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 Durham below.
While test routes around Durham 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 |
| Hallgarth St | T/L Left |
| Church St | Left |
| Stockton Rd | Roundabout right |
| A177 | Left |
| Mill Lane / Shincliffe Lane | 3 rd left |
| Mill Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Front St | Left |
| Hall Gardens | EOR right |
| Parkhouse Gardens | Right |
| George St | EOR right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
| Gray Avenue | 2 nd left |
| Kidd Avenue | EOR left, EOR right |
| A1283 Sherburn Rd | T/L right |
| Dragon Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, T/L EOR right |
| Sunderland Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Belmont Rd | 2 nd left |
| A690 Dual Carriageway | 4 th roundabout ahead |
| Sutton St | T/L ahead |
| Margery Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Quarryheads Lane | T/L left |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout right |
| Stockton Rd | T/L left |
| South Rd | Roundabout left |
| A167 | Right |
| Burnigill Rd / Browney Lane | Right, left |
| Harle St | Right, EOR right, left, EOR right |
| Browney Lane | EOR left, EOR left |
| A690 | 2 nd right |
| Sawmill Lane | 2 nd left |
| Grove Rd | 2 nd right |
| Briar Avenue | 3 rd left |
| Grove Rd | EOR left |
| Sawmill Lane | Right |
| Lowland Rd | Left |
| Oak Green | Right |
| Lime Park | EOR left |
| Station Rd | EOR right |
| Brandon Lane | Right |
| Black Rd | EOR left |
| A690 / Neville’s X Bank | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| A167 | T/L left |
| Potters Bank | Roundabout right |
| Quarry Heads Lane | T/L left |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout ahead |
| A177 | Left |
| Mill Lane | 2 nd right |
| Crowtrees Lane | Right |
| Tail Upon End Lane | 2 nd left |
| Robert Terrace | 2 nd right |
| Phillip Avenue | EOR left |
| Princes Charles Avenue | Left |
| Edward Avenue | EOR left, EOR right |
| Surtees Avenue | EOR left |
| Bede Terrace | 2 nd left |
| Burn St | EOR right |
| Bow End | Right |
| Bow St | EOR left |
| Surtees Avenue | EOR right |
| A177 | 2 nd right |
| Avenue St | 3 rd left |
| Whitwell Acres | EOR right |
| Avenue St | EOR right |
| A177 | Roundabout Left |
| Stockton Rd | T/L right |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout right |
| Stockton Rd | T/L ahead |
| Quarryheads Lane | Roundabout left |
| Potters Bank | T/L ahead |
| Lowes Barn Bank | Left |
| A690 | Roundabout right |
| Broom Lane | 2 nd right |
| Valley View | Left |
| Broom Crescent | EOR left, EOR right |
| Oakridge Rd | 2 nd right |
| School Rd | EOR right |
| Whitehouse Lane | EOR right |
| B6302 | 3 rd left |
| Cook Avenue | 2 nd right |
| Kingston Avenue | EOR left |
| Cook Avenue | Right |
| Taylor Avenue | 3rd left, EOR left |
| Colliery Rd | EOR left |
| Toll House Rd | T/L EOR left |
| A167 | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Dryburn Park | Roundabout right |
| Dryburn Rd | Roundabout right |
| North Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Framwelgate Peth | Roundabout left |
| Millburngate Bridge | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| New Elvet Bridge / New Elvet / Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout ahead |
| A177 | Left |
| Mill Lane | Left |
| Shincliffe Lane | EOR left |
| A181 | EOR right |
| Sherburn Rd | 2 nd left |
| Kidd Avenue | Right |
| Liddle Avenue | EOR right |
| Beech Avenue | EOR right |
| Gray Avenue | EOR right |
| Hallgarth St | 5 th left |
| Parkhouse Gardens | Right |
| George St | EOR right |
| Hallgarth St | EOR left |
| Broomside Lane | 3 rd left |
| Brackendale Rd | Right, EOR left, EOR left |
| The Links | EOR right |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 nd left, EOR right |
| Devonshire Rd | EOR left |
| Buckinghamshire | EOR left |
| Belmont Rd | Mini roundabout right, 2 nd left |
| A690 | Roundabout ahead |
| Leazers Rd | 2 nd left |
| New Elvet Bridge | T/L ahead |
| New Elvet | T/L ahead |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout right |
| Stockton Rd | T/L left |
| South Rd | Right |
| Elvet Hill Rd | EOR left |
| Potters Bank | T/L ahead |
| Lowes Barn Bank | Left |
| Stonebridge | Roundabout ahead |
| A690 | Right |
| Black Rd | EOR left |
| Brandon Lane | Right |
| Tiree Close / Stack Garth | EOR Left |
| Stack Garth | EOR right |
| Brandon Lane | 3 rd left |
| Oak Green | 3 rd left |
| Lime Park | EOR left |
| Oak Green | EOR right |
| Lowland Rd | EOR left |
| Sawmills Lane | EOR left |
| A690 | Right |
| Browney Lane / Burnigill Rd | EOR left |
| A167 | Roundabout right |
| South Rd / Church St | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Hallgarth | Left |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | 2 nd left |
| The Hallgarth | EOR left |
| Whinney Hill | T/L right |
| New Elvet Bridge | Left |
| Claypath | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A690 | Left |
| Belmont Rd | Left |
| Belmont industrial estate | EOR left |
| Belmont Rd | Roundabout right |
| Sunderland Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, right |
| Moor Crescent | EOR right, 2 nd left |
| Ashdown Avenue | EOR left |
| Moor Crescent | EOR left |
| Sunderland Rd | T/L right |
| Dragon Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Sherburn Rd | Right |
