Gateshead 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 Gateshead 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.
| Gateshead Route Number |
1 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Seventh Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Queensway |
Crossroads left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Kingsway |
Left |
| Western Avenue |
Left |
| Centralway |
End of the road, right |
| Sixth Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Dukesway |
Roundabout left |
| Tenth Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout left 2nd exit |
| A1 South |
1st exit |
| Slip Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Long Bank |
Mini roundabout left |
| Easedale Gardens |
Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Harlow Green Lane |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
| Hertford |
Left |
| Slip Rd / Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Beaconsfield Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Kells Lane |
Left |
| Dryden Rd |
5th left |
| Valley Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Durham Rd |
Left |
| Enfield Rd / West Park Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Saltwell Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Kingsway |
2nd right |
| 5 th Avenue |
Left |
| Queensway |
Left |
| 3 rd Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout right |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Victoria Rd |
2nd left |
| Angus Rd / Bolam St |
End of the road, left |
| A184 |
Right |
| 1 st Slip Rd |
Left |
| Dunston Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Ellison Rd |
5th right |
| Wilson Crescent |
2nd right |
| Holly Avenue |
2nd left |
| Elm Avenue |
Right |
| Oak Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| King George Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Dunston Bank |
End of the road, left |
| Whickham Highway |
Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A1 South |
2nd exit |
| Slip Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Durham Rd |
Left |
| Slip Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Hertford |
Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Saltwell Rd |
Mini roundabout left |
| Station Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
3 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Right |
| Queensway |
2nd left |
| 3 rd Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout right |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
2nd Traffic lights, right |
| Saltwell Rd |
Left |
| Whitehall Rd |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Alexandra Rd |
Left |
| Exeter St |
End of the road, right |
| Prince Consort Rd |
2nd left |
| Shipcote Lane |
Traffic lights, right |
| Durham Rd |
2nd Traffic lights, left |
| Dryden Rd |
Left |
| Holyoake Gardens |
Right |
| Salkeld Gardens / Valley Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Old Durham Rd |
3rd Traffic lights, right |
| Beacon Lough Rd |
5th left |
| Easedale Gardens |
Mini roundabout right |
| Harlow Green Lane |
Mini roundabout right |
| Durham Rd |
Roundabout 4th exit right |
| A1 North |
1st exit |
| Slip rd |
Roundabout 4th exit right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
4 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Seventh Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Queensway |
Left |
| Ninth Avenue |
Left |
| Ninth Avenue East |
Left |
| Eleventh Avenue North |
Right |
| Eleventh Avenue |
Left |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout left 2nd exit |
| A1 South |
2nd exit |
| A1231 |
Roundabout left |
| Rockcliffe Way |
Mini roundabout right |
| Easedale Gardens |
Roundabout right |
| Springwell Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Old Durham Rd |
3rd Traffic lights, left |
| Valley Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Dryden Rd |
Left |
| Summerfield Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Belle Vue Bank |
End of the road, Left |
| Saltwell Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd / Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
5 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Mini roundabout right |
| Saltwell Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Chowdene Bank |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 4th exit |
| A1 North |
1st exit |
| Slip Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Left |
| Beechwood Gardens |
Right |
| Pinewood Gardens |
End of the road, left |
| Rothbury Gardens |
2nd right |
| Meldon Gardens |
End of the road, right |
| Alwinton Gardens |
End of the road, right |
| A692 Consett Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
2nd roundabout ahead |
| Bensham Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Prince Consort Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Shipcote Lane |
Mini roundabout left |
| Avenuenue Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Saltwell View / West Park Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Saltwell Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
6 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Right |
| Queensway / Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A184 |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Askew Rd |
Roundabout ahead, left |
| High Level Bridge |
Traffic lights, left |
| Westgate Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Malborough Crescent |
Traffic lights, right |
| Scotswood Rd |
Left |
| Redbeugh Bridge |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Askew Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Cuthbert St |
2nd right |
| Derwent Water Rd / Victoria Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, End of the road, right |
| Armstrong Rd / Victoria Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Saltwell Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Station Rd / Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout left |
| Earlsway |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
7 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Left |
| Station Rd |
Left |
| Saltwell Rd |
Right |
| Belle Vue Bank |
Right |
| Carlton Terrace |
Mini roundabout ahead |
| Jessel St / Earls Drive |
End of the road, left |
| Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Beaconsfield Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Kells Lane |
4th left |
| Salkeld Rd / Kells Lane |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Broadway |
End of the road, right |
| Carr Hill Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Windy Nook Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Old Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Beacon Lough Rd |
5th left |
| Easedale Gardens |
Mini roundabout right |
| Harlow Green Lane |
Mini roundabout right |
| Durham Rd |
Roundabout right 4th exit |
| A1 North |
Roundabout right 4th exit |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Earlsway |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
