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 Chester below.
While test routes around Chester 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 | Left |
| Dickson’s Drive | 2 nd right |
| Rosewood Ave | Left |
| Egerton Drive | Right |
| Bache Drive | 4 th left |
| Neston Drive | EOR left |
| Wealstone Lane | 2 nd right |
| Weston Grove | Left |
| Gateshead Drive | EOR left |
| Weston Grove | EOR right |
| A41 Long Lane | Roundabout right |
| A56 Hoole Rd | 3 rd left |
| Canadian Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| Hoole Lane | EOR left, EOR right T/L |
| Boughton / The Bars | Roundabout ahead |
| St Oswald’s Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Upper Northgate St / Parkgate Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Cheyney Rd | T/L ahead |
| Saughall Rd | T/L right |
| Deva Link | Roundabout right |
| Countess Way | Roundabout right |
| Liverpool Rd A5116 | 3 rd left |
| Eversley Park / Grange Rd | EOR left |
| Brook Lane | Left |
| Dickson’s Drive | Left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dickson’s Drive | Left |
| Shepherds Lane / Well Lane | EOR right |
| Newton Lane | 3 rd right |
| Kilmorey Park / Kilmorey Park Ave | EOR left |
| Hoole Rd | 2 nd right |
| Faulkner St | Left |
| Charles St / Panton Rd | Left |
| Lime Grove | EOR left |
| Clare Ave | EOR right |
| Canadian Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| Hoole Lane | EOR left, EOR left |
| Boughton | Right, left |
| Heath Lane | 3 rd right |
| Becketts Lane | 3 rd left |
| Belgrave Rd | 4 th left |
| Whitchurch Rd | EOR right |
| A41 Ring Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A41 Long Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Plas Newton Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| St James Ave | 3 rd left |
| Weston Grove | 2 nd right |
| Wealstone Lane | EOR left |
| Mill Lane | EOR right |
| Egerton Drive | Mini roundabout left |
| Rosewood Ave | 4 th left |
| Dickson’s Drive | EOR right |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dickson’s Drive | 2 nd left |
| Shepherds Lane / Well Lane | Right |
| Newton Lane | EOR right |
| Kilmorey Park | Left |
| Kilmorey Park Ave | Left |
| Hoole Rd | 3 rd / 4 th right |
| Faulkner St | EOR right |
| Charles St | Left |
| Panton Rd | EOR right |
| Lime Grove | EOR left |
| Clare Ave | Roundabout right, T/L ahead |
| Canadian Ave | Next exit a51 vicar’s cross T/L |
| Hoole Lane | Roundabout left, roundabout left |
| Boughton | Roundabout right |
| Heath Lane | 2 nd left |
| Becketts Lane | 2 nd right |
| Belgrave Rd | EOR right |
| Whitchurch Rd | EOR left |
| A41 Ring Rd | T/L ahead |
| A41 Long Lane | 2 nd left |
| Plas Newton Lane | EOR right |
| St James Ave | EOR left |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Stanton Drive | Left |
| Dicksons Drive | EOR left |
| Egerton Drive | Right |
| Bache Drive | Left |
| Neston Drive | EOR left |
| Wealstone Lane | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Church Lane | EOR left |
| Upton Lane | EOR right |
| Liverpool Road | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Moston Rd, Long Lane, Greenfield Lane | Roundabout left |
| Warrington Road A56 | Roundabout right 1 st exit |
| A55 | Roundabout right |
| Vicars Cross Road | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Green Lane | Left |
| Melrose Ave | Right |
| Queens Ave | EOR left |
| Green Lane | EOR left |
| Ring Road A41 | Left |
| Hoole Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Canadian Ave | 3 rd left |
| Panton Rd | EOR right |
| Westminster Rd | EOR left |
| Hoole Road | Right |
| Kilmorey Park Rd / Woodlands Drive | EOR right |
| Ermine Rd / Dicksons Drive | Left |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Dickson’s Drive | EOR left |
| Egerton Drive | Right |
| Bache Drive | EOR right, right |
| Mill Lane | Mini roundabout left |
| Church Lane | EOR left |
| Upton Lane | EOR right |
| Liverpool Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right, roundabout ahead |
| Moston Rd / Long Lane / Greenfield Lane | Roundabout left |
| A56 | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| A55 | 1 st exit, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Vicar’s Cross Rd / Tarvin Rd / Boughton | T/L right |
| Hoole Lane | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Westminster Rd | EOR left |
| Hoole Rd | Right |
| Kilmorey Park / Woodlands Drive | EOR right |
| Ermine Rd / Dickson’s Drive | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dicksons Drive | 3 rd left |
| Sanderson Rd | EOR right |
| Brook Lane | 3 rd left |
| Ermine Rd | Left |
| Woodlands Drive / Kilmorey Park Rd | EOR left |
| Woodlands Drive | 4 th right |
| Hoole Rd | Right |
