CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities” http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities” en Sun, 31 May 2026 12:05:28 +0000 miak on "“Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19796#post-313007 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 22:22:56 +0000 miak 313007@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>that climb out of Gairloch on a bike is a toughie into a headwind </p> acsimpson on "“Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19796#post-312988 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 03:17:40 +0000 acsimpson 312988@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IIRC the test centre in Stornoway was closed because it's pass rate was too high and the test didn't include any of the standard features. Now residents can drive on a provisional licence as long as they don't leave the island.</p> <p><em>edit: That may have been an urban myth:<br /> <a href="https://www.driving.co.uk/news/learner-drivers-why-it-pays-to-go-to-far-flung-places-if-you-want-to-pass-first-time/" rel="nofollow">https://www.driving.co.uk/news/learner-drivers-why-it-pays-to-go-to-far-flung-places-if-you-want-to-pass-first-time/</a></em></p> <p>Clearly this isn't new news. </p> LivM on "“Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19796#post-312976 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:50:08 +0000 LivM 312976@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I did my test in Cupar too.<br /> Maybe people in remote Highland locations have been driving on their mate's tractor / Defender / quad bike since age 10 and have therefore spent more time behind a wheel than yer average city dweller. There's also the question of motivation: if a driving licence means that you can visit your friend from school who lives 30 miles away, perhaps you knuckle down and pass it? </p> Cyclingmollie on "“Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19796#post-312964 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:02:36 +0000 Cyclingmollie 312964@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IIRC I had to contend with a combine harvester on my test in Cupar. I used to get peeped at occasionally when I moved to Edinburgh until I learned to be a bit bolder pulling out into traffic. </p> CycleAlex on "“Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19796#post-312963 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:14:13 +0000 CycleAlex 312963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Several friends passed their test in Ballater. They barely saw any other cars let alone busy junctions or traffic lights! </p> Klaxon on "“Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19796#post-312962 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:49:17 +0000 Klaxon 312962@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I nearly passed my first test in a centre in flat rural England and then I came back to Edinburgh and needed at least twenty five more hours of lessons before being of a passable standard on urban roads. </p> chdot on "“Rural test centres tend to have higher pass rates than ones in cities”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19796#post-312961 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:32:51 +0000 chdot 312961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/23/an-easy-ride-scottish-village-fuels-debate-driving-test-pass-rates" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/23/an-easy-ride-scottish-village-fuels-debate-driving-test-pass-rates</a> </p>