Practical driving test centre in Glasgow

Glasgow (Baillieston) Driving Test Centre

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341 Springhill Parkway, Business Park, Glasgow, G69 6GA
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At a glance

Glasgow (Baillieston) driving test pass rate and waiting time

Latest published practical driving test pass rate: 47.4% from 10,428 tests in 2025-26. Published median waiting time: 18.3 weeks in Jul 2026 (historical data, not live availability).

Overall pass rate
47.4%
2025-26 · 10,428 tests
Published median wait
18.3 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical, not live
First-attempt pass rate
48%
2025-26 · 5,062 first attempts
Automatic pass rate
40.9%
2025-26 · 2,889 automatic tests

These are group-level historical results. They do not predict an individual learner's result or prove that a centre is easier.

Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre map and location

Address and test-centre details

Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre
341 Springhill Parkway, Business Park
Glasgow
G69 6GA
Location checked
24 August 2026
Statistics period
Practical: 2025-26
Data imported
13 August 2026

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Glasgow (Baillieston) driving test information

Latest full year: 2025-26. DVSA centre name: Glasgow (Baillieston).

Appointments

Booking and waiting times

Start here if you are deciding when to book. These figures are historical DVSA measures, not live appointment availability.

Published waiting-time and appointment-availability trend

The recorded median wait moved from 7.7 weeks in Aug 2024 to 18.3 weeks in Jul 2026. In Jul 2026, 3.4% of standard appointments in the booking window were still available.

The latest 24 published months, comparing median booking-to-test waiting time with the number of weeks until at least 10 percent of appointments were available. Exact values are in the table below.

Standard appointments still available

Percentage of standard test slots in the published booking window that had not been booked.

Monthly percentages for the same published months as the waiting-time chart. Exact values and appointment counts are in the table below.
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Published booking-to-test waiting times and appointment availability for Glasgow (Baillieston)
MonthMedian waitWeeks to 10% availabilityStandard slots releasedBookedStill availableAvailable (%)Overtime slots
Jul 202618.3 weeks24 weeks3,1093,0031063.4%159
Jun 202617.3 weeks24 weeks3,4173,3161013%125
May 202615.3 weeks24 weeks3,5823,4711113.1%170
Apr 202617.3 weeks24 weeks3,8203,6681524%64
Mar 202617 weeks24 weeks3,7243,5741504%161
Feb 202617.1 weeks24 weeks3,3553,2161394.1%150
Jan 202615.9 weeks24 weeks3,5573,4421153.2%96
Dec 202514.3 weeks24 weeks3,5433,4231203.4%70
Nov 202514 weeks24 weeks3,9033,7411624.2%194
Oct 202515.3 weeks24 weeks3,7363,722140.4%172
Sept 202517.4 weeks24 weeks4,0883,9571313.2%170
Aug 202516.7 weeks24 weeks4,0503,8571934.8%205
Jul 202514 weeks24 weeks3,8563,7161403.6%138
Jun 202511.6 weeks19.6 weeks3,4343,2691654.8%178
May 202517.6 weeks24 weeks3,3353,1631725.2%121
Apr 202513.4 weeks24 weeks3,2483,1091394.3%140
Mar 202514 weeks24 weeks2,9012,7561455%171
Feb 202515.1 weeks23.8 weeks3,3723,2181544.6%154
Jan 202513.9 weeks21 weeks3,6203,3113098.5%100
Dec 202412.3 weeks20.6 weeks3,6513,08057115.6%77
Nov 202411.4 weeks18 weeks3,4352,78864718.8%121
Oct 20249.4 weeks16.8 weeks3,6982,5051,19332.3%153
Sept 202410.5 weeks15.2 weeks3,7402,3171,42338%120
Aug 20247.7 weeks13.3 weeks3,7662,2761,49039.6%205
Hover over or focus any point or bar for its exact value. Official DVSA DRT122F historical data. Both lines use weeks on the same scale. These figures are not live appointment availability and do not guarantee when a new booking can be made.

