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 Newton Abbot below.
While test routes around Newton Abbot 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 |
| Brunel Rd | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Courtlands | Left |
| Station Rd / Queen St | Right |
| Courtenay St | Left |
| Halcyon Rd | Right |
| Bovey Rd | Left |
| Ashburton Rd | Right |
| Combeshead Rd | Left |
| Greenaway Rd | Left |
| Ashburton Rd | Roundabout left |
| Exeter Rd | Roundabout left, right |
| Old Exeter Rd | Right |
| Broadways | Left |
| Tweeneys | Left |
| Broadway Ave | Right |
| Hosegood | Left |
| Greenbank Ave | Left |
| Chudleigh Rd | Right |
| Ley Lane / Longford Lane | Left |
| Longford Lane | Left |
| Teignmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Besigheim Way | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Courtlands | Left |
| Station Rd / Queen St | Right |
| The Avenue | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Newton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Greenhill Way | Roundabout right |
| Vicarage Hill | Left |
| Longford Lane | Left |
| Teignmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Besigheim Way | Roundabout left |
| Shaldon Rd | Right |
| St Marychurch Rd | Right |
| Pinewood | Left |
| Silverwood Ave | Left |
| Rowantree Rd | Left |
| Ashway | Right |
| Allerbrake Rd | Left, left |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Aller Rd | Right |
| Kingkerswell Rd | Roundabout left |
| Decoy Rd | Right |
| Coach Rd | Left |
| Church Rd | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Left |
| Courtlands Rd | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Left |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Courtlands | Left |
| Station Rd / Queen St | Right |
| The Avenue | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Newton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Greenhill Way | Roundabout right |
| Vicarage Hill | Left |
| Longford Lane | Left |
| Teignmouth Rd | Roundabout left |
| Burdouns Way | Left |
| Exeter Rd | Right |
| Strap Lane | Left |
| Abbrook Ave | Right |
| Clifford Ave | Right |
| Chudleigh Rd | Roundabout left |
| Old Exeter Rd | Left |
| Exeter Rd | Roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Bovey Rd / Highweek / Newfoundland East St / Torquay Rd | Left |
| Courtlands | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Left |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Courtlands | Left |
| Station Rd / Queen St | Right |
| The Avenue | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Newton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Greenhill Way | Roundabout right |
| Vicarage Hill | Left |
| Longford Lane | Left |
| Teignmouth Rd | Roundabout left |
| Burdouns Way | Left |
| Exeter Rd | Left |
| Chudleigh Rd | Right |
| Clifford Ave | Right |
| Chudleigh Rd | Roundabout left |
| Old Exeter Rd | Left |
| Exeter Rd | Roundabout left, ahead |
| Bovey Rd / Highweek | Left |
| Halcyon Rd / Kingsteignton Rd | Roundabout right |
| The Ave | Left |
| Queen St / Station Rd / Torquay Rd | Left |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Keyberry Rd | Roundabout left |
| Kingkerswell Rd | Left |
| Aller Rd | Left |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Allerbrake Rd | Left |
| Ashway | Right |
| Rowantree | Right |
| Silverwood | Right |
| Pinewood | Left |
| St Marychurch Rd | Left |
| Shaldon Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Besigheim Way | Left |
| Teignmouth Rd | Right |
| Longford Lane | Right |
| Vicarage Hill | Roundabout left |
| Greenhill Way | Roundabout left |
| Newton Rd / Kingsteignton Rd | |
| / Halcyon Rd | Left |
| Highweek | Roundabout ahead |
| Highweek Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Newfoundland Way / East St / Torquay Rd | Left |
| Courtlands | Left |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
| Torquay Rd | Roundabout left |
| Besigheim Way | 4 th left |
| Ideford/Luton | EOR right |
| Torquay Rd | Left |
| Burdouns Way | 2 nd left |
| Exeter Rd | Left |
| Torquay Rd | 2 nd left |
| Brook Way | EOR left |
| Exeter Rd | 3 rd right |
| Clifford Ave | Right |
| Exeter Rd | Roundabout left |
| Fore St | 2 nd right |
| Greenhill Way | Roundabout left |
| Newton Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Kingsteignton Rd / Halcyon Rd | Left |
| Highweek | Roundabout ahead |
| Highweek Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Newfoundland Way / East St / Torquay Rd | Left |
| Courtlands | Left |
| Torquay Rd | Left |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
| Torquay Rd | Roundabout left |
| Besigheim Way | 1 st exit |
| Teignmouth (Slip Rd) | Left |
| Teignmouth Rd | Right |
| Longford Lane | Roundabout ahead, 3 rd right |
| Rydon Rd | Right, right |
| Longford Lane | EOR left |
| Gestridge Rd | Right |
| Chudleigh Rd | 2 nd left |
| Greenbank | Left |
| Chudleigh Rd | Roundabout left |
| Teigngrace Rd | EOR left |
| Bovey Tracey Rd | Roundabout left |
| Jetty Marsh Rd | 2 x roundabout right |
| Kingsteignton Rd | Right |
| Abbotsbury | Right |
| Bury Rd | EOR left |
| Knowles Hill Rd | EOR left |
| Highweek St | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Newfoundland Way / East St / Torquay Rd | Left |
| Courtlands | Right |
| Torquay Rd | Left, left |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | T/L right |
| Torquay Rd | 4 th left |
| Church Rd | EOR right |
| Coach Rd | Left |
| Decoy Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Kingkerswell Rd / Newton Rd | Right |
| Foredown Lane | EOR left |
| Maddacombe Rd | Left |
| Church End Rd | EOR right, left |
| Nose Hill | Roundabout left |
| School Rd | Right |
| Halls Lane | EOR left |
| Barnhill Rd | T/L left |
| Torquay Rd | Left |
| Ave Rd | Left |
| Park Rd | Left |
| Torquay Rd | 2 nd right |
| Aller Brake Rd | 2 nd left |
| Ash Way | Right |
| Rowantree Rd | EOR right |
| Silverwood Ave | EOR right |
| Pinewood | EOR left |
| St Marychurch Rd | EOR left |
| Shaldon Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Torquay Rd | Right |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | T/L right |
| Torquay Rd / Courtlands / Station | |
| Rd / Queen St / Courtenay St | EOR right |
| Sherbourne Rd | EOR T/L left |
| Halcyon Rd | EOR T/L right |
| Bovey Rd | Roundabout left |
| Ashburton Rd | 5 th right |
| Lawrie Ave | EOR left |
| Rosemary Ave | EOR left |
| Castlewood Ave | EOR left |
| Mile End Rd | EOR left |
| Ashburton Rd | 2 nd right |
| Barton Drive | Right |
| Chercombe Valley Rd | EOR left |
| Barton Drive | EOR right |
| Ashburton Rd | Roundabout left |
| Exeter Rd | Roundabout left, 2 nd right |
| Old Exeter Rd | Right |
| Broadways | EOR right |
| Gestridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| Fore St | Roundabout left |
| Vicarage Hill / Teignmouth Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Besigheim Way | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Torquay Rd | 2 nd T/L right |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brunel Rd | EOR left |
| Torquay Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Chaldon Rd | Right |
| St Marychurch Rd | 2 nd left |
| Newtake Rise | Right |
| Belgrave | Left |
| Swanborough Rd | Left, EOR right |
| Twickenham Rd | EOR right |
| Shaldon Rd | Left |
| Haytor Drive | Left |
| Westward View | Left |
| Moorland View / Tor View | 2 nd left |
| Oakland Rd | EOR left |
| Buckland Brake | EOR left |
| Queensway | EOR T/L right |
| Shaldon Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Besigheim Way | 2 nd exit off EOR left |
| Exeter Rd | 2 nd right |
| Strap Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Old Exeter Rd | EOR left |
| Exeter Rd | Roundabout left |
| Jetty Marsh | Roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| The Avenue | EOR left |
| Queens St / Station Rd / Torquay Rd | T/L left |
| Brunel Rd | Left |
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