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 Birmingham (Shirley) below.
While test routes around Birmingham (Shirley) 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 |
| Union Rd | Roundabout right |
| Longmore Rd | T/L ahead |
| Widney Lane | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Widney Manor Rd / Church Hill Rd | Roundabout right, mini roundbaout ahead |
| New Rd | T/L left |
| Warwick Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Ashleigh Rd | T/L right |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Left |
| Sharmans Cross Rd | Right |
| Woodlea Drive | Left |
| Yewhurst Rd | EOR left |
| Prospect Lane | Right |
| Ralph Rd | Roundabout left |
| Jacey Rd | EOR left |
| Stratford Rd |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Service Rd | Left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Marshall Lake Rd | Roundabout right |
| Cranmore Rd | Left |
| Avon Rd | Right |
| Shakespeare Rd | Right |
| Clinton Rd | Left |
| Cranmore Rd | Right |
| Cranmore Boulevard | Left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Dog Kennel Lane | Roundabout left |
| Tanworth Lane | Roundabout right |
| Dickens Heath Rd | EOR right |
| Tilehouse Lane / Haslucks Green Rd | Left |
| Green Lane / Aqueduct Rd | Roundabout right |
| High St / Colebrook Rd | Left |
| Acheson Rd | Right |
| Stroud Rd | Right |
| Horrell Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Velsheda Rd | Left |
| Middleton Rd | EOR right |
| Hurdis Rd | Left |
| Grenville Rd | Right |
| Shirley Park Rd | Left |
| Bills lane | Right |
| School Rd | T/L ahead |
| Union Rd |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Service Rd | Left |
| Union Rd | T/L ahead |
| School Rd | Left |
| Bills Lane | Left |
| Queens Ave | Right |
| Oberon Drive | Left |
| Shakespeare Drive | Right |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Blackford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Tanworth Lane | Left |
| Watery Lane / Illshaw Heath Rd | Left |
| Kineton Lane | Roundabout left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Monkspath Hall Rd | Left |
| Highlands Rd | Roundabout left, mini roundabout right |
| Cranmore Boulevard | Roundabout left |
| Widney Lane | T/L right |
| Blossomfield Rd | Left |
| Charles Rd | Roundabout left |
| Witherford Crescent | Left |
| Yoxall Rd | Left |
| Longmore Rd | Roundabout right |
| Union Rd |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Rear of service Rd left |
| Union Rd | T/L ahead |
| School Rd | Left |
| Bills Lane | Left |
| Portia Ave | Left |
| Fabian Crescent | Right |
| Shottery Rd | EOR right |
| Shakespeare Drive | EOR left |
| Bills Lane | EOR left |
| Haslucks Green Rd / Tilehouse Lane | Right |
| Lowbrook Lane | EOR left |
| Norton Lane | Left |
| Lady Lane | Left |
| Tanworth Lane | Roundabout right |
| Dog Kennel Lane | EOR left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Marshall Lake Rd | Left |
| Longmore Rd | Left |
| Union Rd |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Service Rd | Left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Dog Kennel Lane | Roundabout left |
| Tanworth Lane | Right |
| Lady Lane | Right |
| Cleobury Lane | EOR left |
| Dickens Heath Lane | Left |
| Fulford Hall Rd | Right |
| Norton Lane | Right |
| Lea Green Lane / Hollywood Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Truemans Heath Lane | Right |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Right |
| Bills Lane | Left |
| Neville Rd | Right |
| Loxley Ave | Right |
| Burman Rd | Left |
| Shakespeare Drive | Right |
| Queens Ave | Roundabout left |
| Shakespeare Drive | T/L left |
| Stratford Rd | T/L right |
| Union Rd |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Union Rd | Left |
| Moreton Rd / Fieldon Close | Left |
| Moorlands Drive / Wayfield Rd | Right |
| Solihull Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Sharmans Cross Rd | Left |
| Woodlea Drive | Left |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Right |
| Redstone Farm Rd | Left |
| Lakey Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| School Rd | Roundabout left |
| Fox Hollies Rd | Left |
| Stratford Rd | Right |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Right |
| Delrene Rd | Left |
| Stroud Rd | Left |
| Horrell Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Velsheda rd | Left |
| Middleton Rd | Right |
| Hurdis Rd | Left |
| Grenville Rd | Right |
| Shirley Park Rd | Left |
| Bills Lane | Right |
| School Rd | T/L ahead |
| Union Rd |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout u turn, left |
| Shakespeare Drive | Left |
| Bills Lane | Right |
| Burman Rd | Left |
| Loxley Av | Right |
| Sansome Rd | Left |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Right |
| Green Lane | Left |
| Aqueduct Rd | Left |
| Peterbrook Rd | Right |
| Truemans Heath Lane | Mini roundabout left |
| Hollywood Lane / Lea Green Lane | Left |
| Norton Lane | Left |
| Lowbrook Lane | Crossroads ahead |
| Dickens Heath Rd | Right |
| Cleobury Lane | Left |
| Lady lane | Left |
| Tanworth lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Blackford Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Marshall Lake Rd | Left |
| Longmore Rd | Roundabout left |
| Union Rd |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Service Rd | Left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Blackford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Tanworth Lane | Right |
| Lady Lane | Right |
| Norton Lane | Right |
| Lowbrook Lane | Left |
| Dickens Heath Rd | Left |
| Haslucks Green Rd / Peterbrook Rd | Right |
| Aqueduct Lane | Right |
