Dudley

Somewhere real to practise

5 circuits from the test centre on Newton House, The Pensnett Estate, each one 24 minutes or more, taking in the junctions a Dudley 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.

Route 1 · Scotts Green Island → Russels Hall Island

Scotts Green and Russels Hall

The two islands nearest the centre, out by the Southern By-pass. The shortest of the five and the one to drive first.

4.9 milesabout 25 min

High Street Ashenhurst Road Kingswinford Road 1 2 3

Test centre1Stops

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.

  1. Leg 1 · 1.3 milesTo Albert Street Open inGoogle Maps

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

    Right off High Street, a quiet residential road

    Use forward and reverse, as few moves as you need, and finish facing back towards High Street.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 14 steps
    1. 1

      Start on Second Avenue 160 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    3. 3

      Turn left into High Street 1.0 miles

    4. 4

      Turn right into Albert Street 80 yards

    5. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.

  2. Leg 2 · 1.3 milesTo Scotts Green Close Open inGoogle Maps

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

    On the route, the residential stretch of Scotts Green Close between Montrose Drive and Scotts Green Island

    Cross to the right only when the road is clear both ways, and check over both shoulders before you rejoin on the left.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 27 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Albert Street to the end 80 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into High Street 0.4 miles

    3. 3

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto Kingswinford Road 90 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    4. 4

      Turn left into Bushey Fields Road 150 yards

    5. 5

      Turn right into Ashenhurst Road 0.5 miles

    6. 6

      Turn right into Montrose Drive 120 yards

    7. 7

      Turn right into Scotts Green Close 210 yards

    8. Stop here: Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off.

  3. Leg 3 · 1.1 milesTo Bell Street Open inGoogle Maps

    Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out

    Left off High Street, a quiet residential road

    Keep it slow and look all round before every move. Finish facing back towards High Street.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 34 steps
    1. 1

      Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Scotts Green Close 250 yards

    2. 2

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 4th exit onto Kingswinford Road 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    3. 3

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto High Street 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    4. 4

      Turn left into Bell Street 90 yards

    5. Stop here: Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out.

  4. Leg 4 · 1.2 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 44 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Bell Street to the end 90 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into High Street 0.9 miles

    3. 3

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    4. 4

      Turn left into Second Avenue 160 yards

    5. 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 · Russels Hall Island → Scotts Green Island

Russels Hall and Scotts Green

The same two islands the other way round, which is a different drive by different roads. A sensible second, with five roundabouts to the first one's three.

5.9 milesabout 29 min

High Street Dudley Southern By-pass Kingswinford Road 1 2 3

Test centre1Stops

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.

  1. Leg 1 · 1.2 milesTo Church Street Open inGoogle Maps

    Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out

    Right off High Street, a quiet residential road

    Keep it slow and look all round before every move. Finish facing back towards High Street.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 14 steps
    1. 1

      Start on Second Avenue 160 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    3. 3

      Turn left into High Street 0.9 miles

    4. 4

      Turn right into Church Street 130 yards

    5. Stop here: Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out.

  2. Leg 2 · 1.1 milesTo Clee Road Open inGoogle Maps

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

    Left off Dudley Southern By-pass, a quiet residential road

    Use forward and reverse, as few moves as you need, and finish facing back towards Dudley Southern By-pass.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 25 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Church Street to the end 130 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into High Street 0.5 miles

    3. 3

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto Kingswinford Road 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    4. 4

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 2nd exit onto Stourbridge Road 70 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      Turn right into Clee Road 90 yards

    6. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.

  3. Leg 3 · 2.4 milesTo Bell Street Open inGoogle Maps

    Parallel park behind a parked car, then turn the car round in the road

    Left off High Street, 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 38 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Clee Road to the end 90 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into Stourbridge Road 70 yards

    3. 3

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 1st exit onto Dudley Southern By-pass 0.6 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    4. 4

      At Cinder Bank Island, take the 5th exit onto Dudley Southern By-pass 0.6 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      Turn right to stay on Dudley Southern By-pass 60 yards

    6. 6

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 2nd exit onto Kingswinford Road 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    7. 7

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto High Street 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    8. 8

      Turn left into Bell Street 90 yards

    9. Stop here: Parallel park behind a parked car, then turn the car round in the road.

  4. Leg 4 · 1.2 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 44 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Bell Street to the end 90 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into High Street 0.9 miles

    3. 3

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    4. 4

      Turn left into Second Avenue 160 yards

    5. 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 · Russels Hall Island → Cinder Bank Island

Russels Hall and Cinder Bank

Across the middle of Dudley to Netherton and back, seven roundabouts end to end. The traffic does most of the asking.

7.1 milesabout 34 min

High Street Duncan Edwards Way Dudley Southern By-pass 1 2 3

Test centre1Stops

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.

  1. Leg 1 · 2.1 milesTo Clee Road Open inGoogle Maps

    Parallel park behind a parked car, then turn the car round in the road

    Left off Dudley Southern By-pass, 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 16 steps
    1. 1

      Start on Second Avenue 160 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    3. 3

      Turn left into High Street 1.4 miles

    4. 4

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto Kingswinford Road 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 2nd exit onto Stourbridge Road 70 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    6. 6

      Turn right into Clee Road 90 yards

    7. Stop here: Parallel park behind a parked car, then turn the car round in the road.

  2. Leg 2 · 3 milesTo Hilderic Crescent Open inGoogle Maps

    Pull up on the left, then move off again along Hilderic Crescent

    Left off Kingswinford Road, a quiet residential road

    Choose a safe, legal place and stop smoothly. Move off only when the road behind is clear.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 213 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Clee Road to the end 90 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into Stourbridge Road 0.4 miles

    3. 3

      Carry on into Queen's Cross 0.3 miles

    4. 4

      Turn left into High Street 0.3 miles

    5. 5

      Turn right into Union Street 80 yards

    6. 6

      Carry on into New Mill Street 140 yards

    7. 7

      Turn left into The Minories 130 yards

    8. 8

      Turn right into Flood Street 130 yards

    9. 9

      At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Duncan Edwards Way 0.6 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    10. 10

      At Cinder Bank Island, take the 3rd exit onto Dudley Southern By-pass 0.6 miles

      No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.

    11. 11

      Turn right to stay on Dudley Southern By-pass 60 yards

    12. 12

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 2nd exit onto Kingswinford Road 180 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    13. 13

      Turn left into Hilderic Crescent 330 yards

    14. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then move off again along Hilderic Crescent.

  3. Leg 3 · 0.7 milesTo Bell Street Open inGoogle Maps

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

    Left off High Street, a quiet residential road

    Use forward and reverse, as few moves as you need, and finish facing back towards High Street.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 35 steps
    1. 1

      Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Hilderic Crescent 70 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into Kingswinford Road 190 yards

    3. 3

      Turn right to stay on Kingswinford Road 70 yards

    4. 4

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto High Street 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      Turn left into Bell Street 90 yards

    6. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.

  4. Leg 4 · 1.2 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 44 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Bell Street to the end 90 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into High Street 0.9 miles

    3. 3

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    4. 4

      Turn left into Second Avenue 160 yards

    5. 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 · Scotts Green Island → Five Ways

Scotts Green and Five Ways

Round to Five Ways in Brierley Hill and back, and the only one of the five that never leaves thirty. Drive this one twice if exits and lane discipline are where the faults come from.

7.8 milesabout 35 min

High Street Burton Road First Avenue 1 2 3 4

Test centre1Stops

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.

  1. Leg 1 · 1.2 milesTo Bell Street Open inGoogle Maps

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

    Right off High Street, a quiet residential road

    Use forward and reverse, as few moves as you need, and finish facing back towards High Street.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 14 steps
    1. 1

      Start on Second Avenue 160 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    3. 3

      Turn left into High Street 0.9 miles

    4. 4

      Turn right into Bell Street 90 yards

    5. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.

  2. Leg 2 · 1.9 milesTo Charlton Street Open inGoogle Maps

    Parallel park behind a parked car, then move off again along Charlton Street

    Left off Wolverhampton Street, a side road

    Check all round before each move, and move off only when the road behind is clear.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 28 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Bell Street to the end 90 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into High Street 0.4 miles

    3. 3

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto Kingswinford Road 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    4. 4

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 2nd exit onto Stourbridge Road 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      Turn left into Wellington Road 0.4 miles

    6. 6

      Carry on into Southalls Lane 150 yards

    7. 7

      Turn left into Wolverhampton Street 60 yards

    8. 8

      Turn left into Charlton Street 30 yards

    9. Stop here: Parallel park behind a parked car, then move off again along Charlton Street.

  3. Leg 3 · 1.7 milesTo Badger Street Open inGoogle Maps

    Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out

    Right off Kent Street, a quiet residential road

    Keep it slow and look all round before every move. Finish facing back towards Kent Street.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 37 steps
    1. 1

      Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Charlton Street 80 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into Southalls Lane 150 yards

    3. 3

      Turn left into Wolverhampton Street 0.3 miles

    4. 4

      At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Salop Street 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 Highland Road 160 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    6. 6

      Carry on into Burton Road 0.8 miles

      Signed Burton Road East and Kent Street along the way, and it is the same road.

    7. 7

      Turn right into Badger Street 70 yards

    8. Stop here: Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out.

  4. Leg 4 · 1.6 milesTo Prospect Road Open inGoogle Maps

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

    Right off Bull Street, a quiet residential road

    Use forward and reverse, as few moves as you need, and finish facing back towards Bull Street.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 410 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Badger Street to the end 70 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into Kent Street 0.2 miles

    3. 3

      Turn left into Hill Street 0.2 miles

    4. 4

      Turn left into Holloway Street 0.3 miles

    5. 5

      Carry on into Ruiton Street 350 yards

    6. 6

      At Five Ways, take the 3rd exit onto Church Street 270 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    7. 7

      Turn right into Temple Street 220 yards

    8. 8

      Carry on into Zoar Street 350 yards

      Signed Abbey Road along the way, and it is the same road.

    9. 9

      Turn left into Bull Street 50 yards

    10. 10

      Turn right into Prospect Road 120 yards

    11. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.

  5. Leg 5 · 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 58 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Prospect Road to the end 60 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into Prices Road 40 yards

    3. 3

      Turn right into Bull Street 280 yards

    4. 4

      Carry on into Cinder Road 0.5 miles

      Signed Stallings Lane along the way, and it is the same road.

    5. 5

      At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Stallings Lane 120 yards

      No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.

    6. 6

      At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto B4175 110 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    7. 7

      Turn left into First Avenue 0.4 miles

    8. 8

      Turn right into Second Avenue 160 yards

    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.

Route 5 · Russels Hall Island → Castle Gate Island

The long way round by Castle Gate

The full width of the town, out past the castle to Castle Gate. The longest here, and worth driving once in the fortnight before the date, because tiredness is what turns a good drive into a careless fault.

7.9 milesabout 39 min

High Street Duncan Edwards Way 1 2 3 4

Test centre1Stops

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.

  1. Leg 1 · 2.1 milesTo Clee Road Open inGoogle Maps

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

    Left off Dudley Southern By-pass, a quiet residential road

    Use forward and reverse, as few moves as you need, and finish facing back towards Dudley Southern By-pass.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 16 steps
    1. 1

      Start on Second Avenue 160 yards

    2. 2

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    3. 3

      Turn left into High Street 1.4 miles

    4. 4

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto Kingswinford Road 0.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 2nd exit onto Stourbridge Road 70 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    6. 6

      Turn right into Clee Road 90 yards

    7. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then turn the car round in the road.

  2. Leg 2 · 2.3 milesTo Porter Street Open inGoogle Maps

    Parallel park behind a parked car, then turn the car round in the road

    Left off Trindle Road, a side 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 28 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Clee Road to the end 90 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into Stourbridge Road 70 yards

    3. 3

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 1st exit onto Dudley Southern By-pass 0.6 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    4. 4

      At Cinder Bank Island, take the 2nd exit onto Duncan Edwards Way 0.6 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Duncan Edwards Way 0.5 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    6. 6

      At Castle Gate Island, take the 1st exit onto Castle Hill 90 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    7. 7

      Turn left into Trindle Road 0.3 miles

    8. 8

      Turn left into Porter Street 60 yards

    9. Stop here: Parallel park behind a parked car, then turn the car round in the road.

  3. Leg 3 · 0.7 milesTo Junction Street Open inGoogle Maps

    Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out

    Left off Queen's Cross, a quiet residential road

    Keep it slow and look all round before every move. Finish facing back towards Queen's Cross.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 34 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Porter Street to the end 60 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into Trindle Road 90 yards

    3. 3

      Carry on into King Street 0.6 miles

      Signed B4587 and Queen's Cross along the way, and it is the same road.

    4. 4

      Turn left into Junction Street 70 yards

    5. Stop here: Turn the car round in the road, then pull up on the left facing back out.

  4. Leg 4 · 0.9 milesTo Hilderic Crescent Open inGoogle Maps

    Pull up on the left, then move off again along Hilderic Crescent

    Left off Kingswinford Road, a quiet residential road

    Choose a safe, legal place and stop smoothly. Move off only when the road behind is clear.

    Directions for the passenger, leg 45 steps
    1. 1

      Facing back the way you came in, drive along Junction Street to the end 70 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into Queen's Cross 170 yards

    3. 3

      Carry on into Stourbridge Road 0.5 miles

    4. 4

      At Scotts Green Island, take the 3rd exit onto Kingswinford Road 180 yards

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      Turn left into Hilderic Crescent 330 yards

    6. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then move off again along Hilderic Crescent.

  5. Leg 5 · 1.8 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 56 steps
    1. 1

      Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Hilderic Crescent 70 yards

    2. 2

      Turn left into Kingswinford Road 190 yards

    3. 3

      Turn right to stay on Kingswinford Road 70 yards

    4. 4

      At Russels Hall Island, take the 2nd exit onto High Street 1.4 miles

      Approach in the left lane and signal left.

    5. 5

      Turn right into First Avenue 220 yards

    6. 6

      Turn left into Second Avenue 160 yards

    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.

Before you drive it

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