Reading 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 Reading 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.
| Reading Route Number |
1 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Left |
| Longbarn Rd |
Left |
| Canterbury Rd |
2nd left |
| Home Farm Close |
Left |
| Canterbury Rd |
Mini roundabout left |
| Northumberland Ave |
Mini roundabout right |
| Hexham Rd / Corbridge Rd / Newcastle Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Northumberland Ave |
Right |
| Warwick Rd |
Right |
| Northumberland Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Christchurch Gardens |
End of the road, right |
| Whitley St |
Roundabout right |
| Christchurch Rd / Shinfield Rd |
2 x mini roundabout ahead, roundabout 3rd exit |
| Whitley Wood Lane |
Right, 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Imperial Way |
Roundabout right |
| Reading Relief Rd |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Rose Kiln Lane |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, End of the road, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
2nd left |
| Elgar Rd |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Left |
| Longbarn Lane |
Roundabout ahead |
| Cressingham Rd |
3rd left |
| Northcourt Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Cressingham Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Shinfield Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Pepper Lane |
Mini roundabout right |
| Elm Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Elm Lane |
Left |
| Redhatch Drive |
Left |
| Wychwood Crescent |
End of the road, right |
| Redhatch Drive |
Left |
| Elm Lane |
Roundabout right |
| Rushey Way |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Beeston Way |
Roundabout right |
| Lower Earley Way |
Roundabout right |
| Shinfield Rd |
2 x roundabout ahead, Traffic lights, left |
| Wellington Ave |
End of the road, right |
| Northcourt Ave |
Left |
| Christchurch Rd |
3rd left |
| Vicarage Rd / ChristchurchGardens |
Traffic lights, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Elgar Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
3 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Basingstoke Rd |
2nd left |
| Buckland Rd |
2nd right |
| Dawlish Rd |
Left |
| Honiton Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Northumberland Ave |
Roundabout right |
| Cressingham Rd |
3rd left |
| Northcourt Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Cressingham Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Shinfield Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Elm Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Elm Lane |
Roundabout left |
| Chalfont Way |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Rushey Way |
Roundabout left |
| Beeston Way |
Roundabout right |
| Lower Earley Way |
Roundabout ahead |
| Whitley Wood Lane |
Right, roundabout ahead, roundabout 3rd exit |
| Basingstoke Rd |
3rd left |
| Manor Farm Rd |
Right |
| Gillette Way |
Roundabout right |
| Rose Kiln Lane |
Traffic lights, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
2nd left |
| Elgar Rd |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
4 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Basingstoke Rd |
3 x Traffic lights, ahead, left |
| Hartland Rd |
Right |
| Blandford Rd |
Right |
| Ambrook Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Blandford Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Meadowcroft Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Blandford Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Whitley Wood Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Whitley Wood Lane |
End of the road, left, Roundabout ahead |
| Lower Earley Way |
Roundabout left |
| Beeston Way |
Roundabout left |
| Rushey Way |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Elm Lane |
Roundabout right |
| Elm Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Pepper Lane |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Wellington Ave |
End of the road, right |
| Northcourt Ave |
Left |
| Christchurch Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Elgar Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
5 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Christchurch Rd |
5th right |
| Northcourt Ave |
Right |
| Wellington Ave / Pepper Lane |
Mini roundabout left |
| Wilderness Rd |
Right |
| Hartsbourne Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Wilderness Rd |
3 x mini roundabout ahead, Traffic lights, left |
| Wokingham Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| London Rd |
Right |
| Sidmouth St |
Traffic lights, left |
| Queens Rd / A329 Flyover |
1st exit |
| Reading Relief Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, roundabout left |
| Rose Kiln Lane |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, Traffic lights, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
2nd left |
| Elgar Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
6 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Christchurch Rd / Shinfield Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Whitley Wood Rd |
Roundabout left, right |
| Holberton Rd |
End of the road, right, right |
| Whitley Wood Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Whitley Wood Lane |
End of the road, left, roundabout ahead |
| Lower Earley Way |
Roundabout left |
| Beeston Way |
Roundabout left |
| Rushey Way |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Elm Lane |
Roundabout left |
| Elm Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Shinfield Rd |
2 x Traffic lights, ahead |
| Christchurch Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Elgar Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
7 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Basingstoke Rd |
2nd left |
| Buckland Rd |
2nd right |
| Dawlish Rd |
3rd left |
| Honiton Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Northumberland Ave |
Roundabout ahead, End of the road, right |
| Whitley Wood Rd |
Right |
| Blandford Rd |
2nd left |
| Greenfields Rd |
Left |
| Blandford Rd |
Roundabout ahead, End of the road, right |
| Hartland Rd |
2 x roundabout ahead |
| Whitley Wood Rd |
Roundabout 1st exit |
| Shinfield Rd |
Roundabout ahead, 2nd left |
| Cressingham Rd |
Right |
| Northcourt Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Christchurch Rd |
3rd right |
| Kendrick Rd |
End of the road, left |
| London Rd / Silver St / Whitley St |
Roundabout ahead, Traffic lights, ahead |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Elgar Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
8 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Left |
| Longbarn Lane |
Left |
| Canterbury Rd |
Mini roundabout right |
| Northumberland Ave |
Roundabout left |
| Cressingham Rd |
2nd left |
| Barnsdale Rd |
3rd left |
| Stanhope Rd |
2nd left |
| Ennerdale Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Northcourt Ave |
Crossroads ahead |
| Sycamore Rd |
Crossroads left |
| Beech Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Shinfield Rd |
2 x mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Whitley Wood Lane |
Right, 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Imperial Way |
Roundabout right |
| A33 Dual Carriageway |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Rose Kiln Lane |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, Traffic lights, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
2nd left |
| Elgar Rd |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Reading Route Number |
9 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Elgar Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Northumberland Ave |
Right, 2 x mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Cressingham Rd |
3rd right |
| Sycamore Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Beech Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Shinfield Rd |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Lower Earley Way |
Roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Cutbush Lane |
Roundabout left |
| Lower Earley Way |
Roundabout left |
| Meldreth Way |
Roundabout ahead |
| Carshalton Way |
End of the road, left |
| Rushey Way |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right, roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Elm Lane |
Roundabout right |
| Wilderness Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Pepper Lane |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Shinfield Rd / Christchurch Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Basingstoke Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Elgar Rd |
|
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |