To make driving tests more representative of real-life driving, the DVSA no longer publishes official test routes. However, you can find a number of recent routes used at Ayr below.
While test routes around Ayr are likely to be very similar to our compiled list, you should treat this content as a rough guide only. Exact test routes are at the examiners’ discretion and are subject to change.
Route 1
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Whitletts Rd / Main Rd / High Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Mauchline B743 / Mossblown Toll | Right |
| Annbank Rd B742 / Mossblown | Right |
| Annbank B744 Weston Brae | EOR right |
| A70 Ayr | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Holmston Rd | T/L ahead, 2 nd left |
| Holmston Drive | Right |
| Forehill Ave / St Phillans Ave | EOR right |
| Dongola Rd | EOR left |
| Holmston Rd | Roundabout right |
| Station Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Craigie Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Whitletts Rd | T/L ahead, left |
| Wills Rd |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Galloway Ave | EOR left |
| Lochside Rd | 2 nd right |
| Walker Rd | 2 nd right |
| Goshen Terrace | EOR left |
| Northfield Ave | 2 nd right |
| Bellesleyhill Ave | 2 nd left, EOR left |
| Prestwick Rd | 3 rd right |
| Falkland Rd | Right |
| Falkland Place | EOR left |
| Landsdowne Rd | EOR right |
| Oswald Rd | Right |
| Quail Rd | EOR right |
| Oswald Rd | 7 th right |
| Woodfield Ave | EOR left |
| Prestwick Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout left |
| Onto Airport Loop Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Monkton Hill | Roundabout ahead |
| (Ayr/Stranraer) at Dutch House | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Whitletts | Roundabout right, T/L ahead |
| Low Rd | Left |
| James Brown Ave | EOR right |
| Sloan St | Left |
| Thomson St | EOR left |
| Galloway Ave | 2 nd right |
| Mackie St | EOR left |
| Wills Rd | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Mainholm Rd | Right |
| Braehead Ave | EOR right |
| Gemmell Crescent | Left |
| Whitletts Rd | 2 x T/L ahead, roundabout left |
| John St | Roundabout right |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Parkhouse St | EOR left |
| Beresford Terrace / Carrick Rd / Monument Rd | Right |
| Greenfield Ave | EOR right |
| Doonfoot Rd | 2 nd left |
| Gearholm Rd | EOR left |
| Doonfoot | Left |
| Carwinshoch View | EOR right |
| Seafield Drive | Roundabout right |
| Seafield Rd | T/L ahead |
| Racecourse View | Left |
| Midton Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carrick Ave | Left |
| Carrick Park | EOR right |
| Carrick Ave | EOR right |
| Midton Rd | EOR left |
| Beresford Terrace | 2 x T/L ahead, roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Craigie Rd | T/L right |
| Whitletts Rd |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Galloway Ave | 3 rd right |
| Ferguson St | 2 nd right |
| Sloan St | Right |
| Thomson St | EOR right |
| Sloan St | Left |
| Glenmuir Rd / James Brown Ave | Left |
| Low Rd | 2 nd left |
| Heathfield Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, 2 nd right |
| East Rd | 3 rd right |
| Calvinston Rd | EOR right |
| East Rd | EOR left |
| St Quivox Rd | Right |
| Outdale Ave | EOR left |
| Sherwood Rd | Right |
| Shaw Rd | EOR left |
| Shawfarm Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Airport Loop Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Rail station | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Monkton Hill | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Dutch House | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Whitletts | Roundabout, T/L right |
| Low Rd | Left |
| James Brown Ave | EOR right |
| Sloan St | EOR left |
| Ferguson St | 2 nd left |
| Galloway Ave | 3 rd right |
| Mackie St | EOR left |
| Wills Rd |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Mainholm Rd | Right |
| Braehead Ave | EOR right |
| Gemmell Crescent | EOR left |
| Whitletts Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Craigie Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| Holmston Rd | Right |
| Dongola Rd | EOR right |
| Ashgrove St | EOR right |
| Lothian Rd | Left |
| St. Phillans Ave | EOR left |
| Holmston Drive | EOR right |
