Failsworth 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 Failsworth 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 End of road right
Brierley Ave Left
Hibbert Crescent 2x mini roundabout ahead
Alder Rd End of road left
Lord Lane/Hulmes Rd End of road right
Droylsden Rd 3rd left
Terence St/Daisy Bank End of road left
Culcheth Lane Right
Ballantine St Right
Dymchurch St/Coleridge St/Clough End of road right St/Ainsley St/Seabrook Rd
Scotland Hall Rd Left
Rosebank Rd Left
Homerton Rd End of road left
Ascot Rd End of road left
Scotland Hall Rd End of road right
Briscoe Lane 2nd Left
Mitchell St Right
Scotland St 2nd right
Barnswell St End of road left
Briscoe Lane End of road left
Old Church St Traffic light ahead
Dean Lane/St Marys Rd/Nuthurst Rd Traffic light right
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2nd roundabout right
Lord Lane 2nd left
School Rd End of road left
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 2
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road left
Brierley Ave End of road right
Ashton Rd East 2nd left
Hampton Rd 2nd right
Richmond Rd End of road left
Westminster Rd/Mersey Rd North 3rd left
Mabel Rd Right
Norman St Right
Minor St End of road left
Mersey Rd North Traffic light right
Manchester Rd 2x traffic light left
Hollinwood Ave 3rd traffic light 1st left
Northfield Rd Left
Hawthorn Rd Crossroads ahead, end of road right
Moston Lane East Traffic light ahead, end of road left
Hollinwood Ave Roundabout left
Lightbowne Rd Traffic light ahead, traffic light left
Kenyon Lane/Joyce St End of road left
St. Mary’s Rd/Nuthurst Rd Traffic light right
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2x mini roundabout ahead, 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 3
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout left
Lord Lane 3rd left
Brierley Ave End of road right
Ashton Rd East Left
Kew Rd Right
Richmond Rd End of road left
Westminster Rd Traffic light right
Roman Rd End of road left
Limeside Rd End of road right
Hollins Rd 4th Left
Millgate Left
Hollins Rd Left
Heron St Traffic light left
Manchester Rd 7th traffic light left
Mersey Rd North Traffic light ahead
Westminster Rd Mini roundabout left
Cutler Hill Rd Mini roundabout ahead, right
Ashton Rd Mini roundabout right
Failsworth Rd Mini roundabout left
Cutler Hill Rd Mini roundabout ahead
Ashton Rd East Mini roundabout ahead
Ashton Rd East/West Left
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 4
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre 2nd right
School Rd End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead, traffic light left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Broadway Traffic light right
Nuthurst Rd End of road left
Moston Lane East 2nd right
Hawthorn Rd Crossroad ahead, end of road right
Northfield Rd/Belgrave Rd End of road left
Hardman Lane/Hale Lane Mini roundabout right
Old Rd Traffic light left
Oldham Rd Right
Pole Lane Left
Ashton Rd East Mini roundabout right, right
Brierley Ave Left
Paulden Drive End of road right
Clough Rd Mini roundabout left
Alder Rd End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout right
Ashton Rd West 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 5
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre 2nd right
School Rd End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead, traffic light left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Broadway Traffic light left
Nuthurst Rd/St Mary’s Rd 5th left
Beechdale Close 2nd right
Minton St End of road right
Dresden St End of road left
Dean Lane Traffic light ahead
Old Church St/Culcheth Lane 2nd right
Amos Ave Right
Dymchurch St/Coleridge St/Clough End of road right St/Seabrook Rd
Scotland Hall Rd Left
Rosebank Rd Left
Homerton Rd End of road left
Ascot Rd End of road right
Scotland Hall Rd/Amos Ave End of road left
Culcheth Lane Right
Daisy Bank 2nd left, ahead
Averill St/Stott St Mini roundabout ahead
Propps Hall Drive Mini roundabout ahead, end of road left
Clive Rd Mini roundabout right
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead, 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 6
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road left
Brierley Ave End of road right
Ashton Rd East Mini roundabout left
Westminster Rd Traffic light right
Roman Rd End of road left
Limeside Rd Traffic light right
Hollins Rd Left
Chapel Rd Traffic light left
Manchester Rd 5th traffic light right
Hollinwood Ave 3x traffic light ahead, 2nd left
Scholes Drive End of road right, end of road left
Moston Lane East 2nd right
Hazeldine Rd End of road right
Moston Lane East 2nd right
Nuthurst Rd 3rd left
Barlea Ave End of road left
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2nd mini roundabout right
Lord Lane 3rd left
Brierley Ave 2nd left
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 7
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road left
Brierley Ave End of road right
Ashton Rd East 2nd left
Hampton Rd Right
Kingston Rd End of road left
Westminster Rd Traffic light right
Roman Rd End of road left
Limeside Rd Traffic light right
Hollins Rd Mini roundabout left
Copster Hill Rd 2nd left
Miller Rd Mini roundabout ahead, end of road left
Keble Ave End of road right
Frederick St Traffic light left
Chamber Rd 4th right
Heron St 3rd left
Hawksley St 2nd right
Fowler St End of road left
Manchester Rd Left
Pole Lane End of road left
Ashton Rd East Mini roundabout right, right
Brierley Ave End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout right
Ashton Rd West 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 8
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre 2nd right
School Rd End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout left
Ashton Rd West Traffic light left
Oldham Rd 4x traffic light ahead, left
Ten Acres Lane 2nd right
Bower St Right
Fletcher St Left
Stanley St/Douro St End of road right
