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 Canterbury below.

While test routes around Canterbury 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

Test Route 1 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
New Dover Rd 6 th left
Barton Rd 2 nd right, left, EOR left
New Dover Rd Roundabout left
Dover Rd / A2 1 st exit, right
Coldharbour Lane EOR right
Old A2 2 nd left
Bridge Hill / Bridge High St 2 nd left
Western Avenue 3 rd left
Windmill Close EOR right
Western Avenue Left
Saxon Rd EOR right
Union Rd EOR left
High St / Town Hill Left
A2 1 st exit, EOR right
Wincheap Roundabout 3 rd exit
Pin Hill / Rhodaus Town Roundabout 3 rd exit
Old Dover Rd 2 nd left
Oaten Hill / Upper Chantry Lane Right
New Dover Rd Left

Route 2

Test Route 2 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
New Dover Rd T/L
St Georges Place Roundabout 3 rd exit
Lower Bridge St / Broad St / Military Rd Roundabout left
Tourtel Rd Roundabout 2 nd exit
Kingsmead Rd Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout 3 rd exit
Broad Oak Rd Left
Farleigh Rd Right
Headcorn Drive Right
Otham Close EOR left
Headcorn Drive / Bawden Close EOR right
Long Meadow Way EOR right
Tenterden Drive / Downs Rd EOR right
St Stephens Hill Mini roundabout left
Giles Lane EOR left
Whitstable Rd / St Thomas Hill 2 nd left
Harkness Drive EOR left
Whitstable Rd Mini roundabout right
London Rd Roundabout 4 th exit
Harbledown By Pass Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rheims Way 2 nd roundabout 2 nd exit
Pin Hill / Rhodaus Town Roundabout 3 rd exit
Old Dover Rd 2 nd left
Oaten Hill / Upper Chantry Lane Right
New Dover Rd Left

Route 3

Test Route 3 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
New Dover Rd Roundabout left
Dover Rd / A2 Slip Rd EOR right
Bekesbourne Rd 2 nd right
Town Hill Left
A2 1 st exit, EOR right
Wincheap Roundabout left
Rheims Way Roundabout left, roundabout 4 th exit
London Rd 3 rd right
St Dunstan’s Terrace EOR left
Orchard St Left
New St EOR right
London Rd Mini roundabout left
Whitstable Rd Right
Forty Acres Rd 3 rd left
Salisbury Rd 4 th left
Bramshaw Rd EOR left
Salisbury Rd EOR left
Forty Acres Rd / Beaconsfield Rd Roundabout 3 rd exit
St Stephens Rd Roundabout 2 nd exit
Kingsmead Rd 2 nd roundabout 2 nd exit
Tourtel Rd Roundabout 2 nd exit
Military Rd / Broad St / Lower
Bridge St Roundabout left
St Georges Place / New Dover Rd Left

Route 4

Test Route 4 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
New Dover Rd T/L ahead
St Georges Place Roundabout left
Upper Bridge St Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rheims Way Roundabout left, roundabout 4 th exit
London Rd 2 nd left
Temple Rd EOR left
Bishops Way Right
Davidson Rd EOR right
Westgate Court Avenue Left
Harcourt Drive EOR left
Westgate Court Avenue EOR left
Whitstable Rd Right
Harkness Drive Left
Friary Way EOR right
Harkness Drive EOR right
Whitstable Rd / St Thomas Hill / Whitstable Rd Mini roundabout left
Rough Common Rd / Palmers
Cross Hill EOR left
Harbledown By Pass Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rheims Way Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout 4 th exit
Wincheap T/L ahead, T/L left
A2 1 st exit, EOR right
Bekesbourne Rd 2 nd right
Town Hill / Dover Rd Roundabout 3 rd exit
Old Dover Rd 6 th right
Oaten Hill / Chantry Lane Right
New Dover Rd Left

Route 5

Test Route 5 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
New Dover Rd 5 th left
Service Rd 2 nd left
Barton Rd Left
Mount Rd EOR left
Pilgrims Way Right
Pilgrims Rd Mini roundabout right
Spring Lane Right, 2 nd left
Cumberland Avenue EOR right
Spring Lane 2 nd right
Sussex Avenue Left
Kent Ave / Warwick Rd EOR left
Littlebourne Rd / St Martins Hill / Longport Roundabout right
Monastry St 2 nd left
Lady Wootons Green Left
Broad St / Lower Bridge St Roundabout ahead
Upper Bridge St Roundabout ahead
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill Roundabout 2 nd exit
Wincheap / Thanington Rd Left
St Nicholas Rd EOR right
Thanington Rd Right
A2 1 st exit, EOR right
Bekesbourne Rd Right, EOR right
Town Hill / Dover Rd Roundabout 3 rd exit
Old Dover Rd 6 th right
Oaten Hill / Chantry Lane T/L right
New Dover Rd Left

Route 6

Test Route 6 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
New Dover Rd T/L right
Lower Chantry Lane Roundabout right
Longport Right
Spring Lane Right
Pilgrims Rd Left
Pilgrims Way 2 nd right
Barton Rd EOR left
Pilgrims Way Left
Mount Rd Right
Barton Rd EOR left
New Dover Rd Roundabout left
Dover Rd / A2 Slip Rd EOR left
Bekesbourne Rd / Bifrons Hill Roundabout right
The Street / Patrixbourne Rd EOR left
Bridge Hill EOR left
Old A2 / A2 Slip Rd / A2 2 nd exit, EOR right
Thanington Rd / Wincheap Roundabout 3 rd exit
Pin Hill / Rhodaus Town Roundabout ahead
Upper Bridge St Roundabout 3 rd exit
St Georges Place / New Dover Rd Left

Route 7

Test Route 7 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
New Dover Rd Left
St Augustines Rd / Pilgrims Way / Pilgrims Rd Roundabout right
Spring Lane Right, right
Sussex Avenue Left
Kent Avenue Right
Warwick Rd Left
Avon Close EOR left
Warwick Rd EOR left
Littlebourne Rd / St Martins Hill / Longport Roundabout right
Monastry St 2 nd left
Lady Woottons Green Left
Broad St / Lower Bridge Roundabout 2 nd exit
Upper Bridge St Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill Roundabout 2 nd exit
Wincheap Left
A2 1 st exit, EOR left
Bekesbourne Rd / Bifrons Hill Roundabout 2 nd exit
The Street Right
Patrixbourne Rd EOR right
High St / Town Hill Right
Dover Rd Roundabout 4 th exit
New Dover Rd Right

Route 8

Test Route 8 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
New Dover Rd T/L ahead
St Georges Place Roundabout left
Upper Bridge St Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rheims Way Roundabout left, roundabout 3 rd exit
Harbledown By Pass 2 nd right
Palmers Cross Hill / Rough
Common Rd Min roundabout right
Whitstable Rd / St Thomas Hill 2 nd left
Harkness Drive Left
Friary Way EOR left
Harkness Drive EOR left
Whitstable Rd Mini roundabout right
London Rd Roundabout left
Rheims Way Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout 4 th exit
Wincheap / Thanington Rd T/L ahead, T/L left
A2 1 st exit, EOR right
Bekesbourne Rd 2 nd right
Town Hill Right
Dover Rd Roundabout 4 th exit
New Dover Rd Right

Route 9

Test Route 9 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
New Dover Rd T/L ahead
St Georges Place Roundabout left
Upper Bridge St Roundabout ahead
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill Roundabout left
Wincheap / Thanington Rd 2 nd left
Strangers Lane EOR left
Cockering Rd Left
Godwin Rd Left
Athelstan Rd EOR left
Godwin Rd Right
Alfred Rd EOR right
St Nicholas Rd EOR right
Thanington Rd Right
A2 1 st exit, EOR right
Bekesbourne Rd Left
Town Hill / Bridge High St / Bridge Hill EOR left
Old A2 / A2 Slip Rd / Dover Rd Roundabout 4 th exit
New Dover Rd Right

Route 10

Test Route 10 at Canterbury test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
New Dover Rd T/L ahead
St Georges Place Roundabout left
Upper Bridge St Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rhodaus Town / Pin Hill Roundabout 2 nd exit
Rheims Way Roundabout 2 nd exit
St Peters Place Roundabout 3 rd exit
North Lane Roundabout 2 nd exit
St Stephens Lane 2 nd roundabout left
Beaconsfield Rd 3 rd right
Salisbury Rd 6 th left
Damerham Close EOR right
Salisbury Rd EOR right
Forty Acres EOR left
Whitstable Rd Roundabout 2 nd exit
London Rd Roundabout left
Rheims Way Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout
4 th exit
Wincheap T/L ahead, T/L left
A2 1 st exit, EOR right
Bekesbourne Rd 2 nd right
Town Hill Right
Dover Rd Roundabout 4 th exit
New Dover Rd Right


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