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.
Route 1
| 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 |
Route 2
| 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 |
Route 3
| 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 |
Route 4
| 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 |
Route 5
| 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 |
Route 6
| 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 |
Route 7
| 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 |
Route 8
| 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 |
Route 9
| 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 |
Route 10
| 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 |
Route 11
| 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 |
Route 12
| 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 |
Route 13
| 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 |
Route 14
| 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 |
Route 15
| 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 |
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