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 Dumfries below.
While test routes around Dumfries 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 |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Leafield Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Annan Rd | 1 st right |
| St Mary’s St | 2 nd left |
| Lovers Walk | 2 nd left |
| Newall Terrace | 1 st right |
| Catherine St | 1 st left, EOR left |
| Academy St | Becomes |
| Church Crescent | Becomes |
| Buccleuch St | Becomes |
| Galloway St | 1 st right |
| Glasgow St | Roundabout left |
| Lochfield Rd | 2 nd left, |
| Ashfield Drive | 2 nd left, |
| Portland Drive | EOR right, |
| Ashfield Drive | 1 st right |
| Summerville Avenue | EOR left |
| Lochfield Rd | Roundabout right |
| Alexandra Drive | EOR left |
| Hardthorn Avenue | EOR right |
| Hardthorn Rd | 2 nd right |
| Alloway Rd | Roundabout right |
| Lochside Rd | Roundabout right |
| Glasgow Rd | Roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout right |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout left |
| Moffat Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Lockerbie Rd | 1 st right |
| Ardwall Rd | EOR left |
| Lockerbie Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Cornwall Mount | Roundabout right |
| Annan Rd | Left |
| Leafield Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Brooms Rd | Left |
| Glebe St | Ahead |
| Aldermanhill Rd | EOR left |
| Eastfield Rd | EOR right |
| Brooms Rd | Left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | 1 st right |
| Balmoral Rd | EOR right |
| Lockerbie Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| A709 | Roundabout left |
| Catherinefield Rd | 3 rd left |
| Un-named | EOR right |
| Herries Avenue | 1 st left |
| The Shaw | EOR right |
| Moss Dale | EOR left, EOR left |
| Martinton Rd | 1 st left, EOR left |
| Main Rd | 1 st right |
| Auchencrieff Rd South | 2 nd left |
| Gledhill Crescent | 2 nd right |
| Auchencrieff Rd North | 1 st left |
| Wallamhill Rd | 1 st left |
| Gledhill Crescent | 1 st right |
| Auchencrieff Rd North | Becomes |
| Knowehead Rd | EOR right |
| Quarry Rd | EOR right |
| Main Rd | Roundabout right |
| Lochthorn | Roundabout ahead |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout left |
| Moffat Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| St Mary’s St | Roundabout left |
| Cornwall Mount | Roundabout right |
| Annan Rd | 1 st left |
| Leafield Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Brooms Rd | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | 3 rd right |
| Cardoness St | EOR left |
| Lockerbie Rd | Roundabout right |
| Moffat Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout ahead 4 th exit, roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Garroch Loaning | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A711 | Roundabout left |
| Cargenbridge Avenue | 2 nd left |
| Drungans Drive | Ahead |
| Cargen Rd | 2 nd left, ahead, EOR left |
| Waterside Rd | Ahead |
| Cargenbridge Avenue | EOR left |
| Waterside Rd | EOR right |
| A711 | Roundabout right |
| Dalbeattie Rd | 2 nd right |
| Park St | EOR right |
| Dalbeattie Rd | EOR right |
| Cassalands | 2 nd T/L ahead |
| Buccleuch St | Ahead |
| Burns Statue Square | Ahead |
| Church Crescent | T/L 2 nd right |
| Loreburn St | Ahead |
| Newall Terrace | Left |
| Catherine St | Ahead |
| Rae St | EOR right |
| Lovers Walk | EOR left |
| St Mary’s St | Roundabout right |
| Cornwall Mount | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout right |
| Brooms Rd | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | Right |
| Balmoral Rd | EOR right |
| Lockerbie Rd | A709 3 rd roundabout ahead, right |
| Roucan Rd | Ahead, EOR right |
| A75 | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Georgetown Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd right |
| Gilloch Avenue | EOR right, EOR right |
| Georgetown Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd right |
| Calside Rd | EOR left |