| Green Lane | Left |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Right |
| Sansome Rd | Left |
| Loxley Rd | Right |
| Burman Rd | Left |
| Hazeloak Rd | Left |
| Hurdis Rd | Right |
| Grenville Rd | Right |
| Shirley Park Rd | Left |
| Bills Lane | Right |
| School Rd | T/L ahead |
| Union Rd |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Union Rd | T/L ahead |
| School Rd | Left |
| Bills Lane | Right |
| Shirley Park Rd | Left |
| Grenville Rd | Right |
| Hurdis Rd | Left |
| Middleton Rd | Right |
| Velsheda Rd | Roundabout right |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Left |
| Newborough Rd | Right |
| Skelcher Rd | Right |
| Sandy Hill Rd | Left |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Robin Hood Lane | Roundabout left |
| Highfield Rd | Right |
| School Rd | Left |
| Ravenshill Rd | Right |
| Priory Rd / Windmill Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Aqueduct Rd / Green Lane | Right |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Left |
| Bills Lane | Right |
| Shakespeare Drive | Left |
| Stratford Rd | T/L right |
| Union Rd |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Union Rd | Roundabout right |
| Longmore Rd | T/L ahead |
| Widney Lane | Right |
| Widney Manor Rd | Roundabout left |
| Widney Rd | Right |
| Slater Rd | Left |
| Mill Lane | Right |
| Poplar Rd | Right |
| Grange Rd | Right |
| Earlswood Rd | Left |
| Box Trees Rd | Roundabout right |
| Stratford Rd | Roundabout right |
| Monkspath Hall Rd | Left |
| Highlands Rd | Roundabout right |
| Cranmore Boulevard | Roundabout left |
| Widney Lane | T/L ahead |
| Longmore Rd | Roundabout left |
| Union Rd |
Route 11
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Union Rd | Left |
| Morton Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Fieldon Close | Left |
| Moorlands Drive / Wayfield Rd | Right |
| Solihull Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Sharmans Cross Rd | Left |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Right |
| Bryanston Rd | Right |
| Stonor Park Rd | Left |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lode Lane | Roundabout right |
| Warwick Rd | Left |
| Hampton Lane | Left |
| Solihull By-Pass | Left |
| Lode Lane | Roundabout Ahead |
| Prince’s Way | Right |
| Monksapath Hall Rd | Left |
| Charterhouse Drive | Right |
| Alderminster Rd | Left |
| Monkspath Hall Rd | Roundabout right |
| Widney Lane | T/L ahead |
| Longmore Rd | Roundabout left |
| Union Rd |
Route 12
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Union Rd | Roundabout Left |
| Longmore Rd | Right |
| Yoxall Rd | Right |
| Witherford Croft | Left |
| Charles Rd | Left |
| Blossomfield Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Lode Lane | T/L left |
| Seven Star Rd | T/L right |
| Warwick Rd | Left |
| Grange Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Kineton Green Rd | Left |
| Gunns Way | Left |
| Swanswell Rd | Left |
| Langley Hall Rd | Left |
| Gospel Lane / Redstone Farm Rd | Left |
| Streetbrook Rd | T/L right |
| Olton Rd | T/L left |
| Stratford Rd | Left |
| Union Rd |
Route 13
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Union Rd | Roundabout left |
| Longmore Rd | Right |
| Yoxall Rd | Right |
| Witherford Croft | Left |
| Charles Rd | Left |
| Blossomfield Rd | Roundabout left |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Right |
| Ashleigh Rd | Right |
| Warwick Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lode Lane | T/L left |
| Solihull By-Pass | Right |
| Warwick Rd | Left |
| Grange Rd | Left |
| Monastry Drive | Left |
| Halford Rd | Right |
| Stoneleigh Rd / Beechwood Park Rd | Right |
| Mail Park Rd | Right |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Roundabout left |
| Prospect Lane | Roundabout right |
| Solihull Rd | Left |
| Wayfield Rd / Moorlands Drive | Right |
| Fieldon Close | Right |
| Longmore Rd | Left |
| Stratford Rd | T/L left |
| Union Rd |
Route 14
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Union Rd | Left |
| Moreton Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Fieldon Close | Left |
| Moorlands Drive / Wayfield Rd | Left |
| Solihull Rd | Right |
| Stratford Rd | T/L left |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Right |
| Delrene Rd | Right |
| Acheson Rd | Right |
| Baldwins Lane | Left |
| Primrose Lane | Left |
| Robin Hood Lane | Roundabout left |
| Highfield Rd / Priory Rd | Right |
| Ravenshill Rd | Left |
| School Rd | Left |
| Prince of Wales Lane | Left |
| Yardley Wood Rd | Left |
| High St | Roundabout right |
| Aqueduct Rd / Green Lane | Left |
| Haslucks Green Rd | Right |
| Sansome Rd | Left |
| Loxley Avenue | Right |
| Burman Rd | Left |
| Bills Lane | Right |
| School Rd | T/L ahead |
| Union Rd |
Route 15
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right |
| Union Rd | Left |
| Moreton Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Fieldon Close | Left |
| Moorlands Drive / Wayfield Rd | Right |
| Solihull Rd | Roundabout left |
| Prospect Lane | Right |
| Yewhurst Rd | Right |
| Woodlea Drive | Left |
| Sharmans Cross Rd | Left |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Right |
| Bryanston Rd | Left |
| Cheltondale Rd | Roundabout left |
| Stonor Park Rd | Left |
| Streetsbrook Rd | T/L left |
| Ashleigh Rd | Left |
| Warwick Rd | T/L right |
| Seven Star Rd | T/L right |
| Lode Lane | Roundabout right |
| Warwick Rd | Left |
| Ashleigh Rd | T/L right |
| Streetsbrook Rd | Left |
| Sharmans Cross Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Solihull Rd | Left |
| Stratford Rd | T/L left |
| Union Rd |
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