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 South Shields below.
While test routes around South Shields 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 |
| Bedesway | Left |
| Monksway | Crossroads left |
| Shaftsbury Ave | T/L right |
| Newcastle Rd | Roundabout left |
| John Reid Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout |
| 3 rd exit | |
| Prince Edward Rd | Roundabout right |
| Sunderland Rd | 2 nd left |
| Quarry Lane | 2 nd left |
| Pine Ave | EOR left |
| Quarry Lane | 2 nd left |
| Larch Ave | EOR right |
| Prince Edward Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Coast Rd / Broadway | Roundabout left |
| Mowbray Rd | Left |
| Westoe Rd | Right |
| East Stevenson St | Crossroads right |
| Imeary St | Left |
| Chichester Rd | Right |
| John Clay St / Victoria Rd | Roundabout left |
| Western Approach | Roundabout 4 th exit, roundabout 3 rd |
| exit, roundabout ahead | |
| Jarrow Rd | Left |
| Bedesway | Right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR right |
| Bedesway / Abbotsway | EOR left |
| Straker St | Roundabout left |
| A19 South | 2 nd exit |
| Abingdon Way | Right |
| Hedworth Lane | T/L left |
| Fellgate Ave | Left |
| Fieldway | EOR right |
| Fellgate Ave | T/L left |
| Hedworth Lane | Left |
| Calfclose Lane | Roundabout left |
| Leam Lane | Roundabout right |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout right |
| Monkton Lane | 2 x EOR left |
| Campbell Park Rd | Right |
| Monkton Lane | EOR left |
| Wood Terrace | Roundabout ahead |
| Butchers Bridge Rd / Springwell Rd | EOR left |
| Field Terrace | Crossroads right |
| Bedeburn Rd / Park Rd | T/L right |
| Albert Rd | Roundabout right |
| Howard St | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| B1297 | Right |
| Church Bank | EOR left |
| Straker St | T/L right |
| Pilgrims Way | EOR left |
| Bedesway | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Bedesway | Right |
| Pilgrims Way | T/L right |
| Jarrow Rd | Roundabout left |
| Western Approach | Roundabout 3 rd exit, right |
| West Way | Roundabout left |
| Stanhope Rd | T/L right |
| Mortimer Rd | Roundabout left |
| Cauldwell Ave | 2 nd left |
| Banbury Terrace | Left |
| Cauldwell Ave | Roundabout left |
| Sunderland Rd | T/L right |
| Grovner Rd | Right |
| Horsley Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Marsdon Lane | Roundabout right |
| Prince Edward Rd | 3 x roundabouts ahead |
| John Reid Rd | Roundabout right |
| Boldon Lane | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| Hudson Lane | Roundabout left |
| Western Approach | Roundabout right |
| Jarrow Rd | Left |
| Bedesway | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Bedesway | Right |
| Pilgrims Way | T/L right |
| Jarrow Rd | Roundabout left |
| Western Approach | Roundabout right |
| Hudson St | T/L ahead |
| Boldon Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Green Lane | Left |
| Brockley Ave | Crossroads right, left, right, EOR left |
| Green Lane | Left |
| Winskell Rd | Roundabout left |
| John Reid Rd | Roundabout right |
| Whiteleas Way | Roundabout right |
| Galsworthy Rd | Left |
| Benton Rd | Roundabout right |
| New Rd | T/L left |
| Boker Lane | T/L right |
| A184 | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| A19 | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| A194 | Roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Shaftesbury Ave | Crossroads right |
| Monksway | EOR right |
| Bedesway | Left |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR right |
| Bedesway / Abbotsway | EOR left |
| Straker St | Roundabout left |
| A19 | 1 st exit, roundabout right |
| Leam Lane | Left |
| Hedworth Lane | Right, EOR left |
| Roman Rd | Crossroads right |
| York Ave | Roundabout right |
| Butchers Bridge Rd | Roundabout right |
| Bede Burn Rd | Left |
| Park Rd | T/L left |
| Victoria Rd East | Roundabout right |
| Campbell Park Rd | Roundabout left |
| Hedgley Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Glen St | Left |
| North Farm Rd | EOR right |
| Victoria Rd West | T/L left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Leam Lane | 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| Newcastle Rd | T/L left |
| Shaftesbury Ave | 2 nd right |
| Monks Way | EOR right |
| Bedesway | 2 nd left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR right |
| Bedesway / Abbotsway | EOR left |
| Straker St | Right |
| Church Bank | EOR right |
| Priory Rd | Left |
| Saxon Way | EOR left |
| Drury Rd | Crossroads right |
| Ferry Rd | 2 x EOR left |
| Priory Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Ellison St | 2 nd right |
| Grange Rd West | EOR right |
| Palmer St | EOR left |
| Western Rd | 2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout left |
| Prince Consort Rd | T/L right |
| Victoria Rd West | T/L left |
| Mill Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Leam Lane | Roundabout left |
| A184 | Roundabout left |
| A19 | 2 nd slip road left, roundabout right |
| Newcastle Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Shaftesbury Ave | 2 nd right |
| Monksway | EOR right |
| Bedesway | 2 nd left |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR right |
| Bedesway | Left |
| Monksway | Crossroads left |
| Shaftesbury Ave | T/L right |
| Newcastle Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A19 South | Roundabout left |
| A184 | 2 x roundabouts ahead, T/L right |
| Hylton Lane | Left |
| Dipe Lane | Left |
| Bridle Path | T/L right |
| A184 | T/L left |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Cleadon Lane | EOR left |
| Tileshed Lane | Roundabout right |
| Benton Rd | EOR right |
| Galsworthy Rd | Roundabout left |
| White Leas | Roundabout ahead |
| Boldon Lane | 2 x roundabouts ahead, T/L right |
| Stanhope Rd | Roundabout left |
| West Way | Roundabout left |
| Western Approach | 2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout right |
| Jarrow Rd | T/L left |
| Pilgrims Way | EOR left |
| Bedesway | Left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Bedesway | Left |
| Monksway | Crossroads left |
| Shaftesbury Ave | T/L right |
| A194 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A19 | Roundabout left |
| Washington Rd | 2 nd left |
| Hylton Lane | 3 rd right |
| Dipe Lane / Avondale Gardens | Right |
| Dipe Lane | EOR right |
| Hylton Lane | T/L left |
| A184 | Roundabout right |
| Rectory Bank | EOR left |
| North Rd | EOR left |
| Hubert St | Roundabout right |
| Cotsworld Way | Left |
| North Rd / Hedworth Lane | EOR right, left, 4 th left, EOR right |
| Roman Rd | Slip road ahead |
| A194 | 2 x roundabouts ahead, T/L left |
| Shaftesbury Ave | Crossroads right |
| Monksway | EOR right |
| Bedesway | Left |
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