Durham 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 Durham 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.
| Durham Route Number |
10 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Hallgarth St |
Roundabout ahead |
| A177 |
Left |
| Mill Lane |
Left |
| Shincliffe Lane |
End of the road, left |
| A181 |
End of the road, right |
| Sherburn Rd |
2nd left |
| Kidd Avenue |
Right |
| Liddle Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Beech Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Gray Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Hallgarth St |
5th left |
| Parkhouse Gardens |
End of the road, left |
| Hallgarth St |
Mini roundabout ahead |
| Mill Lane |
End of the road, right, left |
| Crowtrees Lane |
2nd right |
| Tail Upon End Lane |
2nd left |
| Robert Tce |
2nd right |
| Phillip Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Prince Charles Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| A177 |
Roundabout left |
| Stockton Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Church St |
Traffic lights, right |
| Hallgarth St |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Durham Route Number |
11 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Hallgarth St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| New Elvet |
Traffic lights, ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Millburngate Bridge |
Roundabout right |
| Framwellgate Peth |
Roundabout left |
| Northend |
Left |
| Fieldhouse Lane |
Right |
| Springwell Rd |
End of the road, left |
| A167 |
Traffic lights, right |
| Toll House Rd |
Right |
| Colliery Rd |
Right |
| Taylor Avenue |
End of the road, right, End of the road, left |
| Cook Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Woodland Tce |
Left |
| Whitehouse Lane |
2nd left |
| Oakridge Rd |
2nd left |
| Victoria Court |
End of the road, right |
| Whitehouse Court |
Right |
| Victoria Court |
End of the road, left |
| Oakridge Rd |
3rd left |
| Broom Cres |
End of the road, right |
| Valley View |
End of the road, left |
| Broom Lane |
Roundabout left |
| A690 |
Left |
| Lowes Barn Bank |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Potters Bank |
Roundabout right |
| Quarryheads Lane |
Traffic lights, left |
| Church St |
Traffic lights, right |
| Hallgarth St |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Durham Route Number |
12 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Hallgarth St |
Roundabout right |
| Stockton Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Quarryheads Lane |
Roundabout left |
| Potters Bank |
Left |
| Elvet Hill Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Potters Bank |
Traffic lights, right |
| A167 |
Traffic lights, right |
| Crossgate Peth |
Traffic lights, left |
| Sutton St |
Roundabout ahead |
| Castle Chare |
Roundabout ahead |
| Millburngate Bridge |
Roundabout ahead |
| Leazes Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Sunderland Rd |
Left |
| Churchill Avenue |
2nd right |
| Roosevelt Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Bradford Crescent |
2nd right |
| Musgrave Gardens |
End of the road, left |
| Sunderland Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Belmont Rd |
2nd right |
| Broomside Lane |
2nd left |
| Poplar Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Broome Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Bainbridge St |
2nd right |
| Ramside View |
End of the road, right |
| Carrville High St |
Traffic lights, left |
| A690 |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Leazes Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Elvet Bridge |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| New Elvet |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Hallgarth St |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Durham Route Number |
13 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Hallgarth St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| New Elvet |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Elvet Bridge |
Roundabout ahead |
| Millburngate Bridge |
Roundabout right |
| Framwellgate Peth |
Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Southfield Way |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 3rd exit |
| A167 |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 4th exit |
| Front St |
Mini roundabout left |
| Abbey Rd |
Roundabout ahead, End of the road, right |
| Link Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Pit Lane |
Right |
| Rothbury Rd |
3rd right |
| Richmond Rd |
Becomes |
| Rochester Rd |
Left |
| Auckland Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Carr House Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Bek Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Finchale Rd |
Mini roundabout left |
| High Carr Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| North Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Framwellgate Peth |
Roundabout left |
| Millburngate Bridge |
Left |
| Claypath Slip Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Claypath |
Roundabout right 4th exit |
| Leazes Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Elvet Bridge |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| New Elvet |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Hallgarth St |
left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |