Barking Quay Test Centre
84 Tanner Street, Barking, Essex, IG11 8QF
20 routes recorded on real tests here, measured from the traces themselves.
Recorded Barking Quay Test Centre driving test routes
We hold 20 GPS traces recorded on real tests at Barking Quay Test Centre, running from 9.8 miles to 20 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 Barking Quay Test Centre, plus instructor notes while you drive, so you can take them on for real before test day.
Are these the official Barking Quay 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 Barking Quay Test Centre work from a pool of routes over the surrounding roads and choose on the day. The 20 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 Barking Quay Test Centre look like
Measured from the traces themselves, not estimated.
- 20
- 12 miles
- 9.8 miles – 20 miles
- 41.6%
Who the routes suit
- Trained20
How to practise for Barking Quay 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 Barking Quay Test Centre itself. It is the closest legitimate rehearsal of test day there is.
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