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 Derby (Alvaston) below.
While test routes around Derby (Alvaston) 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 | |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Newdigate St / Kenilworth Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Warwick Ave | Left |
| Valley Ave | Left |
| Littleover Crescent | EOR right |
| Valley Rd | EOR left |
| Warwick Ave | T/L ahead |
| Manor Rd | T/L left |
| Uttoxeter New Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, roundabout left |
| Kipling Drive | EOR left |
| Brierfield Way | Left |
| The Hollow | Right |
| Staker Lane | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Rykneld Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Pastures Hill | Roundabout ahead |
| Burton Rd | T/L right |
| Warwick Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Kenilworth Ave / Newdigate St | T/L right |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Newdigate St / Kenilworth Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Warwick Ave | Left |
| Valley Ave | Left |
| Littleover Crescent | EOR right |
| Valley Rd | EOR left |
| Warwick Ave | T/L left |
| Burton Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Pastures Hill | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Rykneld Rd | Roundabout right |
| Staker Lane | Left |
| The Hollow | Right |
| Brierfield Way | Right |
| Kipling Drive | Roundabout right |
| Uttoxeter New Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout right, T/L right |
| Manor Rd | T/L ahead |
| Warwick Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Kenilworth Ave / Newdigate St | T/L right |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, right |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Newdigate St / Kenilworth Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Warwick Ave | T/L ahead |
| Manor Rd | Left |
| Constable Lane | Left |
| Manor Rd | T/L left |
| Uttoxeter New Rd | Roundabout right |
| A38 | 2 nd exit |
| Toyota / Willington Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Willington | Mini roundabout left |
| Willington Rd | Left |
| Orchard Close | Left |
| Willington Rd | Left |
| Frizams Lane | EOR right |
| Buckford Lane | Left |
| Stenson Bubble | Roundabout ahead |
| Stenson Rd | Right |
| Goodsmore Rd | Crossroads left |
| Wordsworth Ave | Left |
| Sinfin Lane | Left |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | Right |
| Wordsworth Ave | Crossroads right |
| Goodsmore Rd | EOR left |
| Stenson Rd | Roundabout right, EOR right |
| Buckford Lane | Left |
| Frizams Lane | EOR right |
| Willington Rd | Mini roundabout right, roundabout right |
| A38 Nth To Derby 4 Miles | 2 nd exit |
| A516 Slip Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| City Centre / Uttoxeter New Rd | T/L right |
| Manor Rd | T/L ahead |
| Warwick Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Kenilworth Ave / Newdigate St | T/L right |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Newdigate St / Kenilworth Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Warwick Ave | T/L ahead |
| Manor Rd | T/L left |
| Uttoxeter New Rd | Roundabout right |
| A38 | 2 nd exit |
| Findern | T/L ahead |
| Manor Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Burton Rd / Coles Lane | Left |
| Bakeacre Lane / Moorway Lane | EOR right |
| Blagreaves Lane | Right |
| Blagreaves Ave | EOR right |
| Blagreaves Lane | Right |
| Stenson Rd | Left |
| Goodsmoor Rd | Crossroads right |
| Wordsworth Ave | EOR left |
| Sinfin Lane | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | Right |
| Wordsworth Ave | Crossroads ahead, crossroads left |
| Goodsmoor Rd | EOR left |
| Stenson Rd | Right |
| Oaklands Ave | Right |
| Blagreaves Ave | EOR right |
| Oaklands Ave | Left |
| Blagreaves Ave | Left |
| Moorway Lane | Left |
| Moorway Lane | EOR right |
| Doles Lane / Burton Rd | Roundabout right |
| A38 North | 1 st exit |
| A516 Slip Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| City Centre / Uttoxeter New Rd | T/L right |
| Manor Rd | T/L ahead |
| Warwick Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Kenilworth Ave / Newdigate St | T/L right |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | T/L right |
| Wilmore Rd | Roundabout right |
| Merrill Way | T/L left |
| Chellaston Rd | Roundabout right |
| Harvey Rd | Left |
| Coleman St | Left |
| Harvey Rd | Roundabout right |
| A6 / Shardlow Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| A6 | Roundabout right |
| A50 Loop / A50 West | 1 st exit |
| Chellaston | Roundabout right |
| A514 / Chellaston / Swarkestone Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Derby Rd | Left |
| Sinfin Ave | Left |
| Walton Ave | EOR left |
| Merrill Way | Roundabout left |
