Practical Driving Test Centre Address:
The Job Centre
George Street
Dunoon
Argyll and Bute
PA23 8BB
Dunoon
Average Pass Rate:
67.9%
Dunoon driving test centre is on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Last year only 112 were conducted, with 72 passing making the pass rate 67.9%. The reason for this is likely to be because the test routes heavily involvement of rural roads, which are perceived to be easier to drive. On your test, the route could, however, involve roundabouts, crossroads and junctions of a complex nature. This is why practising Dunoon’s test routes is so important.
DTC: Driving Test Centre | T/L: Traffic Light | EOR: End Of Road
Test Route 1
Maps to be added soon
Dunoon Route Number | 1 |
Name/Number of Road | Direction |
DTC | Left |
George St | Left |
John St | T/L right |
Argyll St | 3 rd right |
Bencorrum Brae | Right |
Ardenslate Rd | Left |
Hunter St / James St | EOR left |
Marine Parade | Left |
Ferry Rd | Right |
Cromlech Rd | EOR left |
Ferguslie St | Left |
High Rd | Left |
Highland Ave | EOR left |
High Rd | 2 nd left |
Ardenslate Rd | EOR ahead |
Kirn Brae | EOR right |
Alexandra Parade | Roundabout left, roundabout right |
Argyll St | Left |
Kirk Brae | EOR right |
Church Square | Right |
School Brae | EOR right |
Ferry Brae | EOR left |
Argyll St | Right |
Moir St | EOR left |
Alexandra Parade | Left |
Church St | Right |
George St | |
DTC |
Test Route 2
Dunoon Route Number | 2 |
Name/Number of Road | Direction |
DTC | Left |
George St | Left |
Queen St | 2 nd left |
Pilot St | Right |
Manse Ave | EOR left |
Queen St | EOR right |
Argyll St / Sandbank Rd | Right |
Highland Ave | Right |
High Rd | 3 rd right |
Ferguslie St | Right |
Cromlech Rd | Crossroads ahead, EOR left |
Ferry Rd | EOR right |
Shore Rd / Marine Parade | Right |
James St | Ahead |
James St / Hunter St | Left |
Kirn Brae | EOR right |
Alexandra Parade | Roundabout 1 st exit, roundabout right |
Argyll St | Left |
Kirk Brae | EOR right |
Church Square | Right |
School Brae | EOR right |
Ferry Brae | EOR left |
Argyll St | Right |
Moir St | EOR left |
Alexandra Parade | Left |
Church St | Right |
George St | |
DTC |
Test Route 3
Dunoon Route Number | 3 |
Name/Number of Road | Direction |
DTC | Left |
George St | Left |
John St | T/L right |
Argyll St / Sandbank Rd / High Rd | Right |
Ferguslie St | EOR left |
Shore Rd | Left |
Rankin’s Brae | EOR right |
High Rd | 3 rd left |
Sandhaven | EOR right |
High Rd / Sandbank | Left |
Rankin’s Brae | Right |
Shore Rd | 3 rd right |
Fir Brae | Right |
Cromlech Rd | EOR left |
Ferguslie St | Left |
High Rd | 4 th left |
Highland Ave | EOR left |
High Rd | 2 nd left |
Ardenslate Rd | EOR right |
Kirn Brae | EOR right |
Alexandra Parade | Roundabout 1 st exit, roundabout right |
Argyll St | Left |
Kirk Brae | EOR right, right |
School Brae | Right |
Ferry Brae | Left |
Argyll St | Right |
Moir St | EOR left, left |
Church St | Right |
George St | |
DTC |
Test Route 4
Dunoon Route Number | 4 |
Name/Number of Road | Direction |
DTC | Left |
George St | Left at 2 nd stop sign |
Queen St | EOR right |
Argyll St / Sandbank Rd | 2 nd right |
Bencorrum Brae | Right |
Ardenslate Rd | Left |
Hunter St / James St | EOR right |
Marine Parade / Alexandra Parade | 2 x roundabout left |
Pier Esplanade | Right |
Tom-A-Mhoid Rd | 3 rd right |
Hillfoot St | Left |
Milton Ave | EOR right |
Royal Crescent | EOR right |
Victoria Rd | 4 th left |
McArthur St | 3 rd left |
Alexander St | Right |
Mary St | Left |
Gordon St | Right |
Mary St | Right |
Alexander St | EOR left |
William St | EOR left |
Wellington St / Tom-a-Mhoid Rd | Right, roundabout ahead |
Argyll St | Left |
Kirk Brae | EOR right |
Church Square | Right |
School Brae | EOR right |
Ferrybrae | EOR left |
Argyll St | T/L right |
John St | Roundabout right |
Alexandra Parade | 2 nd right |
Church St | Right |
George St | |
DTC |
General Information
When booking your test it’s important to think about the time of day you’ll be taking it at. For example if you take your test in rush hour before the hours of 9 o’clock you will be likely to be stuck in traffic and compete against impatient drivers, anxious to get to work on time. However, after 9 the roads are less likely to be filled with traffic, giving you more space on the road. The table shown is our opinion on the optimum time to take your test, to avoid traffic.
On the day of the test, you will be required to complete 1 of 3 possible manoeuvres at a selected location on the route. This will either be a turn in the road ( 3 point turn), Parallel park or a bay park. The bay park however, can only be carried out at the end of the test on the test centre car park, so it can be useful to practice on the car park when the centre is closed if possible. It’s also at the examiner’s discretion to incorporate an emergency stop into the test.