Recently the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) stopped publishing the driving test routes for each test centre to prevent test candidates from practicing the routes that the examiners take you on.
The driving test routes for West Didsbury Driving Test Centre 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 West Didsbury, routes 1-5.
The West Didsbury 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
| Test Centre Location and Route Type | West Didsbury Car Routes |
|---|---|
| Route Number | 1 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | T/L Right |
| Barlow Moor Road | T/L Ahead |
| Barlow Moor Road | 4 th Left |
| Burton Road | T/L Right |
| Lapwing Lane | T/L Ahead |
| Lapwing Lane | 1 st Right |
| Elm Road | 1 st Left |
| Pine Road | 1 st Right |
| Elm Road | EOR Right |
| Lapwing Lane | T/L Left |
| Wilmslow Road | T/L Ahead |
| Burton Road | 2 nd Right |
| Old Moat Lane | Roundabout Ahead 2 nd exit |
| Yew Tree Road | T/L Ahead |
| Yew Tree Road | T/L Left |
| Wilbraham Road | T/L Ahead |
| Wilbraham Road | T/L Ahead |
| Wilbraham Road | T/L Left |
| Withington Road | 1 st Right |
| Kings Road | 1 st Left |
| Daventry Road | Left |
| Kildare Road | EOR Right |
| Kings Road | EOR Left |
| St Werburghs Road | T/L Right |
| Mauldeth Road West | T/L Left |
| Barlow Moor Road | T/L Right |
| D T C | |
| Please note that any route is subject to alteration at the discretion of the examiner | |
| Route Number | 2 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| D T C | T/L Right |
| Barlow Moor Road | T/L Right |
| Princess Road | Left at slip Road (Sharston) |
| Princess Parkway | Roundabout Left 1 st exit |
| Altrincham Road | Roundabout Ahead 1 st exit |
| Altrincham Road | Roundabout Right 3 rd exit |
| Brownley Road | T/L Ahead |
| Brownley Road | T/L Left |
| Altrincham Road | T/L Ahead |
| Gatley Road | Right ( After Bridge) |
| Springfield Road | EOR Bear Left |
| Foxlands Road | 1 st Left |
| Delamere Road | 1 st Right |
| Torkington Road | 1 st Right |
| Lynton Road | EOR Left (compulsory turn) |
| Kingsway | T/L Ahead (middle lane) |
| Kingsway | T/L Ahead |
| Kingsway | T/L Left |
| Wilmslow Road | T/L Ahead |
| Wilmslow Road | T/L Ahead |
| Wilmslow Road | T/L Left |
| Dean Road | EOR Left |
| Dean Road | Ahead |
| Victoria Avenue | EOR Left |
| Barlow Moor Road | T/L Ahead |
| Barlow Moor Road | T/L Ahead |
| Barlow Moor Road | T/L Left |
| D T C | |
| Route Number | 3 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | T/L Right |
| Barlow Moor Rd | 2 nd T/L Right ( x roads ) |
| Princess Road | 1 st Left |
| Darley Avenue | EOR Left |
| Barlow Moor Road | 1 ST Right |
| Elizabeth Slinger Road | EOR Right |
| Nell Lane | 3 rd Left |
| Burton Road | 2 nd Traffic Lights Left |
| Palatine Road/ Wilmslow Road | T/L Left ( x roads ) |
| Mauldeth Road West | 2 ND Right |
| Wellington Road | EOR Left |
| Wilbraham Road | T/L Right |
| Yew Tree Road | 2 nd left |
| Hart Road | Cross Roads Ahead |
| Hart Road | EOR Right |
| Lloyd Street South | T/L Left ( x roads ) |
| Claremont Road | 2 nd T/L Left ( x roads ) |
| Alexandra Road South | T/L Right ( x roads ) |
| Wilbraham Rd | T/L Left (x roads) |
| Withington Road | T/L Left |
| Mauldeth Road West | T/L Right (x roads ) |
| Princess Road | 4th T/L Right ( x roads ) |
| Barlow Moor Road | 2 ND T/L Left |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | 4 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | T/L Right |
| Barlow Moor Rd | T/L Left |
| Princess Rd | 2 nd T/L Right |
| Boulevard | Roundabout Ahead ( 2 nd exit ) |
| Boulevard | Bear Left @ bollards |
| Boulevard | Mini-Roundabout Right ( 3 rd exit ) |
| Cavendish Rd | T/L Ahead |
| Lapwing Lane | T/L Ahead |
| Lapwing Lane | T/L Right |
| Wilmslow Road | T/L Right |
| Barlow Moor Rd | T/L Left |
| Palatine Rd | 2 nd Right |
| Mersey Rd | EOR Left |
| Barlow Moor Rd | 3 rd Left |
| Darley Ave | 3 rd Right |
| Ashwood Ave | EOR Left |
| Barlow Moor Rd | T/L Right (onto dual carriageway ) |
| Princess Rd | T/L Left |
| Nell Lane | T/L Left |
| Mauldeth Rd West | T/L Left |
| Barlow Moor Rd | T/L Right |
| DTC | |
| Route Number | 5 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | 1 ST LEFT |
| DERWENT AVE | 3 RD RIGHT |
| DARLEY AVE | EOR RIGHT |
| HARDY LANE | TL AHEAD |
| MAULDETH RD WEST | 4 TH LEFT |
| ALEXANDRA RD SOUTH | 3 RD TL RIGHT |
| MOSS LANE EAST | TL LEFT |
| PRINCESS RD | LEFT |
| PHOENIX WAY | RIGHT |
| ARCHWAY | T/L LEFT |
| GREENHEYS LANE WEST | T/L RIGHT |
| PRINCESS ROAD | 5 TH T/L RIGHT |
| WILBRAHAM RD | LEFT |
| ST WERBURGHS RD | TL RIGHT |
| MAULDETH RD WEST | TL LEFT |
| BARLOWMOOR RD | TL RIGHT |
| DTC |
West Didsbury DRIVING TEST CENTRE ROUTES
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