| Georgetown Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Gillbrae Rd | Right |
| Barnton Rd | Ahead |
| Kellwood Rd | EOR right |
| Eastfield Rd | EOR right |
| Brooms Rd | T/L left |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left, 1 st right |
| Queen St | EOR left |
| Shakespeare St | EOR left |
| Dockhead | EOR right |
| St Michaels Bridge Rd | 2 nd left |
| Troqueer Rd | 2 nd right |
| Ryedale Rd | 2 nd right |
| Solway Drive | EOR right |
| Pleasance Avenue | 1 st left |
| Troqueer Rd | Becomes |
| Church St | 2 nd left |
| Maxwell St | Becomes |
| Corberry Avenue | EOR right |
| Hermitage Drive | EOR left |
| Dalbeattie Rd | 1 st left |
| Park St | EOR left |
| Dalbeattie Rd | Roundabout right |
| Garroch Loaning | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A75 | Roundabout right |
| Castle Douglas Rd | Becomes |
| Cassalands | Becomes |
| Laurieknowe | Becomes |
| Galloway St | 1 st right |
| Whitesands | Becomes |
| Dockhead | EOR left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout right, left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout right |
| Annan Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A75 | Left |
| Roucan Rd | 2 nd left |
| Old A75 | EOR right |
| Roucan Rd | EOR left |
| A709 | Roundabout right |
| Catherinefield Rd | 3 rd left |
| Unnamed | EOR right |
| Herries Ave | EOR right, roundabout right |
| Astor Drive | Roundabout left |
| Downs Way | EOR right |
| Tinwald Downs Rd | Roundabout left |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right, T/L ahead |
| Academy St | 2 nd left |
| Loreburn St / English St | Right |
| Shakespeare St | 2 nd left |
| Queen St | EOR left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout right, left |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 x T/L ahead |
| English St / Shakespeare St | EOR right |
| Whitesands | EOR left |
| Galloway St | Right |
| Glasgow St | Roundabout right |
| Sunderries St | 2 nd right |
| Stakeford St | Left |
| Sunderries St | Roundabout ahead |
| Lochfield Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Terregles St | Roundabout left |
| Terregles Rd | EOR left, 2 nd left |
| Station Rd | EOR right |
| Castle Douglas Rd | Roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout left |
| Garroch Loaning | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Dalbeattie Rd | Right |
| Park Rd / Rotchell Rd | EOR |
| Troqueer Rd | 2 nd left |
| St Michaela St / Brooms Rd | Roundabout right, left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left, 2 nd left |
| St Michaels St | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Craigs Rd | Ahead |
| Craigs Rd / Gillbrae Rd | Roundabout right |
| Georgetown Rd | 2 nd right |
| Gilloch Ave | EOR right, EOR right |
| Georgetown Rd | Roundabout left |
| Mosspark Rd / Mossview | 2 nd right |
| Mosspark Rd | Roundabout left |
| Oakfield Drive / Oakfield Brae | Roundabout right |
| Georgetown Rd | Roundabout right |
| Annan Rd | 6 th left |
| Brownrigg Loan | EOR right |
| Lockerbie Rd | Roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout left |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout right, left |
| Lovers Walk | EOR left |
| St Mary’s St | Roundabout left |
| Cornwall Mount | Roundabout right |
| Anna Rd / English St / Shakespeare | |
| St | EOR left |
| Dockhead | EOR left |
| Brooms Rd | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout right |
| Cornwall Mount | Roundabout left |
| St Mary’s St | Right |
| Lovers Walk | EOR right |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout 2 nd left |
| Glasgow St | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Sunderries Rd | 2 nd right |
| Stakeford St | Left |
| Sunderries Rd | Roundabout left |
| Glasgow St | EOR right |
| Laurieknowe | 2 nd left |
| Hill St | EOR left, EOR right |
| Maxwell St | Left |
| New Abbey Rd | 3 rd left |
| Pleasance Ave / St Michaels Br. Rd | 2 x T/L, 2 nd right |
| St Michaels St | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Craigs Rd / Gillbrae Rd | Roundabout left |
