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 (South Yardley) below.

While test routes around Birmingham (South Yardley) 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

Test Route 1 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout left, 3 rd left
Bosworth Rd / Lincoln Rd North EOR left
The Avenue / Lincoln Rd EOR left
Warwick Rd Right
Brookvale Rd EOR left
Warwick Rd / Olton Boulevard Roundabout ahead, roundabout left
Fox Hollies Rd 3 rd left
Hartfield Crescent Right
Greenwood Ave 2 nd right
Shirley Rd Roundabout right 3 rd exit
School Rd Roundabout right 3 rd exit
Fox Hollies Rd Left
York Rd Mini roundabout right 3 rd exit
Cateswell Rd Roundabout right 3 rd exit
Shaftmoor Lane 2 nd right
Olton Boulevard Roundabout ahead, roundabout left
Shirley Rd Roundabout right 3 rd exit
Warwick Rd 7 th left
Lincoln Rd Right
Lincoln Rd North 4 th left
Clay Lane Right, mini roundabout right, left

Route 2

Test Route 2 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
Clay Lane Mini roundabout right
Gilbertstone Ave EOR left
Coventry Rd Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, left
Brickfield Rd EOR left
Coventry Rd T/L ahead, T/L Left
Kings Rd 5 th right
Wharfdale Rd T/L ahead
Knights Rd Becoming
Knights Rd / Tynedale Rd Mini roundabout ahead
Cateswell Rd Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left
York Rd EOR right
Fox Hollies Rd Roundabout ahead, 2 nd left
Boden Rd EOR left
Shirley Rd Roundabout ahead, roundabout right
School Rd / Lakey Lane EOR left
Gospel Lane 3 rd right
Brook Lane EOR left
Kineton Green Lane Roundabout ahead
St Margarets Rd T/L ahead
Richmond Rd Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left, 2 nd left
Pierce Ave EOR right
Lincoln Rd North Crossroads left
Clay Lane / The Vineries Mini roundabout right
Woodcock Lane North Mini roundabout ahead
Clay Lane Left

Route 3

Test Route 3 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout left, 3 rd left
Bosworth Rd / Lincoln Rd North 4 th left
Pierce Ave EOR right
Richmond Rd Left
Chapel Fields Rd EOR right
Lydon Rd Left
Barrington Rd EOR left
Richmond Rd Mini roundabout right, T/L left
Warwick Rd 4 th right
Grange Rd 2 nd right
Greswolde Rd Left
Bryanston Rd Right
Cheltondale Rd Roundabout right
Beechwood Rd Left
Miall Park Rd EOR right
Streetsbrook Rd Roundabout right
St Bernards Rd Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead
Ulverley Green Rd Left
Station Drive Mini roundabout right
Richmond Rd Mini roundabout left, EOR left, right
Wagon Lane 3 rd right
Wells Green Rd EOR right
Wagon Lane EOR left
Coventry Rd 3 rd left
Clay Lane Mini roundabout ahead, right

Route 4

Test Route 4 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout left, 3 rd left
Bosworth Rd / Lincoln Rd 4 th left
Pierce Ave EOR right
Richmond Rd Mini roundabout right, 2 nd left
Breamar Rd EOR right
Ulverley Green Rd T/L ahead
St Barnards Rd Roundabout right 3 rd exit
Kineton Green Rd Left
Gunns Way EOR right
Swanswell Rd 3 rd left
Langley Hall Rd EOR left
Swanswell EOR left
Gospel Lane 3 rd right, left
Lakey Lane / School Rd Roundabout ahead
School Rd Roundabout right 3 rd exit
Fox Hollies Rd Roundabout right 3 rd exit
Olton Boulevard East Roundabout left
Shirley Rd Roundabout 3 rd exit
Warwick Rd 7 th left
Lincoln Rd / The Ave Right
Lincoln Rd North / Bosworth Rd EOR right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout right, left

Route 5

Test Route 5 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
Clay Lane Mini roundabout right
Gilbertstone Ave EOR left
Coventry Rd Left, roundabout right
Church Rd Roundabout 2 nd exit
Stoney Lane 3 rd left
Blakesley Rd Right
Stuarts Rd 2 nd right
Manor Gardens 1 st exit
Levante Gardens EOR left
Bordersley Green East T/L ahead, T/L left
Little Bromwich Rd Roundabout left
Yardley Green Rd Mini roundabout right
Richmond Rd 2 nd left
Wash Lane Roundabout ahead
Holder Rd T/L left
Coventry Rd Left
Howard Rd EOR right
Boughton Rd EOR left
Howard Rd EOR left
Coventry Rd T/L right
Lyndon Rd Mini roundabout ahead, 2 nd right
Barn Lane Crossroads ahead
Clay Lane / The Vineries Mini roundabout right
Woodcock Lane North Mini roundabout ahead
Clay Lane Left

