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 Gateshead below.
While test routes around Gateshead 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.
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Left |
Seventh Avenue | EOR right |
Queensway | Crossroads left |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Kingsway | Left |
Western Avenue | Left |
Centralway | EOR right |
Sixth Avenue | EOR left |
Dukesway | Roundabout left |
Tenth Avenue | Roundabout right |
Kingsway | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
A1 South | 1 st exit |
Slip Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
Long Bank | Mini roundabout left |
Easedale Gardens | Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
Hertford | Left |
Slip Rd / Durham Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
Beaconsfield Rd | EOR left |
Kells Lane | Left |
Dryden Rd | 5 th left |
Valley Drive | EOR right |
Durham Rd | Left |
Enfield Rd / West Park Rd | EOR left |
Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Station Rd | Roundabout left |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout left |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Kingsway | 2 nd right |
5 th Avenue | Left |
Queensway | Left |
3 rd Avenue | EOR right |
Kingsway | Roundabout right |
Lobley Hill Rd | T/L left |
Victoria Rd | 2 nd left |
Angus Rd / Bolam St | EOR left |
A184 | Right |
1 st Slip Rd | Left |
Dunston Rd | T/L left |
Ellison Rd | 5 th right |
Wilson Crescent | 2 nd right |
Holly Avenue | 2 nd left |
Elm Avenue | Right |
Oak Avenue | EOR left |
King George Avenue | EOR left |
Dunston Bank | EOR left |
Whickham Highway | Roundabout left |
Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
A1 South | 2 nd exit |
Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
Durham Rd | Left |
Slip Rd | EOR left |
Hertford | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout left |
Station Rd | Roundabout left |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout left |
Eastern Avenue | Right |
Queensway | 2 nd left |
3 rd Avenue | EOR right |
Kingsway | Roundabout right |
Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd T/L right |
Saltwell Rd | Left |
Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
Alexandra Rd | Left |
Exeter St | EOR right |
Prince Consort Rd | 2 nd left |
Shipcote Lane | T/L right |
Durham Rd | 2 nd T/L left |
Dryden Rd | Left |
Holyoake Gardens | Right |
Salkeld Gardens / Valley Drive | EOR right |
Old Durham Rd | 3 rd T/L right |
Beacon Lough Rd | 5 th left |
Easedale Gardens | Mini roundabout right |
Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout right |
Durham Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit right |
A1 North | 1 st exit |
Slip rd | Roundabout 4 th exit right |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Left |
Seventh Avenue | EOR left |
Queensway | Left |
Ninth Avenue | Left |
Ninth Avenue East | Left |
Eleventh Avenue North | Right |
Eleventh Avenue | Left |
Kingsway | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
A1 South | 2 nd exit |
A1231 | Roundabout left |
Rockcliffe Way | Mini roundabout right |
Easedale Gardens | Roundabout right |
Springwell Rd | T/L left |
Old Durham Rd | 3 rd T/L left |
Valley Drive | EOR right |
Dryden Rd | Left |
Summerfield Rd | EOR left |
Durham Rd | T/L right |
Belle Vue Bank | EOR Left |
Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Station Rd / Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Mini roundabout right |
Saltwell Rd | Roundabout right |
Chowdene Bank | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
4 th exit | |
A1 North | 1 st exit |
Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
Lobley Hill Rd | Left |
Beechwood Gardens | Right |
Pinewood Gardens | EOR left |
Rothbury Gardens | 2 nd right |
Meldon Gardens | EOR right |
Alwinton Gardens | EOR right |
A692 Consett Rd | Roundabout ahead |
Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
Bensham Rd | Roundabout right |
Prince Consort Rd | T/L right |
Shipcote Lane | Mini roundabout left |
Avenuenue Rd | EOR right |
Saltwell View / West Park Rd | EOR left |
Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Station Rd | Roundabout left |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout left |
Eastern Avenue | Right |
Queensway / Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
A184 | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
Askew Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
High Level Bridge | T/L left |
Westgate Rd | T/L left |
Malborough Crescent | T/L right |
Scotswood Rd | Left |
Redbeugh Bridge | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
Askew Rd | Roundabout left |
Cuthbert St | 2 nd right |
Derwent Water Rd / Victoria Rd | T/L ahead, EOR right |
Armstrong Rd / Victoria Rd | T/L right |
Lobley Hill Rd | T/L right |
Saltwell Rd | Roundabout right |
Station Rd / Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
Earlsway |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Left |
Station Rd | Left |
Saltwell Rd | Right |
Belle Vue Bank | Right |
Carlton Terrace | Mini roundabout ahead |
Jessel St / Earls Drive | EOR left |
Durham Rd | T/L right |
Beaconsfield Rd | EOR left |
Kells Lane | 4 th left |
Salkeld Rd / Kells Lane | T/L ahead |
Broadway | EOR right |
Carr Hill Rd | T/L right |
Windy Nook Rd | T/L left |
Old Durham Rd | T/L right |
Beacon Lough Rd | 5 th left |
Easedale Gardens | Mini roundabout right |
Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout right |
Durham Rd | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
