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 Tilbury below.
While test routes around Tilbury 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 | Right |
| Dock Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| A1089 | Left |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit, roundabout left, ahead |
| Broadway | Ahead |
| East Thurrock Rd | Right |
| Whitehall Lane | Roundabout left |
| Palmers Ave | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| Orsett Rd | Roundabout right |
| Hathaway Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Ward Ave | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Bradleigh Ave | Right |
| Tennyson Ave | EOR left |
| Southend Rd | EOR right |
| Lodge Lane | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Blackshots Lane | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Leasway | Right |
| Elmway | Left, EOR right |
| Whitmore Ave | EOR left |
| Blackshots Lane | EOR left |
| Stifford Clays Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| A13 | 1 st exit |
| A1089 | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dock Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| A1089 | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Left |
| Old Dock Approach Rd / Woodview | Ahead, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Lodge Lane | T/L left |
| Southend Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout right |
| Palmers Ave | Roundabout right |
| Bradleigh Ave | Roundabout right |
| Ward Ave | Roundabout right |
| Bradleigh Ave | Right |
| Tennyson Ave | EOR left |
| Southend Rd | EOR left |
| Lodge Lane | 3 rd right |
| Connaught Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Fairway | Right |
| Meadow Rd | Left, right |
| Leasway | EOR right |
| Blackshots Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 1 st |
| exit | |
| Stanford Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| A13 | 1 st exit |
| A1089 | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dock Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| A1089 | 3 rd exit |
| A13 (East) | 1 st exit |
| A128 (Brentwood Rd) | Left |
| Prince Charles Ave | EOR left |
| Rectory Rd | Left, right |
| High Rd | Roundabout ahead, ahead |
| Stifford Clays Rd | 2 nd left |
| Kingsman Drive | EOR left |
| Prince Philip Ave | EOR right |
| Whitmore Ave | Left |
| Fairway | Roundabout left |
| Long Lane | Roundabout right |
| Blackshots Lane | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Woodview / Old Dock Approach Rd | Ahead, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Churchill Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Marshfoot Rd | Right |
| A1089 | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Calcutta Rd | 4 th left |
| St. Chads Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 2 nd |
| exit | |
| Chadwell Bypass | Roundabout 1 st left |
| Chadwell Rd | T/L right |
| Woodview | Right |
| King Edward Drive | Left |
| Stanford Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Lodge Lane | 2 nd left |
| Southend Rd | 2 nd right |
| Ward Ave | Roundabout ahead, left, roundabout right |
| Hathaway Rd | Left |
| Lenthall Ave | EOR left |
| Hogg Lane | Left, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Elizabeth Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Link Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| A13 (East) | Exit 1 st slip road |
| A1089 | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dock Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| A1089 | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Left |
| Old Dock Approach Rd / Woodview | Ahead, roundabout 4 th exit |
| Stanford Rd | Right |
| Heath Rd | Roundabout ahead, 4 th left |
| Cherry Walk | EOR left |
| Heath Rd | Roundabout right |
| Brentwood Rd | Roundabout left |
| Claudian Way | 3 rd right |
| Waterson Rd | EOR left |
| Claudian Way | Roundabout left |
| Brentwood Rd | 2 nd right |
| Riverview | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Chadwell Bypass | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| St. Chads Rd | 2 nd left |
| Feenan Highway | Roundabout left |
| Brennan Rd | EOR right |
| Fort Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 2 nd |
| exit | |
| Ferry Rd / St Andrews Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 3 rd |
| exit | |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout right, 3 rd left |
| Sydney Rd | Crossroads ahead, EOR left |
| Newton Rd | EOR left |
| Civic Square | Left, T/L right |
| St. Chads Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Central Ave | Left |
| St. Chads Rd | Right |
| Gainsborough Ave | EOR right |
| Feenan Highway | Roundabout left |
| Brennan Rd | EOR left |
| Fort Rd | Left |
| Gunn Hill / Turnpike Lane | Ahead, EOR left |
| Linford Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, 2 nd right |
| Waterson Rd | Left, EOR left |
| Claudian Way | Roundabout left |
| Brentwood Rd | T/L right |
| Riverview | Left |
| Thames Drive | 2 nd right |
| Crouch Rd | EOR right |
| Stour Rd | Left |
| Chelmer Rd | EOR left |
| Riverview | Roundabout left |
| Chadwell Bypass | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Marshfoot Rd | Left |
| A1089 | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dock Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| A1089 | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd / Broadway / East Thurrock | |
| Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit, roundabout left, ahead, roundabout left |
| Bridge Rd | 3 rd right |
| Argent St | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Sherfield Rd / Derby Rd | Ahead, EOR right |
| Orsett Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout left |
| Bradleigh Ave | Roundabout right |
| Ward Ave | Roundabout right |
| Bradleigh Ave | EOR left |
| Lodge Lane | Right |
| Chestnut Ave | EOR left |
| Long Lane | Right |
| Crawford Ave | Left, EOR right |
| Crammavill St | Left |
| Whitmore Ave | EOR right |
| Blackshots Lane | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Woodview / Old Dock Approach Rd | Ahead, roundabout 1 st exit |
| Marshfoot Rd | Right |
| A1089 | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Calcutta Rd | Left |
| Dunlop Rd | 2 nd left |
| Russel Rd | Roundabout right |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A1089 | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Left |
| Old Dock Approach Rd / Woodview | Ahead, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Blackshots Lane | Roundabout right |
| Long Lane | Roundabout right |
| Blackshots Lane | Left |
| Leasway | Right |
| Elmway | Left, EOR right |
| Whitmore Ave | EOR left |
| Blackshots Lane | EOR right |
| Stifford Clays Rd / High Rd | Ahead, roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Rectory Rd | 2 nd right |
| Prince Charles Ave | EOR right |
| A128 | Roundabout 5 th exit |
| A13 | 1 st exit, ahead |
| A1089 | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Calcutta Rd | T/L left |
| St. Chads Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 3 rd |
| exit | |
| Chadwell Hill | T/L right |
| Linford Rd | Left |
| Waterson Rd | Ahead, EOR right |
| Linford Rd | T/L right |
| Brentwood Rd | 2 nd roundabout left |
| Heath Rd | Ahead, left |
| Orsett Heath Crescent | Left |
| Heath Rd | Right |
| Cedar Rd | Right |
| Cherry Walk | EOR left |
| Heath Rd | Roundabout left |
| Brentwood Rd | Roundabout left |
| Stanford Rd | 3 rd left |
| King Edward Drive | EOR left |
| Woodview | Roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Chadwell Rd | Roundabout right |
| Chadwell Bypass | Roundabout right |
| Marshfoot Rd | Left |
| A1089 | Roundabout left |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Dock Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| A1089 | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Dock Rd / Broadway / East Thurrock | |
| Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit, roundabout left, ahead, roundabout right |
| Bridge Rd | Roundabout left |
| Clarence Rd | T/L ahead, EOR right |
| Derby Rd | EOR right |
| Orsett Rd | 2 nd left |
| Milton Rd | Right |
| Hampden Rd | Left |
| Hathaway Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, T/L ahead |
| Windsor Ave | T/L right |
| Lodge Lane | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| Long Lane | Left |
| Goddard Rd | EOR left |
| Palins Way | Right |
| Hogarth Rd | Left, EOR right |
| Grantham Way | EOR left |
| Crammavill St | EOR left |
| Stifford Clays Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| A13 (East) | 1 st exit |
| A1089 | Roundabout left |
| Dock Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |