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 Croydon (London) below.
While test routes around Croydon (London) 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 | |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Mayday Rd | Right |
| Bensham Lane | 2 nd left |
| Queens Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Pawsons Rd | 2 nd left |
| Whitehorse Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Thornton Heath High St | Bend to left, bear left |
| Brook Rd | 2 nd right, ahead |
| Melford Rd | Left |
| Strathyre Rd | 3 rd left |
| Dalmeny Ave | Right |
| Kilmartin Ave | Left |
| Dumbarton Ave | Crossroads ahead, right, right |
| Melrose Ave | Left |
| Dalmeny Ave | EOR left |
| Ederline Ave | Right |
| Norbury Crescent | EOR left |
| Manor Farm Rd | Right |
| Norbury Ave | EOR left |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Harcourt Rd | Out left, 4 th left |
| Curzon Rd | Left |
| Keston Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Rd | EOR left |
| Canterbury Rd | Roundabout left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Left |
| Lancing Rd | Right |
| Boston Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Rd | EOR left |
| Purley Way | Roundabout ahead, 3 rd left |
| Waddon Rd | 3 rd T/L left |
| Epsom Rd | T/L ahead |
| Warrington Rd | 2 nd left |
| Duppas Hill Rd | EOR left |
| Duppas Hill Lane | Slip Road left |
| Old Town | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Roman Way / Mitcham Rd / Sumner Rd | T/L right |
| St James Rd / Windmill Rd | 2 nd left |
| Queens Rd | 2 nd left |
| Princess Rd | 2 nd right |
| Queens Rd | Out left |
| Windmill Rd | EOR left |
| Northcote Rd | T/L ahead |
| Prince Rd | 8 th left, EOR left |
| Clifton Rd | EOR left, roundabout ahead |
| Whitehorse Lane | EOR left |
| Whitehorse Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pawsons Rd | 3 rd right |
| Queens Rd | EOR right |
| Bensham Lane | Roundabout left |
| Mayday Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Canterbury Rd | Right, left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left, roundabout ahead |
| South Pollards Hill | 7 th left |
| West Pollards Hill | 2 nd right |
| Beech Rd | 3 rd left |
| Pollards Hill North | EOR left |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Green Lane | 6 th right |
| Kensington Ave | 4 th right |
| Norbury Ave | EOR left, roundabout ahead |
| Beulah Rd | EOR left |
| Parchmore Rd | T/L right |
| Thornton Heath High St | EOR left |
| Whitehorse Rd | Roundabout right |
| Pawsons Rd | 3 rd right |
| Queens Rd | EOR right |
| Bensham Lane | Roundabout left |
| Mayday Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Left |
| Lancing Rd | Right |
| Boston Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Rd | EOR left |
| Mitcham Rd | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Croydon Rd / Commonside West | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Commonside East | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Manor Rd | Roundabout left |
| Sherwood Park Rd | 2 nd right |
| Abbots Rd | 3 rd left |
| Greenwood Rd | 2 nd right |
| Sherwood Park Rd | EOR left |
| South Lodge Ave | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Carisbrooke Rd | Right |
| South Lodge Ave | Out right |
| Galpins Rd | Sharp left bend becomes |
| Silverleigh Rd | Right |
| Blakemore Rd | 3 rd left |
| Fairlands Ave | EOR right |
| Thornton Rd | EOR left |
| London Rd | Roundabout right |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Left |
| Lancing Rd | Right |
| Boston Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Rd | EOR left |
| Mitcham Rd | Roundabout 4 th right |
| Brading Rd | Right |
| Thornton Rd | 3 rd right, EOR left |
| London Rd | Roundabout right |
| Brigstock Rd | Left |
| Penshurst Rd | 2 nd right |
| Norman Rd | Follow the road around to the right |
| Lakehall Rd | EOR right |
| Frant Rd | EOR left |
| Bensham Lane | Roundabout right |
| London Rd | 5 th left |
| Chatfield Rd | 2 nd right into |
| Handcroft Rd / Parsons Mead | EOR left |
| Derby Rd | Crossroads right |
| Roman Way / Old Town | EOR left |
| Duppas Hill Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Epsom Rd | EOR right |
| Waddon New Rd | T/L left |
| Rectory Grove | Right |
| Roman Way / Mitcham Rd | T/L left, T/L ahead |
| Priory Rd | 5 th right |
| Canterbury Rd | EOR left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Left |
| Lancing Rd | Right |
| Boston Rd | EOR left |
| Thorton Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Goldwell Rd | Left |
| Galpins Rd | EOR left |
| Londsdale Gardens | Right |
| Galpins Rd | EOR right |
| South Lodge Ave | Follow sharp right into |