| A181 | Right |
| Shincliffe Lane | EOR right |
| Mill Lane | EOR left |
| A177 | Right |
| High St | EOR left |
| A177 | Roundabout left |
| Stockton Rd | T/L right |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout ahead |
| A177 | 2 nd left |
| Avenue St | EOR left |
| A177 | Left |
| Tail Upon End Lane | 2nd right |
| George St / Prince Charles Avenue | Left |
| Phillip Avenue | EOR left |
| Robert Tce | EOR right |
| Tail Upon End Lane | EOR right |
| Crowtrees Lane | EOR right |
| A177 | T/L right |
| Bow End | Right |
| Bow St | EOR right |
| Surtees Avenue / Bede Tce | Crossroads left |
| Prince Charles Avenue | EOR right |
| A177 | Roundabout left |
| Stockton Rd | T/L left |
| South Rd | Roundabout right |
| A167 | T/L right |
| Potters Bank | Roundabout right |
| Quarryheads Lane | T/L left |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout ahead |
| A177 | Right |
| Low Rd | EOR right |
| Willowtree Avenue | Left |
| Avenue St | EOR right |
| A177 | 2 nd right |
| Mill Lane | 2 nd left |
| A181 | EOR left |
| Shurburn Rd | T/L right |
| Dragon Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Sunderland Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout Left |
| Belmont Rd | 2 nd left |
| A690 Dual Carriageway | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Claypath | EOR left |
| Millburngate Bridge / Castle Chare | Roundabouts ahead |
| Sutton St | T/L ahead |
| Margery Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Quarryheads Lane | T/L left |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout ahead |
| A177 | Left |
| Mill Lane | Left |
| Shincliffe Lane | EOR left |
| A181 | EOR right |
| Sherburn Rd | 2 nd left |
| Kidd Avenue | Right |
| Liddle Avenue | EOR right |
| Beech Avenue | EOR right |
| Gray Avenue | EOR right |
| Hallgarth St | 5 th left |
| Parkhouse Gardens | EOR left |
| Hallgarth St | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Mill Lane | EOR right, left |
| Crowtrees Lane | 2 nd right |
| Tail Upon End Lane | 2 nd left |
| Robert Tce | 2 nd right |
| Phillip Avenue | EOR left |
| Prince Charles Avenue | EOR right |
| A177 | Roundabout left |
| Stockton Rd | T/L right |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Hallgarth St | T/L ahead |
| New Elvet | T/L ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Millburngate Bridge | Roundabout right |
| Framwellgate Peth | Roundabout left |
| Northend | Left |
| Fieldhouse Lane | Right |
| Springwell Rd | EOR left |
| A167 | T/L right |
| Toll House Rd | Right |
| Colliery Rd | Right |
| Taylor Avenue | EOR right, EOR left |
| Cook Avenue | EOR right |
| Woodland Tce | Left |
| Whitehouse Lane | 2 nd left |
| Oakridge Rd | 2 nd left |
| Victoria Court | EOR right |
| Whitehouse Court | Right |
| Victoria Court | EOR left |
| Oakridge Rd | 3 rd left |
| Broom Cres | EOR right |
| Valley View | EOR left |
| Broom Lane | Roundabout left |
| A690 | Left |
| Lowes Barn Bank | T/L ahead |
| Potters Bank | Roundabout right |
| Quarryheads Lane | T/L left |
| Church St | T/L right |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Hallgarth St | Roundabout right |
| Stockton Rd | T/L ahead |
| Quarryheads Lane | Roundabout left |
| Potters Bank | Left |
| Elvet Hill Rd | EOR left |
| Potters Bank | T/L right |
| A167 | T/L right |
| Crossgate Peth | T/L left |
| Sutton St | Roundabout ahead |
| Castle Chare | Roundabout ahead |
| Millburngate Bridge | Roundabout ahead |
| Leazes Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Sunderland Rd | Left |
| Churchill Avenue | 2 nd right |
| Roosevelt Rd | EOR right |
| Bradford Crescent | 2 nd right |
| Musgrave Gardens | EOR left |
| Sunderland Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Belmont Rd | 2 nd right |
| Broomside Lane | 2 nd left |
| Poplar Rd | EOR right |
| Broome Rd | EOR left |
| Bainbridge St | 2 nd right |
| Ramside View | EOR right |
| Carrville High St | T/L left |
| A690 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Leazes Rd | Roundabout left |
| Elvet Bridge | T/L ahead |
| New Elvet | T/L ahead |
| Hallgarth St | Left |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Hallgarth St | T/L ahead |
| New Elvet | T/L ahead |
| Elvet Bridge | Roundabout ahead |
| Millburngate Bridge | Roundabout right |
| Framwellgate Peth | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Southfield Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| A167 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Front St | Mini roundabout left |
| Abbey Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| Link Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pit Lane | Right |
| Rothbury Rd | 3 rd right |
| Richmond Rd | Becomes |
| Rochester Rd | Left |
| Auckland Rd | EOR right |
| Carr House Rd | EOR right |
| Bek Rd | EOR left |
| Finchale Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| High Carr Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| North Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Framwellgate Peth | Roundabout left |
| Millburngate Bridge | Left |
| Claypath Slip Rd | EOR left |
| Claypath | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Leazes Rd | Roundabout left |
| Elvet Bridge | T/L ahead |
| New Elvet | T/L ahead |
| Hallgarth St | left |
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