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Glasgow · Scotland
East Kilbride Driving Test Centre
DVSA practical car test centre in East Kilbride. Everything below comes from the verified test-centre data that we hold — we don't invent local detail.
- Town
- East Kilbride
- Address
- John Wright Sports Centre, Calderwood Road
- Postcode
- G74 3EU · G area
- Test types
- car
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Areas served
Towns and cities near East Kilbride
Linked from stored coordinates — the centre's own town plus areas within roughly 12 miles.
- Driving lessons in East Kilbride
Glasgow
- Driving lessons in Hamilton
Lanarkshire · 5 miles
- Driving lessons in Glasgow
Glasgow · 9 miles
- Driving lessons in Airdrie
Lanarkshire · 10 miles
Nearby test centres
Other DVSA practical test centres near East Kilbride
Straight-line distances calculated from the coordinates we hold.
Booking an instructor for a test at East Kilbride
DriveBooked is a national booking agent. You pay for an instructor search, not for a named instructor: the search begins once your fee is paid, and no instructor is reserved, held or guaranteed at the moment you pay.
Once your fee is paid we search our verified instructor network for an instructor who covers East Kilbride test centre and matches your transmission, availability and test requirements. We contact suitable instructors and driving schools, keep you updated at each stage, and tell you as soon as one accepts. Until an instructor accepts, nothing is reserved.
We do not claim to have an instructor attached to East Kilbride test centre today. This page exists because we run a national search: you can book from any Great Britain postcode, and we will look for an instructor who covers East Kilbride test centre once you do.
The 28-day search, and what you pay
We search for up to 28 days. If no suitable verified instructor has accepted and been introduced by the deadline, you choose: continue the search for another 28 days at no extra charge, or take a full refund of the DriveBooked fee. The search never extends automatically, and where your own test date makes 28 days impractical we show you the earlier deadline before you pay.
Two separate amounts. DriveBooked charges £49 to search for an instructor for hourly lessons, or £149 to search for and manage an intensive course. Tuition is £45 per hour, agreed with and paid directly to your independent instructor — it is never included in the amount DriveBooked charges. The DVSA test fee is separate again and is paid to the DVSA.
Test day
Arriving at East Kilbride
Built from the address and coordinates we hold for this centre. We do not publish facilities, parking or accessibility details we cannot verify.
- Your practical test starts and finishes at East Kilbride, John Wright Sports Centre, Calderwood Road, East Kilbride, G74 3EU. Set that postcode in your sat-nav the day before rather than on the morning.
- The centre sits in the G postcode area. If you normally drive in a different postcode area, ask your instructor for at least one session that finishes near East Kilbride so the last few miles are familiar.
- Learners commonly travel in from towns up to about 10 miles away, such as Airdrie. Add contingency for traffic — arriving unhurried matters more than arriving early.
- The next nearest DVSA car test centre we hold is Hamilton, roughly 5 miles away, so if you change centre expect different roads and tell your instructor early.
- Bring your provisional licence and your test booking confirmation, and make sure the car you use meets the DVSA's rules for the test. Facilities, parking and accessibility vary by centre and we do not publish details we cannot verify — check those directly with the DVSA before the day.
Preparation
Practising on the roads around East Kilbride
Preparation guidance, not an official DVSA test route.
- East Kilbride is in East Kilbride, Glasgow. Ask your instructor to build lessons around the road types that actually surround the centre — the residential streets closest to it, the main routes in and out of East Kilbride, and the junctions you would meet on any drive of 20 to 40 minutes from the door.
- Independent driving, following signs and using a sat-nav are part of every car test, so practise navigating without prompts rather than memorising a route.
- Manoeuvres are examined wherever the examiner chooses, so practise bay parking, parallel parking and pulling up on the right in more than one place near the centre.
- If you are learning in East Kilbride, Hamilton, Glasgow, plan at least a few sessions that end in East Kilbride rather than in your own town, so the approach roads are not new to you on test day.
- We do not publish official test routes. The DVSA stopped publishing them, and any list claiming to be the current route for this centre should be treated with caution.
Pricing
What you pay, split honestly
DriveBooked's fee and your instructor's tuition are always separate amounts.
Intensive course
£149 Course Management Fee to DriveBooked, plus tuition at £45 per hour. Requires a booked DVSA practical test.
FAQs
East Kilbride test centre questions
Answered from the verified DVSA test-centre data we hold.
East Kilbride is a DVSA practical car test centre in East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland. The address we hold is John Wright Sports Centre, Calderwood Road. Its postcode is G74 3EU. DriveBooked is not the DVSA and is not affiliated with it — you book your practical test yourself through GOV.UK.
You book your instructor search and choose East Kilbride as your test centre. We then search our verified instructor network against your location, transmission, availability and test requirements, and tell you as soon as an instructor accepts. No instructor is reserved until then, and if we cannot find a suitable instructor within the published search period our cancellation and refund policy applies.
Two separate amounts. DriveBooked charges a £49 Booking Agent Fee (or £149 Course Management Fee for an intensive course) for arranging and managing the booking. Tuition is £45 per hour, charged and delivered separately by the independent instructor. The DVSA test fee is not included.
Based on the coordinates we hold, the towns and cities we link to East Kilbride are East Kilbride, Hamilton (about 5 miles), Glasgow (about 9 miles), Airdrie (about 10 miles). You can book from any Great Britain postcode regardless of which centre you use.
The nearest DVSA practical car test centres we hold are Hamilton (about 5 miles), Glasgow (Baillieston) (about 7 miles), Airdrie (about 10 miles), Glasgow (Shieldhall) (about 10 miles), Glasgow (Anniesland) (about 11 miles), Bishopbriggs (about 11 miles). Distances are straight-line, calculated from stored coordinates.
Where this information comes from. The name, address, postcode and coordinates on this page come from the DVSA practical test-centre record we hold for East Kilbride (source). Information last checked 21 August 2026. Test availability, facilities and accessibility are matters for the DVSA — please confirm those directly. DriveBooked is an independent booking agent and is not affiliated with the DVSA.
Instructor searches run for up to 28 days and nothing is reserved until an instructor accepts.