Results

How learners performed

These figures describe groups of tests in published DVSA tables. They do not estimate your personal chance of passing or prove that a centre is easier.

Overall pass rate
47.4%
Tests conducted
10,428
Results shown
All candidates

First attempts

48%

2,430 of 5,062 first attempts passed. 87 passes had no recorded driving faults.

Financial year 2025-26 · DVSA DRT122C

Automatic cars

40.9%

1,183 of 2,889 practical tests taken in automatic cars passed.

Financial year 2025-26 · DVSA DRT122E

How this pass rate compares

Overall practical driving pass rate

Official DVSA result for 2025-26

47.4%
Great Britain rank

235th of 312

Centres with a published 2025-26 rate; tied with 2 other centres.

Scotland rank

63rd of 74

The regional comparison rate is 49.3%.

Compared with Great Britain

2.6 points below

The Great Britain comparison rate is 50%.

Nearby centre with a higher published rate

Bishopbriggs

5.4 miles away · 49.8% from 6,186 tests

View centre →

A higher past rate does not mean this centre is easier or has appointments available now.

Published history

Historical charts and detailed tables

These charts show the historical results and breakdowns DVSA has published for this centre. Open any table to see the exact published values.

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Official test-day guidance

Prepare for test day at Glasgow (Baillieston)

This checklist summarises current GOV.UK guidance for practical car tests. Your booking confirmation remains the source for your appointment time and any centre-specific instructions.

What to take
  • Your UK driving licence.
  • Your theory pass certificate if you have it.
  • A suitable car, usually your instructor's car.

Check the complete GOV.UK list

What happens
  • An eyesight check and two vehicle-safety questions.
  • General and independent driving in varied conditions, but not on motorways.
  • One reversing exercise and possibly an emergency stop.
  • A standard test includes around 35 minutes of driving.

Read how the test works

Using your own car

The car must meet DVSA safety, visibility, tax, MOT, insurance and equipment rules. A test can be cancelled without a refund if the car is unsuitable.

Check every vehicle requirement

Official links checked 14 August 2026. GOV.UK should be followed if this summary and current official guidance ever differ.

Roads near the test centre

What the roads are like around Glasgow (Baillieston)

This section shows main roads, roundabouts and traffic lights mapped within 2.2 miles of the test centre. You can use it to get familiar with the area before your test.

These are not DVSA test routes. We do not know which roads an examiner will use.

Skills to practise for these road environments

These suggestions are derived from mapped nearby features, not from examiner-route information.

Faster-road planning

Build confidence reading signs early, selecting a lane, joining safely and leaving a longer following distance as speeds rise.

Why this is included: Mapped nearby examples include M8, M73, M74.

Roundabout observations

Practise reducing speed in time, reading lane markings, checking mirrors and making a fresh safety decision at each approach.

Why this is included: OpenStreetMap labels nearby roundabouts including Springhill Parkway, Springcroft Crescent, Swinton Crescent, and maps 16 mini-roundabout points.

Signal-controlled junctions

Practise scanning for lane arrows and stop lines, planning for changing lights, and checking that a junction is clear before proceeding.

Why this is included: OpenStreetMap contains 78 traffic-signal map points within the mapped radius.

Lower-speed road awareness

Practise meeting traffic safely, allowing for parked vehicles, and looking early for pedestrians, cyclists and side-road hazards.

Why this is included: Mapped lower-speed or local-road examples include Swinton Roundabout.

Changing speed environments

Practise spotting speed-limit changes promptly and choosing an appropriate speed for the road and conditions rather than driving at the limit automatically.

Why this is included: The selected nearby roads carry mapped limits ranging from 30 mph to 70 mph.

