Morden

Somewhere real to practise

6 circuits from the test centre on 10 Tudor Drive, Morden, each one 35 minutes or more, taking in the junctions a Morden test actually uses. Turn by turn, with the roundabout exits numbered, and a manoeuvre to try on each one.

Swap your Morden test Straight to the routes

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, speeds and road types the test actually assesses. Drive the roads, not a sequence.

You drive. Somebody else reads.

Nobody can read a numbered list at 30 mph, 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 their phone. 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 points we hand it, and it will sometimes take a turn this page would not print.

About the Google Maps links

Google takes nine points per link and plots its own line between them. It is not following our route, it is drawing its own through the same places, and it is bound by none of the rules these pages are built on. Three of those rules matter here: no turn in the road, no motorway, and nothing over 50 mph. A phone can do all three between two of our points.

So the route is handed over in parts rather than one link. Nine points across twelve miles is one every mile and a half, and a mile and a half is enough for a phone to take a different road entirely. Three or four links put a point every four hundred metres or so, and each one sits just past a turn rather than on a roundabout, because a point on a roundabout says you went through it and nothing about which way you left.

That is a much closer line than one link gives. It is still not ours, and on a long straight with no turns in it there is nothing for a waypoint to pin.

Two other things it 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 · Shannon Corner → Beverley roundabout

Shannon Corner and Beverley

Up to New Malden and back through Lower Morden. The shortest of the six and the one to drive first.

5.1 milesabout 35 minup to 50 mph

Maps: part 1 of 2 Maps: part 2 of 2

Google takes nine points per link, so this route is handed over in 2 parts. Drive one, pull in somewhere safe, open the next.

1
Start on Tudor Drive 0.5 miles 20
2
At Beverley roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Grand Drive 0.5 miles20
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
3
Turn left into Westway 250 yards 20
4
Turn left into Crossway 80 yards 20
5
Turn right into West Barnes Lane 0.3 miles 20
6
Turn left into Burlington Road 210 yards 20
7
Turn right to stay on Burlington Road 0.2 miles 20
8
At Shannon Corner, take the 1st exit onto Malden Way 0.3 miles30
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours. The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
9
Turn right to stay on Malden Way 140 yards 30
10
Turn left to stay on Malden Way 0.2 miles 50

The limit here is 50 mph, up from 30.
11
At Malden Junction, take the 1st exit onto Malden Road 60 yards30
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 30 mph, down from 50.
12
Turn left into Blakes Lane 0.4 miles 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
13
Turn right into West Barnes Lane 290 yards 20
14
Turn left to stay on West Barnes Lane 50 yards 20
15
Turn left to stay on West Barnes Lane 0.5 miles 20
16
Carry on into Crossway 260 yards 20
17
Turn right to stay on Crossway 50 yards 20
18
Turn right into Grand Drive 0.6 miles 20
19
At Beverley roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive 0.5 miles20
Approach in the left lane and signal left.

Route 2 · Malden Junction → Beverley roundabout

Malden Junction and Beverley

The same corner of New Malden by a different way in, then home on Grand Drive. A sensible second drive.

5.3 milesabout 36 minup to 50 mph

Maps: part 1 of 2 Maps: part 2 of 2

Google takes nine points per link, so this route is handed over in 2 parts. Drive one, pull in somewhere safe, open the next.

1
Start on Tudor Drive 0.5 miles 20
2
At Beverley roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Grand Drive 0.5 miles20
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
3
Turn left into Westway 250 yards 20
4
Turn left into Crossway 80 yards 20
5
Turn right into West Barnes Lane 0.3 miles 20
6
Turn left into Burlington Road 210 yards 20
7
Turn right to stay on Burlington Road 0.2 miles 20
8
At Shannon Corner, take the 1st exit onto Malden Way 0.3 miles30
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours. The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
9
Turn right to stay on Malden Way 140 yards 30
10
Turn left to stay on Malden Way 0.2 miles 50

The limit here is 50 mph, up from 30.
11
At Malden Junction, take the 1st exit onto Malden Road 0.3 miles30
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 30 mph, down from 50.
12
Turn left into Motspur Park 0.6 miles 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
13
Carry on into West Barnes Lane 0.7 miles 20

Signed Crossway along the way, and it is the same road.
14
Turn right into Crossway 50 yards 20
15
Turn right into Grand Drive 0.6 miles 20
16
At Beverley roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive 0.5 miles20
Approach in the left lane and signal left.

Route 3 · Rosehill Roundabout → Shannon Corner

Rosehill and Shannon Corner

East to Rosehill, where six roads meet, then across to New Malden. Busy rather than fast, and the traffic is the difficulty.

