Bedford 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 Bedford 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.
| Bedford Route Number |
1 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Right |
| Goldington Rd |
Left |
| St Peters St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Dame Alice St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Hassett St |
Left |
| Greyfriars |
Roundabout ahead |
| Midlands Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Prebend St |
Roundabout left |
| Kempston Rd |
Traffic lights, right, Traffic lights, ahead |
| Spring Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Elstow Rd |
Left |
| Ampthill Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A6 |
2 x roundabout ahead |
| Slip Rd To A421 By pass |
Left |
| Hitchin/Bedford |
1st exit slip rd |
| High Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Worcester Rd |
Left |
| Winchester Rd |
Right |
| Meadowsweet |
Left, End of the road, right |
| London Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Ivy Rd / Dents Rd |
Left |
| Brook St |
Right |
| Willows Rd |
Left |
| Brook St |
Return to |
| London Rd |
Left |
| Barford Ave |
Right |
| Cardington Rd |
Left |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout right |
| Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout right, Traffic lights, ahead, right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Right |
| Goldington Rd |
Left |
| St Peters / Dame Alice St / BromhamRd / Union St |
Traffic lights, ahead, Traffic lights, right |
| Warwick Rd |
Left |
| Cowper St / Sidney Rd |
Left |
| Cowper St |
Right |
| Byron Crescent |
Left |
| Shakespeare Rd |
Right |
| Ashburnham Rd |
Double mini roundabout right, left |
| Midland Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Prebend St |
Roundabout right |
| Kempston Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Britannia Rd |
Left |
| Ampthill Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Bypass (A421) |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| High St |
1st exit, roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Lovell Rd |
Right |
| Cardington Rd |
Left, roundabout 1st exit |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout right |
| Newnham Ave |
Roundabout ahead |
| Tennyson Rd |
Left |
| Shaftesbury Rd |
Left |
| The Embankment |
Right |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
3 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| Castle Rd |
Right |
| Rothsay Rd |
Roundabout left |
| The Embankment |
Right |
| St Marys St |
Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns St / London Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Elstow Rd |
Traffic lights, Right |
| Haynes Rd |
Right |
| Millers Rd / Hope Rd / Elstow Rd |
Right |
| Mile Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Lancaster Ave |
Left |
| Gloucester Rd |
Left |
| Lancaster Ave |
Right |
| Harewood Rd |
Left |
| Lancaster Rd |
Left |
| Progress Way |
Roundabout ahead |
| West End |
Roundabout right |
| A6 |
Roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| A421 (Slip Rd) |
Left |
| High Rd |
1st exit, roundabout left |
| Eastcotts Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd |
Mini roundabout left, roundabout 1st exit |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout right |
| Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout right, Traffic lights, ahead |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
4 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Right |
| Goldington Rd |
Left |
| Kimbolton Rd |
Right |
| Kimbolton Ave |
2nd right |
| Right Rd |
Right |
| Campbell Rd |
Left |
| Bradgate Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Campbell Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Goldington Ave |
Left |
| Goldington Green |
Traffic lights, ahead, 4th left |
| Church Lane |
Roundabout ahead |
| Needwood Rd |
Right |
| Ettrick Drive |
Right |
| Glenavon Rd |
Left |
| Norse Rd |
Right, roundabout ahead |
| A428 |
Roundabout left |
| Bypass (A421) |
Roundabout right |
| Cardington Rd |
1st exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout right |
| The Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
5 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| The Embankment |
Roundabout right |
| St Marys |
Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns / Ampthill Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Bypass |
Roundabout left |
| High Rd |
1st exit onto |
| Harrowden Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Duchess Rd |
Left, left |
| Herbrand Rd |
Left |
| Duchess Rd |
Right |
| Harrowden Rd |
Left |
| Meadowsweet |
Roundabout left |
| London Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Brook St |
Left |
| Willow Rd |
Left |
| Myrtle Rd / Willow Rd |
Right |
| Brook St |
Right |
| London Rd |
Left |
| Barford Ave |
Right |
| Cardington Rd |
Left |
| Rope Walk |
Roundabout left |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout right |
| Cauldwell St |
Right |
| St Marys |
Left |
| St Pauls Square |
Follow Rd round to right |
| High St / The Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
6 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| Castle Rd |
Left |
| Phillpotts Ave |
Right |
| Greenshields Rd |
Left |
| Newnham Ave |
Right |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd |
Roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| Eastcotts |
Mini roundabout right |
| High Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Harrowden Lane |
Double roundabout ahead, left |
| Bedford Rd |
Left |
| Bypass (A421) |
Roundabout right 4th exit |
| A428 |
Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Queen Alexander Rd |
Left |
| King Edwards Rd |
Left |
| Barkers Lane / Goldington Rd |
Left |
| Newnham Ave |
Traffic lights, left |
| Rosamind Rd |
Right |
| Philpotts Ave |
Left |
| Goldington Rd |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
