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 Merthyr Tydfil below.
While test routes around Merthyr Tydfil 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 |
| Glebeland Place | EOR left |
| Castle St | Follow right |
| High St | Follow left |
| New St | Roundabout ahead |
| Court Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Rhyd-y-Car Link | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A470 | Roundabout left |
| Swansea Rd | 2 nd right |
| Heol Tai Mawr | 3 rd left |
| Heol Scwrfa | EOR left |
| Heol Nantgau | EOR right |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout left |
| A470 | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| A465 | Left |
| Graven Lane | EOR right |
| High St | 3 rd left |
| Lower Vaynor Rd | EOR left |
| A465 | Roundabout left |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Cyfartha Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Brecon Rd | 5 th left |
| Tabarnacle St | EOR right |
| Lancaster Rd | EOR right |
| The Walk | EOR left |
| Brecon Rd | T/L right |
| Bethesda St | T/L left |
| Ave-De-Clichy | Left, T/L ahead |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR right |
| Castle St | EOR right |
| Ave-De-Clichy | Right |
| Bethesda St | T/L ahead |
| Pontmorlais | Mini roundabout left |
| Pen-y-darren | 2 nd left |
| Gwaelod-y-Garth | Right |
| The Chase | 3 rd right |
| Gwaunfarren | 2 nd right |
| Pembroke Place | EOR left |
| Church St | Left, EOR right, crossroads right |
| Elim St | EOR left |
| High St | Left |
| Gellifaelog Rd / Rocky Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| Bryniau Rd | 2 nd right |
| Heol Rhydd y Bedd | EOR right |
| Pant Ind Est | 2 nd right, left |
| A465 | Roundabout right |
| A4060 Link Rd | Roundabout right |
| A4060 | Roundabout right |
| Goatmill Rd | 2 x roundabout left |
| High St | Mini roundabout right |
| Pontmorlais | Right |
| Brecon Rd | Left |
| Vulcan Rd | EOR left |
| Bevan Row | T/L ahead |
| Ave-De-Clichy | Left |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR right |
| Castle St | EOR left |
| Ave-De-Clichy | Roundabout ahead |
| Plymouth St | Roundabout 4 th exit right |
| Abercanaid Rd | Roundbaout 3 rd exit right |
| The Willows | Roundabout left |
| Abercanaid Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Triangle Estate | Roundabout 3 rd exit right |
| A4060 | Left |
| Goatmill Rd | Left |
| Twynrodyn | Right |
| Mansfield Terrace / Pantyffyn Rd | EOR right |
| Incline Rd | Roundabout left |
| Goatmill Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Pen-Y-Darren | Roundabout 1 st exit, roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Pontmorlais | T/L right |
| Brecon Rd | 2 nd left |
| Vulcan Rd | EOR left, T/L ahead |
| Ave-De-Clichy | Left |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR left |
| Castle St / High St / New St | Roundabout ahead |
| Court Rd | Roundabout left |
| Plymouth St | 2 nd left |
| Plymouth Gate | EOR right |
| St Annes Close | EOR left |
| Glasier Rd | EOR left |
| Aneurin Crescent | EOR right |
| Glasier Rd | EOR left |
| Wallbank Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Twyn-y-Rodyn | Left |
| Mansfield Terrace | EOR left |
| Twyn-y-Rodyn | EOR right |
| Goatmill Rd | Roundabout right |
| A4060 | Roundabout ahead |
| Dyffryn Rd | Mini roundabout right, right |
| Maestaf St | EOR right |
| A4054 | Roundabout left |
| Cardiff Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Plymouth St | Roundabout left |
| Rhyd y Car Link | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A470 | Roundabout right |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Nantygwenith St | Roundabout ahead |
| Dynevor St | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Ave De Clichy | T/L left |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR right |
| Castle St | EOR right |
| Ave De Clichy | Left |
| Dynevor St | T/L ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Nantygwenith St | T/L ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Brecon Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, 3 rd right |
| Lower Vaynor Rd | EOR left |
| A465 | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout left |
| Castle Park | EOR right |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout left |
| A470 | Roundabout right |
| A465 | Left, left |
| Pant Ind Estate | EOR left |
| Bryniau Rd | Roundabout left |
| Rocky Rd | Right |
| Gellifaelog Terrace | Left |
| Caerhendy St | EOR left, right |