8.6 milesabout 50 minup to 50 mph

Maps: part 1 of 3 Maps: part 2 of 3 Maps: part 3 of 3

Google takes nine points per link, so this route is handed over in 3 parts. Drive one, pull in somewhere safe, open the next.

1
Start on Tudor Drive 100 yards 20
2
Turn left into Epsom Road 0.6 miles 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
3
Turn right into Central Road 110 yards 30
4
Turn right into B278 0.7 miles 30?
5
At Rosehill Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto St. Helier Avenue 1.0 miles30
Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Morden Hall Road 370 yards30
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
7
Turn left into Aberconway Road 340 yards 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
8
Turn right into London Road 150 yards 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
9
Turn right to stay on London Road 90 yards 30
10
Turn left into Crown Road 120 yards 30?
11
Turn left into Crown Lane 150 yards 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
12
Turn right into Martin Way 0.7 miles 20
13
At Martin Way, take the 2nd exit onto Bushey Road
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
14
Turn left to stay on Bushey Road 1.0 miles 20
15
Carry on into Beverley Way 0.3 miles 40

The limit here is 40 mph, up from 20.
16
At Shannon Corner, take the 2nd exit onto Malden Way 0.3 miles30
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 30 mph, down from 40.
17
Turn right to stay on Malden Way 140 yards 30
18
Turn left to stay on Malden Way 0.2 miles 50

The limit here is 50 mph, up from 30.
19
At Malden Junction, take the 1st exit onto Malden Road 60 yards30
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 30 mph, down from 50.
20
Turn left into Blakes Lane 0.4 miles 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
21
Turn right into West Barnes Lane 290 yards 20
22
Turn left to stay on West Barnes Lane 50 yards 20
23
Turn left to stay on West Barnes Lane 0.5 miles 20
24
Carry on into Crossway 260 yards 20
25
Turn right to stay on Crossway 50 yards 20
26
Turn right into Grand Drive 0.6 miles 20
27
At Beverley roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive 0.5 miles20
Approach in the left lane and signal left.

Add a manoeuvre

One will be chosen for you.

Suggested from the map, not from a visit. Look at the road and the signs before you commit to anything, and do not block a driveway or a junction.

Route 4 · Tolworth Junction → Malden Junction

Tolworth Junction and Malden Junction

Out to Tolworth and back through New Malden, which is the widest these routes go. Holding concentration is most of what it asks for.

9.2 milesabout 45 minup to 50 mph

Maps: part 1 of 2 Maps: part 2 of 2

Google takes nine points per link, so this route is handed over in 2 parts. Drive one, pull in somewhere safe, open the next.

1
Start on Tudor Drive 100 yards 20
2
Turn right into Stonecot Hill 2.3 miles 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
3
Turn right into Briarwood Road 0.2 miles 30
4
Turn left into Glenwood Road 180 yards 30
5
At Park Avenue West, take the 2nd exit onto Kingston Road
Approach in the right lane, signal right, then signal left once you pass the exit before yours.
6
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Kingston Road 2.0 miles40
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 40 mph, up from 30.
7
At Tolworth Junction, take the 3rd exit onto Tolworth Rise North 0.8 miles40
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
8
Carry on into Malden Way 0.5 miles 50

The limit here is 50 mph, up from 40.
9
Turn left into an unnamed road 0.3 miles 50
10
At Malden Junction, take the 2nd exit onto Malden Way 0.2 miles30
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 30 mph, down from 50.
11
Turn right to stay on Malden Way 190 yards 50

The limit here is 50 mph, up from 30.
12
Turn left to stay on Malden Way 370 yards 50
13
At Shannon Corner, take the 3rd exit onto Burlington Road 0.3 miles30
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 30 mph, down from 50.
14
Turn right into West Barnes Lane 0.3 miles 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
15
Turn left into Crossway 260 yards 20
16
Turn right to stay on Crossway 50 yards 20
17
Turn right into Grand Drive 0.6 miles 20
18
At Beverley roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive 0.5 miles20
Approach in the left lane and signal left.

Route 5 · Beverley roundabout → Rosehill Roundabout → Shannon Corner

Beverley, Rosehill and Shannon Corner

Three named junctions across three boroughs, one after another. Drive this one twice if exits and lane discipline are where the faults come from.

10 milesabout 63 minup to 50 mph

Maps: part 1 of 3 Maps: part 2 of 3 Maps: part 3 of 3

Google takes nine points per link, so this route is handed over in 3 parts. Drive one, pull in somewhere safe, open the next.