8 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Left |
| Beechwood Gardens |
End of the road, left |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Whickham Highway |
4th right |
| Dunston Bank |
Traffic lights, Ahead |
| Dunston Rd |
Left |
| A1 North |
3rd exit |
| A694 |
Roundabout left, roundabout right |
| A1114 |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout ahead, |
| A1114 |
Roundabout left |
| Derwentwater Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A184 Slip Rd |
Left |
| Bolam St |
Left |
| Bolam St/Angus Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
2nd left |
| Queensway |
Left |
| First Avenue |
Crossroads right |
| Earlsway |
Roundabout ahead |
| Earlsway |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
9 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout left |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout 5th exit |
| A1 North |
2nd exit (A184) |
| A184 |
1st exit |
| Slip Road |
End of the road, right |
| Derwentwater Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Flyover |
Left |
| Bolam St / Angus St |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
2nd Traffic lights, ahead |
| Bensham Road |
Traffic lights, right |
| Coatsworth Rd |
2nd left |
| HAvenuelock Terrace / Alexandra Rd/ Lincoln St |
Right |
| Prince Consort Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Belle Vue Bank |
End of the road, left |
| Saltwell Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Earlsway |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
10 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Mini roundabout right |
| Saltwell Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Harlow Green Lane |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Durham Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Newcastle Bank |
2nd right |
| Windsor Rd |
Mini roundabout left |
| Elizabeth Avenue / Lansbury Drive |
End of the road, left |
| Mary Avenue / RAvenuensworth Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Station Lane |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| The Avenue |
Right |
| Birtley Lane |
Right |
| Harras Bank |
Traffic lights, right |
| Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Well On |
Left |
| Lamesley Rd |
2nd roundabout ahead |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Earlsway |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
11 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A1 North |
1st exit |
| Slip Rd |
Left |
| Dunston Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Market Lane |
Left |
| Lambton Avenue |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Orchard Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Duckpool Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Whickham Highway |
Left |
| Dunston Bank |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Dunston Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| A1 slip Rd |
Left |
| A184 |
Left |
| Slip Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Derwentwater Rd |
Mini roundabout right, left |
| Bolam St / Angus Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
12 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Left |
| Station Rd |
Left |
| Saltwell Rd |
3rd right |
| West Park Rd / Enfield Rd / Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Dryden Rd |
2nd left |
| Valley Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Old Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Springwell Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Easedale Gardens |
Mini roundabout right |
| Longbank |
Roundabout right |
| A1 North |
1st exit |
| Slip Rd |
Roundabout right 4 TH exit |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
13 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout left |
| Saltwell Rd |
Right |
| Whitehall Rd |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead, End of the road, right |
| Prince Consort Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Shipcote Lane |
Traffic lights, right |
| Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Dryden Rd |
Left |
| Holyoak Gardens |
Right |
| Salkeld Gardens / Valley Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Old Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kells Lane |
Traffic lights, left |
| Durham Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A1 North |
1st exit |
| Slip Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
14 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Left |
| Station Rd / Saltwell Rd |
3 RD right |
| Joicey Rd |
Left |
| Durham Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Prince Consort Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Shipcote Lane |
Mini roundabout right |
| Alexandra Rd |
Mini roundabout left |
| Whitehall Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Coatsworth Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Bensham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Cuthbert St |
2nd left |
| Slip Rd |
Join |
| A184 |
Right |
| A1 north |
1st exit |
| Slip Rd |
Left |
| Dunston Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Dunston Bank |
End of the road, left |
| Whickham Highway |
Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead, right |
| Queensway |
Left |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
15 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Mini roundabout right |
| Saltwell Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Harlow Green Lane |
Mini roundabout right |
| Trafford / Smithy Lane |
Roundabout left |
| Lamesley Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Durham Rd |
Right |
| Windsor Rd |
Mini roundabout left |
| Elizabeth Avenue / RAvenuensworthRd |
End of the road, left |
| Station Lane |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| The Avenue |
Right |
| Birtley Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Portobello Rd |
Roundabout right 3 RD exit |
| A1 Slip Rd |
Join |
| A1 |
2nd exit |
| Slip Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Gateshead Route Number |
16 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Seventh Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Queensway |
Left |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout 2nd exit |
| A1 |
1st exit |
| Slip Rd |
Roundabout left |
| A167 |
2nd left |
| Slip Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Harlow Green Lane |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Easedale Gardens |
End of the road, right |
| Beaconlough Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Old Durham Rd |
Left |
| Valley Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Dryden Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Durham Rd |
Left |
| Prince Consort Rd |
Left |
| Whitehall Rd |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead, End of the road, left |
| Saltwell Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Station Lane / Eastern Avenue |
Roundabout left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |