Chertsey

Somewhere real to practise

3 circuits from the test centre on Chertsey test centre, from DVSA's centre file, each one 26 minutes or more, taking in the junctions a Chertsey 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 · the Bell Bridge Road and Pyrcroft Road roundabout → the Guildford Road and Bittams Lane roundabout

Pyrcroft Road and out along Guildford Road

Round the middle of Chertsey, then out along Guildford Road towards Ottershaw and back. Eleven roundabouts, and the one to drive first.

5.7 milesabout 28 min

Test centre1Stops

Send to my navigator on WhatsApp

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 · 0.9 milesTo Guildford Road Open inGoogle Maps

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

On the route, the residential stretch of Guildford Road
Pick a gap at least a car and a half long, clear of driveways, and keep checking all round as you reverse in.
Directions for the passenger, leg 110 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 120 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Hanworth Lane 60 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into The Knoll 260 yards
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road 40 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Bell Bridge Road 330 yards
6. 6
  At the Bell Bridge Road and Pyrcroft Road roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Pyrcroft Road 210 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Carry on into Eastworth Road 160 yards
8. 8
  Turn right into King Street 130 yards
9. 9
  Turn right into Station Road 130 yards
10. 10
  Turn left into Guildford Road 100 yards
11. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 0.8 milesTo Little Green Lane Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road

Left off Guildford Road, a quiet residential road
Check all round before each move, and finish facing back the way you came in, ready for the next leg.
Directions for the passenger, leg 25 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Guildford Road 180 yards
2. 2
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road 0.6 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
3. 3
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road 70 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A320 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Little Green Lane 100 yards
6. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.
Leg 3 · 2.5 milesTo Hillswood Drive Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road

Left off Guildford Road, into the Hillswood business park road
Quiet at weekends and in the evening, busier at office hours. Use forward and reverse to turn round, and finish facing back towards Guildford Road.
Directions for the passenger, leg 38 steps
1. 1
  Facing back the way you came in, drive along Little Green Lane to the end 100 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Guildford Road 0.4 miles
3. 3
  At the Guildford Road and Bittams Lane roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road 210 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
4. 4
  Turn left into St Peter's Way 0.7 miles
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto St Peter's Way 0.7 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 A320 80 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Guildford Road 160 yards
8. 8
  Turn left into Hillswood Drive 150 yards
9. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.
Leg 4 · 1.4 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 47 steps
1. 1
  Facing back the way you came in, drive along Hillswood Drive to the end 120 yards
2. 2
  At the Guildford Road and Bittams Lane roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road 0.4 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
3. 3
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road 70 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Guildford Road 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Knoll 220 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn right into Hanworth Lane 60 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into the test centre.
8. 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 · the Eastworth Road and Victory Road roundabout → Addlestonemoor Roundabout → the Addlestone Road and Dashwood Lang Road roundabout

Addlestone Moor and Weybridge Road

East out of Chertsey by Eastworth Road, through Addlestone Moor and along Weybridge Road, then home the way you came. Nine roundabouts and steady town traffic.

6.2 milesabout 34 min

Test centre1Stops

Send to my navigator on WhatsApp

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 · 1.1 milesTo St. John's Way Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road

Right off Eastworth Road, a quiet side road
Keep it slow and look all round before every move. Finish facing back towards Eastworth Road.
Directions for the passenger, leg 19 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 120 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Hanworth Lane 60 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into The Knoll 260 yards
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road 40 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Bell Bridge Road 330 yards
6. 6
  At the Bell Bridge Road and Pyrcroft Road roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Pyrcroft Road 210 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Carry on into Eastworth Road 240 yards
8. 8
  At the Eastworth Road and Victory Road roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Eastworth Road 0.2 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
9. 9
  Turn right into St. John's Way 100 yards
10. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.
Leg 2 · 1.8 milesTo Addlestone Road Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then move off again

On the route, the stretch of Addlestone Road
Pick a gap clear of driveways and well back from any junction. Mirrors, signal and a look over your shoulder before you move off.
Directions for the passenger, leg 28 steps
1. 1
  Facing back the way you came in, drive along St. John's Way to the end 100 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Eastworth Road 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into Chertsey Road 0.2 miles
4. 4
  At Addlestonemoor Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Woburn Hill 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Weybridge Road 330 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn right into Link Road 100 yards
7. 7
  Turn right to stay on Link Road 80 yards
8. 8
  At the Addlestone Road and Dashwood Lang Road roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Addlestone Road 340 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
9. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then move off again.
Leg 3 · 1.8 milesTo Wheatash Road Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road

Left off Chertsey Road, a quiet residential road
Check all round before each move, and finish facing back the way you came in, ready for the next leg.
Directions for the passenger, leg 36 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Addlestone Road 300 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Weystone Road 90 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Weybridge Road 0.6 miles
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Woburn Hill 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At Addlestonemoor Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Chertsey Road 310 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into Wheatash Road 70 yards
7. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.
Leg 4 · 1.5 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 410 steps
1. 1
  Facing back the way you came in, drive along Wheatash Road to the end 70 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Chertsey Road 60 yards
3. 3
  Carry on into Eastworth Road 0.5 miles
4. 4
  At the Eastworth Road and Victory Road roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Eastworth Road 240 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Carry on into Pyrcroft Road 210 yards
6. 6
  At the Bell Bridge Road and Pyrcroft Road roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Pyrcroft Road 210 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Turn right into Guildford Road 0.2 miles
8. 8
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto The Knoll 220 yards
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
9. 9
  Turn right into Hanworth Lane 60 yards
10. 10
  Turn left into the test centre.
11. 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 · the Addlestone Road and Dashwood Lang Road roundabout → Addlestonemoor Roundabout → the Eastworth Road and Victory Road roundabout

The Addlestone loop the other way round

The same corner of Addlestone driven in the opposite direction, which is a different set of exits to count, finishing back through Chertsey by Pyrcroft Road. Eleven roundabouts.

5.9 milesabout 31 min

Test centre1Stops

Send to my navigator on WhatsApp

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 · 1.1 milesTo St. John's Way Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road

Right off Eastworth Road, a quiet side road
Keep it slow and look all round before every move. Finish facing back towards Eastworth Road.
Directions for the passenger, leg 19 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 120 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Hanworth Lane 60 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into The Knoll 260 yards
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Guildford Road 40 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Bell Bridge Road 330 yards
6. 6
  At the Bell Bridge Road and Pyrcroft Road roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Pyrcroft Road 210 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Carry on into Eastworth Road 240 yards
8. 8
  At the Eastworth Road and Victory Road roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Eastworth Road 0.2 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
9. 9
  Turn right into St. John's Way 100 yards
10. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.
Leg 2 · 1.8 milesTo Addlestone Road Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then move off again

On the route, the stretch of Addlestone Road
Pick a gap clear of driveways and well back from any junction. Mirrors, signal and a look over your shoulder before you move off.
Directions for the passenger, leg 28 steps
1. 1
  Facing back the way you came in, drive along St. John's Way to the end 100 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Eastworth Road 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into Chertsey Road 0.2 miles
4. 4
  At Addlestonemoor Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Woburn Hill 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Weybridge Road 330 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn right into Link Road 100 yards
7. 7
  Turn right to stay on Link Road 80 yards
8. 8
  At the Addlestone Road and Dashwood Lang Road roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Addlestone Road 340 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
9. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then move off again.
Leg 3 · 1.8 milesTo Wheatash Road Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road

Left off Chertsey Road, a quiet residential road
Check all round before each move, and finish facing back the way you came in, ready for the next leg.
Directions for the passenger, leg 36 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Addlestone Road 300 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Weystone Road 90 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Weybridge Road 0.6 miles
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Woburn Hill 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At Addlestonemoor Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Chertsey Road 310 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into Wheatash Road 70 yards
7. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.
Leg 4 · 1.3 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 49 steps
1. 1
  Facing back the way you came in, drive along Wheatash Road to the end 70 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Chertsey Road 60 yards
3. 3
  Carry on into Eastworth Road 0.4 miles
4. 4
  Turn left into Highfield Road 130 yards
5. 5
  Turn right into Station Road 0.3 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Guildford Road 270 yards
7. 7
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto The Knoll 220 yards
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
8. 8
  Turn right into Hanworth Lane 60 yards
9. 9
  Turn left into the test centre.
10. 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 Chertsey 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.

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Somewhere real to practise

Before you drive any of these

You drive. Somebody else reads.

Pyrcroft Road and out along Guildford Road

Drive it in 4 legs

Addlestone Moor and Weybridge Road

Drive it in 4 legs

The Addlestone loop the other way round

Drive it in 4 legs

Watch somebody else drive Chertsey first

You are already on Driving Test Hero

Is your Chertsey test on the right date?

Where the roads come from