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 Galashiels below.
While test routes around Galashiels 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 | 3 rd right |
| Douglas Place | Left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Tweed Rd | Right |
| Tweed Crescent | EOR left |
| Tweed Rd | Roundabout left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout right |
| A7 (Hawick) | Right |
| Old A7 | EOR left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Church St | 2 nd left |
| Elm Row | 2 nd left |
| Craigpark Gardens | Right, ahead |
| Elm Row / Lawyers Brae | EOR left |
| St John’s St | 2 nd right |
| St Andrew’s St | Right |
| Livingston Place | EOR left |
| Bank St / High St | Right |
| Ladhope Vale | Left |
| Currie Rd | EOR left |
| B6374 (Station Brae / Melrose Rd) | Right |
| Langlee Rd | EOR left |
| Woodstock Ave | EOR right |
| Winston Rd | Roundabout right |
| Tweed Rd | Right |
| Netherdale Brae / Larchbank St | EOR left |
| Huddersfield St | 2 nd left |
| Hill St | Left |
| Croft St |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Greenbank St | EOR right |
| Huddersfield St | Right |
| Larchbank St / Netherdale Brae | EOR right |
| Tweed Rd | Left |
| Tweed Grove | Left |
| Tweed Rd | Roundabout left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A6091 (Jedburgh) | Roundabout left |
| Tweedbank | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Signposted Galashiels | Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout ahead |
| Abbotsford Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Albert Place | Left |
| St John’s St | 2 nd right |
| St Andrew’s St | EOR left |
| Gala Park / Balmoral Place / Balmoral | |
| Ave | 4 th right |
| Forest Ave | Left |
| Meigle St | Right |
| Eildon St | EOR right |
| Meigle St | EOR right, right |
| Mossilee Rd / Kirkbrae / Hall St | EOR right |
| Island St / Bridge Place | Right |
| Ladhope Vale | Right |
| A7 (Hawick) / Market St | Left |
| A7 (Hawick)/Albert Place | Roundabout ahead |
| Abbotsford Rd | Left |
| Greenbank St | Left |
| Croft St |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | 3 rd right |
| Douglas Place | Left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Tweed Rd | 4 th left |
| Nether Rd | Left |
| Dale St | 3 rd left, left, left |
| Waverly Place / Netherdale Brae | EOR right |
| Tweed Rd | Left |
| Tweed Grove | EOR left |
| Tweed Rd | Roundabout right |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Alber Place / Bank St / High St | Right |
| A7 (Edinburgh) / Bridge Place | Left |
| A7 (High Buckholmside) | 3 rd right |
| Halliburton Place | EOR right |
| Ladhope Bank | EOR left |
| High Buckholmside | Left |
| High Rd | EOR left |
| Melrose Rd | Right |
| Langlee Rd | EOR left |
| Woodstock Ave | EOR right |
| Winston Rd | Roundabout right |
| Tweed Rd | Roundabout right |
| Abbotsford Rd | Right |
| Douglas Place | Left |
| Croft St |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | 2 nd right |
| Thornbank St | EOR left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd right |
| Old A7 | EOR left |
| Main A7 | Roundabout left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Abbotsford Terrace | Right |
| Paterson St | Left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Church St / Scott St | 2 nd left |
| Elm Row | 2 nd left |
| Craigpark Gardens | Right |
| Elm Row | Left |
| Scott St | Left |
| Balmoral Place / Balmoral Ave | 3 rd right |
| Forest Ave | EOR left |
| Meigle St | Right |
| Eildon St | EOR right |
| Meigle St | EOR right, right |
| Mossilee Rd / Kirkbrae / Hall St | EOR right |
| island St / Bridge Place | Right |
| Ladhope Vale | Right |
| A7 (Hawick) / Albert Place | Roundabout ahead |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Tweed Rd | 3 rd left |
| Netherdale Brae / Larchbank St | EOR left |
| Huddersfield St | Left |
| Greenbank St | Right |
| Croft St |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Greenbank St | EOR left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A7 (Selkirk / Hawick) | Right |
| Old A7 | EOR left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Left |
| Abbotsford Terrace | Right |
| Paterson St | Left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Albert Place | Left |
| St John’s St | 2 nd right |
| St Andrew’s St | EOR left |
| Gala Park | Right |
| Scott St | Left |
| Lintburn St | EOR left |
| Victoria St | EOR right |
| Thistle St / Dean St | Left |
| Eildon St | EOR left |
| Dean St | EOR right |
| Mossilee / Kirkbrae / Hall St | EOR right |
| Island St / Bridge Place | Right |
| Ladhope Vale | Left |
| Currie Rd | 2 nd left, left, EOR left |
| Ladhope Vale | Right |
| A7 (Hawick) | Right |
| Market St / Albert Place | Roundabout ahead |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Tweed Rd | 4 th left |
| Nether Rd | Left |
| Dale St / Huddersfield St | 3 rd left |
| Greenbank St | Right |
| Croft St |
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