Portree) 55.1 miles away 8.3 wk wait 0.2 wks longer

Gairloch is currently 1.8 weeks quicker than Stornoway. 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 Stornoway

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: Fishermans Mission, 1 Quay Street, Stornaway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, HS1 2XX
Postcode: HS1 2XX
Coordinates: 58.20782, -6.39097
Region: Scotland
Parking: No car park is available at this centre
Accessibility: Arrangements will be made at this test centre if you have a disability
Toilets: Male only 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.

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