Recently the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) stopped publishing the driving test routes to the public.
The driving test routes for Aberdeen may have altered in the mean-time, although it is likely they are very similar if not identical. Listed below are the driving test centre routes for Aberdeen, routes 1-5.
The Aberdeen driving test routes should be used for a guide only as test routes are for the discretion of the test examiner and may be subject to change. Driving test routes incorporate the most challenging areas to drive in that particular location. Study the roads and the routes to establish which areas you will need practice on.
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Glossary:
- EOR – End of Road
- T/L – Traffic Lights
- DTC – Driving Test Centre
| Name of Practical Test Centre | Aberdeen (Balgownie Road) |
|---|---|
| Type of Test Route | Car |
| Route Number | Aberdeen test route 1 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Left |
| Balgownie Rd | Right |
| Braehead Way | EOR left |
| Scotstown Rd | Roundabout right |
| The Parkway | 2 nd left |
| Woodside Rd | Left |
| Denmore Rd | EOR right |
| B999 | Roundabout left |
| A90 / Potterton | Right |
| Manse Rd | Left |
| Church Rd | Right |
| Manse Rd | EOR left |
| Panmure Gardens | EOR left |
| B999 | 2 nd right |
| Shielhill Rd | Roundabout left, slip road left, left |
| Scotstown Rd | T/L right |
| Jesmond Drive | 2 nd right |
| Newburgh Drive | EOR left |
| Jesmond Drive | Right |
| Jesmond Rd | EOR right |
| Jesmond Ave / Valentine Rd | EOR left |
| Whitestripes Ave | Roundabout left |
| The Parkway | Right |
| Balgownie Rd | 3 rd right |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | Aberdeen test route 2 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR Left |
| Balgownie Rd | Right |
| Braehead Way | EOR left |
| Scotstown Rd | Roundabout right |
| The Parkway | Roundabout left |
| Ellon Rd A90 | Roundabout ahead, right |
| Eigie Rd | Left |
| Old Rd | EOR left |
| Eigie Rd | 4 th left |
| Burnside Way | Left |
| Eigie Rd | EOR left |
| North Beach Rd | Left |
| Whitehorse Terrace | EOR right |
| Old Rd | EOR left |
| A90 Ellon Rd | Right |
| B977 | To Belhelvie, right, EOR left |
| B999 | To Aberdeen, right, 3 rd right |
| Greenbrae Drive | EOR left |
| Dubford Rd | EOR left |
| Scotstown Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout right |
| The Parkway | Left |
| Balgownie Rd | 3 rd right |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | Aberdeen test route 3 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR left |
| Balgownie Rd | EOR left |
| The Parkway | Roundabout left |
| Fairview St | Left |
| Fairview Brae | EOR left |
| Laurel Drive | Roundabout ahead |
| Persley Rd | EOR right |
| Whitestripes Rd | EOR left |
| Whitestripes Ave | Right |
| Jesmond Ave North | EOR left |
| Jesmond Ave | 10 th left |
| Jesmond Rd | EOR right |
| Jesmond Drive | EOR left |
| Scotstown Rd | Right |
| Dubford Rd | Right |
| Greenbrae Ave | EOR left |
| Denmore Rd | EOR right |
| Potterton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ellon Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| North Donside Rd | 4 th left |
| Scotstown Rd | 2 nd right |
| Balgownie Rd | 4 th left |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | Aberdeen test route 4 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR left |
| Balgownie Rd | EOR left |
| The Parkway | Roundabout right |
| Whitestripes Ave | 2 nd left |
| Middleton Circle | EOR right |
| Middleton Circle / Rd | EOR left |
| Jesmond Drive | Right |
| Woodcroft Rd | Left |
| Woodcroft Ave | EOR right |
| Jesmond Drive | 5 th right |
| Whitestripes Ave | 2 nd right |
| Whitestripes Rd | Left |
| Persley Rd | Roundabout left |
| The Parkway | Roundabout left |
| Whitestripes Ave | Right |
| Valentine Rd / Jesmond Ave | EOR right |
| Jesmond Drive | T/L right |
| Scotstown Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gordon Place | 5 th right |
| Cameron St | EOR left |
| Scotstown Rd | 3 rd right |
| Simpson Rd | EOR right |
| Balgownie Crescent | EOR right |
| Balgownie Rd | Left, 5 th left |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | Aberdeen test route 5 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR left |
| Balgownie Rd | EOR left |
| The Parkway | Roundabout ahead |
| Persley Bridge | Roundabout left |
| Mugiemoss Rd | Roundabout left |
| Gt Northern Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout 2 nd exit |
| St Machar Drive | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| King St | 8 th left |
| Seaforth Rd | EOR left |
| Park Rd / Golf Rd | Left |
| Pittodrie St | Right |
| Ardarroch Rd | EOR right |
| Linksfield Rd | EOR left |
| Golf Rd | Left |
| Regent Walk | EOR left |
| Golf Rd / School Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| King St | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| North Donside Rd | 2 nd right |
| Gordon Rd | EOR left |
| Gordon Place | EOR right |
| Scotstown Rd | Left |
| Braehead Way | EOR left |
| Balgownie Rd | 2 nd right |
| DTC |
Aberdeen Driving Test Routes
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