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 Clacton-on-Sea below.
While test routes around Clacton-on-Sea 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.
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Right | 
| Harrow Rd | Left | 
| Oxford Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Valley Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Burrs Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left | 
| Inglenook | Right | 
| Woodlands Close | Roundabout left | 
| Gorse Lane | EOR right | 
| Thorpe Rd | Roundabout ahead, left | 
| Gt Holland Rd | Left | 
| London Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Progress Way | Roundabout left | 
| Bypass | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left | 
| London Rd | Right | 
| North Rd | Right | 
| Highview Avenue | Left | 
| North Rd | Left | 
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead, ahead | 
| Wellesley Rd | Right | 
| Olivers Rd | Left | 
| Old Rd | 2 ND roundabout ahead | 
| Pier Avenue | Left | 
| Rosemary Rd | Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left | 
| Pier Avenue | Left | 
| Rosemary Rd | Ahead T/L, EOR left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | T/L right | 
| High St / Holland Rd | Right | 
| St Pauls Rd | Left | 
| Church Rd | Right | 
| St Albans Rd | Left | 
| Marine Parade | Left | 
| Third Avenue | Right | 
| Holland Rd / Frinton Rd | Left | 
| Windermere Rd | Right | 
| Slade Rd | Right | 
| Ipswich Rd | Right | 
| Frinton Rd | Right | 
| Sladburys Lane | Left | 
| Burrs Rd | Right | 
| Gorse Lane | Roundabout ahead, left | 
| Thorpe Rd | Right | 
| Hawthorne Avenue | Left | 
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead, ahead | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right, left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left | 
| Pier Avenue | 2 nd right | 
| Jackson Rd | EOR left | 
| West Rd | Right | 
| Agate Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Marine Parade East | Left | 
| Anglefield / Carnarvon Rd | T/L right | 
| High St / Holland Rd | Right | 
| St Pauls Rd | Left | 
| Church Rd | Right | 
| St Albans Rd | EOR left | 
| Marine Parade East | Left | 
| Victoria Rd | EOR right | 
| Albert Gardens | Left | 
| Albany Gardens West | Right | 
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| Valley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Burrs Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left | 
| Ingenook | Right | 
| Woodlands Close | Roundabout left | 
| Gorse Lane | Right | 
| Thorpe Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Centenary Way | 2 nd roundabout ahead | 
| Progress Way | Roundabout left | 
| Bypass | 2 nd roundabout ahead | 
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Old Rd | Left | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right, left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout right | 
| Pier Avenue | Left | 
| Old Rd | Right | 
| Anchor Rd | Left | 
| Alton Park Rd / Leas Rd | Left | 
| Arnold Rd | Right | 
| Leas Rd / Cherry Tree Avenue | Right | 
| West Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Jaywick Lane | Right | 
| Rush Green Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L left | 
| Cloes Lane | 2 nd mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left | 
| St Johns Rd | Right | 
| Little Clacton Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right | 
| Bypass | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right | 
| London Rd / Wellesley Rd | Right | 
| Olivers Rd | Left | 
| Old Rd | Roundabout ahead, left | 
| St Andrews Rd | Right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left | 
| Pier Avenue | Right | 
| Rosemary Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Old Rd | Left | 
| Anchor Rd | EOR right | 
| Alton Park Rd | Roundabout left | 
| St Osyth Rd | Left | 
| Coopers Lane | Left | 
| Stanley Rd | EOR right | 
| Rush Green Rd | T/L left | 
| Cloes Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left | 
| Hadleigh Rd | Right | 
| Dedham Avenue | EOR right | 
| Flatford Drive | Left | 
| Cloes Lane | Roundabout right | 
| St Johns Rd | Left | 
| Cottage Grove | End Left | 
| Constable Avenue | Roundabout right | 
| Little Clacton Rd | roundabout ahead | 
| Progress Way | Roundabout right | 
| London Rd | Roundabout left | 
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Valley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Oxford Rd | Right | 
| Oxford Crescent | Left | 
| Eton Rd | Left | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right, left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroads left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Pier Avenue | Right | 
| Rosemary Rd | Left | 
| Ellis Rd | Right | 
