With a list of pass rates from every test centre in the UK 86.5% of candidates succeeding against a national average of 45.8%. The figures, released last month by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), show that rural areas tend to have better pass rates than towns and cities across the board. Remote locations in and around the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides make up nine out of the 10 places in the country with the best pass rates. By contrast, among locations with the worst records, Birmingham is joined by other spots in London, Manchester and Liverpool. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-village-fuels-debate-driving-test-pass-rates
Fantastic roads up there though Malcolm The third image is a little bit south of Gairloch (looking south to the Cullins). edit: the last one is at the top of Loch Ness heading south fantastic drive.
i once visited my first wifes grannie--in Clydebank--for a few days. we decided to nip up and see John o Groats. ha ha. went via the east coast. got as far as Tain on the first day--overnight stop in a hotel. after that--set off next morning up the A9..road was empty--in fact the only traffic i encountered was when i was overtaken by BMW drivers at high speed. on to J o G by lunchtime--which meant a lunch stop in Thurso---for a chinese ! then back to Tain for the night. from there--i drove the caledonian canal route to fort William--then back to Glasgow. i have to say the most breath taking sight was when we drove round a bend on the way up--and confronted the Forth Bridge. i just wasnt expecting it. this journey was back in the mid 70's from our home in Shanklin i o Wight--via Birmingham to stay with my parents. these days i rarely travel far from home. in fact the furthest this year was Heathrow and back to collect my wife in july--after her 3 week long visit back home.