| Brynmair St | Crossroads ahead, left |
| Council St | EOR right |
| District St | Crossroads left |
| Elim St | EOR right |
| Pen-y-Darren Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Pontmorlais | Mini roundabout left |
| High St | EOR right |
| Castle St | 2 nd right |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR left |
| Castle St / High St / New St | Left |
| Church St / Union St | EOR right |
| Twynyrodyn | Roundabout left |
| Court St | Roundabout right |
| Ave de Clichy | Left |
| Dynevor St | T/L ahead, left |
| Aberdare Rd | Left |
| George St | Roundabout left |
| Nantgwenith St | T/L left |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A470 | Roundabout right |
| A465 | Left |
| Graven Lane | EOR right |
| High St | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| Gurnos Rd | Roundabout right, roundabout ahead, 2 nd left |
| Sycamore Rd | Right |
| Hawthorn Ave | EOR left |
| Gurnos Rd / Gwaelod y Garth | EOR right |
| Penydarren | Mini roundabout right |
| Pontmorlais | 2 nd T/L left |
| Ave De Clichy | Left |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland St | Right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR right |
| Castle St | EOR left |
| Ave-De-Clichy | Roundabout ahead |
| Plymouth St | Roundabout right |
| Abercanaid Rd | Roundabout left |
| The Willows | Roundabout left |
| Abercanaid Rd | Roundabout left |
| Plymouth St | 3 rd left |
| Clare St | EOR left |
| Plymouth St | Roundabout left |
| Rhyd-y-Car Link | Roundabout ahead |
| A470 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A465 | Left |
| Graven Lane | EOR right |
| High St | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| Gurnos Rd | 2 x roundabout right |
| Ash Crescent | EOR right |
| Gwaelod-y-Garth | Right |
| The Grove / The Walk | EOR left |
| Brecon Rd | T/L left |
| Pontmorlais | Mini roundabout right |
| High St | EOR right |
| Castle St | 2 nd right |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR left |
| Castle St / High St / New St | Roundabout ahead |
| Court Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ave-de-Clichy | 2 x T/L ahead, right |
| Bethesda St | T/L ahead |
| Pontmorlais | Mini roundabout left |
| Pen-y-Darren | 2 nd left |
| Gwaelod-y-Garth | 3 rd left |
| Ash Crescent | Roundabout left |
| Gurnos Rd | Right |
| Hospital Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| Pen Gurnos | Right, EOR right, roundabout left |
| Bryniau Rd | Right |
| Rocky Rd | Left |
| A465 | Roundabout ahead, left |
| A470 | Roundabout left |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead |
| Bethesda Rd | Right |
| Ave-De-Clichy | T/L left |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR right |
| Castle St | EOR left |
| Ave-De-Clichy | Roundabout ahead |
| Plymouth St | 3 rd left |
| Pease Lane | EOR left |
| Christopher Terrace / Glasier Rd | 3 rd right |
| Aneurin Crescent | Right |
| Jowett Ave | EOR right |
| Glasier Rd | EOR left |
| Wallbank Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Twyn-y-Rodyn | Left |
| Goatmill Rd | Roundabout left |
| Incline Rd | Roundabout left |
| Penydarren | 2 nd right |
| Gwaelod y Garth | Right |
| The Chase | 3 rd right |
| Gwaunfarren / Haydn Terrace | EOR left |
| Rocky Rd | Right, right |
| A465 | Roundabout left |
| A470 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Rhyd-y-Car Link | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Ave De Clichy | 2 nd right |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland St | Right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Glebeland Place | EOR right |
| Castle St | EOR right |
| Ave-de-Clichy | Right |
| Bethesda St | T/L ahead |
| Pontmorlais | Mini roundabout left |
| Pen-y-Darren | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Balaclava St | Roundabout left |
| Pen’da High St | Roundabout right |
| Goatmill Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A 4060 | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Dyffryn Rd | Mini roundabout right, right |
| Maestaf St | EOR right |
| A4054 | Roundabout left |
| Cardiff Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Plymouth St | Roundabout left |
| Rhyd y Car Link | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A470 | Roundabout right |
| Swansea Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead |
| Bethesda Rd | T/L right |
| Ave De Clichy | Left |
| Castle St | Left |
| Glebeland Place | Right |
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