| Holmston Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| A70 Cumnock Rd | Left |
| Annbank B744 | Ahead |
| Annbank to “T” Junction | Left |
| Annbank Rd into village | EOR left |
| Ayr B743 | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Ayr A719 | T/L ahead |
| Main Rd / Whitletts Rd | T/L ahead, right |
| Galloway Ave | Left |
| Mackie St | EOR left |
| Wills Rd |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Mainholm Rd / Hayhill | Left |
| Craigie Way | EOR left |
| Craigie Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| Holmston Rd | 3 rd right |
| Holmston Drive | EOR right |
| Holmston Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| A77 | Roundabout right |
| Dalmellington Rd | Right |
| Birch Rd | EOR right |
| Larchwood Rd | Left |
| Willow Park | 2 nd left |
| Laurel Bank | EOR left |
| Willow Park | EOR right |
| Briar Grove / Cedar Rd | EOR left |
| Cedar Rd | 2 nd right |
| Crofthead Rd | EOR left |
| Shavin Brae | EOR right |
| Hillfoot Rd | Roundabout right |
| Castlehill Rd | Roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| John St | Roundabout right |
| King St / Whitletts Rd | 2 x T/L ahead |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Mainholm Rd | Right |
| Braehead Ave | EOR right |
| Gemmell Crescent | Left |
| Whitletts Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Craigie Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Parkhouse St | EOR left |
| Beresford Terrace | 2 nd right |
| Midton Rd | Left |
| Carrick Park | Left |
| Midton Rd | EOR right |
| Racecourse View | T/L left |
| Racecourse Rd | Roundabout left |
| Longhill Ave | 2 nd left |
| Lamford Drive | EOR right |
| Glenalla | Left |
| Balmannoch Park | EOR left |
| Glenalla | Right |
| Lamford Drive | EOR left |
| Longhill Ave | EOR left |
| Monument Rd | 2 nd right |
| Doonholm Rd | EOR left |
| A77 | 2 x roundabout ahead, left 1 st exit |
| Whitletts Roundabout | Roundabout ahead |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, T/L ahead |
| Whitletts Rd / Main Rd | T/L ahead |
| High Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| A77 Stranraer | Roundabout 2 nd exit, right, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Dalmellington Rd | Roundabout left |
| Belmont Rd / Ewenfield Rd / Chapel Park Rd / Racecourse View | EOR left |
| Racecourse View | Left |
| Doonfoot Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carwinshoch View | 2 nd right |
| Arrol Drive | EOR left |
| Seafield Drive | Roundabout right |
| Blackburn Drive | Right |
| Blackburn Rd / Ronaldshaw Park | EOR right |
| Racecourse Rd | T/L ahead |
| Alloway Place | Roundabout ahead |
| Fort St | Roundabout right |
| South Harbour St | Left |
| New Bridge St | T/L right |
| King St | Roundabout ahead |
| Whitletts Rd | 2 x T/L ahead, left |
| Wills Rd |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Galloway Ave | 3 rd right |
| Ferguson St | 2 nd right |
| Sloan St | Left |
| Glenmuir Rd / James Brown Ave | EOR left |
| Low Rd | 2 nd left |
| Heathfield Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Hunters Ave | T/L left |
| Bellevue | EOR left |
| Ayr Rd | 2 x T/L ahead, right |
| Woodfield Ave | EOR left |
| Oswald Rd | 5 th left |
| Ardhui Rd | EOR left |
| Oswald Rd / Falkland Rd | 2 nd left |
| Prestwick Rd | Right |
| Alderston Ave | EOR right |
| Bellesleyhill Ave | Left |
| Northfield Ave | 2 nd right |
| St. Georges Rd / Goshen Terrace | EOR left |
| McCalls Ave | Right |
| Somerset Rd | EOR left |
| Hawkhill Ave | Right |
| Burnett Terrace | T/L ahead |
| Craigie Rd | Roundabout right |
| John St | Right |
| Albert Terrace / Craigie Ave / Craigie Way | EOR right |
| Hayhill | EOR left |
| Whitletts Rd | 2 nd right |
| Wills Rd |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | T/L left |
| Low Rd | EOR left |
| Heathfield Rd | T/L left |
| Hunters Ave | 3 rd left |
| East Park Rd | EOR left |
| Seaforth Rd | 4 th left |
| Prestwick Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Allison St | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| King St | EOR left |
| Main St | T/L ahead |
| Sandgate | Roundabout ahead |
| Alloway Place | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Racecourse Rd | T/L left |
| Racecourse View | EOR left |
| Monument Rd | 2 nd right |
| St Leonards Rd | 2 nd left |
