Croydon 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 Croydon 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
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Canterbury Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Mayday Rd Right
Bensham Lane 2nd left
Queens Rd Mini roundabout right
Pawsons Rd 2nd left
Whitehorse Rd Mini roundabout ahead, end of road left
Thornton Heath High St Bend to left, bear left
Brook Rd 2nd right, ahead
Melford Rd Left
Strathyre Rd 3rd left
Dalmeny Ave Right
Kilmartin Ave Left
Dumbarton Ave Crossroads ahead, right, right
Melrose Ave Left
Dalmeny Ave End of road left
Ederline Ave Right
Norbury Crescent End of road left
Manor Farm Rd Right
Norbury Ave End of road left
London Rd End of road left
Thornton Rd Roundabout right
Harcourt Rd Out left, 4th left
Curzon Rd Left
Keston Rd End of road left
Thornton Rd End of road left
Canterbury Rd Roundabout left
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Route Number 2
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre
Canterbury Rd Left
Lancing Rd Right
Boston Rd End of road left
Thornton Rd End of road left
Purley Way Roundabout ahead, 3rd left
Waddon Rd 3rd traffic light left
Epsom Rd Traffic light ahead
Warrington Rd 2nd left
Duppas Hill Rd End of road left
Duppas Hill Lane Slip rd left
Old Town Roundabout 1st exit
Roman Way/Mitcham Rd/Sumner Rd Traffic light right
St James Rd/Windmill Rd 2nd left
Queens Rd 2nd left
Princess Rd 2nd right
Queens Rd Out left
Windmill Rd End of road left
Northcote Rd Traffic light ahead
Prince Rd 8th left, end of road left
Clifton Rd End of road left, roundabout ahead
Whitehorse Lane End of road left
Whitehorse Rd Roundabout left
Pawsons Rd 3rd right
Queens Rd End of road right
Bensham Lane Roundabout left
Mayday Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Canterbury Rd Right, left
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 3
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre
Canterbury Rd Right
London Rd End of road left, roundabout ahead
South Pollards Hill 7th left
West Pollards Hill 2nd right
Beech Rd 3rd left
Pollards Hill North End of road left
London Rd End of road left
Green Lane 6th right
Kensington Ave 4th right
Norbury Ave End of road left, roundabout ahead
Beulah Rd End of road left
Parchmore Rd Traffic light right
Thornton Heath High St End of road left
Whitehorse Rd Roundabout right
Pawsons Rd 3rd right
Queens Rd End of road right
Bensham Lane Roundabout left
Mayday Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Canterbury Rd Right
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Route Number 4
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre
Canterbury Rd Left
Lancing Rd Right
Boston Rd End of road left
Thornton Rd End of road left
Mitcham Rd Roundabout right 4th exit
Croydon Rd/Commonside West Roundabout right 2nd exit
Commonside East Roundabout right 2nd exit
Manor Rd Roundabout left
Sherwood Park Rd 2nd right
Abbots Rd 3rd left
Greenwood Rd 2nd right
Sherwood Park Rd End of road left
South Lodge Ave Roundabout right 3rd exit
Carisbrooke Rd Right
South Lodge Ave Out right
Galpins Rd Sharp left bend becomes
Silverleigh Rd Right
Blakemore Rd 3rd left
Fairlands Ave End of road right
Thornton Rd End of road left
London Rd Roundabout right
Canterbury Rd Right
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Route Number 5
Road Direction
Canterbury Rd Left
Lancing Rd Right
Boston Rd End of road left
Thornton Rd End of road left
Mitcham Rd Roundabout 4th right
Brading Rd Right
Thornton Rd 3rd right, end of road left
London Rd Roundabout right
Brigstock Rd Left
Penshurst Rd 2nd right
Norman Rd Follow the road around to the right
Lakehall Rd End of road right
Frant Rd End of road left
Bensham Lane Roundabout right
London Rd 5th left
Chatfield Rd 2nd right into
Handcroft Rd/Parsons Mead End of road left
Derby Rd Crossroads right
Roman Way/Old Town End of road left
Duppas Hill Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
Epsom Rd End of road right
Waddon New Rd Traffic light left
Rectory Grove Right
Roman Way/Mitcham Rd Traffic light left, traffic light ahead
Priory Rd 5th right
Canterbury Rd End of road left
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Route Number 6
Road Direction
Canterbury Rd Left
Lancing Rd Right
Boston Rd End of road left
Thorton Rd End of road right
London Rd Roundabout 2nd exit
Goldwell Rd Left
Galpins Rd End of road left
Lonsdale Gardens Right
Galpins Rd End of road right
South Lodge Ave Follow sharp right into
Carisbrook Rd 3rd left
Reverse into 2nd or 3rd Rd Crossroads ahead
Carisbrook Rd Out right
South Lodge Ave End of road left
Wideway Roundabout 3rd exit
Northborough Rd Traffic light right
Darcy Rd 4th left
Tylecroft Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Green Lane 3rd right traffic light
Kensington Ave 3rd right
Norbury Ave End of road left
Manor Farm Rd Right
Norbury Crescent End of road left
Brigstock Rd End of road right
London Rd End of road left
Canterbury Rd 5th right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 7
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Canterbury Rd 3rd right
Suterland Rd 4th left
Pemdevon Rd End of road left
London Rd Right
Campbell Rd Left
Bensham Lane Roundabout right
Queens Rd 2nd left
Pawsons Rd End of road right
Whitehorse Rd Left
Saxon Rd Right
Eileen Rd Left Bend becomes
Edith Rd End of road left
Selhurst Rd Left
Prince Rd Left
Dagmar Rd Out left
Prince Rd End of road right
Clifton Rd End of road left
Selhurst Rd Traffic light left
Park Rd Traffic light right
Whitehorse Lane 3rd left
Canham Rd/Wharncliffe Rd End of road left
Grange Rd End of road left
Thornton Heath High St Roundabout left
Whitehorse Lane Right
Farnley Rd Right
Talbot Rd End of road left
Whitehorse Rd 3rd right
Pawsons Rd End of road right
Queens Rd Roundabout left
Bensham Lane Right
Mayday Rd End of road left
London Rd Right
Canterbury Rd
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 8
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre
Canterbury Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Brigstock Rd 4th right
Brook Rd 5th left, right
Melfort Rd End of road left
Strathyre Ave 3rd left
Dalmeny Ave Right
Kilmartin Ave Left
Dunbar Ave Crossroads ahead
Melrose Ave Left
Dalmeny Ave End of road left
Ederline Ave Right
Norbury Crescent End of road left
Manor Farm Rd Right
Norbury Ave End of road left
Kennington Ave 2nd right
Brigstock Rd 2x traffic light ahead, traffic light right
Bensham Lane 4th left, roundabout ahead
Mayday Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Canterbury Rd Right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 9
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre
Canterbury Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Kingswood Ave 2nd right
Meadow View End of road right
Frant Rd End of road right
Queens Rd Mini roundabout ahead
Windmill Rd End of road left
Northcote Rd/Selhurst Rd Traffic light ahead
Prince Rd Left, end of road left
Clifton Rd End of road left
Holmesdale Rd Mini roundabout right
Park Rd Left
Whitehorse Lane Traffic light right
Canham Rd 3rd left
Ross Rd 2nd right
Ross Rd/Ladbrook Rd Left
Whitehorse Lane End of road right
Thornton Heath High St Mini roundabout right
Boswell Rd 2nd left
Ecclesbourne Rd 2nd right
Bensham Lane End of road left, roundabout ahead
Mayday Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Canterbury Rd Right, left
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Route Number 10
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre
Canterbury Rd Right
Sutherland Rd 3rd right
Greenside Rd 2nd left
London Rd End of road left
Mayday Rd 2nd right
Bensham Lane 2nd left
Queens Rd Mini roundabout right
Pawsons Rd 2nd left
Whitehorse Rd End of road left
Thornton Heath High St Mini roundabout left
Parchmore Rd Right, traffic light ahead
Sandfield Rd Left
Norbury Rd Roundabout 3rd right
County Rd 4th right
Norbury Ave Out right
Manor Farm Rd Left
Norbury Crescent End of road right
St Helens Rd Left
London Rd End of road left
Thornton Rd Roundabout right
Boston Rd 6th left
Lancing Rd Right
Canterbury Rd End of road left
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 11
Road Direction
Canterbury Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Brigstock Rd 4th right
Melfort Rd 6th left
Brook Rd Right
Beulah Rd Follow sharp right
Norbury Ave Left, roundabout ahead
County Rd 4th right
Green Lane Traffic light left
Carolina Rd Right, 2x crossroads ahead
Springfield Rd Right, out left
Downe Rd Right
Virginia Rd End of road right
Ingram Rd End of road left
Downsview Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
Beulah Hill End of road right
Grange Rd 8th right
Wharncliffe Rd 4th left
Ross Rd Right
Grange Rd End of road left
Thornton Heath High St End of road left
Whitehorse Lane Roundabout left
Farnley Rd Right
Talbot Rd Right
Whitehorse Rd End of road left
Pawsons Rd 3rd right
Queens Rd End of road right
Bensham Lane Roundabout left
Mayday Rd Right
London Rd End of road left
Canterbury Rd Right
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