| West Avenue | Left | 
| Old Rd | Becomes | 
| Arnold Rd | Left | 
| Wash Lane | Left | 
| Collingwood Rd | Right | 
| Marine Parade West | Becomes | 
| West Rd | Right | 
| Queens Rd | Right | 
| Kings Rd | Left | 
| Wash Lane | Left | 
| Arnold Rd | Left | 
| Park Rd | Left | 
| Anchor Rd | Right | 
| Alton Park Rd | Roundabout left | 
| St Osyth Rd | T/L ahead | 
| Cloes Lane | Ahead both mini roundabout, roundabout left | 
| St Johns Rd | Right | 
| Little Clacton Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right | 
| Bypass | Ahead both roundabout | 
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Valley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Oxford Rd | Right | 
| Severn Rd | Left | 
| Berkeley Rd | Left | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right, left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad ahead | 
| Alexandra Rd | Left | 
| Station Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Olivers Rd | Right hand lane | 
| Old Rd | Left hand lane | 
| London Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit | 
| Bypass | |
| Bypass | Roundabout ahead | 
| Roundabout right | |
| Progress Rd | Roundabout right | 
| London Rd | Left | 
| North Rd | Left | 
| Ravensdale | Right | 
| Kestrel Way | Mini roundabout right | 
| Burrs Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Valley Rd | Right | 
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| Deanhill Avenue | Into | 
| Seafield Gardens | Roundabout right | 
| Turpins Avenue | Left | 
| Bedford Rd | Crossroad right | 
| Kings Avenue | Right | 
| Marine Parade East | Right | 
| Russell Rd | Left | 
| Church Rd | EOR right | 
| Victora Rd | Right | 
| Marine Parade East | Right | 
| Beach Rd | Crossroad ahead | 
| Beach Rd | Right | 
| High St | T/L left | 
| Carnavord Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Pier Avenue | Becomes | 
| Old Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead, Becomes | 
| London Rd | Roundabout 2 ND exit | 
| Bypass | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left | 
| LittLe Clacton Rd | Roundabout ahead, right | 
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Jaywich Lane | Left | 
| Bluehouse Avenue | Becomes | 
| Tyler Avenue | Roundabout right | 
| Rushgreen Rd | Left | 
| Jaywick Lane | Double mini roundabout left | 
| West Rd | Left | 
| Cherry Tree Avenue | Right | 
| Arnold Rd | Left | 
| Uplands Rd | Left | 
| Kings Rd | Left | 
| Wash Lane | Right | 
| Arnold Rd | Becomes | 
| Old Rd | Right | 
| West Avenue | left | 
| Ellis Rd | |
| Rosemary Rd | EOR right | 
| End left | |
| Pier Avenue | Roundabout right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Right | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Right | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Rosemary Rd | T/L left | 
| Station Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Olivers Rd | Right hand lane becoming | 
| Old Rd | |
| Old Rd | Crossroads ahead | 
| Mini Roundabout left | |
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout right | 
| London Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Centerary Way | Roundabout ahead | 
| Centerary Way | Roundabout right | 
| Thorpe Rd | Left | 
| Gorse Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, left | 
| Burrs Rd | Right | 
| Sladburys Lane | Left | 
| Frinton Rd | Right | 
| Turpins Avenue | Roundabout right | 
| Seafield Avenue | Becomes | 
| Deanhill Avenue | EOR left | 
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| Connaught Gardens | Left | 
| Albert Gardens | Becomes | 
| Skelmersdale Road | Left | 
| Holland Rd | Becomes | 
| High St | T/L right | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad ahead, EOR right | 
| Station Rd | Left | 
| High St | T/L right | 
| Carnarvon Rd | EOR right | 
| Marine Parade East | Roundabout right | 
| Agate Rd | Left | 
| West Avenue | 2 nd crossroad left | 
| Old Rd | Becoming | 
| Arnold Rd | Crossroad ahead, left | 
| Park Rd | Left | 
| Anchor Rd | Right | 
| Alton Park Rd | Mini roundabout right | 
| St Osyth Rd | Mini roundabout left | 
| Old Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, Becomes | 
| London Rd | Roundabout2 ND exit | 
| Bypass | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left | 
| Little Clacton Rd | Roundabout ahead, left, EOR left | 
| St Johns Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, 1 ST left | 
| Cottage Grove | Right | 
| Constable Avenue | Left | 
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout right | 
| London Rd | Becomes | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroads right | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Rosemary Rd | T/L left | 
| Station Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Right | 
| Skelmersdale Rd | Right | 
| Thoroughgood Rd | Crossroad ahead | 
| Thoroughgood Rd | Crossroad left | 
| Church Rd | Left | 
| St Albans Rd | Ahead crossroad left | 
| Marine Parade East | Left | 
| Victoria Rd | Ieft | 
| Skelmersdale Rd | Right | 
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| Valley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Burrs Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left | 
| Chilburn Rd | Right | 
| Carisbrooke Avenue | Left | 
| Woodlands Close | Right | 
| Lymington Avenue | Roundabout right | 
| Thorpe Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Centenary Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left | 
| London Rd | Roundabout left | 
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Old Rd | Left | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right, left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad left | 
| Hayes Rd | EOR left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Pier Avenue | Left | 
| Rosemary Rd | T/L left | 
| Station Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Olivers Rd | Left lane, Becomes | 
| Old Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right | 
| St Osyth Rd | Roundabout ahead, left | 
| Coopers lane | Left | 
| Stanley Rd | Right | 
| Chestnut Avenue | Left | 
| Coopers Lane | Left | 
| Rush Green Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Tyler Avenue | Right | 
| Flatford Drive | Left | 
| Cloes Lane | Roundabout right | 
| St Johns Rd | Left | 
| Cottage Grove | EOR left | 
| Constable Avenue | Roundabout right | 
| Little Clacton Rd | Roundabout ahead | 
| Progress Way | Roundabout right | 
| London Rd | Left | 
| North Rd | Right | 
| Highview Avenue | Right | 
| North Rd | Left | 
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Old Rd | Left | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right, left | 
| Alexandra Rd | CrossRd left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Pier Avenue | Roundabout ahead | 
| Old Rd | |
| Old Rd one way system | Roundabout ahead right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Skelmersdale Rd | Left | 
| Vista Rd | Right | 
| Walton Rd | Left | 
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| Southcliff Park | Left | 
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| Valley Rd | Ahead 2nd roundabout, roundabout right | 
| St Johns Rd | |
| St Johns Rd | Roundabout ahead | 
| Right | |
| Constable Avenue | Roundabout right | 
| LittLe Clacton Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Bypass | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right | 
| London Rd | Becomes | 
| Wellesley Rd | Right | 
| Olivers Rd | Left | 
| Old Rd | Left | 
| St Andrews Rd | Right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Pier Avenue | Left | 
| Rosemary Rd | Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Right | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Carnarvon Rd | |
| High St | T/L left | 
| Becoming | |
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| SouthcliffePark | Left | 
| Holland Rd | Left | 
| Valley Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead | 
| Valley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| St Johns Rd | Right | 
| North Rd | Right | 
| Thorpe Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Kiln Barn Avenue | Into | 
| Redbridge Rd | Right | 
| Farmleigh Avenue | Left | 
| Thorpe Rd | Roundabout left | 
| Centenary Way | |
| Centenary Way | Roundabout ahead | 
| Roundabout left | |
| London Rd | Right | 
| Brook Farm Retail Park Rd | |
| Brook Farm Retail Park Rd | Both Roundabouts ahead | 
| Roundabout left | |
| By Pass | Roundabout right | 
| London rd | Becoming | 
| Wellesley Rd | |
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right | 
| Left | |
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Left | 
| Road | Direction | 
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Wellesley Rd | Left | 
| Alexandra Rd | Crossroad ahead, EOR right | 
| Station Rd | Left | 
| Pier Avenue | T/L right | 
| Marine Parade West | Right | 
| Queens Rd | Right, left | 
| Kings Rd | Left | 
| Wash Lane | Right | 
| Arnold Rd | Becomes | 
| Old Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR left, 2 nd mini roundabout ahead, Becomes | 
| London Rd | Roundabout right | 
| St Johns Rd | Left | 
| North Rd | Right | 
| London Rd | Left | 
| Progress Way | Roundabout left | 
| London Rd | Roundabout Left | 
| Bypass | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right | 
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead, Becomes | 
| Wellesley Rd | Roundabout right, left | 
| Alexander Rd | Left | 
| Hayes Rd | Left | 
| Carnarvon Rd | Into | 
 
                                    
