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 Ipswich below.
While test routes around Ipswich 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 | Roundabout right |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Bixley Rd | 1 st right |
| Ashdown Way | 3 rd right |
| Arundel Way | 1 st left |
| Penhurst Rd | 1 st left |
| Wareham Avenue | Into |
| Bodiam Rd | EOR left |
| Wareham Avenue | EOR left |
| Arundel Way | EOR right |
| Foxhall Rd | Roundabout right |
| A12 South | Roundabout right |
| A14 West | 1 st exit, roundabout right, roundabout right |
| The Havens | Roundabout ahead, 1 st left, EOR |
| right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Bluestem Rd | 1 st left |
| The Havens | EOR right, roundabout left |
| A14 East | 1 st exit |
| A12 North | Roundabout left |
| Foxhall Rd | 5 th left |
| Arundel Way | Into |
| Cuckfield Avenue | EOR left |
| Arundel Way | 3 rd right |
| Penhurst Rd | EOR right |
| Arundel Way | EOR left |
| Ashdown | EOR left |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Bluestem Rd | Mini roundabout right, roundabout ahead 3 rd exit |
| Nacton Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, 6 th right |
| Hatfield Rd | T/L left |
| Felixstowe Rd | 2 nd right |
| Newton Rd | EOR right |
| Foxhall Rd | Roundabout right |
| Bixley Rd | 1 st left |
| Penhurst Rd | Into |
| Broke Hill Gardens | EOR left |
| Penshurst Rd | EOR left |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Felixstowe Rd | 1 st left |
| Codham Rd | Becomes |
| Lindbergh Rd | EOR left |
| Nacton Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| A14 East | 1 st exit, A12 roundabout right |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Murrells Rd | EOR left, roundabout ahead |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Murrells Way | Into |
| Pine Drive | EOR left |
| Murrells Way | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout left |
| A14 West | 1 st exit, roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Nacton Rd | Roundabout ahead2nd exit, 3 rd right |
| Lindbergh Rd | Becomes |
| Cobham Rd | EOR right |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout left |
| Bixley Rd | 2 nd left |
| Princethorpe Rd | EOR left |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout left |
| Foxhall Rd | T/L ahead, 2 nd left |
| Newton Rd | EOR left |
| Felixstowe Rd | T/L right |
| Hatfield Rd | EOR left |
| Nacton Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Bluestem Rd | Roundabout right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout left |
| Bluestem | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Nacton Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, 4 th right |
| Murray Rd | EOR right |
| Nacton Rd | Left |
| Bishops Hill | 1 st right |
| Cavendish St | 2 nd left |
| Alan Rd | EOR right |
| Foxhall Rd | T/L left |
| Cauldwellhall Rd | 2 nd left |
| St Johns | EOR left |
| Spring Rd | T/L right |
| Warwick Rd | EOR right |
| Woodbridge Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Rushmere Rd | EOR right |
| Colchester Rd | EOR (use right lane) left |
| Woodbridge Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Heath Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout left |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout 2 nd left |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Bluestem Rd | Mini roundabout right, roundabout ahead 3 rd exit |
| Nacton Rd | 3 rd right |
| Lindbergh Rd | 1 st right |
| Cambell Rd | EOR right |
| Lindbergh Rd / Cobham Rd | EOR right |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Murrells Rd | Left |
| Pine Drive | EOR left |
| Murrells Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Felixstowe Rd | 1 st right |
| Nacton Village | Right |
| Ipswich Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| The Havens | Roundabout ahead, 1 st left, EOR |
| right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Bluestem Rd | 1 st left |
| The Havens | EOR right, roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A14 | 1 st exit |
| A12 | Roundabout left |
| Foxhall Rd | 2 nd right |
| Bell Lane | 2 nd left |
| Penzance Rd | Left |
| Padstow Rd | EOR left |
| Penzance Rd | EOR |
| Main Rd | Becomes |
| Woodbridge Rd | 1 st left |
| Glenavon Rd | EOR |
| Melbourne Rd | 1 st right |
| Adelaide Rd | EOR left |
| Heath Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Bixley Rd | 1 st left |
