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 Kettering below.
While test routes around Kettering 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 |
| Station Rd | Right |
| Northfield Ave | T/L ahead, roundabout right |
| Meadow Rd | Left |
| Commercial Rd | EOR right |
| Trafalgar Rd | Left |
| Lower St | T/L right |
| Northall St | T/L left |
| Rockingham Rd | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Neale Ave | Left |
| Hallwood Rd | Left |
| Kingsley Ave | Left |
| Mitchell St | Left |
| Blandford Ave | Right |
| Rockingham Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A43 | Roundabout left |
| A14 East | 2 nd exit left |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pytchley Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right, roundabout left |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Bowling Green Rd | T/L right |
| Sheep St | T/L left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station Rd | Right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Queensberry Rd | Right |
| The Crescent | Crossroads ahead |
| Hawthorn Rd | 2 nd crossroads right |
| Argyll St | Right |
| St Michaels Rd | Crossroads left |
| Argyll St | Right |
| Roundhill Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Barton Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead, right |
| Linnet Drive / Barton Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A6 Bedford | Right |
| Cranford Rd / Church St | Left |
| High St | Right |
| Churchill Way | Right |
| Park Rd | Left |
| Shannon Way | EOR right |
| Queensway / Bridle Rd | Right |
| Regent Rd | Left |
| Glebe Rd | Left |
| Station Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| A509 Kettering Rd | 3 x roundabout ahead |
| Orion Way | Roundabout right |
| Pytchley Lane | Left |
| Pytchley Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| London Rd | 2 nd T/L left |
| Bowling Green Rd | T/L right |
| Sheep St | Left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station St |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Right |
| Northfield Ave | T/L left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Greenhill Rd | Right |
| Greenfield Ave | Left |
| Greenhill Rd / Northampton Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lake Ave | Roundabout left |
| Northampton Rd | Roundabout right |
| A14 | 1 ST exit, roundabout right |
| A43 Stamford | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| To Kettering | Left |
| Service Rd | Left |
| Editch Rd | Right |
| Margaret Rd / Elizabeth Rd | Left |
| Service Rd | Left |
| Stamford Rd | 2 nd roundabout left |
| Windmill Ave | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Barton Rd | Roundabout right |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Bowling Green Rd | T/L EOR right |
| Sheep St | T/L left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station Rd |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Right |
| Northfield Ave | T/L right |
| Northampton Rd | T/L EOR right |
| Sheep St | Left |
| Bowling Green Rd | T/L EOR left |
| London Rd / Silver St | Right |
| Montagu St / Stamford Rd | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Service Rd | Right |
| Elizabeth Rd / Margaret Rd | Left |
| Edith Rd | Right |
| Service Rd | Right |
| Stamford Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| A43 | Roundabout left |
| A14 | Left |
| Slip Rd | Left |
| Pytchley Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right, left |
| Bryant Rd | Right |
| Martin Drive | Left |
| Bryant Rd | Left |
| Pytchley Rd | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | Left |
| Broadway | Right |
| Headlands / Sheep St | Left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station St |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Queensberry Rd | Left |
| Headlands | T/L right |
| Bowling Green Rd | Right |
| London Rd | Left |
| St Marys Rd | Roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| Windmill Ave | T/L left |
| Barton Rd | Right |
| St Botolphs Rd / Polwell Rd | Left |
| Station Rd / Service Rd | Left |
| Station Rd | Right |
| William St / Pioneer Ave | Right |
| Station Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Kettering Rd / High St | Mini roundabout left |
| Higham Rd | Left |
| A6 | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| A14 | 2 nd exit left, roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Northampton Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Westhill Drive / Northampton Rd | Right |
| Station Rd |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Station Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Queensberry Rd | Right |
| Broadway | Mini roundabout ahead |
| London Rd | Right |
| Pytchley Rd | Right |
| Bryant Rd | Left |
| Martin Rd | Right |
| Bryant Rd | Roundabout right |
| Pythley Rd | Roundabout left |
| Orion Way | Left |
| Pytchley Lane | Roundabout right |
| High St / Isham Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| A509 (Wellingborough) | Right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Victoria St / Regent Rd | Right |
| Park Rd / Nene Rd | Left |
| Queensway | Left |
| Hillcrest Ave | Mini roundabout left |
| Finedon Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| High St / Kettering Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Kettering Rd | Roundabout left, 2 nd exit Jct 8 right |
