Recently the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) stopped publishing the driving test routes.
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 6-9.
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 | 6 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Right |
| Balgownie Rd | Left |
| Bodachra Rd | Right |
| Harehill Rd | EOR left |
| Balgownie Rd | Right |
| Balgownie Drive | EOR right |
| Balgownie Rd | Left |
| Balgownie Crescent | EOR left |
| Ellon Rd | 2 nd left |
| North Donside Rd / Scotstown Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, left |
| Whitestripes Rd | EOR left |
| Whitestripes Ave | EOR right |
| Jesmond Drive | Left |
| Newburgh Drive | EOR left, EOR right |
| Jesmond Drive | Left |
| Jesmond Rd | EOR left |
| Jesmond Ave | EOR right |
| Jesmond Drive | T/L right |
| Scotstown Rd | Roundabout left |
| The Parkway | Roundabout right |
| Ellon Rd | T/L right |
| North Donside Rd | 4 th left |
| Scotstown Rd | 2 nd right |
| Balgownie Rd | 5 th left |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | 7 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR left |
| Balgownie Rd | EOR left |
| Parkway | Roundabout left |
| Fairview St | Left |
| Fairview Brae | EOR left |
| Laurel Drive | Roundabout left |
| Persley Bridge | Roundabout right |
| Mugiemoss Rd | EOR right |
| Oldmeldrum Rd | Left |
| Bankhead Rd | Left |
| Bankhead Ave | 3 rd left |
| Greenburn Drive | EOR left |
| Inverurie Rd | Roundabout right |
| Auchmill Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Great Northern Rd | T/L ahead, roundabout 4 th exit |
| Leslie Rd | T/L left |
| Clifton Rd | 2 nd right |
| Cattofield Place | EOR right |
| Hilton Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Hilton Drive | Left |
| Rosehill Drive | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| North Anderson Drive | Roundabout ahead |
| Mugiemoss Rd | Roundabout right |
| Persley Bridge | Roundabout ahead |
| Parkway | Right |
| Balgownie Rd | 3 rd right |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | 8 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR left |
| Balgownie Rd | Right |
| Braehead Way | EOR left |
| Scotstown Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Dubford Rd | 2 nd right |
| Greenbrae Drive | EOR left |
| Denmore Rd | EOR left |
| Potterton Rd B977 / Potterton Village | Right |
| Panmure Gardens | Right |
| Manse Rd | Left |
| Church Rd | Right |
| Manse Rd | EOR right |
| Panmure Gardens / Manse Rd | EOR left |
| Belhelvie Rd / Belhelvie Village | EOR left |
| Balmedie / Old Rd | 2 nd left |
| North Beach Rd | 2 nd right |
| Eigie Rd | 2 nd right |
| Old Mill Crescent | EOR right |
| Eigie Rd | EOR left |
| A90 | Roundabout ahead |
| Ellon Rd | Roundabout right |
| The Parkway | Roundabout ahead, left |
| Balgownie Rd | 3 rd right |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | 9 |
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR right |
| Balgownie Rd | Left |
| Balgownie Crescent | Left |
| Simpson Rd | EOR right |
| North Donside Rd | Right |
| Ellon Rd / King St | Left |
| School Rd | Right |
| Golf Rd | Right |
| Regent Rd | EOR right |
| Golf Rd | Right |
| Linksfield Rd | Left |
| Ardarroch Place | EOR right |
| Pittodrie Place | Left |
| Ardarroch Rd | Left |
| Pittodrie St | EOR right |
| Golf Rd | Right |
| Park Rd | Right |
| Seaforth Rd / Mounthooly Way | 3 rd exit |
| Hutcheon St | Right |
| George St / Powis Terrace | Right |
| Bedford Rd | Right |
| St Machar Drive | Left |
| King St | Left |
| Balgownie Rd | 2 nd left, 5 th left |
| DTC |
ABERDEEN DRIVING TEST ROUTES
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