Cardiff Driving Test Centre Practice Routes
In order to allow examiners to provide a test more representative of real driving conditions, the DVSA no longer publishes the current driving test routes. The below routes were the most recent to be published for the Cardiff driving test centre. If the test centre has relocated since the last routes were published, then these routes will be applicable to the old location.
Please note that these routes are indicative only and examiners may alter their exact routes at their discretion, for example depending on traffic conditions.
| Cardiff Route Number |
1 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
End of the road, left |
| St Fagans Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Fairwater Rd |
2nd right, End of the road, left |
| Pwllmelin Rd |
5th right |
| Fairwood Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Pwllmelin Rd / Fairwater Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Cardiff Rd / Bridge St |
Roundabout ahead |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Right |
| Gillian Rd / Highfields |
Left |
| Greenwood Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Danescourt Way |
Roundabout right |
| Llantrisant Rd |
2nd roundabout ahead, left |
| Crofft Y Genau Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Cardiff Rd / St Fagans Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, right |
| Llandetty Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Llanbedr Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Llangattock Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Finchley Rd |
Left |
| Norbury Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd / Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Western Avenue |
4th Traffic lights, ahead, 2nd slip rd left |
| Gabalfa Roundabout |
Roundabout left, |
| North Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Merthyr Rd |
Bear left |
| The Philog |
End of the road, left |
| Merthyr Rd |
Right |
| Heol Penyfai |
End of the road, right |
| Westfield Rd |
Left |
| Heol Penyfai |
Right |
| Merthyr Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, left |
| St. Davids Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Tynewydd |
End of the road, left |
| Bishops Rd |
Right |
| Bishops Place |
End of the road, left |
| Church Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Heol Don / Station Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Bridge Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Waterhall Rd / Plasmawr Rd / Fairwater Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| St Fagans Rd |
3rd right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Park the vehicle. |
| Cardiff Route Number |
4 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, left |
| St Fagans Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Fairwater Rd / Plasmawr Rd / Waterhall Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Heol Isaf |
Left |
| Windsor Rd |
Left |
| Derwen Drysgol / Bryn Derwen |
End of the road, right |
| Heol Isaf |
Left |
| Kings Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, left |
| Taff Terrace |
Left |
| Kings Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Heol Isaf |
Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Roundabout ahead, left |
| Crofft Y Genau |
End of the road, left |
| Cardiff Rd / St Fagans Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, 3rd right |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
5 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd / Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, left |
| Ely Rd |
Right |
| St Michaels Rd |
Right, left, right |
| Palace Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Pencisely Rd |
Left |
| Greenwich Rd / Ovington Terrace |
Right |
| Greenwich Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Pencisely Rd |
Right |
| Clive Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Grosvenor Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Broad St |
Roundabout left, Traffic lights, right |
| Leckwith Rd |
Roundabout 4th exit |
| A4232 |
Roundabout 4th exit |
| Cowbridge Rd West |
Roundabout left |
| Western Avenue |
Traffic lights, left |
| Waungron Rd / St Fagans Rd |
3rd left |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
6 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd / Waungron Rd |
2 x Traffic lights, ahead |
| Pencisely Rd |
Right |
| West Orchard Crescent |
End of the road, right |
| Windway Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Ely Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Western Ave |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Cowbridge Rd West |
2nd left |
| Colin Way |
Right |
| Arles Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Vincent Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, Traffic lights, left |
| Cowbridge Rd West |
Roundabout left |
| A4232 |
1st exit, roundabout left |
| Leckwith Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Broad St |
Roundabout right 3rd exit, Traffic lights, left |
| Lansdowne Rd / Cowbridge Rd East |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Western Ave |
Traffic lights, left |
| Waungron Rd / St Fagans Rd |
3rd left |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
7 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd / Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, left |
| Ely Rd |
Right |
| St Michaels Rd |
Right, left , End of the road, left |
| Caewal Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Pencisely Rd |
3rd right |
| Greenwich Rd / OvingtonTerrace |
Right |
| Greenwich Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Pencisely Rd |
Right |
| Clive Rd |
2nd left |
| Romilly Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Llandaff Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Cardiff Rd |
3 x Traffic lights, ahead |
| Bridge St |
Roundabout ahead |
| Llantrisant Rd |
4 x roundabout ahead |
| Crofft Y Genau |
End of the road, left |