| Peshurst Rd | 1 st left |
| St Augustines Rd | EOR left |
| Briport Avenue | 1 st right |
| Ashdown Way | EOR |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left, 2 nd exit |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, roundabout right |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Bixley Rd | 2 nd left |
| Princethorpe Rd | EOR left |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Heath Rd | Roundabout left |
| Woodbridge Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Spring Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Warwick Rd | EOR right |
| Woodbridge Rd | 3 rd left |
| Belvedere Rd | EOR left |
| Tuddenham Rd | 4 th left |
| Hervey St | 2 nd left |
| Norfolk Rd | EOR right |
| Suffolk Rd | EOR right |
| Cemetry Rd | EOR left |
| Christchurch St | EOR left |
| Woodbridge Rd | 2 nd right |
| Argyle St | T/L ahead |
| Grimwade St | Follow left, roundabout ahead 2 nd |
| exit | |
| Forehamlet / Bishops Hill | 2 nd right |
| Nacton Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Bluestem Rd | Mini roundabout left, mini roundabout ahead |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, roundabout right |
| Central Avenue | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout left, 6 th left |
| King Edward Rd | EOR left |
| Felixstowe Rd | T/L right |
| Derby Rd | T/L ahead |
| Cauldwell Hall Rd | 2 nd right |
| Freehold Rd | 4 th left |
| Britannia Rd | 5 th right |
| Spring Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Woodbridge Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Heath Rd | 2 nd left |
| Gleneagles Crescent | Right |
| Sunningdale Avenue / Claverton Rd / Chatsworth Drive | EOR left |
| Claverton Rd / Chatsworth | |
| Drive | EOR right |
| Bixley Drive | EOR right |
| Foxhall Rd | Roundabout left |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| Central Avenue | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Bluestem Rd | 1 st left |
| The Havens | EOR right, roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Nacton Rd | Roundabout ahead, 1 st left, T/L |
| Maryon Rd | EOR right |
| Clapgate Lane | 3 rd left |
| Rubens Rd | EOR left |
| Frampton Rd | EOR right |
| Turner Rd | EOR right |
| Cotman Rd | EOR left |
| Clapgate Lane | 1 st left, T/L |
| Landseer Rd | 5 th right |
| Cliff Lane | EOR left |
| Clapgate Lane | Immediate EOR right |
| Nacton Rd | 1 st left |
| Hatfield Rd | 1 st right, T/L |
| Felixstowe Rd | 2 roundabouts right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC exit | Roundabout right |
| Central Ave | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Bixley Rd | 2 nd left |
| Princethorpe Rd TIR | EOR left |
| Bixley Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Heath Rd | Roundabout right |
| Woodbridge Rd | 2 nd right, T/L |
| Beech Rd | Becomes |
| Penzance Rd | Left into |
| Helston Close | EOR left |
| Penzance Rd | EOR right |
| Bell Lane | EOR left |
| Foxhall Rd | Roundabout right |
| A12 | Roundabout ahead |
| Felixstowe Rd | Roundabout right |
| Murrells Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Bluestem Rd | Mini roundabout left, roundabout right |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| The Havens | 1 st left, EOR right, roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Nacton Rd | Roundabout ahead, 2 nd exit, mini roundabout left |
| Landseer Rd | 3 rd right |
| Clapgate Lane | 3 rd left |
| Wye Rd | EOR right |
| Severn Rd | 1 st right |
| Lee Rd | EOR right |
| Severn Rd | Left into |
| Mersey Rd | EOR left |
| Severn Rd | EOR right |
| Dereham Avenue | EOR left |
| Cliff Lane | EOR |
| Holywells Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Duke St | Roundabout left |
| Fore St | 2 nd right |
| Slade St | EOR right |
| Star Lane | Left |
| Waterworks St / Bond St | Left |
| St Helens / St Margarets | 1 st right, T/L |
| Bolton Lane | 2 nd right |
| Tuddenham Rd | 2 nd right |
| Hervey St | 2 nd left |
| Norfolk Rd (one-way ) | 1 st right |
| Suffolk Rd | EOR right |
| Cemetery Rd | EOR left |
| Christchurch St | EOR left |
| Woodbridge Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Cauldwell Hall Rd | 3 rd T/L left |
| Felixstowe Rd | 2 roundabouts right |
| Ransomes Way | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| Central Avenue | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
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