| Georgetown Rd | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout left |
| Brooms Rd | Right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brooms Rd | 2 nd left |
| Eastfield Rd | Right |
| Rosevale St / Aldermanhill Rd | Left |
| Glebe St | Roundabout right |
| St Michaels St | Right |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Leafield Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd left |
| Ardwall Rd | EOR left |
| Annan Rd | 3 rd left |
| Balmoral Rd | Right |
| Braemar Ave | Left |
| Balmoral Ave | EOR right |
| Crathie Ave | EOR right |
| Greenbrae Loaning | EOR left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout ahead, exit, 2 nd left |
| Noblehill Ave | EOR left, EOR left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout left |
| Lockerbie Rd (A709) | Left |
| Brownrigg Loaning | EOR right |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Brooms Rd | Right |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left, right |
| Queens St | EOR left |
| Shakespeare St | EOR right |
| Whitesands | EOR left |
| Galloway St | Ahead |
| Laurieknowe | Left |
| Hill St | EOR right, EOR left |
| Laurieknowe | Ahead |
| Cassalands | Ahead |
| Castle Douglas Rd | Roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout left |
| Garroch Loaning | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Dalbeattie Rd | 3 rd right |
| Park St | EOR right |
| Dalbeattie Rd | EOR right |
| Cassalands | Right |
| New Abbey Rd | 3 rd left |
| Rotchell Rd | EOR right |
| Church St | T/L 2 nd left |
| St Michaels Bridge St | Ahead |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Leafield Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Annan Rd | Right |
| St Marys St | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Lockerbie Rd | Right |
| Ardwall Rd | EOR left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout right |
| Brooms Rd | Right |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout right |
| Cornwall Mount | Roundabout right |
| St Mary’s St | Roundabout left |
| Moffat Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout left |
| Glasgow St | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Lochfield Rd | 2 nd right |
| Hardthorn Avenue | EOR left, EOR left |
| Hardthorn Crescent | Ahead, Becomes |
| St Anne’s Rd | EOR right |
| Hardthorn Avenue | EOR left |
| Hardthorn Rd | Roundabout left |
| Terregles Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lochfield Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Sunderries Rd | 2 nd left |
| College St | 2 nd right, Becomes |
| Wells St | EOR left |
| Glasgow St | EOR left |
| Galloway St | Ahead |
| Buccleuch St | Ahead |
| Burns Statue Square | Ahead |
| Church Crescent | Ahead |
| Academy St | T/L right |
| Catherine St | Right |
| Rae St | EOR left |
| Loreburn St | Ahead |
| English St | Right |
| Annan Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Brooms Rd | Right |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Brooms Rd | Roundabout left, T/L ahead |
| St Michaels Bridge St | Ahead |
| Pleasance Avenue | EOR right |
| New Abbey Rd | Left |
| Park Rd | Right |
| Hermitage Drive | EOR left |
| Park Rd | EOR left |
| New Abbey Rd | EOR left |
| Castle Douglas Rd | Roundabout right |
| A75 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Glasgow Rd | Roundabout right |
| Criffel Rd | Ahead |
| Priory Avenue | EOR right |
| Lincluden Rd | 1 st right |
| Margaret Walk | EOR left, Becomes |
| College Rd | 5 th left |
| Criffel Rd | 1 st right |
| Maple Avenue | 2 nd left, |
| Rowan Drive | Ahead, Becomes |
| Elder Ave | EOR right |
| Poplar Rd | EOR right |
| Jocks Loaning | EOR left |
| Glasgow Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A75 | Roundabout right |
| Edinburgh Rd | Roundabout left |
| Moffat Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Lockerbie Rd | Right |
| Cardoness St | EOR left |
| Annan Rd | Roundabout right |
| Brooms Rd | Right |
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