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 Bolton (Manchester) below.
While test routes around Bolton (Manchester) 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 | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Right |
| Settle St | Right |
| Rupert St | Right |
| Division St | Becomes |
| Rupert St | Left |
| Lever St | Right |
| High St | Left |
| Bridgeman St | Right |
| Swan Lane | Left |
| Derby St | Ahead |
| St Helens Rd | T/L right |
| Deane Church Lane | Left |
| Wigan Rd | T/L right |
| Beaumont Rd | Right |
| Chorley New Rd | Right |
| Park Rd | Ahead T/ L |
| Mayor St | Ahead T/L |
| College Way | Ahead T/L |
| Fletcher St | Ahead T/L, left |
| St Marks St | Left |
| Fletcher St | Ahead |
| Grecian Crescent | Left |
| Weston St | Left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Weston St | EOR Left |
| Nelson St | Roundabout 3 RD exit right |
| Orlando St | T/L right |
| Manchester Rd | T/L left |
| Raikes Lane | Left |
| Burnden Rd | Ahead |
| St Peters Way | Ahead |
| Kay St | Ahead |
| Blackburn Rd | T/L left |
| Halliwell Rd | T/L left |
| Moss Bank Way | T/L left |
| Captains Clough Rd | Roundabout 3 RD exit right |
| Church Rd | Left |
| Moorside Ave | Left |
| Chorley Old Rd | Right |
| Devonshire Rd | Right |
| Sutherland Rd | Right |
| Devonshire Rd | Left |
| Somerset Rd | T/L left |
| Chorley New Rd | Right |
| Dobson Rd | Left |
| Gilnow Rd | Right |
| Park Rd | Ahead |
| Mayor St | Ahead |
| College Way | Ahead |
| Fletcher St | Ahead |
| Grecian Crescent | Left |
| Weston St | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Weston St | Left |
| Nelson St | Ahead |
| Thynne St | Roundabout right |
| Orlando St | T/L right |
| Manchester Rd | Right |
| St Peters Way | Left |
| Roundabout 3 RD exit right | |
| Bolton Rd | T/L left |
| Long Causeway | T/L right |
| Albert Rd | T/L left |
| Glynne St | Left |
| Sutherland St | Left |
| Glynne St | Ahead |
| Plodder Lane | Roundabout 2 ND exit right |
| Stanley Rd | Right |
| Tig Fold Rd | Right |
| Highfield Rd | Right |
| Plodder Lane | T/L left |
| Bradford Rd | Left |
| Parkfield Rd | Right |
| New Port Rd | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Left |
| Walker Avenue | Right |
| Bradford Rd | T/L right |
| Minerva Rd | Left |
| Brdway | Right |
| Kingsland Rd | Ahead |
| Silverdale Rd | Right |
| Bradford Rd | T/L right |
| Plodder Lane | Right |
| St Helens Rd | T/L right |
| Morris Green Lane | Left |
| Lever Edge Lane | Left |
| Aldersyde St | Right |
| Chelsea Rd | Left |
| Lever Edge Lane | Ahead |
| Green Lane | T/L left |
| Bradford Rd | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Right |
| Settle St | Right |
| Rupert St | Ahead |
| Rupert St | Right |
| Division St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Ahead |
| Grecian Crescent | Right |
| Lever St | Left |
| Coe St | Left |
| St Marks St | Left |
| Bridgeman St | T/L right |
| Fletcher St | T/L ahead |
| College Way | T/L left |
| Deane Rd | Ahead |
| Wigan Rd | Left |
| Hulton Lane | T/L right |
| St Helens Rd | T/L left |
| Salford Rd | Roundabout 1 ST exit |
| Watergate Lane | Roundabout 2 ND exit |
| Water Gate Lane | T/L right |
| Plodder Lane | T/L left |
| Bradford Rd | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Right |
| Rishton Lane / Grecian Crescent / Fletcher St | T/L ahead |
| College Way | T/L ahead |
| Mayor St | T/L ahead |
| Park Rd / Gilnow Rd | Right |
| Dobson Rd | Left |
| Chorley New Rd | T/L right |
| Somerset Rd | Right |
| Devonshire Rd | Right |
| Longsdale Rd | Left |
| Albert Rd | Right |
| Carlton Rd | Right |
| Albert Rd | Left |
| Chorley New Rd | T/L ahead |
| St Georges Rd | T/L left |
| Topp Way | T/L right |
| St Peters Way | Left, right |
| Burnden Rd | Right |
| Raikes Lane | T/L right |
| Manchester Rd | Left |
| Orlando Bridge | Roundabout left |
| Thynne St / Nelson St | Right |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Left |
| Parkfield Rd | Right |
| Newport Rd | Left |
| Green Lane | T/L right |
| Bradford Rd | Left |
| Bishops Rd | Left |
| Bradford Rd | T/L right |
| Plodder Lane | Left |
| Stanley Rd | Left |
| Plodder Lane | T/L left |
| Watergate Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Salford Rd / Manchester Rd West | Left |
| Highfield Rd | Left |
| Captain Fold Rd | Left |
| Newcombe Drive | Left |
| Anchor Lane | Right |
| Highfield Rd | Left |
| Marsh Lane | T/L ahead |
| Bradford Rd | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Right |
| Rishton Lane / Grecian Crescent / Fletcher St | Right |
| St Marks St | Left |
| Coe St | Right |
| Bridgeman St | Roundabout left |
| Thynne St | T/L right |
| Trinity St | T/L ahead |
| Bridgeman Place | T/L ahead |
| Bradford St | T/L right |
| Castle St / Radcliffe Rd | Right |
| Hacken Lane / Hacken Bridge Rd / Smiths Rd | Left |
| Bolton Rd | T/L right |
| Gladstone Rd | T/L right |
| Glynne St | Left |
| Sutherland St | Left |
| Glynne St / Plodder Lane | T/L right |
| Bradford Rd | T/L left |
| Green Lane | Right |
| Rishton Lane | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Right |
| Settle St | Left |
| Leonard St / Halsall Drive | Left |
| Lever Edge Lane | Right |
| Auberson Rd | Left |
| Chelsea Rd | Right |
| Westcourt Rd | Left |
| Lever Edge Lane | Left |
| Higher Swan Lane | EOR right |
| Bridgeman St | Roundabout left |
| Thynne St | T/L right |
| Trinity St | T/L ahead |
| Bridgeman Place | T/L right |
| St Peters Way | Slip Rd left |
| Manchester Rd | T/L ahead |
| Bolton RD | T/L right |
| Gladstone Rd | T/L right |
| Glynne St / Plodder Lane | T/L right |
| Bradford Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead, |
| Bradford Rd | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
| Newport Rd | Left |
| Parkfield Rd | Right |
| Bradford Rd | Left |
| Bishops Rd | Left |
| Bradford Rd | T/L right |
| Plodder Lane | Left |
| Stanley Rd | Left |
| Plodder Lane | T/L left |
| Watergate Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Watergate Lane | Roundabout right |
| Salford Rd | T/L right |
| St Helens Rd | T/L left |
| Hulton Lane | T/L Right |
| Wigan Rd / Deane Rd | T/L right |
| College Way | T/L ahead |
| Fletcher St | T/L ahead |
| Grecian Crescent | Left |
| Weston St | Left |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Weston St | Left |
| Nelson St / Thynne St | Roundabout right |
| Orlando St | T/L left |
| Manchester Rd | T/L right |
| Bridgeman Place | T/L right |
| Castle St / Radcliffe Rd | Right |
| Ashbourne Ave | Right |
| Bradford St | Left |
| St Peters Way | Slip Rd left, roundabout right |
| Bolton Rd | T/L right |
| Manchester Rd / Market St / Bolton Rd | T/L left |
| Gladstone Rd | T/L right |
| Glynne St | Left |
| Sutherland St | Left |
| Glynne St / Plodder Lane | T/L right |
| Bradford Rd | T/L left |
| Green Lane | Right |
| Rishton Lane | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Left |
| Walker Ave | Right |
| Bradford Rd | T/L right |
| Plodder Lane | Left |
| Stanley Rd | Left |
| Plodder Lane | Left |
| Highfield Rd | Right |
| Windermere | Roundabout ahead |
| Starling Drive | Right |
| Anchor Lane | Right |
| Newcombe Drive | Right |
| Captain Fold Rd | Right |
| Highfield Rd | Right |
| Manchester Rd West / Salford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Watergate Lane | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Plodder Lane | T/L left |
| Bradford Rd | EOR left |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
| Newport Rd | Left |
| Parkfield Rd | Right |
| Bradford Rd | T/L ahead |
| Marsh Lane | Left |
| Central Ave | Right |
| Laburnam Rd | Left |
| Harrowby St | Left |
| Sutherland Rd | Left |
| Harrowby St | Left |
| Albert Rd | T/L ahead |
| Egerton St | T/L left |
| Manchester Rd | Slip Rd right |
| St Peters Way | T/L left |
| Topp Way | T/L ahead |
| Marsden Rd | T/L ahead |
| Moor Lane | T/L left |
| Moor Lane | T/L left |
| Trinity St | T/L right |
| Thynne St | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Nelson St | Right |
| Weston St | Right |
Route 14
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Right |
| Rishton Lane / Grecian Crescent | Right |
| St Marks St | Left |
| Coe St | Left |
| Bridgeman St | T/L right |
| Fletcher St | T/L ahead |
| College Way | T/L right |
| Deane Rd | T/L ahead |
| Moor Lane | T/L ahead |
| Marsden Rd | T/L left |
| St Georges Rd | T/L ahead |
| Chorley Old Rd | Right |
| Gaskell St | Left |
| Merehall / Yarrow Place / Merehall | Left |
| Gaskell St | Roundabout right |
| Merehall Drive | Roundabout right |
| Vernon St | T/L right |
| St Georges Rd | T/L left |
| Chorley New Rd | Left |
| Dobson Rd | Left |
| Gilnow Lane | Right |
| Park Rd / Mayor St | T/L ahead |
| College Way | T/L right |
| Derby St | T/L left |
| High St | Left |
| Bradford St | T/L right |
| Grecian Crescent / Rishton Lane | Left |
| Weston St | Left |
Route 15
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Weston St | Left |
| Rishton Lane | Right |
| Settle St | Left |
| Morrison St | Right |
| Lever Edge Lane | Right |
| Aldersyde St | Right |
| Chelsea Rd | Left |
| Aldersyde St | Right |
| Lever Edge Lane | Right |
| Morris Green Lane | Left |
| Sapling Rd | Right |
| Smethurst Lane | Left |
| St Helens Rd | T/L left |
| Salford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Watergate Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Watergate Lane | T/L right |
| Plodder Lane | Right |
| Highfield Rd | Right |
| Windermere | Roundabout ahead |
| Starling Drive | Left |
| Anchor Lane | Right |
| Highfield Rd | Left |
| Marsh Lane / Bradford Rd | Left |
| Weston St | Right |
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