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 Reading below.
While test routes around Reading 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 | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR right |
| Basingstoke Rd | Left |
| Longbarn Rd | Left |
| Canterbury Rd | 2 nd left |
| Home Farm Close | Left |
| Canterbury Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Northumberland Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| Hexham Rd / Corbridge Rd / Newcastle Rd | EOR right |
| Northumberland Ave | Right |
| Warwick Rd | Right |
| Northumberland Ave | EOR left |
| Christchurch Gardens | EOR right |
| Whitley St | Roundabout right |
| Christchurch Rd / Shinfield Rd | 2 x mini roundabout ahead, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Whitley Wood Lane | Right, 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Imperial Way | Roundabout right |
| Reading Relief Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Rose Kiln Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, EOR left |
| Basingstoke Rd | 2 nd left |
| Elgar Rd |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR right |
| Basingstoke Rd | Left |
| Longbarn Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Cressingham Rd | 3 rd left |
| Northcourt Ave | EOR left |
| Cressingham Rd | EOR left |
| Shinfield Rd | T/L right |
| Pepper Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Elm Rd | Roundabout left |
| Elm Lane | Left |
| Redhatch Drive | Left |
| Wychwood Crescent | EOR right |
| Redhatch Drive | Left |
| Elm Lane | Roundabout right |
| Rushey Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Beeston Way | Roundabout right |
| Lower Earley Way | Roundabout right |
| Shinfield Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Wellington Ave | EOR right |
| Northcourt Ave | Left |
| Christchurch Rd | 3 rd left |
| Vicarage Rd / Christchurch | |
| Gardens | T/L left |
| Basingstoke Rd | T/L right |
| Elgar Rd | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR right |
| Basingstoke Rd | 2 nd left |
| Buckland Rd | 2 nd right |
| Dawlish Rd | Left |
| Honiton Rd | Roundabout left |
| Northumberland Ave | Roundabout right |
| Cressingham Rd | 3 rd left |
| Northcourt Ave | EOR left |
| Cressingham Rd | EOR right |
| Shinfield Rd | Roundabout left |
| Elm Rd | Roundabout right |
| Elm Lane | Roundabout left |
| Chalfont Way | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Rushey Way | Roundabout left |
| Beeston Way | Roundabout right |
| Lower Earley Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Whitley Wood Lane | Right, roundabout ahead, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Basingstoke Rd | 3 rd left |
| Manor Farm Rd | Right |
| Gillette Way | Roundabout right |
| Rose Kiln Lane | T/L left |
| Basingstoke Rd | 2 nd left |
| Elgar Rd |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR right |
| Basingstoke Rd | 3 x T/L ahead, left |
| Hartland Rd | Right |
| Blandford Rd | Right |
| Ambrook Rd | EOR right |
| Blandford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Meadowcroft Rd | Roundabout right |
| Blandford Rd | EOR right |
| Whitley Wood Rd | Roundabout left |
| Whitley Wood Lane | EOR left, Roundabout ahead |
| Lower Earley Way | Roundabout left |
| Beeston Way | Roundabout left |
| Rushey Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Elm Lane | Roundabout right |
| Elm Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pepper Lane | T/L ahead |
| Wellington Ave | EOR right |
| Northcourt Ave | Left |
| Christchurch Rd | Roundabout left |
| Basingstoke Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Elgar Rd | Left |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR left |
| Basingstoke Rd | Roundabout right |
| Christchurch Rd | 5 th right |
| Northcourt Ave | Right |
| Wellington Ave / Pepper Lane | Mini roundabout left |
| Wilderness Rd | Right |
| Hartsbourne Rd | EOR right |
| Wilderness Rd | 3 x mini roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Wokingham Rd | T/L ahead |
| London Rd | Right |
| Sidmouth St | T/L left |
| Queens Rd / A329 Flyover | 1 st exit |
| Reading Relief Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout left |
| Rose Kiln Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, T/L left |
| Basingstoke Rd | 2 nd left |
| Elgar Rd | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR left |
| Basingstoke Rd | Roundabout right |
| Christchurch Rd / Shinfield Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Whitley Wood Rd | Roundabout left, right |
| Holberton Rd | EOR right, right |
| Whitley Wood Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Whitley Wood Lane | EOR left, roundabout ahead |
| Lower Earley Way | Roundabout left |
| Beeston Way | Roundabout left |
| Rushey Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Elm Lane | Roundabout left |
| Elm Rd | Roundabout right |
| Shinfield Rd | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Christchurch Rd | Roundabout left |
| Basingstoke Rd | T/L right |
| Elgar Rd | Left |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR right |
| Basingstoke Rd | 2 nd left |
| Buckland Rd | 2 nd right |
| Dawlish Rd | 3 rd left |
| Honiton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Northumberland Ave | Roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| Whitley Wood Rd | Right |
| Blandford Rd | 2 nd left |
| Greenfields Rd | Left |
| Blandford Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| Hartland Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Whitley Wood Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Shinfield Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd left |
| Cressingham Rd | Right |
| Northcourt Ave | EOR left |
| Christchurch Rd | 3 rd right |
| Kendrick Rd | EOR left |
| London Rd / Silver St / Whitley St | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead |
| Basingstoke Rd | T/L right |
| Elgar Rd | Left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | EOR right |
| Basingstoke Rd | Left |
| Longbarn Lane | Left |
| Canterbury Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Northumberland Ave | Roundabout left |
| Cressingham Rd | 2 nd left |
| Barnsdale Rd | 3 rd left |
| Stanhope Rd | 2 nd left |
| Ennerdale Rd | EOR right |
| Northcourt Ave | Crossroads ahead |
| Sycamore Rd | Crossroads left |
| Beech Rd | EOR right |
| Shinfield Rd | 2 x mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Whitley Wood Lane | Right, 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Imperial Way | Roundabout right |
| A33 Dual Carriageway | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Rose Kiln Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, T/L left |
| Basingstoke Rd | 2 nd left |
| Elgar Rd | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Elgar Rd | T/L left |
| Basingstoke Rd | T/L right |
| Northumberland Ave | Right, 2 x mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Cressingham Rd | 3 rd right |
| Sycamore Rd | EOR left |
| Beech Rd | EOR right |
| Shinfield Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Lower Earley Way | Roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Cutbush Lane | Roundabout left |
| Lower Earley Way | Roundabout left |
| Meldreth Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Carshalton Way | EOR left |
| Rushey Way | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right, roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Elm Lane | Roundabout right |
| Wilderness Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pepper Lane | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Shinfield Rd / Christchurch Rd | Roundabout left |
| Basingstoke Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Elgar Rd |
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