Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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.
| Portsmouth Route Number |
1 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Roundabout |
Left 1st exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd ( M27) |
1st left |
| The Thicket |
End of the road, left |
| Portchester Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| West St |
2nd right |
| Westlands Grove |
Right |
| West St |
Roundabout left 1st exit, roundabout left 1st exit |
| Station Rd |
Becomes |
| Hill Rd |
1st right |
| Leith Avenue |
Becomes |
| Newbolt Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Falmouth Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Allaway Avenue |
End of the road, Traffic lights, left |
| Southampton Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Spur Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Havant Rd |
3rd right |
| Mulberry Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Park Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Havant Rd |
Becomes |
| Spur Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| London Rd |
3rd left, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right, roundabout right 3rd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Right |
| London Rd (Slip Rd) |
Left |
| London Rd (South) |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Southampton Rd |
2nd Traffic lights, right |
| Allaway Avenue |
Right |
| Falmouth Rd |
Left |
| Newbolt Rd |
Becomes |
| Leith Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Hill Rd |
Becomes |
| Station Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Castle St |
Right |
| White Hart Lane |
5th right |
| Westlands Grove |
Right |
| White Hart Lane |
Becomes |
| Cornaway Lane |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Portchester Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, Traffic lights, right |
| Down End Rd |
Becomes |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
3 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right, roundabout right 3rd exit, |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Right |
| (Slip Rd) London Rd |
Left |
| London Rd (South) |
Left |
| Chalkridge Rd |
Becomes |
| Widley Rd |
3rd left |
| Colville Rd |
End of the road, right |
| East Cosham Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Havant Rd |
2nd left |
| Penarth Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Havant Rd |
1st left |
| Drayton Lane |
1st right |
| Solent Rd |
Crossroad right |
| Portsdown Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Havant Rd |
1st right |
| Eastern Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| A27 (West) |
Left 1st exit |
| Hilsea |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Northern Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| London Rd |
3rd left (slip rd) |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Left, roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
4 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right, roundabout right 3rd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Right |
| (Slip Rd) London Rd |
Left |
| London Rd (South) |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Northern Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout left |
| A27 |
Left 2nd exit, roundabout left |
| Signed Bedhampton |
Roundabout left |
| Havant Rd |
Left |
| Waterworks Rd |
Right, End of the road, left |
| Lower Farlington Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Havant Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| London Rd |
3 RD left, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
5 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right, roundabout right 3rd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Left, left |
| London Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Lady Bridge Rd |
Becomes |
| Stakes Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Crookhorn Lane |
1st right |
| Moorlands Rd |
End of the road, left |
| St.Johns Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Crookhorn Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Crookhorn Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
1st left |
| Beverly Grove |
Becomes |
| Woodfield Avenue |
Becomes |
| Grant Rd |
1st left |
| Galt Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Havant Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| London Rd |
3rd left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
6 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Right |
| Swivelton Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Boarhunt Rd |
Left (M27 signpost) |
| Towards Fareham & M27 |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, roundabout left |
| Portchester Rd |
Left |
| Cams Hill |
Right |
| St Catherines Way |
Right |
| Ridgeway |
1st right, End of the road, Traffic lights, left |
| Portchester Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Cornaway Lane |
1st left |
| Central Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Westlands Grove |
End of the road, right |
| West St |
Roundabout left |
| West St |
Roundabout left |
| Station Rd |
2nd right |
| Kelvin Grove |
End of the road, left |
| Portsdown Rd |
Ahead crossroad |
| Portsdown Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Leith Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Hill Rd |
Becomes |
| Skew Rd |
1st right |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Becomes |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
7 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right, roundabout right 3rd exit, ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Southwick Hill Rd |
End of the road, Traffic lights, right |
| London Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Spur Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead Becomes |
| Havant Rd |
5th right |
| Court Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Havant Rd |
1st right |
| Tregaron Avenue |
End of the road, right |
| Havant Rd |
2nd Traffic lights, right |
| Eastern Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Fitzherbert Rd |
Becomes |
| Lower Farlington Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Havant Rd |
2nd Traffic lights, ahead |
| Havant Rd |
1st right |
| Portsdown Avenue |
3rd right |
| Moortown Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Farlington Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Roundabout |
Left 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
8 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Left |
| Skew Rd |
Becomes |
| Hill Rd |
2nd left |
| Portsview Avenue |
4th left |
| Portsdown Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Newbolt Rd |
6th left |
| Falmouth Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Allaway Avenue |
End of the road, Traffic lights, left |
| Southampton Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Northern Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Wayte St |
Becomes |
| High St |
1st left |
| Magdala Rd |
End of the road, Left |
| Park Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Havant Rd |
8th left |
| Portsdown Avenue |
3rd right |
| Moortown |
End of the road, left |
| Farlington Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Roundabout |
Left 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
9 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right roundabout, roundabout right 3rd exit, ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Left |
| Crookhorn Lane |
1st left |
| Crookhorn Lane |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Stakes Hill Rd |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Frendstaple Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Tempest Avenue |
Roundabout left |
| Stratford Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Ferndale |
1st right |
| Cavendish Drive |
End of the road, right |
| Ferndale |
Left |
| Hulbert Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Frendstaple Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Stakes Hill Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Stakes Rd |
3rd left |
| Fir Copse Rd |
Becomes |
| The Dale |
End of the road, left |
| London Rd |
Left, End of the road, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit, roundabout left 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Portsmouth Route Number |
10 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout right 3rd exit, roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout right 3 RD exit |
| Southwick Hill Rd |
End of the road, Traffic lights, right |
| London Rd |
1st left |
| High St |
Traffic lights, left |
| Havant Rd |
5th right |
| Court Lane |
4th left |
| Old Manor Way (Pub) |
1st left |
| Tregaron Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Old Manor Way |
End of the road, Traffic lights, left |
| Eastern Rd |
End of the road, Traffic lights, right |
| Havant Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| A27 Portsmouth |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit roundabout right, 2nd left |
| Hilsea |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Northern Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Northern Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Northern Rd/London Rd |
2nd left, left |
| Portsdown Hill Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| James Callaghan Drive |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Roundabout |
Left 1st exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |