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

Test Route 1 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 2 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 3 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 4 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 5 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 6 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 7 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 8 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 9 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 10 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 11 at Kettering test centre
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

Test Route 12 at Kettering test centre
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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