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 St Albans below.
While test routes around St Albans 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 |
| Bricket Rd | Into |
| Upper Marlborough Rd | Roundabout right |
| Hatfield Rd | Roundabout left |
| St Peters Rd | 3 rd left |
| Hillside Rd | EOR right |
| Avenue Rd | EOR left |
| Lemsford Rd | EOR right |
| Sandpit Lane | Roundabout left |
| Charmouth Rd | Right, roundabout left |
| Sandpit Lane | 1 st left |
| Homewood Rd | EOR left |
| Marshalls Drive | EOR left |
| Marshalswick Lane | Roundabout right |
| The Ridgeway | 1 st right |
| Barnfield Rd | EOR left |
| Sandpit Lane | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| Oaklands Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Hatfield Rd | Double mini roundabout, left |
| Ashley Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Camp Rd | Mini roundabout right, left |
| Stanhope Rd | Round bend into |
| Victoria St / Bricket Rd | 4 T/L ahead, 1 st right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Bricket Rd | Into |
| Upper Marlborough Rd | Roundabout right |
| Hatfield Rd | 2 nd T/L left |
| Clarence Rd | Roundabout right |
| Sandpit Lane | 5 th right |
| Woodstock Rd North | Into |
| Woodstock Rd South | 1 st left |
| Eaton Rd | EOR left |
| Beaumont Avenue | EOR left, 1 st right |
| Elm Drive | Left, EOR right |
| Oakwood Drive | EOR left |
| Hatfield Rd | 2 nd right |
| Colney Heath Lane | Roundabout left, roundabout left |
| A414 | 1 st left |
| Smallford Lane | Into |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| Hatfield Rd | Double mini roundabout left |
| Ashley Rd | 1 st right |
| Castle Rd | EOR right |
| Sutton Rd | Roundabout left |
| Hatfield Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, double mini roundabout left |
| Upper Marlborough Rd / Bricket Rd | Into |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Bricket Rd | Becomes |
| Upper Marlborough Rd | Double roundabout right, ahead |
| Hatfield Rd | 1 st left |
| Lemsford Rd | EOR right |
| Sandpit Lane | 1 st left |
| Lancaster Rd | 1 st left |
| Battlefield Rd | Left |
| Lancaster Rd | EOR left |
| Sandpit Lane | 1 st right |
| Sunderland Avenue | Into |
| Park Avenue | EOR left |
| Brampton Rd | EOR right |
| Woodstock Rd South | EOR left |
| Hatfield Rd | Double roundabout, ahead, right, 2 nd |
| right | |
| Colney Heath Lane | Roundabout left, roundabout left |
| Dual Carriageway | 1 st left |
| Smallford Lane | Into |
| Station Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Oaklands Lane | Into |
| Sandpit Lane | Ahead 3 rd roundabout, 2 nd left |
| Lemsford Rd | T/L right |
| Hatfield Rd | Roundabout left |
| Upper Marlborough Rd | Into |
| Bricket Rd | DTC |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Bricket Rd | Into |
| Upper Marlborough Rd | Roundabout left |
| Hatfield Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Catherine St | Into |
| Folly Lane | Roundabout right |
| Verulam Rd | Roundabout left |
| Bluehouse Hill | Roundabout left |
| King Harry Lane | Roundabout right |
| Mayne Avenue | Into 1 st or 3 rd left, exit left, mini roundabout right |
| Westfields | 3 rd left |
| Midway | EOR left, EOR right |
| Watford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Tippendell Lane | Roundabout left |
| Dual Carriageway | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Watling St | Roundabout right |
| St Stephens Hill | Roundabout ahead |
| Holywell Hill | 1 st right |
| Prospect Rd | EOR roundabout left |
| Cottonmill Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Watsons Walk | T/L left |
| London Rd | 1 st right |
| Marlborough Rd | T/L left |
| Victoria St | 1 st right |
| Bricket Rd | DTC |
| Marlborough Rd | T/L left |
| Victoria St / Bricket Rd | 1 st right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Bricket Rd | EOR left |
| Victoria St | T/L ahead |
| Stanhope Rd | T/L right |
| Hatfield Rd | 8 th left |
| Woodstock Rd | 1 st right |
| Eaton Rd | Into |
| Salisbury Avenue | EOR left |
| Beaumont Avenue | 1 st left |
| Salisbury Avenue | Exit left |
| Beaumont Avenue | EOR left |
| Beechwood Avenue | 1 st right |
| Elm Drive | EOR right |
| Oakwood Drive | EOR left |
| Hatfield Rd | Roundabout left |
| Oaklands Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Sandpit Lane | Roundabout ahead, 1 st right |
| Barnfield Rd | EOR left |
| The Ridgeway | Roundabout left |
| Marshalwick Lane | 1 st right |
| Marshals Drive | 1 st left |
| Homewood Rd | 1 st right |
| Faircross Way | EOR left |
| Charmouth Rd | Roundabout right |
| Sandpit Lane | 2 nd left |
| Lemsford Rd | 1 st right |
| Avenue Rd | 1 st left |
| Hillside Rd | EOR right |
| St Peters Rd | Double roundabout right, left |