A1 North | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Earlsway |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout left |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Kingsway | Roundabout left |
Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead |
Lobley Hill Rd | Left |
Beechwood Gardens | EOR left |
Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
Whickham Highway | 4 th right |
Dunston Bank | T/L Ahead |
Dunston Rd | Left |
A1 North | 3 rd exit |
A694 | Roundabout left, roundabout right |
A1114 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout ahead, |
A1114 | Roundabout left |
Derwentwater Rd | Roundabout right |
A184 Slip Rd | Left |
Bolam St | Left |
Bolam St/Angus Rd | EOR right |
Victoria Rd | T/L right |
Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd left |
Queensway | Left |
First Avenue | Crossroads right |
Earlsway | Roundabout ahead |
Earlsway |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout left |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 5 th exit |
A1 North | 2 nd exit (A184) |
A184 | 1 st exit |
Slip Road | EOR right |
Derwentwater Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Flyover | Left |
Bolam St / Angus St | EOR right |
Victoria Rd | T/L left |
Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead |
Bensham Road | T/L right |
Coatsworth Rd | 2 nd left |
HAvenuelock Terrace / Alexandra Rd | |
/ Lincoln St | Right |
Prince Consort Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
Durham Rd | T/L right |
Belle Vue Bank | EOR left |
Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Station Rd | Roundabout left |
Earlsway |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Mini roundabout right |
Saltwell Rd | Roundabout ahead |
Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
Durham Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
Newcastle Bank | 2 nd right |
Windsor Rd | Mini roundabout left |
Elizabeth Avenue / Lansbury Drive | EOR left |
Mary Avenue / RAvenuensworth Rd | EOR left |
Station Lane | T/L ahead |
The Avenue | Right |
Birtley Lane | Right |
Harras Bank | T/L right |
Durham Rd | T/L ahead |
Well On | Left |
Lamesley Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Earlsway |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout left |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Kingsway | Roundabout left |
Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
A1 North | 1 st exit |
Slip Rd | Left |
Dunston Rd | T/L right |
Market Lane | Left |
Lambton Avenue | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
Orchard Rd | EOR right |
Duckpool Lane | EOR left |
Whickham Highway | Left |
Dunston Bank | T/L ahead |
Dunston Rd | T/L right |
A1 slip Rd | Left |
A184 | Left |
Slip Rd | EOR right |
Derwentwater Rd | Mini roundabout right, left |
Bolam St / Angus Rd | EOR right |
Victoria Rd | T/L right |
Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead |
Kingsway | Roundabout left |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Left |
Station Rd | Left |
Saltwell Rd | 3 rd right |
West Park Rd / Enfield Rd / Durham Rd | T/L right |
Dryden Rd | 2 nd left |
Valley Drive | EOR right |
Old Durham Rd | T/L right |
Springwell Rd | Roundabout left |
Easedale Gardens | Mini roundabout right |
Longbank | Roundabout right |
A1 North | 1 st exit |
Slip Rd | Roundabout right 4 TH exit |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
Saltwell Rd | Right |
Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead, EOR right |
Prince Consort Rd | T/L left |
Shipcote Lane | T/L right |
Durham Rd | T/L left |
Dryden Rd | Left |
Holyoak Gardens | Right |
Salkeld Gardens / Valley Drive | EOR right |
Old Durham Rd | T/L right |
Kells Lane | T/L left |
Durham Rd | Roundabout right |
A1 North | 1 st exit |
Slip Rd | Roundabout right |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Left |
Station Rd / Saltwell Rd | 3 RD right |
Joicey Rd | Left |
Durham Rd | T/L left |
Prince Consort Rd | T/L left |
Shipcote Lane | Mini roundabout right |
Alexandra Rd | Mini roundabout left |
Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Coatsworth Rd | T/L left |
Bensham Rd | T/L right |
Cuthbert St | 2 nd left |
Slip Rd | Join |
A184 | Right |
A1 north | 1 st exit |
Slip Rd | Left |
Dunston Rd | T/L ahead |
Dunston Bank | EOR left |
Whickham Highway | Roundabout left |
Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead, right |
Queensway | Left |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Mini roundabout right |
Saltwell Rd | Roundabout ahead |
Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout right |
Trafford / Smithy Lane | Roundabout left |
Lamesley Rd | EOR right |
Durham Rd | Right |
Windsor Rd | Mini roundabout left |
Elizabeth Avenue / RAvenuensworth | |
Rd | EOR left |
Station Lane | T/L ahead |
The Avenue | Right |
Birtley Lane | EOR left |
Portobello Rd | Roundabout right 3 RD exit |
A1 Slip Rd | Join |
A1 | 2 nd exit |
Slip Rd | Roundabout right |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
Road | Direction |
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DTC | Left |
Seventh Avenue | EOR left |
Queensway | Left |
Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 2 nd exit |
A1 | 1 st exit |
Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
A167 | 2 nd left |
Slip Rd | EOR right |
Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
Easedale Gardens | EOR right |
Beaconlough Rd | T/L left |
Old Durham Rd | Left |
Valley Drive | EOR right |
Dryden Rd | T/L right |
Durham Rd | Left |
Prince Consort Rd | Left |
Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead, EOR left |
Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Station Lane / Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |