Orkney driving test centre
Practise a mock test on the roads around the centre in Kirkwall, then replay your drive and see every fault on the map.
The first 2 minutes are free, with no sign-up.
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Centre details
- Address
- The Kirkwall Auction Mart, Hatston Industrial Estate
- Town
- Kirkwall
- Postcode
- KW15 1FL
- Tests
- Car (category B)
Pass rate at Orkney
Source: DVSA, car driving test data by test centre (DRT122). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Roads within 2 km of the centre
Main roads nearby include Grainshore Road, Sunnybank Road, Carness Road, Pickaquoy Road and Old Finstown Road. The DVSA doesn't publish test routes, so the drive covers the same kinds of roads your examiner can choose from.
Getting ready for a test at Orkney
There are no traffic lights within 2 km, fewer than at 9 in 10 test centres, and 7 roundabouts, fewer than at 7 in 10 test centres. You judge most gaps yourself. Expect more give way lines. Limits go up to 60 mph, and driving too slowly is marked too. 55.9% passed here in 2025-26, 5.9 points above the GB average.
A car test lasts around 35 minutes, with a show me and a tell me question and a pull up on the left. The examiner picks the roads on the day, so practise the junctions, not one route.
Guides for your test
Roundabouts on your driving test
Lanes, signals and observations for every exit, mini-roundabouts, and the roundabout mistakes examiners mark most often.
Junction observation on your driving test
Why poor observation at junctions is the most common reason people fail, and how to emerge safely without hesitating.
How many driving faults fail you?
The pass mark explained: up to 15 driving faults and no serious or dangerous faults, and why 15 is a limit, not a target.
Still need to book a test at Orkney?
If you haven't booked yet, Driving Test Helper, from the same team, alerts you when a cancellation comes up at this centre.