Barnet

Somewhere real to practise

6 circuits from the test centre on Raydean House, 15-17 Western Parade, Barnet, each one 40 minutes or more, taking in the junctions a Barnet test actually uses. Turn by turn, with the roundabout exits numbered, and a manoeuvre to try on each one.

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Before you drive any of these

Practising in your own car is legal and it is the cheapest way to get better. The rules are short:

Whoever sits beside you must be over 21, qualified to drive that type of car, and have held their full licence for three years.
The car needs L plates front and rear, and insurance that covers you as a learner. Some insurers also want the supervisor to be over 25.
No motorways. A learner can only go on one with an approved instructor in a dual-control car, so none of these routes touch one.

The rules on GOV.UK

These are not the examiner's routes, and nobody else's are either.

DVSA stopped publishing test routes in 2010 and refuses freedom-of-information requests for them. Since December 2017 four tests in five are led by a sat nav the examiner sets up, so even the examiner's route is not a fixed thing you could learn.

What these are: loops on the real roads around the centre, put together so you meet the junctions and road types the test actually assesses. Drive the roads, not a sequence.

You drive. Somebody else reads.

Nobody can read a numbered list while driving, and a sat nav will not tell you which exit to take early enough to get in the right lane. So these routes are written for the person in the passenger seat: the supervising driver who has to be there anyway.

Two ways to do that: print the route and put it on their lap, or send it to them on WhatsApp. Either way they call the turns and you drive.

If the phone and the written steps disagree, the written steps are the route. Google plots its own line between the places we hand it, and it will sometimes take a turn this page would not print.

About the Google Maps links

Google does not follow our route. It draws its own between the places we give it, and it is bound by none of the rules these pages are built on, two of which matter here: no turn in the road and no motorway.

So a route goes to Google in legs, and each leg ends at a real place to stop: a car park, a quiet side street, a loop road, with a manoeuvre to do there. The next leg starts from a parked car, so there is nothing behind you for Google to turn round for. Every leg is opened in Google Maps and checked by hand before its button goes on the page.

A route whose legs have not been checked yet has no Google Maps button. Drive it with the written directions read out, which is how the test itself works anyway.

Two other things Google will not tell you: its travel time assumes a confident driver in clear traffic, so expect ours to be closer; and it will happily route you down something a learner should not be on. Look at it before you set off.

The small map on each route is ours, drawn from the same data. It needs no permission, loads instantly and prints, which is why it is the one you see first.

Route 1 · Southgate Circus → Cat Hill Roundabout

Southgate Circus and Cat Hill

Two A road roundabouts through East Barnet, with town traffic the whole way and nothing fast about it. The one to drive first.

8.6 milesabout 45 min

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Drive it in 3 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 3.8 milesTo Wynchgate Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car

Residential, off The Bourne by Southgate Circus, cars along both kerbs
A long straight road with plenty of gaps. Pick one clear of driveways and stop well back from the junction.
Directions for the passenger, leg 114 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 160 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Raydean Road 50 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Pricklers Hill 0.3 miles
4. 4
  Turn left into Lyonsdown Road 270 yards
5. 5
  Turn right into Longmore Avenue 0.6 miles
6. 6
  Turn right into East Barnet Road 200 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Cat Hill 240 yards
8. 8
  Turn right to stay on Cat Hill 0.6 miles
9. 9
  At Cat Hill Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Chase Side 1.0 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
10. 10
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Chase Side 0.3 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
11. 11
  At Southgate Circus, take the 1st exit onto Dennis Parade 100 yards
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
12. 12
  Carry on into Winchmore Hill Road 220 yards
13. 13
  Turn right into Raleigh Way 120 yards
14. 14
  Turn left into Wynchgate 260 yards
15. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 2.4 milesTo Heddon Court Avenue Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off

Residential Cockfosters, off Cat Hill
Wide and quiet, with houses set back. Check the road is clear both ways before you cross to the right.
Directions for the passenger, leg 27 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Wynchgate 230 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Queen Elizabeth's Drive 0.4 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into The Bourne 280 yards
4. 4
  At Southgate Circus, take the 2nd exit onto Chase Side 0.3 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Chase Side 1.0 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
6. 6
  At Cat Hill Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cat Hill 0.3 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
7. 7
  Turn right into Heddon Court Avenue 270 yards
8. Stop here: Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off.
Leg 3 · 2.4 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 311 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Heddon Court Avenue 330 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Cockfosters Road 120 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Freston Gardens 0.3 miles
4. 4
  Turn right into Cat Hill 0.4 miles
5. 5
  Turn left to stay on Cat Hill 240 yards
6. 6
  Turn right into East Barnet Road 200 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Longmore Avenue 0.6 miles
8. 8
  Carry on into Lyonsdown Road 190 yards
9. 9
  Turn right into Pricklers Hill 0.3 miles
10. 10
  Turn left into Raydean Road 50 yards
11. 11
  Turn right into the test centre.
12. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Route 2 · Cat Hill Roundabout → Betstyle Circus

Cat Hill and Betstyle Circus

Out to Betstyle Circus by way of Cat Hill, through the busiest part of New Southgate. Slow going rather than quick, and the traffic is the whole difficulty.

7.8 milesabout 40 min

Test centre1Stops

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Drive it in 3 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 2.9 milesTo Osidge Lane Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then move off again

Residential, just off Chase Side, houses on both sides
Stop a good way past the junction with Chase Side, clear of the bus stop.
Directions for the passenger, leg 110 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 160 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Raydean Road 50 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Pricklers Hill 0.3 miles
4. 4
  Turn left into Lyonsdown Road 270 yards
5. 5
  Turn right into Longmore Avenue 0.6 miles
6. 6
  Turn right into East Barnet Road 200 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Cat Hill 240 yards
8. 8
  Turn right to stay on Cat Hill 0.6 miles
9. 9
  At Cat Hill Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Chase Side 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
10. 10
  Turn right into Osidge Lane 150 yards
11. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then move off again.
Leg 2 · 2.1 milesTo Beaconsfield Road, by Bethune Park Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car

Residential, off Friern Barnet Road, the park on one side
Cars park along the park side. Two car lengths of kerb is plenty, and keep clear of the school entrance.
Directions for the passenger, leg 26 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Osidge Lane 0.3 miles
2. 2
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hampden Square 40 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
3. 3
  Carry on into Hampden Way 0.8 miles
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Waterfall Road 0.4 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At Betstyle Circus, take the 2nd exit onto Friern Barnet Road 0.2 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
6. 6
  Turn right into Beaconsfield Road 0.3 miles
7. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 3 · 2.8 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 36 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Beaconsfield Road 0.3 miles
2. 2
  Turn left into Oakleigh Road North 1.1 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into High Road 0.8 miles
4. 4
  Carry on into Pricklers Hill 0.4 miles
  
  Signed Great North Road along the way, and it is the same road.
5. 5
  Turn left into Raydean Road 50 yards
6. 6
  Turn right into the test centre.
7. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

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Route 3 · Cat Hill Roundabout → Southgate Circus → Betstyle Circus

Cat Hill, Southgate and Betstyle

The three big roundabouts east of the centre, one after another. Drive this one twice if exits and lane discipline are where the faults come from.

8.7 milesabout 47 min

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Drive it in 3 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 4.9 milesTo Brookdale Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car

Residential, off Waterfall Road at Arnos Grove
Turn in off Waterfall Road and use a gap well past the junction. Two car lengths is plenty.
Directions for the passenger, leg 114 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 160 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Raydean Road 50 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Pricklers Hill 0.3 miles
4. 4
  Turn left into Lyonsdown Road 270 yards
5. 5
  Turn right into Longmore Avenue 0.6 miles
6. 6
  Turn right into East Barnet Road 200 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Cat Hill 240 yards
8. 8
  Turn right to stay on Cat Hill 0.6 miles
9. 9
  At Cat Hill Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Chase Side 1.0 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
10. 10
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Chase Side 0.3 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
11. 11
  At Southgate Circus, take the 3rd exit onto High Street 0.6 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
12. 12
  At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Waterfall Road 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left. Signed The Green along the way, and it is the same road.
13. 13
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Waterfall Road 310 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
14. 14
  Turn left into Brookdale 270 yards
15. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 1 milesTo Beaconsfield Road, by Bethune Park Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off

Residential, off Friern Barnet Road, the park on one side
Cars park along the park side, so cross when it is clear and stop with a gap behind you to reverse into.
Directions for the passenger, leg 24 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Brookdale 270 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Bowes Road 0.3 miles
3. 3
  At Betstyle Circus, take the 1st exit onto Friern Barnet Road 0.2 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
4. 4
  Turn right into Beaconsfield Road 0.3 miles
5. Stop here: Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off.
Leg 3 · 2.8 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 36 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Beaconsfield Road 0.3 miles
2. 2
  Turn left into Oakleigh Road North 1.1 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into High Road 0.8 miles
4. 4
  Carry on into Pricklers Hill 0.4 miles
  
  Signed Great North Road along the way, and it is the same road.
5. 5
  Turn left into Raydean Road 50 yards
6. 6
  Turn right into the test centre.
7. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Route 4 · Stirling Corner → Apex Corner

Stirling Corner and Apex Corner

West across the top of the borough to the A1, which is the first of these to leave town speeds behind. Drive it when holding a lane and reading the signs early are what you want the practice on.

12.5 milesabout 54 min

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Drive it in 4 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 3.6 milesTo Morrisons car park, Stirling Corner Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Stirling Way, first left off Stirling Corner
A big supermarket car park with plenty of empty bays at the far end. Borehamwood test centre is on the same road, so you may see a test car or two.
Directions for the passenger, leg 17 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 80 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Great North Road 50 yards
3. 3
  Carry on into Barnet Hill 0.7 miles
  
  Signed High Street along the way, and it is the same road.
4. 4
  Turn left into Wood Street 0.8 miles
5. 5
  Carry on into Barnet Road 1.9 miles
6. 6
  At Stirling Corner, take the 3rd exit onto Stirling Way 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Turn left into Morrisons car park, Stirling Corner.
8. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 2 · 2.7 milesTo Bunns Lane car park, Mill Hill Open inGoogle Maps

Forward bay park, then reverse out

Station Road, by Mill Hill Broadway
Council pay and display, and the turning point of the route, so leave it towards The Broadway and Mill Hill Circus.
Directions for the passenger, leg 27 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Morrisons car park, Stirling Corner slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Stirling Way 70 yards
3. 3
  At Stirling Corner, take the 3rd exit onto Barnet Way 1.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
4. 4
  Carry on into A1 0.6 miles
  
  Signed Watford Way along the way, and it is the same road.
5. 5
  At Mill Hill Circus, take the 3rd exit onto The Broadway 0.3 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into Bunn's Lane 160 yards
7. 7
  Turn right into Bunns Lane car park, Mill Hill.
8. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 3 · 5.5 milesTo Fitzjohn Avenue car park, High Barnet Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Off the High Street, just past Wood Street
Council car park behind the High Street. Take a bay away from the entrance and mind pedestrians cutting through.
Directions for the passenger, leg 310 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Bunns Lane car park, Mill Hill slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Bunn's Lane 130 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into The Broadway 0.3 miles
4. 4
  At Mill Hill Circus, take the 1st exit onto Watford Way 0.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At Apex Corner, take the 3rd exit onto Barnet Way 1.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  At Stirling Corner, take the 4th exit onto Barnet Road 1.9 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Carry on into Wood Street 0.8 miles
8. 8
  Turn right into High Street 120 yards
9. 9
  Turn right into Fitzjohn Avenue 60 yards
10. 10
  Turn right into Fitzjohn Avenue car park, High Barnet.
11. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 4 · 0.8 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 46 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Fitzjohn Avenue car park, High Barnet slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Fitzjohn Avenue 70 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into High Street 230 yards
4. 4
  Carry on into Barnet Hill 0.5 miles
5. 5
  Turn left into Western Parade 110 yards
6. 6
  Turn left into the test centre.
7. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Route 5 · Stirling Corner → Mill Hill Circus → Apex Corner

Stirling, Mill Hill Circus and Apex

The A1 out to Mill Hill Circus and back by Apex Corner, most of it on dual carriageway. Worth driving once the speed itself has stopped being the hard part.

12.7 milesabout 54 min

Test centre1Stops

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Drive it in 4 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 6 milesTo Bunns Lane car park, Mill Hill Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Station Road, by Mill Hill Broadway
Council pay and display. Leave it towards The Broadway, which is the way the route carries on.
Directions for the passenger, leg 110 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 80 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Great North Road 50 yards
3. 3
  Carry on into Barnet Hill 0.7 miles
  
  Signed High Street along the way, and it is the same road.
4. 4
  Turn left into Wood Street 0.8 miles
5. 5
  Carry on into Barnet Road 1.9 miles
6. 6
  At Stirling Corner, take the 1st exit onto Barnet Way 1.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Carry on into A1 0.6 miles
  
  Signed Watford Way along the way, and it is the same road.
8. 8
  At Mill Hill Circus, take the 3rd exit onto The Broadway 0.3 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
9. 9
  Turn left into Bunn's Lane 160 yards
10. 10
  Turn right into Bunns Lane car park, Mill Hill.
11. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 2 · 0.9 milesTo Stoneyfields Gardens Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off

Residential, off Stoneyfields Lane just past Apex Corner
Gibbs Green loops you back out to Selvage Lane, so there is no turning in the road.
Directions for the passenger, leg 27 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Bunns Lane car park, Mill Hill slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Bunn's Lane 180 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Hale Lane 0.5 miles
4. 4
  Turn left into Deans Lane 40 yards
5. 5
  Turn right into Hale Lane 210 yards
6. 6
  Turn right into Gibbs Green 290 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Stoneyfields Gardens 70 yards
8. Stop here: Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off.
Leg 3 · 5 milesTo Fitzjohn Avenue car park, High Barnet Open inGoogle Maps

Forward bay park, then reverse out

Off the High Street, just past Wood Street
Council car park behind the High Street. Check both blind spots before you back out, people cut through here on foot.
Directions for the passenger, leg 311 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Stoneyfields Gardens 70 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Stoneyfields Lane 130 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Ridgemont Gardens 140 yards
4. 4
  Turn left into Gibbs Green 350 yards
5. 5
  Turn left into Selvage Lane 220 yards
6. 6
  At Apex Corner, take the 2nd exit onto Barnet Way 1.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  At Stirling Corner, take the 4th exit onto Barnet Road 1.9 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
8. 8
  Carry on into Wood Street 0.8 miles
9. 9
  Turn right into High Street 120 yards
10. 10
  Turn right into Fitzjohn Avenue 60 yards
11. 11
  Turn right into Fitzjohn Avenue car park, High Barnet.
12. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 4 · 0.8 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 46 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Fitzjohn Avenue car park, High Barnet slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Fitzjohn Avenue 70 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into High Street 230 yards
4. 4
  Carry on into Barnet Hill 0.5 miles
5. 5
  Turn left into Western Parade 110 yards
6. 6
  Turn left into the test centre.
7. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Route 6 · Holders Hill Circus → Mill Hill Circus → Stirling Corner

The long way west

Out to Holders Hill Circus, back through Mill Hill and home by Stirling Corner, which makes it a good deal longer than a real test. Worth driving once in the fortnight before the date, because tiredness is what turns a good drive into a careless fault.

13.1 milesabout 61 min

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Drive it in 5 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 2.1 milesTo Holden Road Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car

Residential Woodside Park, wide with cars along the kerb
Plenty of gaps. Pick one clear of driveways and the bend.
Directions for the passenger, leg 18 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 160 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Raydean Road 50 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Pricklers Hill 0.3 miles
4. 4
  Carry on into High Road 0.7 miles
  
  Signed Great North Road along the way, and it is the same road.
5. 5
  Turn right into St. Margaret's Avenue 0.2 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Naylor Road 0.2 miles
7. 7
  Carry on into Ridgeview Road 0.3 miles
8. 8
  Turn right into Holden Road 0.3 miles
9. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 2 milesTo Millbrook Park car park Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Royal Engineers Way, off Bittacy Hill
Supermarket car park, open all day. Use a quiet corner rather than the bays by the door.
Directions for the passenger, leg 26 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Holden Road 0.5 miles
  Signed Westbury Road along the way, and it is the same road.
2. 2
  Turn right into Argyle Road 180 yards
3. 3
  Carry on into Frith Lane 1.2 miles
  