| Carisbrook Rd | 3 rd left |
| Reverse into 2 nd or 3 rd Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Carisbrook Rd | Out right |
| South Lodge Ave | EOR left |
| Wideway | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Northborough Rd | T/L right |
| Darcy Rd | 4 th left |
| Tylecroft Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Green Lane | 3 rd right T/L |
| Kensington Ave | 3 rd right |
| Norbury Ave | EOR left |
| Manor Farm Rd | Right |
| Norbury Crescent | EOR left |
| Brigstock Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Canterbury Rd | 5 th right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Canterbury Rd | 3 rd right |
| Suterland Rd | 4 th left |
| Pendevon Rd | EOR left |
| London Rd | Right |
| Campbell Rd | Left |
| Bensham Lane | Roundabout right |
| Queens Rd | 2 nd left |
| Pawsons Rd | EOR right |
| Whitehorse Rd | Left |
| Saxon Rd | Right |
| Eileen Rd | Left Bend becomes |
| Edith Rd | EOR left |
| Selhurst Rd | Left |
| Prince Rd | Left |
| Dagmar Rd | Out left |
| Prince Rd | EOR right |
| Clifton Rd | EOR left |
| Selhurst Rd | T/L left |
| Park Rd | T/L right |
| Whitehorse Lane | 3 rd left |
| Canham Rd / Wharncliffe Rd | EOR left |
| Grange Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Heath High St | Roundabout left |
| Whitehorse Lane | Right |
| Farnley Rd | Right |
| Talbot Rd | EOR left |
| Whitehorse Rd | 3 rd right |
| Pawsons Rd | EOR right |
| Queens Rd | Roundabout left |
| Bensham Lane | Right |
| Mayday Rd | EOR left |
| London Rd | Right |
| Canterbury Rd |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Brigstock Rd | 4 th right |
| Brook Rd | 5 th left, right |
| Melfort Rd | EOR left |
| Strathyre Ave | 3 rd left |
| Dalmeny Ave | Right |
| Kilmartin Ave | Left |
| Dunbar Ave | Crossroads ahead |
| Melrose Ave | Left |
| Dalmeny Ave | EOR left |
| Ederline Ave | Right |
| Norbury Crescent | EOR left |
| Manor Farm Rd | Right |
| Norbury Ave | EOR left |
| Kennington Ave | 2 nd right |
| Brigstock Rd | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Bensham Lane | 4 th left, roundabout ahead |
| Mayday Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Kingswood Ave | 2 nd right |
| Meadow View | EOR right |
| Frant Rd | EOR right |
| Queens Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Windmill Rd | EOR left |
| Northcote Rd / Selhurst Rd | T/L ahead |
| Prince Rd | Left, EOR left |
| Clifton Rd | EOR left |
| Holmesdale Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Park Rd | Left |
| Whitehorse Lane | T/L right |
| Canham Rd | 3 rd left |
| Ross Rd | 2 nd right |
| Ross Rd / Ladbrook Rd | Left |
| Whitehorse Lane | EOR right |
| Thornton Heath High St | Mini roundabout right |
| Boswell Rd | 2 nd left |
| Ecclesbourne Rd | 2 nd right |
| Bensham Lane | EOR left, roundabout ahead |
| Mayday Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Canterbury Rd | Right, left |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
| Sutherland Rd | 3 rd right |
| Greenside Rd | 2 nd left |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Mayday Rd | 2 nd right |
| Bensham Lane | 2 nd left |
| Queens Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Pawsons Rd | 2 nd left |
| Whitehorse Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Heath High St | Mini roundabout left |
| Parchmore Rd | Right, T/L ahead |
| Sandfield Rd | Left |
| Norbury Rd | Roundabout 3 rd right |
| County Rd | 4 th right |
| Norbury Ave | Out right |
| Manor Farm Rd | Left |
| Norbury Crescent | EOR right |
| St Helens Rd | Left |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Boston Rd | 6 th left |
| Lancing Rd | Right |
| Canterbury Rd | EOR left |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Brigstock Rd | 4 th right |
| Melfort Rd | 6 th left |
| Brook Rd | Right |
| Beulah Rd | Follow sharp right |
| Norbury Ave | Left, roundabout ahead |
| County Rd | 4 th right |
| Green Lane | T/L left |
| Carolina Rd | Right, 2 x crossroads ahead |
| Springfield Rd | Right, out left |
| Downe Rd | Right |
| Virginia Rd | EOR right |
| Ingram Rd | EOR left |
| Donnsview Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Beulah Hill | EOR right |
| Grange Rd | 8 th right |
| Wharncliffe Rd | 4 th left |
| Ross Rd | Right |
| Grange Rd | EOR left |
| Thornton Heath High St | EOR left |
| Whitehorse Lane | Roundabout left |
| Farnley Rd | Right |
| Talbot Rd | Right |
| Whitehorse Rd | EOR left |
| Pawsons Rd | 3 rd right |
| Queens Rd | EOR right |
| Bensham Lane | Roundabout left |
| Mayday Rd | Right |
| London Rd | EOR left |
| Canterbury Rd | Right |
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