Route 6

Test Route 6 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout left, 3 rd left
Bosworth Rd 2 nd left
Barn Lane EOR left
Lydon Rd Right
Daylesford Rd EOR right
Colesbourne Rd EOR right
Ulleries Rd Left
Moordown Ave Roundabout left
Castle Lane Roundabout ahead
Old Lode Lane 2 nd left
Merevale Rd EOR left
Old Lode Lane 3 rd right
Valley Rd 2 nd left
Wells Rd EOR left
Coventry Rd T/L right
Sheaf Lane / Church Rd 2 nd right
Rectory Park Rd Right
Coalway Ave Left
Goldthorne Ave 2 nd left
Trysull Ave Crossroads ahead
Warmington Rd EOR left
Cranes Park Rd EOR left
Church Rd / Sheaf Lane T/L right
Coventry Rd 4 th left
Gilberstone Ave Mini roundabout left
Clay Lane Right

Route 7

Test Route 7 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout left, 3 rd left
Bosworth Rd / Lincoln Rd North EOR left
The Ave / Lincoln Rd EOR left
Warwick Rd Right
Brookvale Rd EOR left
Kineton Green Rd Mini roundabout ahead
St Margarets Rd T/L right
Warwick Rd T/L left
Ulverley Green Rd Roundabout ahead
Ulverley Green Rd Mini roundabout left
Castle Lane 2 x roundabout ahead
Old Lode Lane 3 rd right
Tanhouse Farm Rd 3 rd left
Elmdon Park Rd EOR left
Fallowfield Rd Right
Tanford Rd Roundabout ahead
Ventnor Rd EOR left
Valley Rd Right
Wells Rd EOR left
Coventry Rd 3 rd left
Keswick Rd Left
Wells Green Rd Left
Keswick Rd EOR right
Wells Green Rd EOR right
Wagon Lane 2 nd left
Marcot Rd Crossroads ahead
Gotham Rd Crossroads ahead
Aldershaw Rd EOR right
Gilberstone Ave Roundabout left
Clay Lane Right

Route 8

Test Route 8 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout left, 3 rd left
Bosworth Rd 2 nd left
Barn Lane EOR right
Lyndon Rd Mini roundabout right, left
Barrington Rd Left
Dene Court Rd Left
Barington Rd EOR left
Richmond Rd Mini roundabout right, T/L left
Warwick Rd / Olton Boulevard East Roundabout left
Shirley Rd Right
Green Wood Ave EOR left
Fox Hollies Rd Roundabout right
School Rd T/L left
Stratford Rd 5 th left
Fox Hollies Rd 2 nd right
Lakey Lane Roundabout left
Shirley Rd 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right
Warwick Rd 7 th left
Lincoln Rd / The Ave Right
Lincoln Rd North / Bosworth Rd EOR right
Clay Lane Mini roundabout right, left

Route 9

Test Route 9 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
Clay Lane Roundabout ahead, EOR left
Coventry Rd Left, roundabout ahead, left
Broadyates Rd EOR right
Stockfield Rd EOR left
Warwick Rd Right
Fox Hollies Rd Roundabout right
Olton Boulevard East EOR left
Shaftmoor Lane Roundabout left
Cateswell Rd Roundabout ahead, EOR left
Stratford Rd Roundabout left
Solihull Rd Left
Pitmason Rd Right
Wellfield Rd EOR right
Redstone Farm Rd EOR left
Streetsbrook Rd Roundabout left
St Bernards Rd Roundabout left
Kineton Green Rd Left
Brookvale Rd EOR left
Kineton Green Rd Roundabout ahead
St Margarets Rd T/L ahead
Richmond Rd Roundabout left, EOR left
Barn Lane Crossroads ahead
Clay Lane Right, roundabout right, left

Route 10

Test Route 10 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
Clay Lane Roundabout right
Gilberstone Ave EOR left
Coventry Rd Roundabout right
Church Rd Roundabout right, right
Barrows Lane EOR left, roundabout right
Ollerton Rd Roundabout left
Sunny Mead Rd Right
Herondale Rd EOR right
Brays Rd EOR left
Coventry Rd Right
Hobs Moat Rd Roundabout ahead
Hobs Moat / Lode Lane Roundabout right
Castle Lane Roundabout right
Moordown Ave EOR left
Ulleries Rd Roundabout right
Lyndon Rd Left
Barn Lane Right
Shalford Rd Right
Barn Lane Crossroads right
Bosworth Rd EOR left
Clay Lane EOR right
The Vineries Roundabout right
Woodcock Lane Nth Roundabout ahead
Clay Lane Left

Route 11

Test Route 11 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Roundabout left, left
Bosworth Rd Left
Barn Lane EOR left
Lyndon Rd Right
Daylesford Rd Left, left
Evenlode Rd EOR right
Melton Ave Roundabout left
Hobs Moat Rd Right
Old Lode Lane Right
Merevale Rd EOR right
Old Lode Lane Roundabout left
Lode Lane Left
Rowood Drive EOR left
Damson Lane Roundabout ahead
Damson Parkway EOR left
Coventry Rd Left
Lyndon Rd Right
Coverdale Rd Right
Thurlestone Ave Crossroads ahead
Amberley Rd EOR right
Barn Lane EOR right
Bosworth Rd Roundabout right
Clay Lane Left
Clay Lane

Route 12

Test Route 12 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
Clay Lane Roundabout right
Gilbertstone Ave T/L left
Coventry Rd Underpass, T/L right
Holder Rd / Wash Lane Roundabout ahead
Wash Lane Right
Flavells Lane Left
Fieldhouse Rd Right
Debenham Rd Crossroads ahead, EOR let
Clements Rd Crossroads ahead
Stewarts Rd Right
Manor Gardens Left
Levante Gardens EOR right
Bordesley Green East T/L right
Stoney Lane Roundabout left
Church Rd Right
Yew Tree Lane / Rowlands Rd EOR left
Coventry Rd T/L right
Hobs Moat Rd Roundabout right
Melton Ave Left
Evenlode Rd EOR right
Daylesford Rd EOR left
Lyndon Rd Right
Barn Lane Right
Amberley Rd EOR right
Barn Lane Crossroads ahead
Bosworth Rd EOR right
Clay Lane Roundabout right, left

Route 13

Test Route 13 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Right
Clay Lane Roundabout left, left
Bosworth Rd Left
Barn Lane EOR left
Lyndon Rd Right
Daylesford Rd Left, left
Evenlode Rd EOR right
Melton Ave Roundabout left
Hobs Moat Rd T/L right
Coventry Rd T/L right
Damson Parkway Roundabout left, right
Yew Tree Lane EOR right
Lode Lane Roundabout left
Castle Lane Roundabout right
Moordown Ave EOR left
Ulleries Rd EOR right
Lyndon Rd Left
Barn Lane Right
Shalford Rd Right
Barn Lane Crossroads ahead
Clay Lane Roundabout right
Woodcock Lane North Roundabout ahead
Clay Lane Left

Route 14

Test Route 14 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
Clay Lane Roundabout right
Gilbertstone Ave Rd Left
Aldershaw Rd Crossroads ahead
Gotham Rd Left
Gilbertstone Ave Rd EOR left
Coventry Rd Left, roundabout left
Yardley Rd Roundabout ahead, right
Mansfield Rd EOR left
Stockfield Rd EOR left
Warwick Rd Right
Fox Hollies Rd Roundabout left
Olton Boulevard East Roundabout right
Shirley Rd Roundabout left
Lakey Lane EOR left
Gospel Lane Right
Langley Hall Rd Right
Swanswell Rd Right
Gunns Way EOR left
Kineton Green Rd Roundabout ahead
St Margarets Rd T/L ahead
Richmond Rd 2 x roundabout left, EOR left
Barn Lane Crossroads ahead
Clay Lane Right, roundabout right, left

Route 15

Test Route 15 at Birmingham (South Yardley) test centre
Road Direction
DTC Left
Clay Lane Roundabout ahead, EOR left
Coventry Rd Left, roundabout ahead, left
Broadyates Rd EOR right
Stockfield Rd EOR left
Warwick Rd Right
Fox Hollies Rd Roundabout right
Olton Boulevard East EOR left
Shaftmoor Lane Roundabout left
Cateswell Rd Roundabout ahead, EOR left
Stratford Rd Roundabout left
Solihull Rd Left
Pitmason Rd Right
Wellfield Rd EOR right
Redstone Farm Rd EOR left
Streetsbrook Rd Roundabout left
St Bernards Rd Roundabout left
Kineton Green Rd Left
Brookvale Rd EOR left
Kineton Green Rd Roundabout ahead
St Margarets Rd T/L ahead
Richmond Rd Roundabout left, EOR left
Barn Lane Crossroads ahead
Clay Lane Right, roundabout right, left


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