Mill Hill (London)

Somewhere real to practise

4 circuits from the test centre on Unit 9, Granard Business Centre, Bunns Lane, each one 23 minutes or more, taking in the junctions a Mill Hill 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 · Mill Hill Circus → Holders Hill Circus

The Circus and Holders Hill

Town roundabouts and the residential streets between them. The gentlest of the six, and still the length of a short test.

5.4 milesabout 27 min

Test centre1Stops

Send to my navigator on WhatsApp

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 · 1.4 milesTo Hillside Grove Open inGoogle Maps

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

Residential, off Parkside in Mill Hill East, cars along the kerb
Quiet and slightly downhill, so use the handbrake before you start the reverse.
Directions for the passenger, leg 17 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 40 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Bunn's Lane 0.2 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into The Broadway 0.3 miles
4. 4
  At Mill Hill Circus, take the 3rd exit onto Watford Way 0.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into The Rise 130 yards
6. 6
  Turn right into Parkside 110 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Hillside Grove 150 yards
8. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 1.7 milesTo Abercorn Road Open inGoogle Maps

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

Residential, off Dollis Road just past Holders Hill Circus
Frith Lane at the top takes you back to Bittacy Hill, so there is no turning in the road.
Directions for the passenger, leg 29 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Hillside Grove 70 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Copthall Drive 100 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Bunn's Lane 240 yards
4. 4
  Turn right into Page Street 60 yards
5. 5
  Turn left into Pursley Road 0.5 miles
6. 6
  Carry on into Devonshire Road 0.6 miles
7. 7
  At Holders Hill Circus, take the 2nd exit onto Dollis Road 90 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
8. 8
  Turn left into Frith Court 220 yards
9. 9
  Turn left into Abercorn Road 80 yards
10. Stop here: Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off.
Leg 3 · 2.2 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 39 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Abercorn Road 210 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Frith Lane 80 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Bittacy Hill 120 yards
4. 4
  At Holders Hill Circus, take the 3rd exit onto Devonshire Road 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Carry on into Pursley Road 0.5 miles
6. 6
  Turn right into Page Street 60 yards
7. 7
  Turn left into Bunn's Lane 0.6 miles
8. 8
  Turn right to stay on Bunn's Lane 120 yards
9. 9
  Turn right 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.

Route 2 · Mill Hill Circus → Stirling Corner

The Circus out to Stirling Corner

Starts in the town and finishes on the open road north. A good second route once the Circus stops being frightening.

6.3 milesabout 26 min

Test centre1Stops

Send to my navigator on WhatsApp

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 · 1.2 milesTo Tretawn Gardens Open inGoogle Maps

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

Residential Mill Hill, between Uphill Grove and Marsh Lane
Quiet, with cars along the kerb. Stop clear of the bend and the driveways.
Directions for the passenger, leg 16 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 40 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Bunn's Lane 0.2 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into The Broadway 0.3 miles
4. 4
  At Mill Hill Circus, take the 2nd exit onto Lawrence Street 310 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Uphill Grove 0.2 miles
6. 6
  Turn right into Tretawn Gardens 200 yards
7. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 2.3 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 26 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: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
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 37 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 0.2 miles
7. 7
  Turn right 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.

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Route 3 · Apex Corner → Stirling Corner

Apex Corner and the A1 to Stirling

The fast one. Watford Way at 50, two of the biggest roundabouts in north London, and enough dual carriageway to get used to it.

5.7 milesabout 23 min

Test centre1Stops

Send to my navigator on WhatsApp

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 · 2.8 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 17 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 40 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Bunn's Lane 0.2 miles
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 2nd 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: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 2 · 2.7 milesTo Bunns Lane car park Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Station Road, by Mill Hill Broadway
Council pay and display, a few hundred yards from the test centre, so this is the one to practise in.
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.
8. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 3 · 0.2 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 33 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Bunns Lane car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Bunn's Lane 260 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into the test centre.
4. 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 · Holders Hill Circus → Apex Corner → Stirling Corner

The long way round

Longer than a real test. Worth doing once in the fortnight before the date, because tiredness is what turns a good drive into a careless fault.

9.7 milesabout 41 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 · 2.3 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 19 steps
1. 1
  Start on the test centre access road 40 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Bunn's Lane 120 yards
3. 3
  Turn left to stay on Bunn's Lane 0.6 miles
4. 4
  Turn right into Page Street 60 yards
5. 5
  Turn left into Pursley Road 0.5 miles
6. 6
  Carry on into Devonshire Road 0.6 miles
7. 7
  At Holders Hill Circus, take the 1st exit onto Bittacy Hill 0.3 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
8. 8
  Turn right into Royal Engineers Way 40 yards
9. 9
  Turn into Millbrook Park car park. Google Maps shows the entrance.
10. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 2 · 0.8 milesTo Engel Park Open inGoogle Maps

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

Residential, parked cars along both sides
Pick a gap with nothing to hit in front or behind, clear of driveways. Two car lengths is plenty.
Directions for the passenger, leg 23 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 right into Bittacy Hill 0.4 miles
3. 3
  Turn left into Engel Park 0.4 miles
4. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 3 · 3.8 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 311 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along Engel Park 30 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Bittacy Rise 150 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Pursley Road 190 yards
4. 4
  Turn right into Milespit Hill 340 yards
5. 5
  Turn left into Wise Lane 0.8 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Daws Lane 0.3 miles
7. 7
  Turn right into Watford Way 140 yards
8. 8
  At Mill Hill Circus, take the 1st exit onto Watford Way 0.5 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
9. 9
  At Apex Corner, take the 3rd exit onto Barnet Way 1.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
10. 10
  At Stirling Corner, take the 2nd exit onto Stirling Way 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
11. 11
  Turn left into Morrisons car park, Stirling Corner.
12. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 4 · 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 47 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 0.2 miles
7. 7
  Turn right 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.

Before you drive it

Watch somebody else drive Mill Hill 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.

A full Mill Hill test drive filmed by Get Wheel Driving, a local instructor. Chosen for the roads it covers rather than the advice: the Circus, Watford Way and the residential streets a Mill Hill test spends most of its time on.

Find more Mill Hill route videos

Opens a YouTube search for this centre, so you can watch a second run before you drive it yourself. A video only goes on this page once somebody here has watched the whole thing.

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Somewhere real to practise

Before you drive any of these

You drive. Somebody else reads.

The Circus and Holders Hill

Drive it in 3 legs

The Circus out to Stirling Corner

Drive it in 3 legs

Apex Corner and the A1 to Stirling

Drive it in 3 legs

The long way round

Drive it in 4 legs

Watch somebody else drive Mill Hill first

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Where the roads come from