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 Exeter below.
While test routes around Exeter 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, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L left |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Hill Barton Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Pinhoe Rd | 2 nd right |
| Thackeray Rd | Left |
| Masefield Rd | EOR left |
| Thackeray Rd | EOR left |
| Warwick Way | EOR right |
| Summer Way | EOR right |
| Exhibition Way | EOR left |
| Pinhoe Rd | Left |
| Venny Bridge | Left |
| Chancel Lane | EOR right |
| Harrington Lane | EOR right |
| Church Hill | Double mini roundabout right, ahead |
| Main Rd | T/L ahead |
| Hill Barton Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | T/L right |
| Honiton Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit, roundabout ahead |
| Rydon Lane | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L left |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Hill Barton Rd | Left, left |
| Lower Hill Barton Rd | EOR left |
| Honiton Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout left |
| Emperor Way | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Grenadier Rd / Pinn | |
| Lane / Station Rd | Double roundabout right, left |
| Church Hill | Left |
| Harrington Lane | 3 rd left |
| Chancel Lane | EOR right |
| Venny Bridges | EOR right |
| Pinhoe Rd | T/L ahead |
| Hill Barton Rd | Roundabout left |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| A379 | Left |
| Russell Way | Roundabout left, roundabout right, 2 nd |
| roundabout ahead, T/L left | |
| Rydon Lane | T/L right |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L left |
| Rydon Lane | T/L right |
| Russell Way | 2 nd roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A379 | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Exmouth Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout right |
| Topsham | Mini roundabout left |
| Station Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| High St / Topsham Rd | Left |
| Higher Wear Rd | EOR right |
| Wear Barton Rd | Left |
| Higher Wear Rd | 2 nd left |
| Topsham Rd | EOR right, left, roundabout ahead, left |
| School Lane | 2 nd left |
| Countess Wear Rd | EOR left |
| Bridge Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Rydon Lane | T/L left |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L right |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Topsham Rd | T/L right |
| Southbrook Rd | EOR right |
| Tollards Rd | EOR left |
| Wendover Rd | Left |
| Southbrook Rd | Right, T/L right |
| Topsham Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Barrack Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Magdalen Rd | T/L ahead |
| Heavitree Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Whipton Lane | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sweetbrier Lane | EOR right |
| Sweetbrier Lane | T/L left |
| Honiton Rd | T/L right |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Rydon Lane | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L left |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Hill Barton Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Pinhoe Rd | T/L right |
| Beacon Lane | 2 nd left |
| St Katherine’s Rd | EOR left |
| Prince Charles Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Stoke Hill | Left |
| Rosebarn Lane | Left |
| Rosebank Crescent | EOR right |
| Stoke Hill | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Old Tiverton Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Western Way | Roundabout left |
| Heavitree Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Barrack Rd | EOR left |
| Topsham Rd | Roundabout left |
| Rydon Lane | T/L left |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L right |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Topsham Rd | T/L right |
| Southbrook Rd | EOR right |
| Tollards Rd | EOR left |
| Wendover Rd | Left |
| Southbrook Rd | Right, T/L left |
| Topsham Rd | Roundabout left |
| Rydon Lane | Left |
| A379 | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Exmouth Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout right |
| Topsham Rd | Mini roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Elmgrove Rd | Left |
| Denver Rd | EOR right |
| Topsham Rd | Left |
| Higher Wear Rd | 2 nd left |
| Newport Rd / Topsham Rd | Crossroads ahead, EOR right, left, roundabout right |
| Rydon Lane | T/L left |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L ahead |
| A379 | Roundabout left |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout left, T/L ahead, roundabout right |
| Hill Barton Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Pinhoe Rd | 6 th right |
| Whipton Village Rd | Left |
| Woolsery Ave | EOR left |
| Whipton Village Rd | Crossroads left |
| Summer Lane | 2 nd right |
| Summerway | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, 2 nd right |
| Warwick Way | EOR left, left |
| Pinhoe Rd | Double roundabout right |
| Station Rd / Pinn Lane / Grenadier Rd | Roundabout left |
| Emperor Way | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Moor Lane | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout left |
| Rydon Lane | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L left |
| Rydon Lane | Left |
| Parkland Drive | 5 th left |
| Woodwater Lane | Right |
| Quarry Park Rd | EOR left |
| Quarry Lane | Right |
| Broadfields Rd | EOR left |
| Sidmouth Rd | T/L right |
| Honiton Rd | 2 nd left |