| A14 | 1 ST roundabout ahead |
| Northampton Rd | T/L ahead, right, right |
| Station Rd |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | T/L left |
| Northfield Ave | 2 nd right |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Gipsy Lane | EOR right |
| Westhill Drive | Roundabout ahead |
| Northampton Rd | Roundabout left, 2 nd exit Jct 10 left |
| A14 (Jct 8) | Right |
| Barton Rd | Left |
| Warkton Lane | Left |
| Deeble Rd | EOR right |
| St Johns Rd | Left |
| Deeble Rd | Left |
| Warkton Lane / St Catherines Rd | Left |
| Warkton Lane | Left |
| Warkton Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Stamford Rd | Right |
| Montagu St | Left |
| Wellington St | Left |
| King St | T/L left |
| Rockingham Rd | T/L ahead |
| Eskdaill St | T/L left |
| Victoria St / Queen St | T/L right |
| London Rd | T/L right |
| Bowling Green Rd | T/L left |
| Sheep St | Left |
| Northampton Rd | |
| Station Rd |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Right |
| Northfield Ave | 2 x roundabout ahead, right |
| Grafton St | Left |
| Rockingham Rd | Right |
| Britannia Rd | Right |
| Cowper St / Reservoir Rd | Left |
| Shakespeare Rd | Left |
| Reservoir Rd | Left |
| Hallwood Rd | Left |
| Blandford Ave | Right |
| Rockingham Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A43 | Roundabout left |
| Henson Way | Right |
| Linnell Way | Right |
| Telford Way | Roundabout left |
| Rothwell Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Lower St | T/L ahead |
| Northall St | T/L ahead |
| Eskdaill St | T/L ahead |
| Victoria St / Queen St | T/L EOR left |
| Silver St / London Rd | Right |
| Broadway | Right |
| Headlands | T/L ahead |
| Sheep St | Left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station Rd |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Queensbury Rd | Left |
| Headlands | T/L right |
| Bowling Green Rd | T/L right |
| London Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout right |
| Pytchley Rd | 3 rd left |
| Patrick Rd | EOR right |
| Sussex Rd | Left |
| Northumberland Rd | 2 nd left |
| Hertford Rd | EOR right |
| Northumberland Rd | EOR right |
| Sussex Rd | Left |
| Patrick Rd | EOR left |
| Pytchley Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A509 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 5 th exit |
| A14 West | 2 nd exit |
| Junction 7 | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| A43 | Roundabout right |
| Rockingham Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd left |
| Blandford Ave | Right |
| Shakespeare Rd | EOR left |
| Blandford Rd | EOR left |
| Rockingham Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Northall St | Left |
| Tanners Lane / Trafalgar Rd | 3 rd left |
| Jutland Way | EOR right |
| Meadow Rd | Roundabout left |
| Northfield Ave | T/L left |
| Northampton Rd | Right |
| Station Rd | Right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Right |
| Northfield Ave | T/L left |
| Northampton Rd | Right |
| Bowhill | Left |
| Gipsy Lane | Right |
| Northampton Rd | Right |
| Westhill Drive / Gypsy Lane | Left |
| Rothwell Rd | Roundabout left |
| A14 | 3 rd exit, roundabout 4 th exit |
| Burton Latimer | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Kettering Rd | Right |
| Pioneer Ave | Left |
| Kettering Rd | Roundabout left |
| Station Rd | Right |
| Powell Lane / St Botolphs Rd | Left |
| Barton Rd | T/L right |
| Windmill Ave | Left |
| Pipers Hill Rd | Right |
| Linden Ave | Left |
| St Marys Rd | Right |
| London Rd | Left |
| Bowling Green Rd | Right |
| Sheep St | Left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station St |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Right |
| Northfield Ave | T/L ahead, roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Rockingham Rd | Left |
| Britannia Rd | Right |
| Shakespeare Rd | Right |
| Britannia Rd | Left |
| Hallwood Rd | Right |
| Kingsley Ave | Left |
| Mitchell St / Blandford Ave | Right |
| Rockingham Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A43 Stamford | Roundabout right |
| Stamford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Windmill Ave | Roundabout right |
| St Marys Rd | T/L right |
| London Rd | T/L ahead |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Market St | Left |
| Sheep St | T/L right |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station Rd |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Queensberry Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Broadway | Right |
| Garfield St | Left |
| St Michaels Rd | Right |
| Garfield St | Right |
| Roundhill Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | Roundabout left |
| Barton Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A6 | 2 nd right |
| Higham Rd | Roundabout right |
| High St | Left |
| Churchill Way | Right |
| Park Rd | Left, right |
| Bridle Rd | Right |
| Regent Rd | Left |
| Glebe Rd | Left |
| Station Rd | Right |
| St Botolphs Rd | Left |
| Barton Rd | T/L right |
| Windmill Ave | Left |
| Pipers Hill Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | Left |
| Hawthorn Rd | Right |
| Head Lands | Left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| Station Rd |
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