1
Start on Tudor Drive 0.5 miles 20
2
At Beverley roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Grand Drive 0.3 miles20
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
3
Turn right into Cannon Hill Lane 360 yards 20
4
Carry on into Churston Drive 0.3 miles 20
5
Turn right into Hillcross Avenue 0.3 miles 20
6
At Beverley roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tudor Drive 0.6 miles20
Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7
Carry on into Sutton Common Road 0.7 miles 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
8
Turn left into Reigate Avenue 0.6 miles 40

The limit here is 40 mph, up from 30.
9
At Rosehill Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Green Lane 0.8 miles20?
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours. The limit here is 20 mph, down from 40, inferred from the map rather than a sign.
10
Turn left into Epsom Road 0.4 miles 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
11
Turn right into Lower Morden Lane 0.6 miles 30
12
At Beverley roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Grand Drive 0.5 miles20
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
13
Turn left into Westway 250 yards 20
14
Turn left into Crossway 80 yards 20
15
Turn right into West Barnes Lane 0.3 miles 20
16
Turn left into Burlington Road 210 yards 20
17
Turn right to stay on Burlington Road 0.2 miles 20
18
At Shannon Corner, take the 1st exit onto Malden Way 0.3 miles30
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours. The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
19
Turn right to stay on Malden Way 140 yards 30
20
Turn left to stay on Malden Way 0.2 miles 50

The limit here is 50 mph, up from 30.
21
At Malden Junction, take the 1st exit onto Malden Road 60 yards30
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 30 mph, down from 50.
22
Turn left into Blakes Lane 0.4 miles 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
23
Turn right into West Barnes Lane 290 yards 20
24
Turn left to stay on West Barnes Lane 50 yards 20
25
Turn left to stay on West Barnes Lane 0.5 miles 20
26
Carry on into Crossway 260 yards 20
27
Turn right to stay on Crossway 50 yards 20
28
Turn right into Grand Drive 0.6 miles 20
29
At Beverley roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Tudor Drive 0.5 miles20
Approach in the left lane and signal left.

Route 6 · Tolworth Junction → Rosehill Roundabout

The long way round by Tolworth

Tolworth at one end and Rosehill at the other, which makes it 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.

12.8 milesabout 59 minup to 50 mph

Maps: part 1 of 3 Maps: part 2 of 3 Maps: part 3 of 3

Google takes nine points per link, so this route is handed over in 3 parts. Drive one, pull in somewhere safe, open the next.

1
Start on Tudor Drive 100 yards 20
2
Turn right into Stonecot Hill 2.3 miles 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
3
Turn right into Briarwood Road 0.2 miles 30
4
Turn left into Glenwood Road 180 yards 30
5
At Park Avenue West, take the 2nd exit onto Kingston Road
Approach in the right lane, signal right, then signal left once you pass the exit before yours.
6
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Kingston Road 2.0 miles40
Approach in the left lane and signal left. The limit here is 40 mph, up from 30.
7
At Tolworth Junction, take the 3rd exit onto Tolworth Rise North 0.8 miles40
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
8
Carry on into Malden Way 1.5 miles 50

The limit here is 50 mph, up from 40. Signed Beverley Way along the way, and it is the same road.
9
Turn left into Beverley Way 200 yards 50
10
Carry on into Bushey Road 1.0 miles 40

The limit here is 40 mph, down from 50.
11
Turn right to stay on Bushey Road 60 yards 30

The limit here is 30 mph, down from 40.
12
Carry on into Martin Way 0.3 miles 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
13
At Martin Way, take the 2nd exit onto Crown Lane
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
14
Turn left to stay on Crown Lane 380 yards 20
15
Turn right into Aberconway Road 350 yards 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
16
Turn right into Morden Hall Road 380 yards 30
17
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto St. Helier Avenue 0.6 miles30
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
18
Turn left into Middleton Road 140 yards 20

The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30.
19
Turn right into Malmesbury Road 290 yards 20
20
Turn left into Netley Road 130 yards 20
21
Turn right into Bishopsford Road 380 yards 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
22
At Rosehill Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Green Lane 0.8 miles20?
No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours. The limit here is 20 mph, down from 30, inferred from the map rather than a sign.
23
Turn left into Epsom Road 0.6 miles 30

The limit here is 30 mph, up from 20.
24
Turn right into Tudor Drive 140 yards 30

Add a manoeuvre

One will be chosen for you.

Suggested from the map, not from a visit. Look at the road and the signs before you commit to anything, and do not block a driveway or a junction.

Before you drive it

Watch somebody else drive Morden first

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

Find more Morden route videos

Opens a YouTube search for this centre. A video only goes on this page once somebody here has watched the whole thing.

Where the roads come from

Every road, speed limit, roundabout and car park named on this page comes from OpenStreetMap, used under the Open Database Licence. A speed shown with a question mark is our inference from the road type rather than a signed limit in the data. 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.