| Lower Hill Barton Rd | EOR ahead |
| Hill Barton Rd | T/L left |
| Pinhoe Rd | 5 th right |
| Whipton Village Rd | 2 nd left |
| Summer Lane | EOR right |
| Beacon Heath / Harrington Lane | Right |
| Chancel Lane | EOR right |
| Venney Bridges | EOR right |
| Pinhoe Rd | T/L ahead |
| Hill Barton Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Rydon Lane | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L right |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Bridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| A379 | Roundabout 2 nd exit, left |
| Slip Road | EOR right |
| Kennford Village | EOR left |
| A38 | Left |
| A379 | Left |
| Chudleigh Rd | 2 nd mini roundabout right |
| Chantry Meadow | 2 nd mini roundabout right |
| Chudleigh Rd / Church Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Alphinbrook Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Hennock Rd / Bad Homburg Way | Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout left |
| Dawlish Rd / Bridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Rydon Lane | T/L left |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L ahead |
| A379 | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Exmouth Rd | Left |
| Winslade Park Ave | Right, EOR right |
| Clyst Valley Rd | EOR right, EOR left |
| Church Lane | EOR left |
| A3072 | Roundabout2 nd exit |
| A376 | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Moor Lane | Roundabout left |
| Honiton Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit, right |
| Lower Hill Barton Rd | Left |
| Bramley Ave | 2 nd right |
| Russet Ave / Thornpark Rise | Mini roundabout left |
| Vaughan Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Whipton Lane | Roundabout 2 nd exit, T/L left |
| East Wonford Hill / Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Rydon Lane | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left then right |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L right |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Bridge Rd | Left |
| Glasshouse Lane | Left |
| Bridge Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Dawlish Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Plymouth Rd | Right |
| Chudleigh Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Shillingford Rd | Right |
| Smithfield Rd | Right |
| Ide Lane | EOR left |
| Chudleigh Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Alphinbrook Rd | Mini roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout right |
| Hennock Rd / Bad Homburg Way | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout left |
| Dawlish Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit, right |
| Main Rd | 2 nd right |
| Reddaway Drive | EOR left |
| Main Rd | EOR left |
| Dawlish Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Bridge Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Rydon Lane | T/L left |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L right |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Bridge Rd | Left |
| Glasshouse Lane | Left, right |
| Bridge Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Dawlish Rd | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Bad Homburg Way | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, ahead |
| Hennock Rd | Roundabout left |
| Alphinbrook Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Chudleigh Rd | Right |
| Ide Lane | 3 rd left |
| Smithfield Rd | EOR left |
| Shillingford Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Chudleigh Rd | EOR left |
| Plymouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Dawlish Rd | Roundabout left |
| Bridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| Topsham Rd | T/L right |
| Tollards Rd | EOR right, EOR left |
| Wendover Way | Left, right |
| Southbrook Rd | Right |
| Tollards Rd | T/L left |
| Topsham Rd | Roundabout left |
| Rydon Lane | T/L left |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L right |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Topsham Rd | T/L right |
| Southbrook Rd | EOR right |
| Tollards Rd / Swallowfield Rd | Left |
| Tollards Rd | EOR left |
| Wendover Rd | Left |
| Southbrook Rd | Right, T/L right |
| Topsham Rd | 4 th right |
| Matford Lane | EOR left |
| Wonford Rd | EOR left |
| St Leonards Rd | T/L left |
| Topsham Rd | T/L left |
| Barrack Rd | T/L ahead, right |
| Haldon View Terrace | 4 th left |
| Church St | 2 nd right |
| Kingsway | EOR left |
| Butts Rd | T/L right |
| East Wonford Hill | T/L ahead |
| Honiton Rd | T/L right |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Rydon Lane | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
Route 14
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, right |
| Pynes Hill | T/L left |
| Rydon Lane | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout left |
| Moor Lane | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Emperor Way | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Grenadier Rd / Pinn Lane / Station Rd | Double mini roundabout right, left |
| Church Hill | Left |
| Harrington Lane | EOR right |
| Church Hill | Double mini roundabout right, ahead |
| Main Rd | T/L right |
| Pinhoe Rd | 3 rd left |
| Vaughan Rd | 3 rd roundabout ahead, roundabout left, ahead |
| Sweetbrier Lane | T/L left |
| Honiton Rd | T/L ahead |
| Sidmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Rydon Lane | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Pynes Hill | EOR left, right |
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