| Canadian Ave | EOR right |
| Panton Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Canadian Ave | EOR left |
| Hoole Lane | EOR left, Left |
| Boughton / Tarvin Rd | Ahead roundabout A55 left |
| Vicars Crossroad | Roundabout 1 st exit left |
| A55 | Roundabout 3 rd exit right |
| Warrington Rd / A56 | 3 rd left |
| Greenfield Lane A41 | 2 nd right |
| Plas Newton Lane | EOR left |
| St James Ave | 3 rd right |
| Weston Grove | EOR left |
| Gatesheath Drive | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Heath Rd | 4 th left |
| Mill Lane | EOR right |
| Egerton Drive | EOR left |
| Rosewood Ave | Right |
| Dicksons Drive | Right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dickson’s Drive | 2 nd left |
| Sandon Rd | EOR left |
| Brook Lane | EOR left |
| Newton Lane | 4 th right |
| Coniston Rd | EOR left |
| Kingsway | 4 th right |
| Mannings Lane | 2 nd right |
| Sefton Rd | Left, Ahead |
| Knowsley Rd | EOR left |
| Hoole Rd | 2 nd right |
| Pipers Lane | 3 rd right |
| Alder Grove | Left |
| Cedar Grove | EOR left |
| Hoole Lane | 2 nd exit, roundabout ahead |
| Upton Lane | T/L ahead |
| Linksway | 2 nd left |
| Upton Lane | EOR right |
| Liverpool Rd | Left, EOR left |
| Eversley Park / Grange Rd | EOR left |
| Brook Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Dickson’s Drive | 3 rd left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dickson’s Drive | 2 nd left |
| Sandon Rd | Right |
| Park Walk | EOR right |
| Brook Lane | 3 rd left |
| Victoria Rd | EOR left |
| St Oswald’s Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Sign Posted A51 Nantwich | T/L ahead |
| Boughton | Right |
| Pearl Lane / Opposite Shell | EOR left |
| A41 Ring Rd | T/L right |
| Vicar’s Cross Rd | Roundabout left |
| Onto A55 | Roundabout left |
| Warrington Rd A56 | Roundabout right |
| A41 Upton Greenfield Lane | Left |
| Demage Lane | Left |
| Meadowsway | EOR right |
| Upton Lane | EOR left |
| Liverpool Rd | 2 nd left |
| Beechway | EOR right |
| Upton Drive | Left |
| Beechway | EOR left |
| Liverpool Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Brook Lane | 8 th left |
| Sandon Lane | EOR right |
| Dickson’s Drive | 3 rd left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Dicksons Drive / Stanton Drive | EOR left |
| Egerton Drive | EOR left |
| Mill Lane | Right |
| Upton Drive | Left |
| Bache Drive | EOR left |
| Liverpool Rd | Roundabout right |
| Countess Way | Roundabout left |
| Parkgate Rd | Right |
| Cheyney Rd | Left |
| Bouverie St | Left |
| Canal St | Roundabout right |
| St. Oswalds Way | Roundabout left |
| Hoole Way | Left |
| Newton Lane | Right |
| Oaklea Ave | EOR left |
| Newton Lane | EOR left |
| Hoole Road | Roundabout left |
| Greenfield Lane / Long Lane | Left |
| Demage Lane | EOR left |
| Upton Lane | Right |
| Church Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Wealstone Lane | EOR left |
| Thornton Drive | EOR left |
| Shepherds Lane | Right |
| Broadway West | EOR right |
| Sandon Rd | EOR right |
| Dicksons Drive | Left |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dicksons Drive | EOR right |
| Brook Lane | Roundabout right |
| Liverpool Rd | Roundabout right |
| Upton Lane | Right |
| Church Lane | Roundabout left |
| Heath Rd | EOR right |
| Moston Rd / Long Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| A41 Ring Rd | Roundabout right |
| Whitchurch Rd | Left |
| Stocks Lane | Left |
| Beckets Lane | EOR right |
| Heath Lane | Left |
| Oakmere Drive | EOR left |
| Beckets Lane | EOR right |
| Heath Lane | EOR left |
| Whitchurch Rd | T/L right |
| Hoole Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Westminster Rd | EOR left |
| Hoole Rd | Right |
| Kilmorey Park Ave / Woodlands Drive | EOR right |
| Ermine Rd / Dicksons Drive | Left |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dicksons Drive | EOR right |
| Brook Lane | Roundabout left |
| Liverpool Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Northgate St / St. Oswalds Way | EOR left |
| Hoole Way / Hoole Rd | Left |
| Kilmorey Park Ave | Left |
| Sandileigh | EOR left |
| Kilmorey Park Ave / Kilmorey Park | EOR right |
| Newton Lane | EOR left |
| Hoole Rd | Right |
| Canadian Ave | Right |
| Panton Rd | Left |
| Lime Grove | EOR left |
| Clare Ave | EOR right |
| Canadian Ave | Roundabout left |
| Hoole Lane | Left |
| A41 | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Greenfield Lane | Left |
| Mannings Lane | Right |
| Greenfield Lane | Left |
| Etheelda Drive | EOR right |
| Kingsway | Right |
| Coniston Rd | EOR left |
| Plas Newton Lane | Right |
| Well Lane | Right |
| Thornton Drive | Left |
| Ellesmere Ave | EOR left |
| Dicksons Drive | Right |
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