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 Rochdale 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