Bower St End of road right
Grimshaw Lane Traffic light ahead
Monsall Rd Right
Northampton Rd End of road right, roundabout right
The Gateway Traffic light left
Oldham Rd Traffic light left
Thorp Rd Roundabout right
Lightbowne Rd Traffic light right
Kenyon Lane/Joyce St End of road left
St. Mary’s Rd/Nuthurst Rd Traffic light right
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2nd mini roundabout right
Lord Lane 2nd left
School Rd End of road left
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 9
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road right
Brierley Ave End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead, traffic light right
Oldham Rd Traffic light left
Old Rd Mini roundabout left
Hardman Lane/Hale Lane/Moston Lane East 2nd left
Nuthurst Rd 3rd right
Parkhurst Ave Right
Hazeldine Rd End of road left
Moston Lane East Right
Hawthorn Rd 2nd left
Parkfield Rd North End of road right
Scholes Dr End of road left
Hollinwood Ave Traffic light left
Broadway 3rd traffic light right
Nuthurst Rd/St. Mary’s Rd Right
Joyce St/Kenyon Lane Traffic light right
Lightbowne Rd Traffic light right
Nuthurst Rd End of road left, traffic light right
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2x mini roundabout ahead, 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 10
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre 2nd right
School Rd End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout left
Ashton Rd West Traffic light left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Broadway Traffic light right
Nuthurst Rd End of road left
Moston Lane East 2nd left
Hazeldine Rd End of road right
Moston Lane East 2nd right
Nuthurst Rd Traffic light right
Broadway 4th traffic light left
Broadgate Roundabout right
Gateway Crescent End of road right
Broadgate/Foxdenton Lane Traffic light left
Greengate Roundabout 2nd left
Hollinwood Ave Right
Moston Lane East Traffic light right
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2x mini roundabout ahead, 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 11
Road Direction
Type of Test Car
Driving Test Centre 2nd right
School Rd End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead, traffic light left
Oldham Rd 5th traffic light left
Grimshaw Lane End of road left
Briscoe Lane 4th right
Scotland Hall Rd/Amos Ave 3rd left
Dymchurch St/Coleridge Rd/Clough End of road left St/Ainsley St/Seabrook Rd
Scotland Hall Rd/Amos Ave End of road left
Culcheth Lane Right
Daisy Bank/Terrance St End of road right
Droylsden Rd Left
Hulmes Rd/Lord Lane Right
Alder Rd Mini roundabout right
Clough Rd 2nd left
Paulden Drive End of road left
Brierley Ave Right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 12
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left
Clive Rd Right
Propps Hall Drive 2x mini roundabout ahead
Stott St/Averill St End of road right
Droylsden Rd Traffic light right
Oldham Rd 3rd traffic light left
Old Rd Mini roundabout left
Hardman Lane/Hale Lane/Moston Lane East 3rd right
Eastwood Rd End of road left
Parkfield Rd North Left
Hawthorn Rd Right
Walmersley Rd End of road right
Kenwick Drive/Scholes Drive End of road left
Moston Lane East 2nd right
Hazeldine Rd End of road left
Parkhurst Ave End of road right
Nuthurst Rd Traffic light left
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead
Ashton Rd West Right
West St End of road left
Rothwell St Right
Dunkerley Ave End of road left
Lord Lane 2nd right
Brierley Ave 2nd left
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 13
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout left
Lord Lane/Hulmes Rd End of road right
Droylsden Rd 3rd left
Terence St/Daisy Bank End of road left
Culcheth Lane 2nd right
Amos Avenue Right
Dymchurch St/Coleridge St/Clough End of road right St/Ainsley St/Seabrook Rd
Scotland Hall Rd Left
Rosebank Rd End of road right
Ten Acres Lane Traffic light ahead, left
Bower St End of road left
Grimshaw Lane End of road left
Briscoe Lane Traffic light ahead, end of road left
Old Church St Traffic light right
Oldham Rd 3rd traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2x mini roundabout ahead, 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 14
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road right
Brierley Ave End of road right
Lord Lane Mini roundabout left
Ashton Rd West Mini roundabout ahead, traffic light left
Oldham Rd 2x traffic light ahead, traffic light left
Old Church St 4th right
Briscoe Lane 6th left
Crayford Rd End of road right
Rosebank Rd End of road right
Ten Acre Lane Traffic light left
Briscoe Lane Right
Grimshaw Lane Traffic light right
Oldham Rd Traffic light left
The Gateway Roundabout right
Northampton Rd Roundabout ahead
Lightbowne Rd 5th left
Brendon Ave 3rd left
Spreadbury St End of road left
Rudd St End of road left
Lightbowne Rd Traffic light right
Kenyon Lane/Joyce St End of road left
St. Mary’s Rd/Nuthurst Rd Traffic light right
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2x mini roundabout ahead, 2nd right
Partington St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 15
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre End of road right
Brierley Ave Left
Hibbert Crescent 2x mini roundabout ahead
Alder Rd End of road left
Lord Lane/Hulmes Rd End of road right
Droylsden Rd Traffic light left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Dean Lane/St. Mary’s Rd Left
Joyce St/Kenyon Lane Traffic light left
Lightbowne Rd 2nd right
Brendon Ave 3rd left
Spreadbury St End of road left
Rudd St End of road left
Lightbowne Rd Traffic light left
Kenyon Lane 6th right
Winnie St Right
Edale Ave 2nd right
Bluestone Rd End of road left
Kenyon Lane Traffic light left
Lightbowne Rd Traffic light right
Nuthurst Rd Traffic light ahead, end of road left, traffic light right
Broadway End of road left
Oldham Rd Traffic light right
Ashton Rd West 2x mini roundabout ahead, 2nd right
Partington St Driving Test Centre