7 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| The Embankment |
Roundabout right |
| St Marys |
Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| London Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Brook St |
Traffic lights, ahead, 3rd right |
| Willow Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Brook St |
Right |
| London Rd |
Right |
| Harrowden Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Cambridge Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Bypass (A421) |
Roundabout 2nd exit |
| A428 |
Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Brookfield Rd |
4th right |
| Hylands Way |
Left |
| Polhill Ave |
Left |
| Goldington Rd / Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
8 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| Castle Rd |
Left |
| Phillpotts Ave |
9 th left |
| Rosamund Rd |
Left |
| Newnham Ave |
Crossroads ahead, left |
| Wendover Drive |
Right |
| Aylesbury Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Wendover Drive |
Roundabout |
| Barkers Lane |
Right |
| Riverfield Drive |
Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd |
3 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A428 |
Roundabout ahead |
| A421 |
Roundabout right |
| A6 |
2nd exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| West End |
Roundabout right |
| Progress Way |
Roundabout left |
| Elstow Rd |
Roundabout left |
| London Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Rope Walk |
Roundabout right |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout ahead |
| The Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
9 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| The Embankment |
Mini roundabout right |
| St Marys |
Left |
| St Johns / London Rd |
Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Ivy Rd |
3rd right |
| Dents Rd |
Left |
| Brook St |
Crossroads ahead, right |
| Willow Rd |
Left |
| Brook St |
Right |
| London Rd |
Right |
| Harrowden Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| High Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A421 |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A6 |
1st exit bypass & roundabout right |
| Elstow Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Spring Rd |
Right |
| Kempston Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Cauldwell St |
2 x roundabout ahead |
| St Marys |
Left |
| St Pauls Square |
Follow one way system, right |
| High St / The Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
2nd mini roundabout into |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
10 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Right |
| Goldington Rd |
Left |
| Kimbolton Rd |
Right |
| St Albans Rd |
Left |
| Kimbolton Rd |
Left |
| Pothill Ave |
Traffic lights, right |
| Brendon Ave |
Left |
| Chiltern Ave |
Right |
| Haylands Way / Heronscroft |
Right |
| Brookfield Rd / Goldington Rd |
Left |
| St Neots Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| A428 |
Roundabout ahead |
| A421 |
Roundabout right |
| Cardington Rd |
1st exit, roundabout right |
| Cambridge Rd |
Roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Harrowden Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Lovell Rd |
Right |
| Cardington Rd |
Left, roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout right |
| The Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
11 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| The Embankment |
Mini roundabout right |
| St Marys |
Left |
| Cardington Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Rope Walk |
Roundabout right |
| London Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Meadowsweet Drive |
Roundabout right |
| Mile Rd |
Roundabout |
| Broad Ave |
2nd right |
| Gloucester Rd |
Left |
| Lancaster Rd |
2 x crossroads ahead, right |
| Mile Rd |
Right |
| Progress Way |
Roundabout ahead |
| West End |
Roundabout right |
| A6 |
Roundabout left |
| A421 |
Roundabout left |
| High Rd |
1st exit, roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Intolovell Rd |
Right |
| Cardington Rd |
Left, roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout right |
| The Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
12 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| Castle Rd |
Left |
| Newnham Ave |
Right |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Mareth Rd |
Roundabout 3rd exit, right |
| Moulton Ave |
Right |
| Acacia Rd |
Left |
| London Rd |
Left |
| Meadowsweet Drive |
Roundabout right |
| High Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| A421 |
Roundabout ahead & roundabout right |
| A6 |
1st exit, roundabout right |
| West End |
Roundabout right |
| Progress Way |
Roundabout left |
| Elstow Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Brackley Rd |
Right |
| Elstow Rd |
End of the road, right |
| London Rd |
Traffic lights, left |
| Kingsway |
Roundabout ahead |
| Cauldwell St |
Right |
| St Marys |
Left |
| St Pauls Square |
Right |
| High St / The Embankment |
Left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Mini roundabout left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Bedford Route Number |
13 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
|
| Bushmead Ave |
Left |
| The Embankment |
Mini roundabout left |
| Tennyson Rd |
Left |
| The Embankment |
Left |
| Longholme Way |
Left |
| Longholme Way |
Roundabout 3rd exit |
| Cardington Rd |
Roundabout left, roundabout 3rd exit |
| A421 |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout 2nd exit |
| A428 |
Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Green |
3rd right |
| Church Lane / Putnoe St |
Traffic lights, ahead, roundabout left |
| Brecon Way / Aspen Ave |
Left |
| Poplar Ave |
Left |
| Putnoe Lane |
Right |
| Kimbolton Rd |
Left |
| Goldington Rd |
Enter one way system, left |
| Bushmead Ave |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |