Southport Driving Test Centre Routes
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 the Southport driving test centre in this document.
While test routes from this centre are likely to be very similar to those below, you should treat this document as a rough guide only. Exact test routes are at the examiners’ discretion and are subject to change.
Route Number 1
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Left
Part St End of road left
Eastbank St 2nd traffic light right
Lord St Roundabout left, 1st exit
Leicester St 2nd right
Avondale Rd Left
Saunders St End of road right
Promenade 1st left
Fairways Roundabout right, 2nd exit
Marine Drive Roundabout right, 3rd exit
Rufford Rd/Bankfield Lane Left
Botanic Rd (one-way) Mini roundabout left
Botanic Rd/Mill Lane Roundabout right
Roe Lane 3rd right
Derwent Avenue 1st right
Rectory Rd End of road left
Derwent Avenue End of road right
Roe Lane 1st left
Wennington Rd 1st right
Chester Avenue 1st left
Griffiths Drive Out right, end of road left
Chester Avenue At give-way right
Norwood Avenue Traffic light left
Roe Lane Traffic light left
Hartwood Rd/St Lukes/Rose Hill 2nd traffic light right
Forest Rd 1st left
Hampton Rd 1st right
Arbour St End of road left
Virginia St Roundabout right
Eastbank St 3rd left
Part St Right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 2
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Left
Part St End of road right
Eastbank St Roundabout right, 4th exit
St James St 1st Left
Portland St At give-way left
Cemetery Rd 1st right
Southbank Rd 2nd left
Cumberland Rd Left
Southbank Rd/Town Lane Roundabout ahead, 2nd exit
Town Lane End of road left
Birkdale Cop/Jacksmere Lane 1st left
Turning Lane End of road left
Southport Rd Roundabout ahead, 1st exit, roundabout right 4th exit
Meols Cop Rd 2nd traffic light ahead
Norwood Rd 2nd left
Cypress Rd 1st right
Hawkshead St 1st right
Manning Rd Out right, right
Hawkhead St 2nd crossroad ahead, 1st right
Windsor Rd End of road left
Hartwood Rd Traffic light left
Manchester Rd 1st left
Zetland St 2nd crossroad right
Sussex Rd Traffic light left
Derby Rd 1st right
Mornington Rd At give-way ahead
Hill St At give-way left
Lord St 4th left
Market St End of road right
Princes St Left
Portland St 2nd left
Part St Left
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 3
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Left
Part St End of road right
Eastbank St Roundabout right, 4th exit
St James St/Shakespeare St Left
Duke St Traffic light right
Cemetery Rd 1st left
Warwick St Right
Birch St End of road left
Upper Aughton St/Compton Rd Out left
Compton Rd Right
Kew Rd Left
Eastbourne Rd Traffic light left
Liverpool Rd 4th left
Bedford Rd Right
Kew Rd Mini roundabout left, 1st exit
Guildford Rd Mini roundabout ahead, 2nd exit
Benthams Way Roundabout ahead, 1st exit
Town Lane Kew Roundabout left, 1st exit
Town Lane 3rd right
Everard Rd Traffic light left
Scarisbrick New Rd 1st right
Balfour Rd/Oak St 3rd crossroad right
Sussex Rd 1st left
Cypress Rd Left
Norwood Rd Traffic light ahead
Norwood Avenue 3rd right
Fisher Drive End of road right
Norwood Avenue Traffic light left
Roe Lane/Manchester Rd Roundabout left, 1st exit
Lord St 2nd traffic light left
Eastbank St 5th right
Part St Right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 4
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Left
Part St End of road left
Eastbank St 2nd traffic light right
Lord St Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Albert Rd Traffic light left
Park Rd West 1st right
Fleetwood Rd 1st right
Cliff Rd End of road right
Fleetwood Rd End of road left
Hesketh Rd End of road right
Marine Drive Roundabout left, 1st exit
Banks Rd/Ralph Wife’s Lane Right
Hoole Lane Mini roundabout right, 2nd exit
Guinea Hall Lane Roundabout ahead, 2nd exit Roundabout right, 3rd exit
A565 Roundabout ahead, 2nd exit
Preston New Rd 1st right
Fylde Rd Out left, end of road left
Marshside Rd 1st left
Fleetwood Rd End of road left
Hesketh Rd Roundabout right 2nd exit
Argyle Rd End of road right
Albert Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Lord St 2nd traffic light left
Eastbank St 5th right
Part St Right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 5
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Part St 2nd crossroad right
Duke St Roundabout right, 3rd exit
Lord St 2nd left
Coronation Walk End of road right
Promenade 1st left
Marine Parade Mini roundabout ahead, 2nd exit Mini roundabout right, 2nd exit
Marine Drive Roundabout left, 1st exit, roundabout right 4th exit
Preston New Rd 3rd right
Fairhaven Rd 1st left
Larkfield Lane Left
