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 Bala below.
While test routes around Bala 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 |
| Plassey St / Aran St | EOR left |
| Pensarn Rd | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Cae Croes | EOR right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Pensarn Rd | Left |
| Arenig St | Left |
| Castle St | EOR right |
| Link Rd | EOR right |
| A4212 | Left |
| College Rd | EOR left |
| A4212 | Right |
| Arenig St | Left |
| High St | Left |
| Ffrydan Rd | EOR right |
| A4212 | EOR right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| By-Pass B4391 | Right |
| Lay-By | Left |
| B4391 | Left |
| Tegid St | Right |
| School Lane | EOR left |
| By-Pass | EOR left |
| High St / Pensarn Rd | Left |
| Lay-By | 2 nd right |
| A494 Pensarn Rd / High St | Right |
| Tegid St | Right |
| Plassey St | Left |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Plassey St / Aran St | Right |
| High St / Station Rd / Corwen | |
| Rd | Left |
| Llanfor | Right |
| Corwen Rd | Right |
| A4212 | Right |
| College Rd | Right |
| A4212 | Right |
| Rhyduchaf Rd | Right |
| Village Square | Left |
| Rd To Bala | Right |
| A4212 | Right |
| Link Rd | Left |
| Castle St | Left |
| Arenig St | Right |
| Church St | Right |
| High St / Pensarn Rd | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Cae Croes | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Right |
| A494 | Left |
| Lay-By | 2 nd right |
| A494 High St | Left |
| Ffrydan Rd | Right |
| A4212 | Right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| By-Pass | Right |
| Tegid St | Left |
| Plassey St | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Plassey St / Aran St | Right |
| High St / Station Rd | Right |
| By-Pass | Right |
| School Lane | Left |
| Tegid St | Left |
| By-Pass | Right |
| Factory Rd | Right |
| By-Pass | Right |
| A494 | Left |
| Lay-By | Right |
| A494 | Right |
| A4212 | Right |
| College Rd | Left |
| A4212 | Right |
| Arenig St | Right |
| Pensarn Rd | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Cae Croes | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Pensarn Rd / High St / Station Rd | Right |
| By-Pass | Right |
| Tegid St | Left |
| High St | Left |
| Aran St / Plassey St | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Plassey St / Aran St | EOR left |
| Pensarn Rd | Left |
| Lay-By | Right |
| A494 / Pensarn Rd | Left |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Cae Croes | EOR right |
| Stryd Y Fron | EOR left |
| Pensarn Rd | Left |
| Arenig St | Left |
| Castle St | Right |
| Link Rd | EOR right |
| A4212 | EOR left |
| College Rd | EOR left |
| A4212 | Right |
| Arenig St | Left |
| Church St | EOR right |
| High St | Left |
| Tegid St | EOR left |
| By-Pass | Left |
| School Lane | EOR right |
| Tegid St | EOR right |
| High St | Left |
| Ffrydan Rd | EOR right |
| A4212 | EOR left |
| A494 | Left |
| Llanfor | Right |
| A494 | Left |
| By-Pass | Right |
| School Lane | Right |
| Tegid St | Left |
| High St | Left |
| Aran St / Plassey St | Right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Plassey St / Aran St | EOR right |
| High St | Right |
| By-Pass | Right |
| Tegid St | EOR left |
| High St / Pensarn Rd / A494 | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Cae Croes | EOR right |
| Stryd Y Fron | EOR left |
| Pensarn Rd | Left |
| Arenig St | Left |
| Castle St | EOR right |
| Link Rd | EOR right |
| A4212 | Left |
| College Rd | EOR left |
| A4212 | Right |
| Arenig St | Left |
| Church St | EOR right |
| High St / Pensarn Rd / A494 | Left |
| Lay-By | Right |
| A494 / High St | Left |
| Ffrydan Rd | EOR right |
| A4212 | EOR left |
| Corwen Rd | Left |
| Llanfor | EOR right |
| A494 / Station Rd | Left |
| By-Pass | Right |
| School Lane | EOR right |
| Tegid St | Left |
| Plassey St | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Plassey St / Aran St | Left |
| Pensarn Rd | Right |
| Sryd Y Fron | Left |
| Cae Croes | Right |
| Sryd Y Fron | Left |
| Pensarn Rd / High St / Station Rd | Right |
| By-Pass | Left |
| Factory Rd | Left |
| By-Pass | Left |
| Pale Rd | Left |
| Llandderfel Rd | Left |
| A494 Corwen Rd | Right |
| A4212 | Left |
| Arenig | Left |
| High St | Left |
| Ffrydan Rd | Right |
| A4212 | Right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| By-Pass | Right |
| Maes Y Gerrdi | Right |
| Tegid St | Left |
| High St | Left |
| Aran St / Plassey St | Right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Plassey St / Aran St | Right |
| High St | Left |
| Frydan Rd | Left |
| A4212 | Right |
| College Rd | Left |
| A4212 | Left |
| A492 | Right |
| Llandderfel Rd | Right |
| Pale Rd | Right |
| B5391 | Left |
| Tegid St | Right |
| Maes Y Gerrdi | Left |
| By-Pass | Left |
| Station Rd / High St / Pensarn Rd | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Cae Croes | Right |
| Stryd Y Fron | Left |
| Pensarn Rd | Left |
| Arenig | Right |
| A4212 | Right |
| Station Rd / High St | Left |
| Aran St / Plassey St | Right |
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