Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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
Roundabout Left 1st exit
Portsdown Hill Rd M27 1st left
The Thicket End of road left
Portchester Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
West St 2nd right
Westlands Grove Right
West St Roundabout left 1st exit, roundabout left 1st exit
Station Rd Becomes
Hill Rd 1st right
Leith Avenue Becomes
Newbolt Rd End of road right
Falmouth Rd End of road left
Allaway Avenue End of road traffic light left
Southampton Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Spur Rd Traffic light ahead
Havant Rd 3rd right
Mulberry Lane End of road right
Park Lane End of road left
Havant Rd Becomes
Spur Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
London Rd 3rd left, left
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1st exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 2
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right, roundabout right 3rd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Portsdown Hill Rd Right
London Rd Slip Rd Left
London Rd South Roundabout right 3rd exit
Southampton Rd 2nd traffic light right
Allaway Avenue Right
Falmouth Rd Left
Newbolt Rd Becomes
Leith Avenue End of road left
Hill Rd Becomes
Station Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Castle St Right
White Hart Lane 5th right
Westlands Grove Right
White Hart Lane Becomes
Cornaway Lane Roundabout left 1st exit
Portchester Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, traffic light right
Down End Rd Becomes
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout right 3rd exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 3
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right, roundabout right 3rd exit,
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Portsdown Hill Rd Right
London Rd Slip Rd Left
London Rd South Left
Chalkridge Rd Becomes
Widley Rd 3rd left
Colville Rd End of road right
East Cosham Rd End of road left
Havant Rd 2nd left
Penarth Rd End of road left
Havant Rd 1st left
Drayton Lane 1st right
Solent Rd Crossroad right
Portsdown Avenue End of road left
Havant Rd 1st right
Eastern Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
A27 West Left 1st exit
Hilsea Roundabout right 3rd exit
Northern Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit
London Rd 3rd left slip road
Portsdown Hill Rd Left, roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead 1st exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 4
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right, roundabout right 3rd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Portsdown Hill Rd Right
London Rd Slip Rd Left
London Rd South Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Northern Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout left
A27 Left 2nd exit, roundabout left
Signed Bedhampton Roundabout left
Havant Rd Left
Waterworks Rd Right, end of road left
Lower Farlington Rd End of road left
Havant Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
London Rd 3rd left, left
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1st exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 5
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right, roundabout right 3rd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Portsdown Hill Rd Left, left
London Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
Lady Bridge Rd Becomes
Stakes Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
Crookhorn Lane 1st right
Moorlands Rd End of road left
St.Johns Avenue End of road right
Crookhorn Lane End of road right
Crookhorn Lane End of road left
Portsdown Hill Rd 1st left
Beverly Grove Becomes
Woodfield Avenue Becomes
Grant Rd 1st left
Galt Rd End of road right
Havant Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
London Rd 3rd left
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1st exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 6
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit
Portsdown Hill Rd Right
Swivelton Lane End of road left
Boarhunt Rd Left M27 signpost
Towards Fareham and M27 Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout left
Portchester Rd Left
Cams Hill Right
St Catherines Way Right
Ridgeway 1st right, end of road traffic light left
Portchester Rd Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 3rd exit
Cornaway Lane 1st left
Central Rd Roundabout left
Westlands Grove End of road right
West St Roundabout left
West St Roundabout left
Station Rd 2nd right
Kelvin Grove End of road left
Portsdown Rd Ahead crossroad
Portsdown Rd End of road left
Leith Avenue End of road right
Hill Rd Becomes
Skew Rd 1st right
Portsdown Hill Rd Becomes
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout right 3rd exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 7
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right, roundabout right 3rd exit, ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout right 3rd exit
Southwick Hill Rd End of road traffic light right
London Rd Roundabout left
Spur Rd Traffic light ahead, becomes
Havant Rd 5th right
Court Lane End of road right
Havant Rd 1st right
Tregaron Avenue End of road right
Havant Rd 2nd traffic light right
Eastern Rd Traffic light left
Fitzherbert Rd Becomes
Lower Farlington Rd End of road left
Havant Rd 2nd traffic light ahead
Havant Rd 1st right
Portsdown Avenue 3rd right
Moortown Avenue End of road left
Farlington Avenue End of road left
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 1st exit
Roundabout Left 1st exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 8
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit
Portsdown Hill Rd Left
Skew Rd Becomes
Hill Rd 2nd left
Portsview Avenue 4th left
Portsdown Rd End of road right
Newbolt Rd 6th left
Falmouth Rd End of road left
Allaway Avenue End of road traffic light left
Southampton Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
Northern Rd Roundabout left
Wayte St Becomes
High St 1st left
Magdala Rd End of road Left
Park Lane End of road right
Havant Rd 8th left
Portsdown Avenue 3rd right
Moortown End of road left
Farlington Avenue End of road left
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 1st exit
Roundabout Left 1st exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 9
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right roundabout, roundabout right 3rd exit, ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Portsdown Hill Rd Left
Crookhorn Lane 1st left
Crookhorn Lane Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Stakes Hill Rd Roundabout right 2nd exit
Frendstaple Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Tempest Avenue Roundabout left
Stratford Avenue End of road left
Ferndale 1st right
Cavendish Drive End of road right
Ferndale Left
Hulbert Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
Frendstaple Rd Roundabout left
Stakes Hill Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
Stakes Rd 3rd left
Fir Copse Rd Becomes
The Dale End of road left
London Rd Left, end of road left
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 1st exit, roundabout left 1st exit
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 10
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Roundabout right 3rd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout right 3rd exit
Southwick Hill Rd End of road traffic light right
London Rd 1st left
High St Traffic light left
Havant Rd 5th right
Court Lane 4th left
Old Manor Way 1st left
Tregaron Avenue End of road left
Old Manor Way End of road traffic light left
Eastern Rd End of road traffic light right
Havant Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit
A27 Portsmouth Roundabout ahead 2nd exit roundabout right, 2nd left
Hilsea Roundabout right 3rd exit
Northern Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Northern Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
Northern Rd/London Rd 2nd left, left
Portsdown Hill Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit
James Callaghan Drive Roundabout ahead 1st exit
Roundabout Left 1st exit
Driving Test Centre