Rochdale 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 Rochdale 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.
| Rochdale Route Number |
1 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Kingsway |
Becomes |
| Queensway |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit, Traffic lights, right End of the road, |
| Manchester Rd |
Left |
| Keswick St |
Right |
| Knoll St |
End of the road, right |
| Nixon St |
Traffic lights, left |
| Manchester Rd |
Right |
| Gipsy Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Royle Barn Rd |
Becomes |
| Silk St |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Manchester Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, Traffic lights, right |
| Tweedale St |
Right |
| Milkstone Rd |
Roundabout ahead, left |
| Miall St |
Right |
| Durham St |
Traffic lights, left |
| Oldham Rd |
Right |
| Dodgson St |
Becomes |
| Fishwick St |
End of the road, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Becomes |
| Rochdale Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Elizabethan Way |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit, right |
| Bentgate St |
Left |
| Sycamore Avenue |
End of the road, left |
| Cedar Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Newhey Rd |
Right, Becomes |
| Dale St |
Right |
| Smith Hill |
Becomes |
| Crossgates Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Kiln Lane |
Right |
| Wildhouse Lane |
Becomes |
| Milnrow Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Smithy Bridge Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Halifax Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Albert Royds St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
3 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Becomes |
| Albert Royds St |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Halifax Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Wardle Rd |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Birch Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Halifax Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit, left |
| Entwistle Rd |
2nd roundabout ahead 2nd exit, Traffic lights, left |
| Molesworth St |
Traffic lights, left |
| Milnrow Rd |
Right |
| Moss St |
Becomes |
| Channing St |
Left |
| Church Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
4 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Becomes |
| Rochdale Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Bridge St |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Dale St |
Becomes |
| Newhey Rd |
End of the road, left, Becomes |
| Shaw Rd |
Becomes |
| Milnrow Rd |
Right |
| Smallbrook St |
Left |
| Cowie St |
Becomes |
| Duchess St |
Becomes |
| Grampian Way |
Left |
| North Downs Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Rochdale Rd |
Right |
| Wood St |
Right |
| Sherwood Way |
End of the road, left |
| Wood St |
End of the road, left |
| Rochdale Rd |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Broad Lane |
Becomes |
| New Broad Lane |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Broad Lane |
Traffic lights, right |
| Oldham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
5 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Kingsway |
Becomes |
| Queensway |
Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Queensway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Manchester Rd |
Right |
| Gypsy Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Manchester Rd |
Right |
| Abbott St |
End of the road, right |
| Clovelley St. |
End of the road, right |
| Kingsland Rd |
Left |
| Eskdale Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Bolton Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Manchester Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Edinburgh Way |
Traffic lights, ahead, roundabout left 1st exit |
| Queensway |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Kingsway |
Left |
| Waithlands Rd |
Left |
| Channing Rd |
Left |
| York St |
End of the road, left |
| Crawford St |
Roundabout right |
| Moss Bridge Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
6 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Becomes |
| Rochdale Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Bridge St |
Roundabout left |
| Kiln Lane |
Right |
| Crossgates Rd |
Right |
| Townley Rd |
Left End of the road, |
| Crossgate Rd |
Left End of the road, |
| Kiln Lane |
Right |
| Wildhouse Lane |
Becomes |
| Milnrow Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Smithy Bridge Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Halifax Rd |
Traffic lights, , right |
| Birch Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Wardle Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Halifax Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Albert Royds St |
Traffic lights, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Left |
| Church Rd |
Left End of the road, |
| Channing St |
Left |
| York St |
End of the road, left |
| Crawford St |
Roundabout right |
| Mossbridge Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
7 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Kingsway |
Left |
| Turf Hill Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Broad Lane |
Becomes |
| Rochdale Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Rochdale Rd |
Right |
| Wood St |
Right |
| Sherwood Way |
End of the road, right |
| Cherry Hall Drive |
Roundabout right |
| Thornham Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Castleton Rd |
Left |
| Thornham Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Oldham Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Wood St |
Traffic lights, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
8 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, , left |
| Kingsway |
Right |
| Moss Bridge Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Crawford St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Durham St |
Right |
| Lincoln St |
Becomes |
| Richard St |
End of the road, right |
| McClure Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Drake St |
Traffic lights, right |
| Manchester Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Dane St |
Becomes |
| Mellor St |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Spotland Bridge |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Rooley Moor Rd |
Left |
| Inges Lane |
Traffic lights, left |
| Edenfield Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Spotland Bridge |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Spotland Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Sherrif St |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Howard St |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Howard St |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Whitworth Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Yorkshire St |
Becomes |
| Halifax Rd |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Albert Royds St |
Becomes |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
9 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Milnrow Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Molesworth St |
Becomes |
| John St |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| St. Marys Gate |
Traffic lights, right |
| Spotland Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Sherriff St |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Falinge Rd |
Right |
| Bentley St |
End of the road, right |
| Whitworth Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Fieldhouse Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Dewhirst Rd |
Left |
| Greenbank Rd |
Right |
| Blanche St |
End of the road, right |
| Foxholes Rd |
Becomes |
| Taylor St |
Left |
| Regent St |
End of the road, left |
| Yorkshire St |
Becomes |
| Halifax Rd |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Albert Royds St |
Becomes |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Milnrow Rd |
Left |
| Church Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Canning St |
Right |
| York St |
Left |
| Crawford St |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Moss Bridge Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, right |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Rochdale Route Number |
10 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Roundabout left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Milnrow Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Molesworth St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| John St |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Whitworth Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Howard St |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Howard St |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Falinge Rd |
Becomes |
| Shawclough Rd |
Right |
| Shawclough Way |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Whitworth Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Mizzy Rd |
Left |
| Whitehall St |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Howard St |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Whitworth Rd |
Roundabout left 1st exit |
| Yorkshire St |
Becomes |
| Halifax Rd |
Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Albert Royds St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Kingsway |
Traffic lights, left |
| Wallhead Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |