Rochdale 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 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

Wallhead Rd Traffic light left

Kingsway Becomes

Queensway Roundabout ahead 1st exit, traffic light right end of road

Manchester Rd Left

Keswick St Right

Knoll St End of road right

Nixon St Traffic light left

Manchester Rd Right

Gipsy Lane End of road left

Royle Barn Rd Becomes

Silk St Roundabout right 3rd exit

Manchester Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, traffic light right

Tweedale St Right

Milkstone Rd Roundabout ahead, left

Miall St Right

Durham St Traffic light left

Oldham Rd Right

Dodgson St Becomes

Fishwick St End of road right

Milnrow Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light left

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 2

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left

Wallhead Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light right

Milnrow Rd Becomes

Rochdale Rd Traffic light ahead

Elizabethan Way Roundabout ahead 1st exit, right

Bentgate St Left

Sycamore Avenue End of road left

Cedar Lane End of road left

Newhey Rd Right, Becomes

Dale St Right

Smith Hill Becomes

Crossgates Rd End of road left

Kiln Lane Right

Wildhouse Lane Becomes

Milnrow Rd Roundabout left

Smithy Bridge Rd Traffic light left

Halifax Rd Roundabout left

Albert Royds St Traffic light ahead

Kingsway Traffic light left

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 3

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left

Wallhead Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Becomes

Albert Royds St Roundabout right 2nd exit

Halifax Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Wardle Rd Roundabout right 2nd exit

Birch Rd Traffic light right

Halifax Rd Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, left

Entwistle Rd 2nd roundabout ahead 2nd exit, traffic light left

Molesworth St Traffic light left

Milnrow Rd Right

Moss St Becomes

Channing St Left

Church Rd End of road right

Milnrow Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light left

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 4

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit

Wallhead Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light right

Milnrow Rd Becomes

Rochdale Rd Traffic light left

Bridge St Roundabout ahead 2nd exit

Dale St Becomes

Newhey Rd End of road left, becomes

Shaw Rd Becomes

Milnrow Rd Right

Smallbrook St Left

Cowie St Becomes

Duchess St Becomes

Grampian Way Left

North Downs Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Rochdale Rd Right

Wood St Right

Sherwood Way End of road left

Wood St End of road left

Rochdale Rd Roundabout ahead 1st exit

Broad Lane Becomes

New Broad Lane Roundabout ahead 1st exit

Broad Lane Traffic light right

Oldham Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light right

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 5

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit

Wallhead Rd Traffic light left

Kingsway Becomes

Queensway Roundabout ahead 1st exit

Queensway Traffic light right

Manchester Rd Right

Gypsy Lane End of road left

Manchester Rd Right

Abbott St End of road right

Clovelly St End of road right

Kingsland Rd Left

Eskdale Rd End of road right

Bolton Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Manchester Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Edinburgh Way Traffic light ahead, roundabout left 1st exit

Queensway Traffic light ahead

Kingsway Left

Waithlands Rd Left

Channing Rd Left

York St End of road left

Crawford St Roundabout right

Moss Bridge Rd Traffic light left

Kingsway Traffic light right

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 6

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit

Wallhead Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light right

Milnrow Rd Becomes

Rochdale Rd Traffic light left

Bridge St Roundabout left

Kiln Lane Right

Crossgates Rd Right

Townley Rd Left end of road

Crossgate Rd Left end of road

Kiln Lane Right

Wildhouse Lane Becomes

Milnrow Rd Roundabout left

Smithy Bridge Rd Traffic light left

Halifax Rd Traffic light, right

Birch Rd Roundabout left

Wardle Rd Roundabout right

Halifax Rd Roundabout left

Albert Royds St Traffic light right

Milnrow Rd Left

Church Rd Left end of road

Channing St Left

York St End of road left

Crawford St Roundabout right

Mossbridge Rd End of road left

Kingsway Traffic light right

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 7

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit

Wallhead Rd Traffic light left

Kingsway Left

Turf Hill Rd Roundabout left

Broad Lane Becomes

Rochdale Rd Roundabout ahead

Rochdale Rd Right

Wood St Right

Sherwood Way End of road right

Cherry Hall Drive Roundabout right

Thornham Rd End of road right

Castleton Rd Left

Thornham Lane End of road right

Oldham Rd Traffic light right

Wood St Traffic light right

Milnrow Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light left

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 8

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit

Wallhead Rd Traffic light, left

Kingsway Right

Moss Bridge Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Crawford St Traffic light ahead

Durham St Right

Lincoln St Becomes

Richard St End of road right

McClure Rd End of road left

Drake St Traffic light right

Manchester Rd Traffic light left

Dane St Becomes

Mellor St Roundabout ahead 2nd exit

Spotland Bridge Roundabout ahead 2nd exit

Rooley Moor Rd Left

Inges Lane Traffic light left

Edenfield Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Spotland Bridge Roundabout left 1st exit

Spotland Rd Traffic light left

Sheriff St Roundabout right 2nd exit

Howard St Roundabout ahead 2nd exit

Howard St Roundabout right 3rd exit

Whitworth Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Yorkshire St Becomes

Halifax Rd Roundabout right 2nd exit

Albert Royds St Becomes

Kingsway Traffic light left

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 9

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left 1st exit

Wallhead Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light left

Milnrow Rd Traffic light right

Molesworth St Becomes

John St Roundabout left 1st exit

St. Marys Gate Traffic light right

Spotland Rd Traffic light right

Sheriff St Roundabout left 1st exit

Falinge Rd Right

Bentley St End of road right

Whitworth Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Fieldhouse Lane End of road right

Dewhirst Rd Left

Greenbank Rd Right

Blanche St End of road right

Foxholes Rd Becomes

Taylor St Left

Regent St End of road left

Yorkshire St Becomes

Halifax Rd Roundabout right 2nd exit

Albert Royds St Becomes

Kingsway Traffic light right

Milnrow Rd Left

Church Rd End of road left

Canning St Right

York St Left

Crawford St Roundabout right 3rd exit

Moss Bridge Rd End of road left

Kingsway Traffic light right

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre

Route Number 10

Road Direction

Driving Test Centre Roundabout left

Wallhead Rd Traffic light right

Kingsway Traffic light left

Milnrow Rd Traffic light right

Molesworth St Traffic light ahead

John St Roundabout ahead 2nd exit

Whitworth Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Howard St Roundabout ahead 2nd exit

Howard St Roundabout right 2nd exit

Falinge Rd Becomes

Shawclough Rd Right

Shawclough Way Roundabout right 2nd exit

Whitworth Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Mizzy Rd Left

Whitehall St Roundabout left 1st exit

Howard St Roundabout right 3rd exit

Whitworth Rd Roundabout left 1st exit

Yorkshire St Becomes

Halifax Rd Roundabout right 2nd exit

Albert Royds St Traffic light ahead

Kingsway Traffic light left

Wallhead Rd Roundabout right 3rd exit

Driving Test Centre