  Signed Lullington Garth along the way, and it is the same road.
4. 4
  Turn right into Bittacy Hill 0.2 miles
5. 5
  Turn right into Royal Engineers Way 40 yards
6. 6
  Turn into Millbrook Park car park. Google Maps shows the entrance.
7. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 3 · 3.1 milesTo Tretawn Gardens Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off

Residential Mill Hill, between Uphill Grove and Marsh Lane
Quiet, with cars along the kerb. Cross when it is clear and stop with a gap behind you.
Directions for the passenger, leg 311 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Millbrook Park car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars, onto Royal Engineers Way 40 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Bittacy Hill 0.3 miles
3. 3
  At Holders Hill Circus, take the 3rd exit onto Devonshire Road 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
4. 4
  Carry on into Pursley Road 210 yards
5. 5
  Turn right into Milespit Hill 340 yards
6. 6
  Turn left into Wise Lane 0.8 miles
7. 7
  Turn left into Daws Lane 0.3 miles
8. 8
  Turn right into Watford Way 140 yards
9. 9
  At Mill Hill Circus, take the 2nd exit onto Lawrence Street 310 yards
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
10. 10
  Turn left into Uphill Grove 0.2 miles
11. 11
  Turn right into Tretawn Gardens 200 yards
12. Stop here: Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off.
Leg 4 · 2.3 milesTo Morrisons car park, Stirling Corner Open inGoogle Maps

Forward bay park, then reverse out

Stirling Way, first left off Stirling Corner
A big supermarket car park with plenty of empty bays at the far end. Check both blind spots before you back out.
Directions for the passenger, leg 46 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Tretawn Gardens 260 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Marsh Lane 0.4 miles
3. 3
  Turn left into Barnet Way 70 yards
4. 4
  At Apex Corner, take the 4th exit onto Barnet Way 1.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At Stirling Corner, take the 2nd exit onto Stirling Way 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into Morrisons car park, Stirling Corner.
7. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 5 · 3.6 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 58 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Morrisons car park, Stirling Corner slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Stirling Way 70 yards
3. 3
  At Stirling Corner, take the 2nd exit onto Barnet Road 1.9 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
4. 4
  Carry on into Wood Street 0.8 miles
5. 5
  Turn right into High Street 350 yards
6. 6
  Carry on into Barnet Hill 0.5 miles
7. 7
  Turn left into Western Parade 110 yards
8. 8
  Turn left into the test centre.
9. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Before you drive it

Watch somebody else drive Barnet first

Instructors film these roads constantly. Watch for the roads: which roundabout, which multi-lane approach, where the lanes split. Not for a sequence to memorise, because the sequence is the one thing that changes.

Find more Barnet route videos

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Is your Barnet test on the right date?

Practising for a date that is too far off, or one that comes before you are ready? A swap with a learner at Barnet who wants the opposite moves both of you, and DVSA does it over the phone. DVSA's median wait from booking to test at Barnet was 19.1 weeks in September 2026. Tell us which way you want to move and we email you when a learner who could swap with you joins. Your email is never shown to anyone.

One email to confirm, no password, and one click takes you off the list. How we handle your details.

No test booked yet? There is nothing to swap until you have one. Book on GOV.UK, then come back.

Where the roads come from

Every road, roundabout and car park named on this page comes from OpenStreetMap, used under the Open Database Licence. Trust the signs, not us.

Distances and times are calculated, not driven. The turns between the junctions are worked out by OSRM, an open source router running on that same map data. The times assume town-centre averages, so treat them as a rough guide.

Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it, or fix it in OpenStreetMap and it corrects itself everywhere.

Somewhere real to practise

Before you drive any of these

You drive. Somebody else reads.

Southgate Circus and Cat Hill

Drive it in 3 legs

Cat Hill and Betstyle Circus

Drive it in 3 legs

Cat Hill, Southgate and Betstyle

Drive it in 3 legs

Stirling Corner and Apex Corner

Drive it in 4 legs

Stirling, Mill Hill Circus and Apex

Drive it in 4 legs

The long way west

Drive it in 5 legs

Watch somebody else drive Barnet first

You are already on Driving Test Hero

Is your Barnet test on the right date?

Where the roads come from