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 Plymouth below.
While test routes around Plymouth 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 |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Parkway | 3 rd exit, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Victoria Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Normandy Way | Mini roundabout right |
| Victoria Rd | 3 rd left |
| Kathleaven St | 2 nd right |
| Colebrook Rd | Left |
| Tresluggan Rd | EOR right |
| Fletemoor Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Wolseley Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit, T/L left |
| Outland Rd | 6 th T/L left, roundabout 4 th exit |
| Parkway | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Modwen Rd | EOR right |
| Longbridge Rd | Left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Slip Rd | Parkway |
| Parkway | 2 nd left |
| Slip Rd | EOR left |
| St Budeaux By-Pass | T/L right |
| Carlton Terrace | Right |
| York Rd | EOR left |
| Carlton Terrace | Right |
| St Budeaux By-Pass | T/L right |
| Wolseley Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit, left |
| Normandy Hill | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Pemros Rd | Left |
| Victoria Rd | 2 x mini roundabout ahead, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Flyover | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Parkway | 3 rd exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Modwen Rd | EOR right |
| Longbridge Rd | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Parkway | 1 st left, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Outland Rd | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Ham Drive | T/L right |
| Honicknowle Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, right |
| St Pancras Ave | EOR right, EOR right |
| Honicknowle Lane | Roundabout 2 nd exit, EOR right |
| Honicknowle Green | EOR right, EOR left |
| Little Dock Lane | Right |
| Coombe Park Lane | EOR left |
| Crownhill Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Flyover | Roundabout left |
| Roman Way / Trevithick Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Fleetmoor Rd | Left |
| Bridwell Rd / Carlton Terrace | T/L left |
| St Budeaux By-Pass / Parkway | 2 nd exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Modwen Rd | EOR right |
| Longbridge Rd | Left |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Grizedale Rd | Left |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Eggbuckland Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Efford Rd | Right |
| Dartmeet Ave | EOR left |
| Blandford Rd | Right |
| Higher Efford Rd | EOR right |
| Efford Lane | EOR right |
| Old Laira Rd | 2 nd left |
| Bernice Ave | Right |
| Mostyn Ave | EOR left |
| Lipson Hill | 4 th left |
| Mount Gould Rd / Beaumont Rd | 4 th left |
| Farringdon Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Unmarked Dead End | EOR ahead |
| Farringdon Rd | Left |
| Beaumont Rd | Roundabout left |
| Greenbank Ave | EOR right |
| Knighton Rd | EOR left |
| Tothill Rd | Roundabout left |
| Embankment Rd / Plymouth Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout 4 th |
| exit | |
| Longbridge Rd | 2 nd right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Parkway | Left, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Outland Rd | 2 nd left |
| Weston Park Rd | 10 th right |
| Edgecombe Park Rd | EOR left |
| Peverell Park Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Barn Park Rd | Right |
| Inverdene | EOR right |
| Trelawney Rd | Left |
| Quarry Park Rd | EOR left |
| Trelawney Rd / Gifford Place | EOR right |
| Ford Park Rd / Central Park Ave | Roundabout left |
| Saltash Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Coburg St | New Junction ahead |
| Charles St | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Exeter St | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Embankment Rd / Plymouth Rd | Roundabout left |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Modwen Rd | EOR right |
| Longbridge Rd | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Parkway | 3 rd exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| Flyover | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Crownhill Rd | T/L left |
| Budshead Rd | Right |
| Jubilee Rd | Left |
| Kings Rd | EOR right |
| Parade Rd | EOR left |
| Crownhill Rd | Right |
| Little Dock Lane | Left |
| Honicknowle Green | Left, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Honicknowle Lane | Left |
| Shakespeare Rd / St Peters Rd | 5 th left |
| Ruskin Crescent | EOR left |
| St Peters Rd | T/L right |
| Crownhill Rd | 2 nd left |
| Plumer Rd / Tavistock Rd | 2 nd left, roundabout left |
| Parkway | 1 st exit, roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Caradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | 2 nd right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout 3 rd |
| exit | |
| Plymouth Rd / Embankment Rd / Gdynia Way | Roundabout left |
| Exeter St | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Charles St | Right |
| North Hill | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| North Rd East | 2 nd right |
| Houndiscombe Rd | Left |
| Sutherland Rd | T/L ahead |
| Beechwood Ave | EOR left |
| Ford Park Rd | Right |
| Gifford Place / Trelawney Rd | 5ht left |
| Inverdene | Left |
| Roslyn Park Rd | EOR left |
| Inverdene | EOR right |
| Trelawney Rd | Left |
| Quarry Park Rd | EOR left |
| Peverell Park Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit, T/L right |
| Outland Rd | 3 rd left, roundabout 4 th exit |
| Parkway | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Modwen Rd | EOR right |
| Longbridge Rd | Left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout 3 rd |
| exit | |
| Plymouth Rd / Embankment Rd | Right |
| Lanhydrock Rd | Right |
| Heathfield Rd | EOR left |
| Beaumont Rd | Right |
| Farringdon Rd | EOR left |
| Ladysmith Rd | EOR right |
| Lipson Hill / Lipson Rd | T/L ahead |
| Ashford Hill / Ashford Crescent / Seymour Rd | 2 nd right |
| Compton Ave | Right |
| Dormy Ave | EOR left |
| Compton Park Rd | T/L right |
| Mannamead Rd | Roundabout 5 th exit |
| Parkway | Exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Modwen Rd | EOR right |
| Longbridge Rd | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Parkway | 3 rd exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| Flyover | Roundabout left |
| Ernesettle Lane | Right |
| Northolt Ave | Roundabout left, EOR left |
| Lakeside Drive / Uxbridge Drive | 4th right |
| Biggin Hill | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Budshead Rd | Left |
| Jubilee Rd | Left |
| Kings Rd | EOR right |
| Parade Rd | EOR left |
| Crownhill Rd / Fort Austin Ave | 2 nd right |
| Widey Lane | Left |
| Bowden Park Rd | EOR right |
| Church Hill | 7 th left |
| Delamere Rd | Left |
| Caradale Rd | Right |
| Greystoke Ave | EOR right |
| Caradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | EOR left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | 2 nd right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Longbridge Rd | T/L right |
| Barnstaple Close | Roundabout right, T/L right |
| Novorossisk Rd | Roundabout left |
| Plymbridge Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| New Rd / Southway Drive | T/L right |
| Clittaford Rd | 2 nd right |
| Lulworth Drive | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Southway Lane | Left |
| Widewell Rd | EOR right |
| Southway Lane | Roundabout left |
| Lulworth Drive | EOR right |
| Clittaford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Flamborough Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Southway Drive | EOR left |
| Tamerton Foliot Rd | Left |
| Looseleigh Lane | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| Tavistock Rd | 6 th left |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Parkway | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | 2 nd right |
| Carradale Rd | EOR right |
| Grizedale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Delamere Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Longbridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Modwen Rd | EOR right |
| Longbridge Rd | Left |
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