Marshside Rd 1st right
Bakers Lane End of road right
Marshside Rd Traffic light right
Cambridge Rd 3rd left
Allerton Rd Out left, end of road right
Rawlinson Rd Left
Park Avenue Right
Roe Lane Traffic light left
Hartwood Rd/St Lukes/Rose Hill 2nd traffic light right
Forest Rd/Virginia St Roundabout right
Eastbank St 3rd left
Part St Right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 6
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Bricket Rd Into
Upper Marlborough Rd Roundabout right
Hatfield Rd Roundabout left
St Peters Rd 3rd left
Hillside Rd End of road right
Avenue Rd End of road left
Lemsford Rd End of road right
Sandpit Lane Roundabout left
Charmouth Rd Right, roundabout left
Sandpit Lane 1st left
Homewood Rd End of road left
Marshalls Drive End of road left
Marshalswick Lane Roundabout right
The Ridgeway 1st right
Barnfield Rd End of road left
Sandpit Lane 2nd roundabout ahead
Oaklands Avenue Roundabout right
Hatfield Rd Double mini roundabout, left
Ashley Rd Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right
Camp Rd Mini roundabout right, left
Stanhope Rd Round bend into
Victoria St/Bricket Rd 4 traffic light ahead, 1st right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 7
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Bricket Rd Into
Upper Marlborough Rd Roundabout right
Hatfield Rd 2nd traffic light left
Clarence Rd Roundabout right
Sandpit Lane 5th right
Woodstock Rd North Into
Woodstock Rd South 1st left
Eaton Rd End of road left
Beaumont Avenue End of road left, 1st right
Elm Drive Left, end of road right
Oakwood Drive End of road left
Hatfield Rd 2nd right
Colney Heath Lane Roundabout left, roundabout left
A414 1st left
Smallford Lane Into
Station Rd Roundabout left
Hatfield Rd Double mini roundabout left
Ashley Rd 1st right
Castle Rd End of road right
Sutton Rd Roundabout left
Hatfield Rd Roundabout ahead, traffic light ahead, double mini roundabout left
Upper Marlborough Rd/Bricket Rd Into
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 8
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Bricket Rd Becomes
Upper Marlborough Rd Double roundabout right, ahead
Hatfield Rd 1st left
Lemsford Rd End of road right
Sandpit Lane 1st left
Lancaster Rd 1st left
Battlefield Rd Left
Lancaster Rd End of road left
Sandpit Lane 1st right
Sunderland Avenue Into
Park Avenue End of road left
Brampton Rd End of road right
Woodstock Rd South End of road left
Hatfield Rd Double roundabout, ahead, right, 2nd right
Colney Heath Lane Roundabout left, roundabout left
Dual Carriageway 1st left
Smallford Lane Into
Station Rd Roundabout ahead
Oaklands Lane Into
Sandpit Lane Ahead 3rd roundabout, 2nd left
Lemsford Rd Traffic light right
Hatfield Rd Roundabout left
Upper Marlborough Rd Into
Bricket Rd Driving Test Centre
Route Number 9
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Bricket Rd Into
Upper Marlborough Rd Roundabout left
Hatfield Rd Roundabout ahead
Catherine St Into
Folly Lane Roundabout right
Verulam Rd Roundabout left
Bluehouse Hill Roundabout left
King Harry Lane Roundabout right
Mayne Avenue Into 1st or 3rd left, exit left, mini roundabout right
Westfields 3rd left
Midway End of road left, end of road right
Watford Rd Roundabout left
Tippendell Lane Roundabout left
Dual Carriageway Roundabout 2nd exit
Watling St Roundabout right
St Stephens Hill Roundabout ahead
Holywell Hill 1st right
Prospect Rd End of road roundabout left
Cottonmill Lane Roundabout ahead
Watsons Walk Traffic light left
London Rd 1st right
Marlborough Rd Traffic light left
Victoria St 1st right
Bricket Rd Driving Test Centre
Marlborough Rd Traffic light left
Victoria St/Bricket Rd 1st right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 10
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Left
Bricket Rd End of road left
Victoria St Traffic light ahead
Stanhope Rd Traffic light right
Hatfield Rd 8th left
Woodstock Rd 1st right
Eaton Rd Into
Salisbury Avenue End of road left
Beaumont Avenue 1st left
Salisbury Avenue Exit left
Beaumont Avenue End of road left
Beechwood Avenue 1st right
Elm Drive End of road right
Oakwood Drive End of road left
Hatfield Rd Roundabout left
Oaklands Lane Roundabout ahead
Sandpit Lane Roundabout ahead, 1st right
Barnfield Rd End of road left
The Ridgeway Roundabout left
Marshalswick Lane 1st right
Marshals Drive 1st left
Homewood Rd 1st right
Faircross Way End of road left
Charmouth Rd Roundabout right
Sandpit Lane 2nd left
Lemsford Rd 1st right
Avenue Rd 1st left
Hillside Rd End of road right
St Peters Rd Double roundabout right, left
Upper Marlborough Rd/Bricket Rd Into
Driving Test Centre