Poole Test Centre
4 - 20 Harwell Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17 0SA
29 routes recorded on real tests here, measured from the traces themselves.
Recorded Poole Test Centre driving test routes
We hold 29 GPS traces recorded on real tests at Poole Test Centre, running from 6.6 miles to 19 miles. The DVSA no longer publishes its test routes, so these are the closest honest substitute: the roads examiners actually used.
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Previewing them here is practice at the desk. RouteBuddy gives you turn-by-turn navigation for the recorded routes at Poole Test Centre, plus instructor notes while you drive, so you can take them on for real before test day.
Are these the official Poole Test Centre driving test routes?
No — and no one has those. The DVSA withdrew its published test routes, so there is no current map of the route you will be given. Examiners at Poole Test Centre work from a pool of routes over the surrounding roads and choose on the day. The 29 routes we hold here are real GPS traces recorded on tests at this test centre, which is the closest honest substitute: they show the roads examiners actually use.
What the recorded routes at Poole Test Centre look like
Measured from the traces themselves, not estimated.
- 29
- 10 miles
- 6.6 miles – 19 miles
- 48.6%
Who the routes suit
- Trained29
How to practise for Poole Test Centre
- 1
Drive the roads around the test centre
Routes start and finish here, so the surrounding few miles do most of the work. Cover them at different times of day until the awkward junctions stop being surprises.
- 2
Learn the local road character
Watch how the recorded routes behave: where they meet roundabouts, where they sit on dual carriageways, and which manoeuvres the geometry keeps asking for.
- 3
Move your lessons into the test area
In the final weeks, ask your instructor to run mock tests starting from Poole Test Centre itself. It is the closest legitimate rehearsal of test day there is.
Other test centres near Poole Test Centre
Waiting times differ between centres, and you may book at any of them.