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 Sunderland below.
While test routes around Sunderland 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 | |
| Tunstall Vale | Left |
| West Lawn | EOR right |
| Ashvrook Rd | EOR left |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Left |
| The Cedars | EOR right |
| Ryhope Rd | Left |
| Montanzas St | Right |
| Stradford Ave | Left |
| Rainford Ave | EOR left |
| Ryhope Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Ayton Ave | EOR right, EOR left |
| Ryhope Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Sea View / Coast View | Right |
| Lord Byrons Walk | Right |
| Stockton Rd | Roundabout right, 2 x roundabouts ahead |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Tunstall Vale | EOR left |
| Tunstall Rd | Roundabout right |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Left |
| St Nicholas Ave | EOR right |
| Crosslea Ave | EOR left |
| Silksworth Lane | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Old Silksworth Lane | EOR left |
| Silksworth Lane | 2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout right, EOR left, roundabout right |
| Silksworth Rd | Roundabout left |
| Silksworth Way | Roundabout right |
| City Way | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A19 South | Left |
| Slip Rd | EOR left |
| Seaton Lane | Left |
| Stockton Rd | Roundabout right, 2 x roundabouts ahead |
| Ryhope Rd | Roundabout left |
| Toll Bar Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Leechmere Rd | Right |
| Hellvelyn Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Sea View Rd West | Left |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Right |
| The Cedars | EOR left |
| Ryhope Rd | Left |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| The Ave / Azealea Terrace | EOR left |
| Belvedere Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Thornholme Rd | Right |
| Ashwood Terrace | EOR right |
| Ashwood St | Right |
| Beechwood St | EOR left |
| Durham Rd | Ahead |
| Barnes Rd | Left |
| Hipsburn Drive | Right |
| Seaforth Rd | EOR left |
| Durham Rd | Right |
| Ettrick Grove | EOR left |
| Chester Rd | Roundabout left |
| A19 Teeside | Left |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Durham Rd | Right |
| Pancras Rd | Left |
| Perth Rd | Left |
| Pearl Rd | Roundabout right |
| Premier Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Essen Way | Roundabout left |
| Strawberry Bank | Roundabout ahead |
| Tunstall Rd | Right |
| Tunstall Vale / The Cloisters | Left |
| Back Elms | Right |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Ahead |
| Tunstall Vale | EOR left |
| Tunstall Rd | Roundabout right |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Left |
| Bainbridge Ave | EOR right |
| Crosslea Ave | EOR left |
| Silksworth Lane | Roundabout right |
| Premier Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pearl Rd | 2 x right |
| Pancras Rd | Left |
| Durham Rd | Roundabout right |
| A19 North | Left |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout right |
| Chester Rd | Roundabout right |
| Springwell Rd | Left |
| Sackville Rd | EOR left |
| Springwell Rd | Left |
| Durham Rd | Right |
| Thornholme Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Belvedere Rd | EOR right |
| Park Rd | Right |
| Burdon Rd | Right |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| The Ave / Azelea Terrace | EOR right |
| Belvedere Rd | EOR right |
| Stockton Rd / Park Rd | Ahead |
| Park Rd | Left |
| Toward Rd | Right |
| Borough Rd | Roundabout left |
| Sans St | Roundabout right |
| High St | Ahead |
| Barrack Rd / Prospect Row / The | |
| Quadrant | EOR left |
| Moor Terrace | Right |
| Lawrence St | Roundabout left |
| Hendon Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Commercial Rd | Right |
| Gray Rd | Right |
| Salem St | Left |
| Mowbray Rd | Left |
| Toward Rd | Left |
| Villette Path | EOR left |
| Toward Rd | EOR right |
| Villette Rd | EOR right |
| Ryhope Rd | Roundabout right |
| Toll Bar Rd | Ahead |
| Leechmere Rd | Right |
| Helvellyn Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Sea View Rd West | Ahead |
| Sea View Rd | EOR left |
