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 Northampton below.
While test routes around Northampton 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 |
| Heathfield Way | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pembroke Rd | Right |
| St Francis Rd | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L right |
| St Andrews Rd | T/L ahead |
| St Peters Way | Roundabout right |
| Towcester Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead, left |
| Delapre Crescent Rd | Right |
| Pleydell Rd | Right |
| Delapre Crescent Rd | EOR left |
| Delapre Crescent | EOR right |
| London Rd | Roundabout left |
| Nene Valley Way | Ahead |
| Bedford Rd | 2 nd T/L left |
| Victoria Prom / St Peters Way | Roundabout ahead, 2 x T/L ahead, roundabout right |
| Horseshoe St / Horsemarket | T/L ahead, left |
| St Andrews St | EOR left |
| Grafton St | T/L ahead |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | Right |
| Gladstone Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead, right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout right |
| Merthyr Rd | Left |
| Swansea Rd / Aberdare Rd | EOR left |
| Tintern Ave | Roundabout right |
| Gladstone Rd | T/L right |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Weedon Rd | T/L right |
| Duston Rd | T/L left |
| Tollgate Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A45 | Roundabout right |
| Sandy Lane | Roundabout right |
| Berrywood Rd | Left |
| Weggs Farm Rd | EOR right |
| Wrenbury Rd | EOR left |
| Ryeland Rd | EOR right |
| Duston Main Rd | Left |
| Eldean Rd | EOR left |
| Firsview Drive | T/L right |
| Harlestone Rd | Left |
| Hawksmoor Way | Left |
| Montague Crescent | EOR right |
| Hawksmoor Way | EOR left |
| Harlestone Rd | Roundabout left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout right |
| Gladstone Rd | Left |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout right |
| Harlestone Rd | Left |
| Cotswold Ave | Right |
| Edgehill Road | Right |
| Stoneleigh Chase | Left |
| Harlestone Rd | T/L right |
| Lodge Way | Left |
| Barn Way | EOR right |
| Lodge Way | T/L right |
| Harlestone Rd | Left |
| Whites Lane | EOR left |
| Port Rd | Right |
| Sandy Lane | Left |
| Weggs Farm Rd | Right, right |
| Berrywood Rd | Roundabout left |
| Sandy Lane | Roundabout left |
| A45 Dual Carriageway | Roundabout right |
| Upton Way | Roundabout left |
| Walter Tull Way | 2 x roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Onto Weedon Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L ahead, left |
| Baring Rd / Dallington Rd | Right |
| Merthyr Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gladstone Rd | Right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout right |
| Merthyr Rd | Right |
| Glebeland Rd | EOR left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Bants Lane | T/L right |
| Chiltern Ave | EOR Right |
| Cotswold Ave | Left |
| Edge Hill Road | Left |
| Longmynd Drive | EOR right |
| Cotswold Ave | Left |
| Hardlands | Roundabout ahead |
| Kerrfield Estate | EOR left |
| Duston Main Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Berrywood Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Sandy Lane | Right |
| Larkhall Lane | Left |
| Carrs Way | EOR left |
| Northampton Rd | Left |
| A45 | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Weedon Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | Left |
| Baring Rd | Right |
| Tintern Ave | Right |
| Countess Rd | EOR right |
| Tintern Ave | Roundabout left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout right |
| Merthyr Rd | Right |
| Glebeland Rd | EOR left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Bants Lane | Left |
| Ellesmere Ave | Left |
| Malcolm Drive | EOR left |
| Ellesmere Ave | EOR left |
| Duston Rd | T/L right |
| Weedon Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Sixfields | Roundabout left, 2 x roundabout right |
| T.G.I. Fridays | Roundabout left |
| Upton Way | Roundabout left |
| Danes Camp Way | Roundabout right |
| Hunsbury Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Hunslet Lane | Left |
| Whaddon Close | EOR right |
| Hunslet Lane | Roundabout left |
| Hunsbury Hill Rd | 2 nd roundabout right |
| Danes Camp Way | Roundabout left |
| Towcester Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Thirlestane Rd | EOR left |
| Towcester Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| St Peters Way | T/L right |
| St Andrews Rd | T/L left |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L right |
| Gladstone Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR right |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Bants Lane | Left |
| Melrose Ave | Right |
| Cameron Drive | EOR left |
| Ellesmere Drive | 2 nd left |
| Malcolm Drive | EOR right |
| Ellesmere Drive | EOR left |
| Bants Lane | T/L ahead |
| Tollgate Way | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A45 Dual carriageway | Roundabout right |
| Sandy Lane | Roundabout right |
| Berrywood Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, right |
| Southfield Rd | EOR right |
| Orchard Way | EOR left |
| Stanfield Rd | EOR right |
| Mill Way | Left |
| A45 | Roundabout ahead |
| Weedon Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L left |
| Harlestone Rd | Right |
| Warren Rd | EOR left |
| Dallington Rd | Right |
| Merthyr Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gladstone Rd | Right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pembroke Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gladstone Rd | T/L right |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Weedon Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Sixfields | 2 x roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Upton Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Danes Camp Way | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Rothersthorpe Rd | Roundabout right, roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Towcester Rd | Right |
| Delapre Crescent Rd | Follow right |
| Pleydell Rd | EOR right |
| Delapre Crescent Rd | Left |
| Haines Rd | EOR left |
| St Leonard’s Rd | Roundabout right |
| Towcester Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Horseshoe St | T/L ahead |
| Horsemarket | 2 x T/L ahead |
| Broad St | T/L left |
| Grafton St | T/L ahead |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L right |
| Gladstone Rd | Right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR right |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout right |
| Mill Lane | Left |
| Lincoln St | EOR left |
| Garfield St | Left |
| Washington St | Left |
| Harborough Rd | T/L ahead, left |
| Welford Rd | Left |
| North Western Ave | EOR left |
| Welford Rd | Left |
| Leyland Drive | EOR right, EOR left |
| Welford Rd | Left |
| Sandy Lane | Left |
| Brampton Rd | Left |
| Harlestone Rd | Right |
| Whites Lane | EOR left |
| Port Rd | EOR right |
| Main Rd | Left |
| Grafton Way | Right |
| Meadow Close | EOR left |
| Firsview Drive | T/L right |
| Harlestone Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Warren Rd | EOR left |
| Dallington Rd | Right |
| Merthyr Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gladstone Rd | Right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR right |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout right |
| Harlestone Rd | Left |
| Stoneleigh Chase | EOR left |
| Edgehill Rd | Right |
| Longmynd Drive | EOR left, EOR right |
| Cotswold Ave | EOR left |
| Eastfield Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Duston Main Rd | Left |
| Malpas Rd | EOR right |
| Ryeland Rd | EOR right |
| Berrywood Rd | Roundabout left |
| Sandy Lane | Right |
| Larkhall Lane | EOR left |
| High St / Northampton Rd | Left |
| A45 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Upton Way | Roundabout left |
| Sixfields | 2 x roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Weedon Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, T/L |
| left | |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | Left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Heathfield Way | EOR left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| St Francis Ave | EOR right |
| Pembroke Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gladstone Rd | T/L left |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L right |
| St Andrews Rd | T/L ahead |
| St Peters Way | Roundabout right |
| Towcester Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, left |
| Southampton Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Haines Rd | EOR right |
| Delapre Crescent Rd | Left |
| Pleydell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Queen Eleanor Rd | EOR left |
| Towcester Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Danes Camp Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Upton Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Weedon Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, T/L |
| left | |
| Spencer Bridge Rd | T/L left |
| Harlestone Rd | Right |
| Vicarage Rd | EOR left |
| Baring Rd / Dallington Rd | Right |
| Tintern Ave | Roundabout left |
| Gladstone Rd | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Heathfield Way | Right |
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