| Wilmore Rd | T/L left |
| Sinfin Lane | Right |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | T/L right |
| Wilmore Rd | Roundabout right |
| Merrill Way | T/L right |
| Chellaston Rd | Left |
| Shelton Drive / Jubilee Rd | EOR left |
| Chellaston Rd / Derby Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead |
| Swarkestone Rd | Left |
| Glenwood Rd | Roundabout left |
| A50 | 1 st exit |
| A50 Loop / A6 | 1 st exit |
| A6 | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| A6 Shardlow Rd | Roundabout left |
| Harvey Rd | Roundabout left |
| Osmaston Rd / Chellaston Rd | T/L right |
| Merrill Way | Roundabout left |
| Wilmore Rd | T/L left |
| Sinfin Lane | Right |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Osmaston Park Rd | T/L right, roundabout ahead |
| Osmaston Rd | Roundabout right |
| Boulton Lane | T/L left |
| Bracknell Drive | Right |
| Crayford Rd | EOR left |
| Holbrook Rd | Right |
| Bembridge Drive | Mini roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| A6 Shardlow Rd | Roundabout right |
| A6 | Roundabout ahead |
| Alvaston Bypass | Roundabout left |
| Raynesway | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Harvey Rd | Roundabout right |
| Matthew St | Left |
| Brackens Lane | EOR right |
| Uppermoor Rd / Chellaston Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Merrill Way | T/L right |
| Wilmore Rd | Roundabout left |
| Sinfin Lane | T/L left |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Newdigate St / Kenilworth Ave | Roundabout left |
| Stenson Rd | Left |
| Sunnyhill Ave | Left |
| Freeman Ave | Right |
| Donnington Drive | EOR right |
| Breedon Ave | Left |
| Stenson Rd | Roundabout right |
| Stenson Rd To Stenson Bubble | EOR left |
| Buckford Lane | Left |
| Barrow Lane | Left |
| Sinfin Lane | Left |
| Wragley Way | Right |
| Stenson Rd | Roundabout right |
| Grampian Way | 2 x roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Sinfin Lane | Left |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | Right |
| Wordsworth Ave | Crossroads right |
| Goodsmoor Rd | EOR right |
| Stenson Rd | Left |
| Blagreaves Lane | Left |
| Blagreaves Ave | EOR right |
| Oaklands Ave | EOR left |
| Blagreaves Lane / The Hollow | Left |
| Hills Way | Roundabout left |
| Pastures Hill / Rykneld Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Rykneld Rd | Roundabout right |
| A38 North, Derby 2 Miles | Left |
| A516 Slip Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Uttoxeter New Rd | T/L right |
| Manor Rd | T/L ahead |
| Warwick Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Kenilworth Ave / Newdigate St | T/L right |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Sinfin Lane | Right |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Newdigate St / Kenilworth Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Warwick Ave | T/L ahead |
| Manor Rd | T/L left |
| Uttoxeter New Rd | Roundabout right |
| A38 2 Miles-Findern | 2 nd exit |
| Findern | Roundabout left |
| Rykneld Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Pastures Hill | Roundabout right |
| Hills Way | EOR right |
| The Hollow / Blagreaves Lane | Right |
| Oaklands Ave | Left |
| Blagreaves Ave | EOR left |
| Oaklands Ave | EOR left |
| Stenson Rd | Right |
| Goodsmoor Rd | Crossroads left |
| Wordsworth Ave | EOR left |
| Sinfin Lane | Left |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | T/L right |
| Wilmore Rd | Roundabout right |
| Merrill Way | T/L right |
| Chellaston Rd | Left |
| Chelton Drive / Jubilee Rd | EOR left |
| Derby Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead |
| Swarkestone Rd | Left |
| Glenwood Rd | EOR left |
| Swarkestone Rd | Roundabout left |
| A50 | 1 st exit |
| A50/A6 | Roundabout ahead |
| Alvaston Bypass | Roundabout left |
| Raynesway | Roundabout ahead |
| London Rd | Roundabout right |
| Harvey Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Osmaston Park Rd | 2 x T/L ahead, roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, right |
Route 14
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Sinfin Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Osmaston Park Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Harvey Rd | Left |
| Coleman St | EOR left |
| Harvey Rd | Roundabout right |
| A6 | Roundabout ahead |
| A6 Shardlow Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A6 | Roundabout right |
| A50 Loop To A50 | 1 st exit |
| 1.5 Miles | Roundabout right |
| Chellaston / Swarkestone Rd / Derby Rd | Roundabout left |
| Parkway | Roundabout left |
| Derby Rd | Left |
| Sinfin Ave | Left |
| Walton Ave | EOR left |
| Merrill Way | Roundabout left |
| Wilmore Rd | T/L left |
| Sinfin Lane | Right |
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