Kettering Driving Test Centre Routes
To make driving tests more representative of real-life driving, the DVSA no longer publishes
official test routes. However, you can find a number of recent routes used at the Kettering
driving test centre in this document.
While test routes from this centre are likely to be very similar to those below, you should treat
this document as a rough guide only. Exact test routes are at the examiners’ discretion and are
subject to change.
Route Number 1
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Right
Northfield Ave Traffic light ahead, roundabout right
Meadow Rd Left
Commercial Rd End of road right
Trafalgar Rd Left
Lower St Traffic light right
Northall St Traffic light left
Rockingham Rd Roundabout ahead, right
Neale Ave Left
Hallwood Rd Left
Kingsley Ave Left
Mitchell St Left
Blandford Ave Right
Rockingham Rd Roundabout ahead, roundabout left
A43 Roundabout left
A14 East 2nd exit left
Slip Rd Roundabout left
Pytchley Rd Roundabout ahead, roundabout right,
roundabout left
London Rd Traffic light left
Bowling Green Rd Traffic light right
Sheep St Traffic light left
Northampton Rd Left
Station Rd Right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 2
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Left
Queensberry Rd Right
The Crescent Crossroads ahead
Hawthorn Rd 2nd crossroads right
Argyll St Right
St Michaels Rd Crossroads left
Argyll St Right
Roundhill Rd End of road right
London Rd Mini roundabout ahead
Barton Rd 2nd traffic light ahead, right
Linnet Drive/Barton Rd Roundabout ahead
A6 Bedford Right
Cranford Rd/Church St Left
High St Right
Churchill Way Right
Park Rd Left
Shannon Way End of road right
Queensway/Bridle Rd Right
Regent Rd Left
Glebe Rd Left
Station Rd Mini roundabout right
A509 Kettering Rd 3x roundabout ahead
Orion Way Roundabout right
Pytchley Lane Left
Pytchley Rd Mini roundabout left
London Rd 2nd traffic light left
Bowling Green Rd Traffic light right
Sheep St Left
Northampton Rd Left
Station St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 3
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Right
Northfield Ave Traffic light left
Northampton Rd Left
Greenhill Rd Right
Greenfield Ave Left
Greenhill Rd/Northampton Rd Roundabout left
Lake Ave Roundabout left
Northampton Rd Roundabout right
A14 1st exit, roundabout right
A43 Stamford Roundabout ahead, roundabout right
To Kettering Left
Service Rd Left
Edith Rd Right
Margaret Rd/Elizabeth Rd Left
Service Rd Left
Stamford Rd 2nd roundabout left
Windmill Ave Roundabout ahead, traffic light right
Barton Rd Roundabout right
London Rd Traffic light left
Bowling Green Rd Traffic light end of road right
Sheep St Traffic light left
Northampton Rd Left
Station Rd
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 4
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Right
Northfield Ave Traffic light right
Northampton Rd Traffic light end of road right
Sheep St Left
Bowling Green Rd Traffic light end of road left
London Rd/Silver St Right
Montagu St/Stamford Rd Roundabout ahead, right
Service Rd Right
Elizabeth Rd/Margaret Rd Left
Edith Rd Right
Service Rd Right
Stamford Rd Roundabout left, roundabout ahead
A43 Roundabout left
A14 Left
Slip Rd Left
Pytchley Rd Roundabout ahead, roundabout right, left
Bryant Rd Right
Martin Drive Left
Bryant Rd Left
Pytchley Rd Roundabout left
London Rd Left
Broadway Right
Headlands/Sheep St Left
Northampton Rd Left
Station St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 5
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Left
Queensberry Rd Left
Headlands Traffic light right
Bowling Green Rd Right
London Rd Left
St Marys Rd Roundabout right, roundabout ahead
Windmill Ave Traffic light left
Barton Rd Right
St Botolphs Rd/Powell Rd Left
Station Rd/Service Rd Left
Station Rd Right
William St/Pioneer Ave Right
Station Rd Mini roundabout right
Kettering Rd/High St Mini roundabout left
Higham Rd Left
A6 Roundabout left 2nd exit
A14 2nd exit left, roundabout right 3rd exit
Northampton Rd Roundabout ahead, left
Westhill Drive/Northampton Rd Right
Station Rd
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 6
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Left
Station Rd Crossroads ahead
Queensberry Rd Right
Broadway Mini roundabout ahead
London Rd Right
Pytchley Rd Right
Bryant Rd Left
Martin Rd Right
Bryant Rd Roundabout right
Pytchley Rd Roundabout left
Orion Way Left
Pytchley Lane Roundabout right
High St/Isham Rd Mini roundabout left
A509 Wellingborough Right
Station Rd Left
Victoria St/Regent Rd Right
Park Rd/Nene Rd Left
Queensway Left
Hillcrest Ave Mini roundabout left
