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 Southport (Liverpool) below.
While test routes around Southport (Liverpool) 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 |
| Part St | EOR left |
| Eastbank St | 2 nd T/L right |
| Lord St | Roundabout left. 1 st exit |
| Leicester St | 2 nd right |
| Avondale Rd | Left |
| Saunders St | EOR right |
| Promenade | 1 st left |
| Fairways | Roundabout right. 2 nd exit |
| Marine Drive | Roundabout right. 3 rd exit |
| Rufford Rd / Bankfield Lane | Left |
| Botanic Rd (one-way) | Mini roundabout left |
| Botanic Rd / Mill Lane | Roundabout right |
| Roe Lane | 3 rd right |
| Derwent Avenue | 1 st right |
| Rectory Rd | EOR left |
| Derwent Avenue | EOR right |
| Roe Lane | 1 st left |
| Wennington Rd | 1 st right |
| Chester Avenue | 1 st left |
| Griffiths Drive | Out right, EOR left |
| Chester Avenue | At give-way right |
| Norwood Avenue | T/L left |
| Roe Lane | T/L left |
| Hartwood Rd / St Lukes / Rose Hill | 2 nd T/L right |
| Forest Rd | 1 st left |
| Hampton Rd | 1 st right |
| Arbour St | EOR left |
| Virginia St | Roundabout right |
| Eastbank St | 3 rd left |
| Part St | Right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Part St | EOR right |
| Eastbank St | Roundabout right. 4 th exit |
| St James St | 1 st Left |
| Portland St | At give-way left |
| Cemetery Rd | 1 st right |
| Southbank Rd | 2 nd left |
| Cumberland Rd | Left |
| Southbank Rd / Town Lane | Roundabout ahead. 2 nd exit |
| Town Lane | EOR left |
| Birkdale Cop / Jacksmere Lane | 1 st left |
| Turning Lane | EOR left |
| Southport Rd | Roundabout ahead. 1 st exit, roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Meols Cop Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead |
| Norwood Rd | 2 nd left |
| Cypress Rd | 1 st right |
| Hawkshead St | 1 st right |
| Manning Rd | Out right, right |
| Hawkhead St | 2 ND crossroad ahead. 1 st right |
| Windsor Rd | EOR left |
| Hartwood Rd | T/L left |
| Manchester Rd | 1 st left |
| Zetland St | 2 nd crossroad right |
| Sussex Rd | T/L left |
| Derby Rd | 1 st right |
| Mornington Rd | At give-way ahead |
| Hill St | At give-way left |
| Lord St | 4 th left |
| Market St | EOR right |
| Princes St | Left |
| Portland St | 2 nd left |
| Part St | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Part St | EOR right |
| Eastbank St | Roundabout right. 4 th exit |
| St James St / Shakespeare St | Left |
| Duke St | T/L right |
| Cemetery Rd | 1 st left |
| Warwick St | Right |
| Birch St | EOR left |
| Upper Aughton St / Compton Rd | Out left |
| Compton Rd | Right |
| Kew Rd | Left |
| Eastbourne Rd | T/L left |
| Liverpool Rd | 4 th left |
| Bedford Rd | Right |
| Kew Rd | Mini roundabout left. 1 st exit |
| Guildford Rd | Mini roundabout ahead. 2 nd exit |
| Benthams Way | Roundabout ahead. 1 st exit |
| Town Lane Kew | Roundabout left. 1 st exit |
| Town Lane | 3 rd right |
| Everard Rd | T/L left |
| Scarisbrick New Rd | 1 st right |
| Balfour Rd / Oak St | 3rd crossroad right |
| Sussex Rd | 1 st left |
| Cypress Rd | Left |
| Norwood Rd | T/L ahead |
| Norwood Avenue | 3 rd right |
| Fisher Drive | EOR right |
| Norwood Avenue | T/L left |
| Roe Lane / Manchester Rd | Roundabout left. 1 st exit |
| Lord St | 2 nd T/L left |
| Eastbank St | 5 th right |
| Part St | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Part St | EOR left |
| Eastbank St | 2 nd T/L right |
| Lord St | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Albert Rd | T/L left |
| Park Rd West | 1 st right |
| Fleetwood Rd | 1 st right |
| Cliff Rd | EOR right |
| Fleetwood Rd | EOR left |
| Hesketh Rd | EOR right |
| Marine Drive | Roundabout left. 1 st exit |
| Banks Rd / Ralph Wife’s Lane | Right |
| Hoole Lane | Mini roundabout right. 2 nd exit |
| Guinea Hall Lane | Roundabout ahead. 2 nd exit |
| Roundabout right. 3 rd exit | |
| A565 | Roundabout ahead. 2 nd exit |
| Preston New Rd | 1 st right |
| Fylde Rd | Out left, EOR left |
| Marshside Rd | 1 st left |
| Fleetwood Rd | EOR left |
| Hesketh Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Argyle Rd | EOR right |
| Albert Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Lord St | 2 nd T/L left |
| Eastbank St | 5 th right |
| Part St | Right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Part St | 2 nd crossroad right |
| Duke St | Roundabout right, 3 rd exit |
| Lord St | 2 nd left |
| Coronation Walk | EOR right |
| Promenade | 1 st left |
| Marine Parade | Mini roundabout ahead. 2 nd exit |
| Mini roundabout right. 2 nd exit | |
| Marine Drive | Roundabout left, 1 st exit, roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Preston New Rd | 3 rd right |
| Fairhaven Rd | 1 st left |
| Larkfield Lane | Left |
| Marshside Rd | 1 st right |
| Bakers Lane | EOR right |
| Marshside Rd | T/L right |
| Cambridge Rd | 3 rd left |
| Allerton Rd | Out left, EOR right |
| Rawlinson Rd | Left |
| Park Avenue | Right |
| Roe Lane | T/L left |
| Hartwood Rd / St Lukes / Rose Hill | 2 nd T/L right |
| Forest Rd / Virginia St | Roundabout right |
| Eastbank St | 3 rd left |
| Part St | Right |
Route 6
| 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 7
| 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 8
| 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 9
| 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 10
| 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 |
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