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Newbury Test Centre

Hambridge Lane, Newbury, RG14 5TZ

6 routes recorded on real tests here, measured from the traces themselves.

Recorded Newbury Test Centre driving test routes

We hold 6 GPS traces recorded on real tests at Newbury Test Centre, running from 11 miles to 17 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 Newbury Test Centre, plus instructor notes while you drive, so you can take them on for real before test day.

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Are these the official Newbury 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 Newbury Test Centre work from a pool of routes over the surrounding roads and choose on the day. The 6 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 Newbury Test Centre look like

Measured from the traces themselves, not estimated.

Recorded routes
6
Typical route length
14 miles

about 34 min to drive

Range
11 miles – 17 miles

shortest to longest

DVSA pass rate
59.0%

most recent published figure

Who the routes suit

  • Trained6

How to practise for Newbury Test Centre

  1. 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. 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. 3

    Move your lessons into the test area

    In the final weeks, ask your instructor to run mock tests starting from Newbury Test Centre itself. It is the closest legitimate rehearsal of test day there is.

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