| Upper Marlborough Rd / Bricket Rd | Into |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Bricket Rd / Upper Marlborough Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Hatfield Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Catherine St / Folly Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Verulam Rd | Roundabout left |
| Blue House Hill | Roundabout left |
| King Harry Lane | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Abbey Ave | 2 nd left |
| Midway | EOR left |
| Abbey Ave | EOR left |
| Westfields / Midway | EOR right |
| Watford Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout left |
| North Orbital | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 2 nd |
| exit | |
| Watling St | 2 nd right |
| Vesta Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| Watling View / Holyrood Crescent | EOR right |
| Abbotts Ave West / Abbots Ave | EOR left |
| Cotton Mill Lane | 2 x mini roundabouts ahead |
| Watsons Walk | EOR left |
| London Rd | Right |
| Marlborough Rd | T/L ahead |
| Upper Marlborough Rd | EOR left |
| Bricket Rd | Into |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Bricket Rd | EOR left |
| Victoria St | 2 nd right |
| Lattimore Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | Left |
| Watsons Walk | Roundabout ahead |
| Cottonmill Lane | Roundabout right |
| Prospect Rd | EOR left |
| Holywell Hill | Roundabout ahead |
| St Stephens Hill | 2 x mini roundabouts ahead |
| Watford Rd | 3 rd right |
| Ragged Hall Lane | Left |
| Stanley Ave | EOR left |
| Chiswell Green Lane | 2 x roundabouts left, right |
| Tippendell Lane | Roundabout left |
| North Orbital | Roundabout ahead |
| Watling St | 2 x roundabouts left, right |
| King Harry Lane | Left |
| Abbey Ave | Left |
| St Stephens Ave | EOR right |
| Abbey Ave | EOR left |
| King Harry Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Bluehouse Hill | Roundabout ahead |
| Batchwood Drive | Mini roundabout right |
| Waverley Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Normandy Rd | EOR left |
| Folly Lane / Catherine St | Roundabout ahead |
| Hatfield Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Upper Marlborough Rd / Bricket Rd | Into |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Bricket Rd | EOR left |
| Victoria St | 2 x T/Ls ahead, T/L right |
| Alma Rd | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead, 6 th left |
| St Vincents Drive | Left |
| Foxcroft | Right |
| Rodney Ave | Round bend, left |
| Foxcroft | EOR right |
| St Vincents Drive | Left |
| Admirals Walk | EOR right |
| Drakes Drive | EOR left |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A405 | Left |
| Highfield Lane | EOR right, roundabout right |
| Hill End Lane | Mini roundabout left |
| Camp Rd | 2 x roundabouts right, left 3 rd right |
| Wellington Rd | EOR right |
| Camp Rd | Roundabout right, 3 rd left |
| Breakspear Ave | EOR right |
| Grimston Rd / Victoria St | 4 x T/Ls ahead, right |
| Bricket Rd | Into |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Bricket Rd | EOR left |
| Victoria St | 2 nd right |
| Lattimore Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | Left |
| Watsons Walk | Roundabout ahead |
| Cottonmill Lane | Roundabout ahead, 3 rd right |
| Abbotts Ave / Abbotts Ave West | Left |
| Holyrood Crescent / Watling View | Roundabout right |
| Vest Ave / Tavistock Ave / Vesta | |
| Ave | Roundabout left |
| Watling View | Mini roundabout left |
| Vesta Ave | EOR left |
| Watling St | Roundabout left |
| North Orbital | Left |
| Napsbury Lane | Roundabout right |
| Milehouse Lane | EOR left |
| London Rd | Right |
| St Vincent Drive | EOR left |
| Cell Barnes Lane | Mini roundabout right, EOR left |
| Camp Rd | Left |
| Stanhope Rd / Victoria St | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Beaconsfield Rd / Lemsford Rd | 4 th left |
| Avenue Rd | Left |
| Hillside Rd | EOR right |
| St Peters Rd | 2 x roundabouts right, left |
| Upper Marlborough Rd / Bricket Rd | Into |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Bricket Rd | EOR left |
| Victoria St | 2 x T/Ls ahead, T/L left |
| Beaconsfield Rd | T/L right |
| Hatfield Rd | T/L left |
| Clarence Rd | 2 nd right |
| Jennings Rd | EOR right |
| Woodstock Rd North / Woodstock | |
| Rd South | EOR left |
| Hatfield Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Ashley Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| Drakes Drive | EOR right |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Milehouse Lane | Roundabout left |
| Napsbury Lane | 3 rd left |
| A414 Dual Carriageway | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Drakes Drive | Roundabout left |
| Cell Barnes Lane | Roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Camp Rd | EOR left |
| Stanhope Rd / Victoria St | 4 x T/Ls ahead, right |
| Bricket Rd | Into |
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