| Ryhope Rd | Left |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Ahead |
| Tunstall Vale | EOR left |
| Tunstall Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Strawberry Bank | Right |
| Crosslea Ave | EOR left |
| Silksworth Rd | Roundabout right |
| Premier Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pearl Rd | Right |
| Perth Rd | Right |
| Purley Rd | Left |
| Peebles Rd | EOR right |
| Pancras Rd | Left |
| Durham Rd | Left |
| Warden Law Rd | EOR left |
| Burdon Lane | Left |
| Burdon Rd | Roundabout right, left |
| Orr Ave | EOR left |
| Burdon Rd | Roundabout right |
| Tunstall Village Green | Left |
| Paddock Lane | Right |
| Tunstall Hope Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Strawberry Bank | Roundabout ahead |
| Tunstall Rd | Right |
| Tunstall Vale / The Cloisters | Left |
| Back Elms | Right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Ahead |
| Tunstall Vale | Left |
| West Lawn | EOR right |
| Ashbrook Rd | EOR left |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Right |
| Greystoke Ave | EOR left |
| Leechmere Rd | Right, left |
| Toll Bar Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ryhope Rd | Right |
| Ryhope St South / North | Roundabout ahead |
| Tunstall Bank / Tunstall Village Green | Roundabout right |
| Tunstall Village Rd | Right |
| Blind Lane | Left |
| Wynyard St | Left |
| Brittania Rd | EOR left |
| Wynyard St | EOR left |
| Vicarage Rd / Cumberland Rd / Lincoln Ave | Left |
| Warwick Terrace | Roundabout right |
| Siksworth Lane | Roundabout right |
| Essen Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Leechmere Rd | Left |
| Greystoke Ave | Right |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Left |
| Sea View Rd | EOR left |
| Ryhope Rd | Left |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Ahead |
| Tunstall Vale | EOR left |
| Tunstall Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Strawberry Bank | Right |
| Crosslea Ave | EOR left |
| Silksworth Lane | Roundabout right |
| Premier Rd | Roundabout left |
| Pearl Rd | Right |
| Perth Rd | Right |
| Pancras Rd | Right |
| Primate Rd | Right |
| Pancras Rd | Left |
| Durham Rd | Roundabout left |
| Silksworth Rd | EOR right, roundabout ahead |
| Silksworth Terrace | Ahead |
| Tunstall Village Rd | Left |
| Paddock Lane | Left |
| Tunstall Hope Rd | Roundabout right |
| Leechmere Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Ryhope Rd | Right |
| Villette Rd | Left |
| Toward Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gray Rd | EOR right |
| Ryhope Rd | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Ahead |
| Tunstall Vale | EOR left |
| Tunstall Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Strawberry Bank | Right |
| Crosslea Ave | EOR right |
| Silksworth Lane | Roundabout right |
| Premier Rd | Ahead |
| Springwell Rd | Left |
| Southend Rd | EOR left |
| Springwell Rd | Roundabout left |
| Chester Rd | Roundabout left |
| A19 South / Slip Rd | Ahead, roundabout left |
| Durham Rd | Right |
| Pancras Rd | Left |
| Perth Rd | Left |
| Pearl Rd | Roundabout right |
| Premier Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Essen Way | Roundabout left |
| Strawberry Bank | Roundabout ahead |
| Tunstall Rd | Right |
| Tunstall Vale / The Cloisters | Left |
| Back Elms | Right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | |
| Tunstall Vale | EOR left |
| Tunstall Rd | Roundabout right |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Left |
| Newlands Ave | EOR right |
| Crosslea Ave | EOR left |
| Silksworth Lane | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Old Silksworth Lane | EOR left |
| Silksworth Lane | Roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| North Moor Lane | Roundabout left |
| Durham Rd | Roundabout right |
| A19 North | Left |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout right |
| Chester Rd | Right |
| Ormonde St / Barnes Park Rd | Left |
| Durham Rd | Right |
| Meadowside | EOR left |
| Queen Alexandra Rd | Roundabout left |
| Tunstall Rd | Right |
| Tunstall Vale / The Cloisters | Left |
| Back Elms | Right |
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