Driving Tests in Barra – Rural Roads

The Barra island driving test centre is situated around many rural country lanes. These can be very difficult to negotiate due to oncoming vehicles and the unpredictable bends. During the driving test at Barra, the driving examiner will take you through small villages. Many of these villages have small narrow roads, often with parked cars. Be prepared to give way to oncoming vehicles.

 Barra – High-Speed A Roads

High-speed ‘A’ roads such as the A888 is also likely to appear in the driving test. In order to pass a driving test at Barra island, is vital that you what all road signs and road markings. Scan the roads but the pavement as well. Remember that the road signs will be on the pavement and not the road itself.

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Address for Barra Island Practical Driving Test Centre

Barra Island DTC,
The Pier,
Castlebay,
Isle of Barra.
Western Isles.
HS9 5XD

There are steps to access Barra Island driving test centre. However, special arrangements will be made for wheelchair users.Unfortunately, male-only toilets are available.

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Nearby driving test centres to Barra Island.

South Uist driving test centre – Distance: 15.3 miles
Benbecula Island driving test centre – Distance: 36.02 miles
Isle of Tiree driving test centre – Distance: 40.76 miles

Pass Rate at Barra Driving Test Centre

Being a small island, not many driving tests are taken at Barra. This causes the pass rate to become extremely high due to a low level of data being available. The pass rate is 67%, however, this is not an accurate measure of how easy the test is here due to only 42 driving tests being conducted yearly. The examiner could still fail you if certain driving rules and regulations are not followed correctly.

When you book your last-minute intensive driving lessons, you will have the choice of learning in an automatic or a manual car. Last year alone, there were over 1.7 million driving tests conducted. Out of these, only about 30% were taken in an automatic car.

Manual or Automatic Intensive Driving Lessons

It’s easier to pass your driving test in a week by taking an automatic car compared to a manual. This is because you don’t have the extra task of changing gears, especially on approach to junctions such as roundabouts. This, in turn, means that you will have more time to focus on the speed and observations on the approach to such junctions. Once you’ve passed your driving test in an automatic, you will be restricted to driving only automatics. However, you are most welcome to upgrade to a manual license by retaking and passing another test.