Main roads nearby

  • M8Motorway · about 152 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 70 mph
  • A8(M)Motorway · about 1,352 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Baillieston Roundabout (M8)Motorway · about 1,570 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • M73Motorway · about 1 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 70 mph
  • M74Motorway · about 1.7 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 70 mph
  • Swinton RoundaboutMajor road · about 1,268 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 30 mph
  • A89Major road · about 1,273 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Coatbridge Road (A89)Major road · about 1,310 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Bargeddie RoundaboutMajor road · about 1.1 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Glasgow and Edinburgh Road (A8)Major road · about 1.1 miles from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 70 mph
  • Edinburgh Road (A8)Main road · about 605 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph
  • Coatbridge Road (A8)Main road · about 1,027 metres from the test centreMapped maximum speed: 40 mph

Map data downloaded and automatically checked on 22 August 2026. OpenStreetMap can be incomplete or out of date. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. The numbers count OpenStreetMap map entries, not physical junctions.

Compare alternatives

Test centres near Glasgow (Baillieston)

Distances are straight-line centre-to-centre estimates, not driving distances. Rates and waits cover the displayed published period and do not show that one centre is easier.

Overall latest pass rate (2025-26)

Glasgow (Baillieston) (this centre)AirdrieBishopbriggsEast KilbrideHamiltonGlasgow (Anniesland)Glasgow (Shieldhall)

Published median wait (Jul 2026)

Glasgow (Baillieston) (this centre)AirdrieBishopbriggsEast KilbrideHamiltonGlasgow (Anniesland)Glasgow (Shieldhall)

The charts only include centres with figures from the same period as Glasgow (Baillieston). Hover over or focus a point for its exact value. Exact figures, test volumes and distances are shown below.

Airdrie Test Centre

Airdrie, ML6 0DA

About 4.8 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result
47.4%
2025-26 · 4,599 tests
Median wait
20.9 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt
47.4%
Automatic
44.6%
View Airdrie

Bishopbriggs Test Centre

Glasgow, G64 2QA

About 5.4 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result
49.8%
2025-26 · 6,186 tests
Median wait
16 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt
53.6%
Automatic
41.7%
View Bishopbriggs

East Kilbride Test Centre

East Kilbride, G74 3EU

About 6.8 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result
57.7%
2025-26 · 1,976 tests
Median wait
18.3 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt
58.2%
Automatic
46%
View East Kilbride

Hamilton Test Centre

Hamilton, ML3 6RQ

About 6.9 miles straight-line · practical tests

Overall result
42%
2025-26 · 6,112 tests
Median wait
17.6 weeks
Jul 2026 · historical
First attempt
40.7%
Automatic
34.5%
View Hamilton

Questions about Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre

Where is Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre?
Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre is at 341 Springhill Parkway, Business Park, Glasgow, G69 6GA. The map on this page shows its published location.
What is the pass rate at Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre?
Practical: 47.4% for 2025-26. Pass rates are historical DVSA statistics and do not predict an individual learner's result.
Does Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre's pass rate mean it is easier or harder?
No. A pass rate shows what happened to a group of learners in the past. Preparation, experience, traffic and local conditions can all affect the result. It does not prove that a centre, route or examiner is easier.
Which tests are available at Glasgow (Baillieston) Test Centre?
This location is listed for practical driving tests. Use the official booking link on this page to check current appointment availability.
What is the driving test waiting time at Glasgow (Baillieston)?
DVSA's published median booking-to-test wait was 18.3 weeks for July 2026. This is historical data, not a live appointment estimate.
What is the first-attempt pass rate at Glasgow (Baillieston)?
The published first-attempt pass rate was 48% from 5,062 first attempts in 2025-26. It describes a group of past tests and does not predict an individual's result.
What is the automatic-car pass rate at Glasgow (Baillieston)?
The published automatic-car pass rate was 40.9% from 2,889 tests in 2025-26. It does not show that automatic or manual tests are easier.
Are the roads listed near Glasgow (Baillieston) official driving test routes?
No. They are nearby roads and map features from OpenStreetMap. They are not official DVSA test routes, and we do not know which roads an examiner will use.