Ullapool Driving Test Centre

Ullapool Fire Station, Lady Smith Street, Ullapool, Highlands, IV26 2UW

Median wait

8.4 wks

3.5 wks shorter than the 11.9-wk national median

Month on month

↓ 1.2%

Waits are getting shorter at this centre

Slots still bookable

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Of the tests released in the booking window

Ullapool driving test centre is a DVSA practical test centre in Scotland, on Ullapool Fire Station.

As of June 2026 the median wait here is 8.4 weeks — 3.5 weeks shorter than the 11.9-week national median, making it one of the quicker centres to get a test at.

Its closest alternative is Gairloch, 22.9 miles away.

Ullapool driving test waiting times, March 2025 to June 2026

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

Median waiting time in weeks by month at Ullapool
Month	Median wait	Still bookable
June 2026	8.4 wks	—
May 2026	8.5 wks	—
April 2026	10 wks	0%
March 2026	11.9 wks	0%
February 2026	13.6 wks	0%
December 2025	13.6 wks	0%
November 2025	17.1 wks	0%
October 2025	5.5 wks	0%
June 2025	8.4 wks	22.2%
May 2025	6.9 wks	0%
April 2025	6.4 wks	0%
March 2025	6.4 wks	5.3%

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

1 Gairloch 22.9 miles away 6.3 wk wait 2.1 wks sooner 2 Alness 35.8 miles away 14.9 wk wait 6.5 wks longer 3 Golspie 43.4 miles away 15.6 wk wait 7.2 wks longer

Gairloch is currently 2.1 weeks quicker than Ullapool. 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 Ullapool

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: Ullapool Fire Station, Lady Smith Street, Ullapool, Highlands, IV26 2UW
Postcode: IV26 2UW
Coordinates: 57.89895, -5.15926
Region: Scotland
Parking: No car parking spaces available
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.

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.