Driving Test Routes

Download your local Driving Test Routes to your Sat Nav or mobile device today. Whether you’re a learner driver wanting to get familiar with the routes for your forthcoming driving test or if you’re an experienced driver wanting to learn the routes for your ADI, motorcycle, taxi or even LGV test, the Sat Nav test routes let you save money and time. Preparation and knowledge of what areas and different types of roads, junctions and roundabouts you may be up against during your practical driving test can significantly increase your chances of success in passing the test first time.

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Night Driving Tip – When passing oncoming traffic, look to the side of headlights never directly at them.

To keep calm on your driving test, practice with different people in the car as this will get you ready for when an examiner is in the car.

Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

Did you know that depending on where you live in the UK, you may be at a serious disadvantage when it comes to your chances of passing your practical driving test? Driving Test Centre Pass Rates differ hugely across the country, so WHERE you take the test can really make a difference. You can book your practical driving test anywhere in the UK. Choose your test centre wisely. If you want to maximise your chances of success, take your driving test at a test centre with a high pass rate or a high first time pass rate. Check out our table to see which test centres have the highest and lowest pass rates.

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A great deal of driving tests are failed due to nerves, but many more are failed due to not being properly and fully prepared.

Top 10 reasons for failing the driving test

Each year, more than half of the practical driving tests taken in the UK result in failure. Statistics show we are all making the same easily-avoidable mistakes. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say, so what causes more than half of those taking UK driving tests each year to fail? To answer this, let’s look at the top 10 reasons for failing the driving test. Read this article and practise the areas we mention to make sure that you have done everything possible to get ready. Preparation is paramount.

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Quick Tip – Easy Hill Starts

The trick is to use the handbrake as a ‘safety lever’ to prevent the car from rolling back while you adjust your feet during an uphill start.