| Belmont Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Dalmellington Rd | Roundabout left |
| By-pass | Ahead |
| Holmston Roundabout | Left 1 st exit |
| Whitletts | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Wills Rd |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Mainholm Rd / Hayhill / James | |
| Campbell Rd | EOR right |
| Craigie Way | Left |
| Craigie Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout ahead, 2 nd right |
| Belmont Ave | 3 rd left |
| Chalmers Ave | EOR right |
| Meadowpark | Left |
| Morton Rd | 2 nd left |
| Belmont Crescent | EOR right |
| Belmont Drive | EOR left |
| Belmont Ave | EOR left |
| Belmont Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Dalmellington Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Maybole A77 | Left |
| Mosshill | EOR left |
| A713 for Ayr | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| By-Pass | Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout left |
| Whitletts Rd | Right |
| Wills Rd |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Mainholm Rd | Right |
| Braehead Ave | EOR right |
| Gemmell Crescent | Left |
| Whitletts Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Craigie Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Castlehill Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd right |
| Belmont Ave | 4 th left |
| Morton Rd | EOR left |
| Belmont Ave | EOR right |
| Belmont Rd | Left |
| Fenwickland Rd | EOR left |
| Burnbank Rd | EOR right |
| Dalmellington Rd | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Alloway | EOR right |
| A77 | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Whitletts Rd | T/L right |
| Low Rd | Left |
| James Brown Ave | EOR right |
| Sloan St | EOR left |
| Ferguson St | 2 nd left |
| Galloway Ave | 3 rd right |
| Mackie St | EOR left |
| Wills Rd |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Galloway Ave | 3 rd right |
| Ferguson St | 2 nd right |
| Sloan St | Right |
| Thomson St | EOR right |
| Sloan St | Left |
| Glenmuir Rd | Left |
| Braeside Rd | EOR right |
| Glenmuir Place | EOR left |
| Main Rd | T/L ahead |
| High Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Mauchline B743 | Ahead |
| Mossblown Toll | Left |
| Sandyford Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Ayr A77 | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Ayr North A719 | T/L right |
| Low Rd | Left |
| James Brown Ave | EOR right |
| Sloan St | EOR left |
| Ferguson St | EOR right |
| Galloway Ave | EOR right |
| Lochside Rd | EOR right |
| Walker Ave | 2 nd left |
| Somerset Rd | EOR left |
| Back Hawkhill Ave | Right |
| Burnett Terrace | T/L left |
| Whitletts Rd | T/L ahead, left |
| Wills Rd |
Route 14
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Mainholm Rd | Right |
| Braehead Ave | EOR right |
| Gemmell Crescent | Left |
| Whitletts Rd | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Craigie Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Parkhouse St | EOR left |
| Beresford Terrace / Carrick Rd | 3 rd left |
| St Leonards Rd / Maybole Rd | 2 nd right |
| Laughlanglen Rd | Right |
| Taybank Drive | EOR right |
| Laughlanglen Rd | Left |
| Bathurst Drive | 5 th left |
| Kerse Park | EOR right |
| Maybole Rd | EOR left |
| A77 | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Whitletts Rd | T/L right |
| Low Rd | Left |
| James Brown Ave | EOR right |
| Sloan St | Left |
| Thomson St | EOR left |
| Galloway Ave | 2 nd right |
| Mackie St | EOR left |
| Wills Rd |
Route 15
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| A77 North | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Monkton Lodge | Right |
| Kilmarnock Rd | T/L ahead |
| Station Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Airport Loop Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Skenefarm Rd | T/L 4 th right |
| Shaw Rd | EOR left |
| Sherwood Rd | 2 nd right |
| Outdale Ave | Left |
| Marchburn Ave | EOR right |
| Indale Ave | 5 th left |
| East Rd | Left |
| Calvinston Rd | EOR left |
| East Rd | 2 nd left |
| Forbes Rd | EOR left |
| East Rd | EOR left |
| Heathfield Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Low Rd | 2 nd right |
| James Brown Ave | EOR right |
| Sloan St | Left |
| Thomson St | EOR left |
| Galloway Ave | 2 nd right |
| Mackie St | EOR left |
| Wills Rd |
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