Finedon Rd Mini roundabout left
High St/Kettering Rd Roundabout ahead
Kettering Rd Roundabout left, 2nd exit junction 8 right
A14 1st roundabout ahead
Northampton Rd Traffic light ahead, right, right
Station Rd
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 7
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Traffic light left
Northfield Ave 2nd right
Northampton Rd Left
Gipsy Lane End of road right
Westhill Drive Roundabout ahead
Northampton Rd Roundabout left, 2nd exit junction 10 left
A14 Junction 8 Right
Barton Rd Left
Warkton Lane Left
Deeble Rd End of road right
St Johns Rd Left
Deeble Rd Left
Warkton Lane/St Catherines Rd Left
Warkton Lane Left
Warkton Rd Mini roundabout right
Stamford Rd Right
Montagu St Left
Wellington St Left
King St Traffic light left
Rockingham Rd Traffic light ahead
Eskdaill St Traffic light left
Victoria St/Queen St Traffic light right
London Rd Traffic light right
Bowling Green Rd Traffic light left
Sheep St Left
Northampton Rd
Station Rd
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 8
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Right
Northfield Ave 2x roundabout ahead, right
Grafton St Left
Rockingham Rd Right
Britannia Rd Right
Cowper St/Reservoir Rd Left
Shakespeare Rd Left
Reservoir Rd Left
Hallwood Rd Left
Blandford Ave Right
Rockingham Rd Roundabout ahead, roundabout left
A43 Roundabout left
Henson Way Right
Linnell Way Right
Telford Way Roundabout left
Rothwell Rd Roundabout ahead
Lower St Traffic light ahead
Northall St Traffic light ahead
Eskdaill St Traffic light ahead
Victoria St/Queen St Traffic light end of road left
Silver St/London Rd Right
Broadway Right
Headlands Traffic light ahead
Sheep St Left
Northampton Rd Left
Station Rd
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 9
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Left
Queensbury Rd Left
Headlands Traffic light right
Bowling Green Rd Traffic light right
London Rd Traffic light ahead, roundabout right
Pytchley Rd 3rd left
Patrick Rd End of road right
Sussex Rd Left
Northumberland Rd 2nd left
Hertford Rd End of road right
Northumberland Rd End of road right
Sussex Rd Left
Patrick Rd End of road left
Pytchley Rd Roundabout ahead
A509 Roundabout ahead, roundabout right 5th exit
A14 West 2nd exit
Junction 7 Roundabout right 3rd exit
A43 Roundabout right
Rockingham Rd Roundabout ahead, 2nd left
Blandford Ave Right
Shakespeare Rd End of road left
Blandford Rd End of road left
Rockingham Rd Roundabout ahead, traffic light right
Northall St Left
Tanners Lane/Trafalgar Rd 3rd left
Jutland Way End of road right
Meadow Rd Roundabout left
Northfield Ave Traffic light left
Northampton Rd Right
Station Rd Right
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 10
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Right
Northfield Ave Traffic light left
Northampton Rd Right
Bowhill Left
Gipsy Lane Right
Northampton Rd Right
Westhill Drive/Gypsy Lane Left
Rothwell Rd Roundabout left
A14 3rd exit, roundabout 4th exit
Burton Latimer 2x roundabout ahead
Kettering Rd Right
Pioneer Ave Left
Kettering Rd Roundabout left
Station Rd Right
Powell Lane/St Botolphs Rd Left
Barton Rd Traffic light right
Windmill Ave Left
Pipers Hill Rd Right
Linden Ave Left
St Marys Rd Right
London Rd Left
Bowling Green Rd Right
Sheep St Left
Northampton Rd Left
Station St
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 11
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Right
Northfield Ave Traffic light ahead, roundabout ahead,
roundabout right
Rockingham Rd Left
Britannia Rd Right
Shakespeare Rd Right
Britannia Rd Left
Hallwood Rd Right
Kingsley Ave Left
Mitchell St/Blandford Ave Right
Rockingham Rd Roundabout ahead, roundabout right
A43 Stamford Roundabout right
Stamford Rd Roundabout left
Windmill Ave Roundabout right
St Marys Rd Traffic light right
London Rd Traffic light ahead
London Rd Traffic light left
Market St Left
Sheep St Traffic light right
Northampton Rd Left
Station Rd
Driving Test Centre
Route Number 12
Road Direction
Driving Test Centre Right
Station Rd Left
Queensberry Rd Crossroads ahead
Broadway Right
Garfield St Left
St Michaels Rd Right
Garfield St Right
Roundhill Rd End of road right
London Rd Roundabout left
Barton Rd Roundabout ahead
A6 2nd right
Higham Rd Roundabout right
High St Left
Churchill Way Right
Park Rd Left, right
Bridle Rd Right
Regent Rd Left
Glebe Rd Left
Station Rd Right
St Botolphs Rd Left
Barton Rd Traffic light right
Windmill Ave Left
Pipers Hill Rd End of road right
London Rd Left
Hawthorn Rd Right
Head Lands Left
Northampton Rd Left
Station Rd
Driving Test Centre