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 Portsmouth below.
While test routes around Portsmouth 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 | |
| Roundabout | Left 1 st exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd ( M27) | 1st left |
| The Thicket | EOR left |
| Portchester Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| West St | 2 nd right |
| Westlands Grove | Right |
| West St | Roundabout left 1 st exit, roundabout left 1 st exit |
| Station Rd | Becomes |
| Hill Rd | 1 st right |
| Leith Avenue | Becomes |
| Newbolt Rd | EOR right |
| Falmouth Rd | EOR left |
| Allaway Avenue | EOR T/L left |
| Southampton Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Spur Rd | T/L ahead |
| Havant Rd | 3 rd right |
| Mulberry Lane | EOR right |
| Park Lane | EOR left |
| Havant Rd | Becomes |
| Spur Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| London Rd | 3 rd left, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1 st exit |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Right |
| London Rd (Slip Rd) | Left |
| London Rd (South) | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Southampton Rd | 2 nd T/L right |
| Allaway Avenue | Right |
| Falmouth Rd | Left |
| Newbolt Rd | Becomes |
| Leith Avenue | EOR left |
| Hill Rd | Becomes |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Castle St | Right |
| White Hart Lane | 5th right |
| Westlands Grove | Right |
| White Hart Lane | Becomes |
| Cornaway Lane | Roundabout left 1 st exit |
| Portchester Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, T/L |
| right | |
| Down End Rd | Becomes |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, roundabout right 3 rd exit, |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Right |
| (Slip Rd) London Rd | Left |
| London Rd (South) | Left |
| Chalkridge Rd | Becomes |
| Widley Rd | 3 rd left |
| Colville Rd | EOR right |
| East Cosham Rd | EOR left |
| Havant Rd | 2 nd left |
| Penarth Rd | EOR left |
| Havant Rd | 1 st left |
| Drayton Lane | 1 st right |
| Solent Rd | Crossroad right |
| Portsdown Avenue | EOR left |
| Havant Rd | 1 st right |
| Eastern Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| A27 (West) | Left 1 st exit |
| Hilsea | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Northern Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| London Rd | 3 rd left (slip rd) |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Left, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead 1 st exit |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Right |
| (Slip Rd) London Rd | Left |
| London Rd (South) | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Northern Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit, roundabout left |
| A27 | Left 2 nd exit, roundabout left |
| Signed Bedhampton | Roundabout left |
| Havant Rd | Left |
| Waterworks Rd | Right, EOR left |
| Lower Farlington Rd | EOR left |
| Havant Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| London Rd | 3 RD left, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1 st exit |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, roundabout right 3 rd exit, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Left, left |
| London Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Lady Bridge Rd | Becomes |
| Stakes Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Crookhorn Lane | 1st right |
| Moorlands Rd | EOR left |
| St.Johns Avenue | EOR right |
| Crookhorn Lane | EOR right |
| Crookhorn Lane | EOR left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | 1 st left |
| Beverly Grove | Becomes |
| Woodfield Avenue | Becomes |
| Grant Rd | 1 st left |
| Galt Rd | EOR right |
| Havant Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| London Rd | 3 rd left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1 st |
| exit |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left 1 st exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Right |
| Swivelton Lane | EOR left |
| Boarhunt Rd | Left (M27 signpost) |
| Towards Fareham & M27 | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout left |
| Portchester Rd | Left |
| Cams Hill | Right |
| St Catherines Way | Right |
| Ridgeway | 1st right, EOR T/L left |
| Portchester Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Cornaway Lane | 1st left |
| Central Rd | Roundabout left |
| Westlands Grove | EOR right |
| West St | Roundabout left |
| West St | Roundabout left |
| Station Rd | 2 nd right |
| Kelvin Grove | EOR left |
| Portsdown Rd | Ahead crossroad |
| Portsdown Rd | EOR left |
| Leith Avenue | EOR right |
| Hill Rd | Becomes |
| Skew Rd | 1 st right |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Becomes |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, roundabout right 3 rd exit, ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Southwick Hill Rd | EOR T/L right |
| London Rd | Roundabout left |
| Spur Rd | T/L ahead Becomes |
| Havant Rd | 5th right |
| Court Lane | EOR right |
| Havant Rd | 1st right |
| Tregaron Avenue | EOR right |
| Havant Rd | 2nd T/L right |
| Eastern Rd | T/L left |
| Fitzherbert Rd | Becomes |
| Lower Farlington Rd | EOR left |
| Havant Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead |
| Havant Rd | 1 st right |
| Portsdown Avenue | 3rd right |
| Moortown Avenue | EOR left |
| Farlington Avenue | EOR left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 1 st exit |
| Roundabout | Left 1 st exit |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left 1 st exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Left |
| Skew Rd | Becomes |
| Hill Rd | 2 nd left |
| Portsview Avenue | 4 th left |
| Portsdown Rd | EOR right |
| Newbolt Rd | 6 th left |
| Falmouth Rd | EOR left |
| Allaway Avenue | EOR T/L left |
| Southampton Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Northern Rd | Roundabout left |
| Wayte St | Becomes |
| High St | 1st left |
| Magdala Rd | EOR Left |
| Park Lane | EOR right |
| Havant Rd | 8th left |
| Portsdown Avenue | 3 rd right |
| Moortown | EOR left |
| Farlington Avenue | EOR left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 1 st exit |
| Roundabout | Left 1st exit |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right roundabout, roundabout right |
| 3 rd exit, ahead 2 nd exit | |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Left |
| Crookhorn Lane | 1 st left |
| Crookhorn Lane | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Stakes Hill Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Frendstaple Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Tempest Avenue | Roundabout left |
| Stratford Avenue | EOR left |
| Ferndale | 1st right |
| Cavendish Drive | EOR right |
| Ferndale | Left |
| Hulbert Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Frendstaple Rd | Roundabout left |
| Stakes Hill Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Stakes Rd | 3 rd left |
| Fir Copse Rd | Becomes |
| The Dale | EOR left |
| London Rd | Left, EOR left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 1 st exit, roundabout left 1 st exit |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout right 3 rd exit, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout right 3 RD exit |
| Southwick Hill Rd | EOR T/L right |
| London Rd | 1st left |
| High St | T/L left |
| Havant Rd | 5th right |
| Court Lane | 4th left |
| Old Manor Way (Pub) | 1st left |
| Tregaron Avenue | EOR left |
| Old Manor Way | EOR T/L left |
| Eastern Rd | EOR T/L right |
| Havant Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| A27 Portsmouth | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit roundabout right, 2 nd left |
| Hilsea | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Northern Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Northern Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Northern Rd/London Rd | 2 nd left, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive | Roundabout ahead 1 st exit |
| Roundabout | Left 1 st exit |
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