Isle of Mull Practical Driving Test Centre
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Information checked 13 July 2026
Centre details
- Run by
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
- Official website
- View official office page
Before you travel
Listed in the official practical test-centre dataset at the snapshot time. This directory status is not real-time opening-hours confirmation. Check the official office page for same-day changes before travelling.
Tests available
Practical test
You can take your practical test at this location.
Test types: car
Practical test · Official requirements
Isle of Mull driving test centre guide
Isle of Mull follows the standard DVSA car-test format. Build reliable observation, speed, positioning, and independent-driving habits across a varied road mix instead of trying to predict the route.
Before test day
Plan the arrival before test day
The published address is Post Office, Salen, Isle of Mull, PA72 6JD. Check the map, your booking confirmation, and any reporting instructions before you travel; this listing does not assume that candidate parking is available.
Local access, parking, and reception arrangements can change. Follow current signs and official appointment instructions when you arrive.
Useful skills and road types to practise
Treat these as preparation themes, not published test routes. Change the direction, timing, and traffic conditions with your instructor so you practise reading the road.
Vehicle control
Make moving off, stopping, steering, speed changes, and safe clearance feel routine enough that your attention stays on the road around you.
Junction observations
Vary the junctions and roundabouts you practise. Look early, judge gaps without pressure, and choose the correct lane before the decision becomes rushed.
Independent decisions
Follow signs or sat-nav directions while continuing safely. If you miss a turn, respond to the road in front of you instead of making a sudden correction.
A complete road mix
Practise residential, urban, rural, and higher-speed roads that are appropriate locally. The aim is adaptable driving, not predicting a route.
What happens on the day
01
Eyesight and safety question
Read a number plate from 20 metres away (or 20.5 metres for an old-style plate), then answer a “tell me” vehicle-safety question before driving.
02
Around 35 minutes of driving
GOV.UK says the driving portion lasts around 35 minutes. You drive in varied road and traffic conditions while the examiner assesses observation, control, and safe decisions.
03
Independent driving
Follow a sat nav, traffic signs, or both for 20 to 35 minutes. A wrong turn is not a fault if you continue safely.
04
Reversing and vehicle safety
Complete one reversing exercise and answer a “show me” question while driving. You might also be asked for an emergency stop.
Routes change. Good decisions travel.
DVSA does not publish real driving-test routes. If you take a wrong turn during independent driving, the examiner helps you get back on route; the turn itself is not marked as a fault. Use local practice to build adaptable habits, not to learn a script.
Test-day checklist
Bring your physical UK driving licence and your theory test pass certificate if you have it.
Use a suitable car—most learners use their instructor’s—and check the DVSA rules if you bring your own.
Recheck the appointment time, published address, route to the centre, and any instructions in your confirmation.
Allow for normal travel disruption while following any centre-specific arrival time in your booking confirmation.
Official guidance: what happens during the car test, what to take to a car test, book or manage a practical test and driving-test faults and results. Always recheck the official requirements before the appointment.
Pass rate at this centre
DVSA recorded 42 car driving tests at Isle of Mull in 2025/26, of which 31 passed — a 73.8% pass rate, 23.8 points above the 50.0% national average. That is 2nd of 317 car test centres in Great Britain. The rate is 2.4 points higher than the 71.4% recorded in 2024/25.
Pass rate
73.8%
Tests conducted
42
Tests passed
31
National rank
2nd
Among the 4 nearest driving test centres with published figures, Oban has the highest pass rate at 66.1% and Lochgilphead the lowest at 56.4%. Isle of Mull's own 73.8% is higher than all 4 of them.
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, financial year 2025/26 and 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where you take the theory test
Isle of Mull does not run that test. The nearest theory test centre is Craignure (Isle of Mull), 9.8 miles away.
Craignure (Isle of Mull)
Craignure, Isle of Mull · 9.8 miles away
Other theory test centres nearby
Pass rates and waits are DVSA figures for the car practical test (tables DRT122A and DRT122F). DVSA publishes neither for individual practical test centres.
Nearest alternative practical test centres
The closest is Oban, 19.4 miles from Isle of Mull; the furthest listed here is 38.7 miles. None is within 10 miles, so Isle of Mull is the only practical test centre in its immediate area.
- Oban19.4 miles away66.1% pass rate · 14.1 wk wait
- Isle of Tiree32.9 miles away
- Ballachulish34 miles away
- Mallaig34.1 miles away64.2% pass rate · 14.4 wk wait
- Fort William38.2 miles away65.5% pass rate · 17.3 wk wait
- Lochgilphead38.7 miles away56.4% pass rate · 18.8 wk wait
Distances are straight-line from each centre’s published coordinates.
Common questions about this centre
- What is the pass rate at Isle of Mull?
- DVSA figures show 73.8% of car driving tests taken at Isle of Mull were passed — 31 passes from 42 tests. That is 23.8 percentage points above the 50.0% national average, ranking it 2nd of 317 car test centres in Great Britain, and 2.4 points higher than 71.4% in 2024/25.
- Does DVSA publish the Isle of Mull driving test routes?
- No. DVSA does not publish routes used for real driving tests at Isle of Mull or any other test centre. Practise a varied mix of suitable roads and junctions rather than memorising an unofficial route.
- How long does the car driving test at Isle of Mull take?
- GOV.UK says you drive for around 35 minutes. The test also includes an eyesight check, two vehicle-safety questions, independent driving, and one reversing exercise.
- What should I bring to my Isle of Mull driving test?
- Bring your UK driving licence, your theory test pass certificate if you have it, and a suitable car. If you use your own car, it must meet the DVSA rules for driving tests.
- What tests can I take at Isle of Mull?
- You can take practical driving tests at Isle of Mull.
- Who runs Isle of Mull?
- Isle of Mull is run by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). DVSA publishes the pass-rate and waiting-time figures shown on this page.
- Where do I take the theory test if I use Isle of Mull?
- Isle of Mull does not run the theory test. The nearest theory test centre is Craignure (Isle of Mull), 9.8 miles away.
- Which other practical test centres are near Isle of Mull?
- The closest are Oban (19.4 miles), Isle of Tiree (32.9 miles), Ballachulish (34 miles). 1 of the 6 nearest is within 25 miles.