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 Bedford below.
While test routes around Bedford 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 | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| St Peters St | T/L ahead |
| Dame Alice St | T/L ahead |
| Hassett St | Left |
| Greyfriars | Roundabout ahead |
| Midlands Rd | T/L right |
| Prebend St | Roundabout left |
| Kempston Rd | T/L right, T/L ahead |
| Spring Rd | T/L left |
| Elstow Rd | Left |
| Ampthill Rd | Roundabout right |
| A6 | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Slip Rd To A421 By pass | Left |
| Hitchin/Bedford | 1 st exit slip rd |
| High Rd | Roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Worcester Rd | Left |
| Winchester Rd | Right |
| Meadowsweet | Left, EOR right |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Ivy Rd / Dents Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Right |
| Willows Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Return to |
| London Rd | Left |
| Barford Ave | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right, T/L ahead, right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| St Peters / Dame Alice St / Bromham | |
| Rd / Union St | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Warwick Rd | Left |
| Cowper St / Sidney Rd | Left |
| Cowper St | Right |
| Byron Crescent | Left |
| Shakespeare Rd | Right |
| Ashburnham Rd | Double mini roundabout right, left |
| Midland Rd | Roundabout left |
| Prebend St | Roundabout right |
| Kempston Rd | Roundabout right |
| Britannia Rd | Left |
| Ampthill Rd | Roundabout right |
| Bypass (A421) | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| High St | 1 st exit, roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lovell Rd | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left, roundabout 1 st exit |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| Newnham Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Tennyson Rd | Left |
| Shaftesbury Rd | Left |
| The Embankment | Right |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Right |
| Rothsay Rd | Roundabout left |
| The Embankment | Right |
| St Marys St | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns St / London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Elstow Rd | T/L Right |
| Haynes Rd | Right |
| Millers Rd / Hope Rd / Elstow Rd | Right |
| Mile Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lancaster Ave | Left |
| Gloucester Rd | Left |
| Lancaster Ave | Right |
| Harewood Rd | Left |
| Lancaster Rd | Left |
| Progress Way | Roundabout ahead |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| A6 | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| A421 (Slip Rd) | Left |
| High Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout left |
| Eastcotts Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd | Mini roundabout left, roundabout 1 st |
| exit | |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right, T/L ahead |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| Kimbolton Rd | Right |
| Kimbolton Ave | 2 nd right |
| Right Rd | Right |
| Campbell Rd | Left |
| Bradgate Rd | Roundabout right |
| Campbell Rd | Roundabout left |
| Goldington Ave | Left |
| Goldington Green | T/L ahead, 4 th left |
| Church Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Needwood Rd | Right |
| Ettrick Drive | Right |
| Glenavon Rd | Left |
| Norse Rd | Right, roundabout ahead |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| Bypass (A421) | Roundabout right |
| Cardington Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Roundabout right |
| St Marys | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns / Ampthill Rd | Roundabout right |
| Bypass | Roundabout left |
| High Rd | 1 st exit onto |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Duchess Rd | Left, left |
| Herbrand Rd | Left |
| Duchess Rd | Right |
| Harrowden Rd | Left |
| Meadowsweet | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Brook St | Left |
| Willow Rd | Left |
| Myrtle Rd / Willow Rd | Right |
| Brook St | Right |
| London Rd | Left |
| Barford Ave | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left |
| Rope Walk | Roundabout left |
| Kingsway | Roundabout right |
| Cauldwell St | Right |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Pauls Square | Follow Rd round to right |
| High St / The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Left |
| Phillpotts Ave | Right |
| Greenshields Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | Right |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| Eastcotts | Mini roundabout right |
| High Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Harrowden Lane | Double roundabout ahead, left |
| Bedford Rd | Left |
| Bypass (A421) | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Queen Alexander Rd | Left |
| King Edwards Rd | Left |
| Barkers Lane / Goldington Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | T/L left |
| Rosamind Rd | Right |
| Philpotts Ave | Left |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Roundabout right |
| St Marys | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns | T/L ahead |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Brook St | T/L ahead, 3 rd right |
| Willow Rd | EOR left |
| Brook St | Right |
| London Rd | Right |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Cambridge Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Bypass (A421) | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Brookfield Rd | 4 th right |
| Hylands Way | Left |
| Polhill Ave | Left |
| Goldington Rd / Bushmead Ave | Left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Left |
| Phillpotts Ave | 9 th left |
| Rosamund Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | Crossroads ahead, left |
| Wendover Drive | Right |
| Aylesbury Rd | Roundabout right |
| Wendover Drive | Roundabout |
| Barkers Lane | Right |
| Riverfield Drive | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | 3 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A428 | Roundabout ahead |
| A421 | Roundabout right |
| A6 | 2 nd exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| Progress Way | Roundabout left |
| Elstow Rd | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Rope Walk | Roundabout right |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout ahead |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Mini roundabout right |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Johns / London Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Ivy Rd | 3 rd right |
| Dents Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Crossroads ahead, right |
| Willow Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Right |
| London Rd | Right |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| High Rd | Roundabout right |
| A421 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A6 | 1 st exit bypass & roundabout right |
| Elstow Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Spring Rd | Right |
| Kempston Rd | T/L right |
| Cauldwell St | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Pauls Square | Follow one way system, right |
| High St / The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | 2 nd mini roundabout into |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| Kimbolton Rd | Right |
| St Albans Rd | Left |
| Kimbolton Rd | Left |
| Pothill Ave | T/L right |
| Brendon Ave | Left |
| Chiltern Ave | Right |
| Haylands Way / Heronscroft | Right |
| Brookfield Rd / Goldington Rd | Left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A428 | Roundabout ahead |
| A421 | Roundabout right |
| Cardington Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout right |
| Cambridge Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Lovell Rd | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left, roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Mini roundabout right |
| St Marys | Left |
| Cardington Rd | T/L left |
| Rope Walk | Roundabout right |
| London Rd | Roundabout left |
| Meadowsweet Drive | Roundabout right |
| Mile Rd | Roundabout |
| Broad Ave | 2 nd right |
| Gloucester Rd | Left |
| Lancaster Rd | 2 x crossroads ahead, right |
| Mile Rd | Right |
| Progress Way | Roundabout ahead |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| A6 | Roundabout left |
| A421 | Roundabout left |
| High Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Intolovell Rd | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left, roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | Right |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd | Roundabout left |
| Mareth Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit, right |
| Moulton Ave | Right |
| Acacia Rd | Left |
| London Rd | Left |
| Meadowsweet Drive | Roundabout right |
| High Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A421 | Roundabout ahead & roundabout right |
| A6 | 1 st exit, roundabout right |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| Progress Way | Roundabout left |
| Elstow Rd | Roundabout left |
| Brackley Rd | Right |
| Elstow Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead |
| Cauldwell St | Right |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Pauls Square | Right |
| High St / The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout left |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Mini roundabout left |
| Tennyson Rd | Left |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Longholme Way | Left |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Cardington Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| A421 | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout |
| 2 nd exit | |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Green | 3 rd right |
| Church Lane / Putnoe St | T/L ahead, roundabout left |
| Brecon Way / Aspen Ave | Left |
| Poplar Ave | Left |
| Putnoe Lane | Right |
| Kimbolton Rd | Left |
| Goldington Rd | Enter one way system, left |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
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