| Cardiff Rd / St Fagans Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, 3rd right |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
8 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd / Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Western Ave |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Cowbridge Rd West |
Traffic lights, left |
| Riverside Terrace / Dyfrig Rd |
2nd right |
| Littlecroft Ave |
End of the road, right |
| Colin Way |
Left |
| Arles Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Colin Way |
End of the road, left |
| Cowbridge Rd West |
Roundabout left |
| A4232 |
1st exit, roundabout left |
| Leckwith Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, left |
| Atlas Rd / Lansdowne Rd / Cowbridge Rd East |
3rd right |
| Windway Rd |
Right |
| Windway Ave |
Emerge right, End of the road, right |
| Windway Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Ely Rd |
Left |
| Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| St Fagans Rd |
3rd left |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
9 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, left |
| St Fagans Rd |
Left |
| Llangattock Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Bwlch Rd / Fairways Crescent |
End of the road, left |
| St Fagans Rd / Cardiff Rd |
Right |
| Crofft Y Genau |
End of the road, right |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Heol Isaf |
2nd right |
| Kings Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Heol Isaf |
Roundabout left |
| Llantrisant Rd |
2 x roundabout ahead 2nd exit, 3rd left |
| Gillian Rd / Highfields |
Left |
| Greenwood Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Mini roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Bridge St / Cardiff Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Western Ave |
Traffic lights, right |
| Waungron Rd / St Fagans Rd |
3rd left |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
10 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, left |
| St Fagans Rd |
2nd left |
| Llandetty Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Llanbedr Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Llangattock Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Bwlch Rd / Fairways Crescent |
End of the road, left |
| St Fagans Rd / Cardiff Rd |
Right |
| Crofft Y Genau |
End of the road, right |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Heol Isaf |
2nd right |
| Kings Rd |
Right |
| Taff Terrace |
Left |
| Kings Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Heol Isaf |
Roundabout left |
| Llantrisant Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Waterhall Rd / Plasmawr Rd / Fairwater Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| St Fagans Rd |
3rd right |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
11 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Western Ave |
4 x Traffic lights, ahead, 2nd exit roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Whitchurch Rd |
Left |
| Allensbank Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Heathwood Rd |
2nd right |
| Cefn Carnau Rd |
End of the road, left |
| St Isan Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Heathway |
Left |
| St Brigid Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Heathway |
End of the road, right |
| Heathwood Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Caerphilly Rd / North Rd |
Roundabout right 4th exit |
| Western Ave |
3 x Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, left |
| Ely Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Waungron Rd / St Fagans Rd |
3rd left |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
12 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, right, End of the road, right |
| Finchley Rd / Bwlch Rd / Fairways Crescent |
End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd |
2nd left |
| Gorse Place |
End of the road, right |
| Beechley Drive |
Left |
| Orange Grove |
End of the road, right |
| Beechley Drive |
Right |
| Pentrebane Rd |
Left |
| Ashcroft Crescent |
End of the road, left |
| Pentrebane Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Waterhall Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Llantrisant Rd |
2 x roundabouts ahead, left |
| Crofft Y Genau |
End of the road, left |
| Cardiff Rd / St Fagans Rd |
2nd right |
| Norbury Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
13 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, left |
| St Fagans Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, 2nd right |
| Gorse Place |
End of the road, left |
| Beechley Drive |
Left |
| Firs Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Beechley Drive |
Right |
| Maple Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Beechley Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Pentrebane Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Waterhall Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Llantrisant Rd |
2 x roundabouts ahead |
| Cardiff Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Western Ave |
Traffic lights, left |
| Ely Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, left |
| Old St Fagans Rd |
2nd right |
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Cardiff Route Number |
14 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Norbury Rd |
Right, left, End of the road, right |
| St Fagans Rd / Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Waungron Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Ely Rd |
Right |
| St Michaels Rd |
Right, left, right |
| Caewal Rd |
Left |
| Western Ave |
Traffic lights, right |
| Ely Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Cardiff Rd / Bridge St |
Roundabout right 2nd exit, mini roundabout right |
| Gabalfa Rd / River View / Colwill Rd / Llanidloes Rd |
Left |
| Cathedral View |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Aberporth Rd |
End of the road, left roundabout right 5th exit |
| Western Ave |
2 x Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Waungron Rd / St Fagans Rd |
3rd eft |
| Norbury Rd |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |