Chesterfield Driving Test Centre
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Driving Test Routes around Chesterfield
Familiarising yourself with the roads around Chesterfield Test Centre will increase your chance of passing your next driving test.
By spending time practicing on our routes for Chesterfield Test Centre, you'll gain valuable experience navigating the roads most commonly used during driving exams.
This preparation will not only boost your confidence, but also significantly enhance your ability to handle the diverse driving situations that could arise during your test.
Tackling our routes will give you the edge you need to succeed.
Private Practice Checklist
Before you start private practice with friends or family, there are a few things you MUST do to stay legal.
Supervision
The person supervising you MUST
- be over 21 and have had their license for over 3 years.
- be qualified to drive the type of vehicle you are learning in.
- NOT use their phone while supervising.
- NOT drive you on a motorway.
- NOT accept money for lessons.
Insurance
You MUST have Learner Driver insurance
If practicing in your own car, you will need Learner Driver cover. This type of insurance should cover friends and family.If practicing in a family member or friend's car, you will either need to:- have them add you to their insurance policy as a Learner Driver.
- take out your own short term Learner Driver insurance policy. This type of cover usually lasts days to weeks and allows you to drive in their car.
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Before selecting a route,
make sure you are at the test centre.
Route 1
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Sheffield Rd | Left, mini roundabout ahead |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout 3rd exit |
| A61 Sheffield | Roundabout 3rd exit |
| Dunston Rd | Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Racecourse Rd | Traffic light ahead, Traffic light left |
| Coniston Rd | Right |
| Dunston Lane | End of road right |
| Cobnar Drive | Left |
| Cordwell Ave | End of road right |
| Kirkstone Rd | 3rd left |
| Newby Rd | 2nd left |
| Keswick Drive | End of road right |
| Newbold Rd | End of road right |
| Ladywood Drive | Left |
| Holme Park Ave | End of road right |
| Newbold Rd | End of road left |
| Dunston Rd | Right |
| Sheepbridge Lane | Left |
| Broombank Rd | End of road right |
| A61 Slip Rd | 2 ND right |
| A61 Whittington Moor | Roundabout ahead |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout 5th exit |
| Peveril Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Highfield Lane | 2nd left |
| Newbold Rd | End of road left, mini roundabout ahead |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| DTC |
Route 2
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Sheffield Rd | Left, mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Strand Rd | 3rd left |
| Peveril Rd | Left |
| Salisbury Ave | Right |
| Peveril Rd | End of road right |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| A61 North | Roundabout left |
| Birmingham Rd North | Roundabout 5th exit |
| Coronation Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Devonshire St | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Church St | End of road left |
| High St / Chesterfield | End of road right |
| Brimington Rd | Left |
| Malkin St | Roundabout left, ahead |
| Lordsmill St | Roundabout 3rd exit |
| St Marys St | Roundabout ahead |
| Holywell Cross | Right |
| Sheffield Rd | Roundabout 2nd exit |
Route 3
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Sheffield Rd | Left, mini roundabout ahead |
| Perveril Rd | Roundabout left |
| Highfield Lane | 2nd left |
| Newbold Rd | End of road right, roundabout ahead, Traffic light ahead |
| Water Meadon Lane | 4th left |
| Newbold Rd | End of road right |
| Loundsley Green Rd | 3rd right, roundabout ahead |
| Ashgate Rd | Roundabout left |
| Greeb Bank Drive | Left |
| Morley | Left |
| Ashgate Rd | Left |
| Old Hall Rd | 6th right |
| Chatsworth Rd | Traffic light left |
| West Bard / New Beetwell St | Roundabout 2nd left |
| Castle Yard | 2nd right |
| Markham Rd | End of road left |
| Hady Hill | Roundabout ahead |
| A61 To Sheffield | Left, roundabout ahead |
| Sheffield Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
Route 4
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Sheffield Rd | Left, mini roundabout ahead |
| Peveril Rd | Roundabout left |
| Highfield Lane | 2nd left |
| Manfeldt | 4th left |
| Lucas Rd | End of road right |
| Highfield Ave | End of road right |
| Lansdown Ave | Crossroads ahead |
| Salisbury Ave | End of road right |
| Peveril Rd | End of road left |
| Racecourse Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Dunston Rd | 3rd right |
| Station Rd | Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Holland Rd | 4th left |
| Whittington Hill | Left |
| Newbridge Lane | Right |
| Gipsy Lane | 3rd left |
| Station Lane | Right |
| Ashcroft Drive | Left |
| Oak Bank Ave | 2nd left |
| High St | End of road left |
| Broomhill Rd | 5th right |
| Sheffield Rd | End of road right |
| Broombank Rd | End of road left |
| Sheepbridge Lane | 3rd left |
| Dunston Rd | End of road left |
| A61 Bypass Derby | Roundabout 4th exit |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout 5th exit |
| Sheffield Rd | Roundabout 1st exit, mini roundabout |
Route 5
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout left |
| A61 | Roundabout ahead, left, End of road |
| right | |
| Broombank Rd | 2nd right |
| Old Sheffield Rd | Left |
| Broomhill Rd | End of road left |
| High St | Right |
| Station Lane | 3rd left |
| Ashcroft Drive | 2nd left |
| Oak Bank Ave | 2nd right |
| Ashcroft Drive | End of road left |
| Station Lane | Crossroads ahead |
| Devonshire Rd North | 2nd left |
| Devonshire Ave North | End of road left |
| Whittington Rd | Right |
| Stone Lane | End of road left |
| Handley Rd / High St | Mini roundabout ahead, 6th right |
| Holland Rd | End of road right |
| Whittington Hill / High St | Roundabout 2nd exit |
| A61 | Roundabout 5th exit |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
Route 6
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout 5th exit |
| A61 | Left, Traffic light left |
| Hollis Lane | Roundabout left |
| Lordsmill St | Roundabout right |
| Derby Rd | Traffic light ahead, Traffic light right |
| St Augustines Rd | Roundabout right |
| Boythorpe Rd | 2nd left |
| Boythorpe Crescent | End of road left |
| Boythorpe Rd | Left |
| Hunloke Ave | End of road right |
| Walton Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Old Hall Rd | Traffic light ahead, End of road left |
| Ashgate Rd | Right |
| Cuttholme Rd | 2nd right |
| Wenlock Crescent | 2nd left |
| Purbeck Ave | End of road right |
| Brockwell Lane | End of road left |
| Ashgate Rd | Traffic light left |
| West St | End of road right |
| Cross St | 3rd left |
| Queen St | End of road right |
| Newbold Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Sheffield Rd |
Route 7
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead, roundabout 5th exit |
| A61 | Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Rother Way | Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Chesterfield Rd | Left |
| Lansdowne Rd | Left |
| Neale Bank | End of road right |
| Wikeley Way | End of road left |
| Chesterfield Rd | 2nd left |
| Devonshire St | Mini roundabout left |
| Station Rd / Brimington Rd North | Roundabout 4th exit |
| A61 | Left |
| Broombank | End of road left |
| Broombank Rd | Left |
| Sheepbridge Lane | End of road right |
| Dunston Rd | Left |
| Dunston Lane | 2nd left |
| Coniston Rd | End of road left |
| Dunston Lane | 2nd left |
| Kendal Rd / Racecourse Mount | End of road right |
| Racecourse Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, crossroads ahead |
| Peveril Rd | Right |
| Salisbury Ave | 5th left |
| Lansdowne Ave | End of road left |
| Highfield Lane | End of road right |
| Peveril Rd | Roundabout right |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
Route 8
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Peveril Rd | 2nd left |
| Highfield Lane | Left |
| Chantry Ave | End of road left |
| Malson Way | Right |
| Gloucester Rd | Right |
| Highfield View Rd | End of road right |
| Tapton View Rd | Left |
| Highfield Rd | End of road left |
| Newbold Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Hollywell Cross | End of road ahead, roundabout left |
| Hollis Lane | Traffic light ahead, Traffic light right |
| Spital Lane | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Mansfield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead, End of road left |
| Hassocky Lane | 2nd left |
| A617 | Roundabout right |
| A61 | Roundabout left |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
Route 9
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout 3rd exit |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout left |
| A61 | Roundabout 4th exit |
| Eckington | 4th left |
| Holland Rd | End of road left |
| Whittington Hill | Mini roundabout ahead |
| High St | 5th right |
| Stone Lane | End of road left |
| Whittington Rd | Right |
| Devonshire Avenue North | 3rd right |
| Devonshire Rd North | Crossroads ahead |
| Station Lane | 3rd right |
| Ashcroft Drive | 2nd left |
| Oak Bank Ave | End of road right |
| Ashcroft Drive | End of road right |
| Station Lane | End of road left |
| High St | 2nd right |
| Broomhill Rd | End of road right |
| Old Sheffield Rd | End of road left |
| Broombank Rd | 2nd left |
| Sheepbridge Lane | End of road left |
| Dunston Rd | Traffic light right |
| Racecourse Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, crossroads ahead |
| Peveril Rd | Roundabout 3rd exit |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, right |
Route 10
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout right |
| A61 | Roundabout ahead |
| Derby Rd | 3 x Traffic light ahead, Traffic light left |
| Storforth Lane | 2nd left |
| St Philips Drive | End of road left |
| Storforth Lane | End of road right |
| The Green | Left |
| Broomfield Ave | Left |
| Hillcrest Rd | End of road right |
| Mansfield Rd | Left |
| Gorse Valley Rd | End of road left |
| Mansfield Rd | Roundabout ahead, End of road left |
| Hassocky Lane | 2nd left |
| A61 | Roundabout ahead |
| Lordsmill St | Roundbaout ahead |
| St Mary’s Gate / Hollywell Cross / Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Route 11
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout left |
| A61 | Roundabout 2nd exit |
| Dunston Rd | Traffic light left |
| Racecourse Rd | Left |
| Edmund St | End of road right |
| St Johns Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Racecourse Rd | Left |
| Racecourse Mount | Left |
| Levens Way | End of road right |
| St Johns Rd / Littlemoor | Mini roundabout right |
| Newbold Rd | Traffic light left |
| Loundsley Green Rd | Roundabout right |
| Linacre Rd | 4th left |
| Wardgate Way | End of road left |
| Linacre Rd | End of road left |
| Ashgate Rd | Roundabout ahead, 9th right |
| Chester St | End of road left |
| Chatsworth Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| West Bars | Left |
| Rutland Rd | Traffic light right |
| Saltergate | End of road left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout right |
Route 12
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, 2nd left |
| Gloucester Rd | Right |
| Malson Way | Right |
| Chantrey Ave | End of road left |
| Malson Way | Right |
| Gloucester Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Highfield View Rd | End of road right |
| Tapton View Rd | 4th left |
| Edinburgh Rd | End of road ahead |
| Highfield Rd | End of road left |
| Newbold Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Hollywell Cross | End of road ahead |
| St Marys Gate | Roundabout ahead |
| A617 / M1 Hasland By Pass | 2nd left, End of road left |
| Hassocky Lane / Deepsick Lane | Traffic light left |
| Chesterfield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, Traffic light |
| ahead | |
| Hady Hill | 2 x Traffic light ahead |
| Hollis Lane | Roundabout right |
| St Marys Gate / Hollywell Cross | Mini roundabout right |
| Sheffield Rd |
Route 13
| Name / Number of Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Right, left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout left |
| A61 | Roundabout 3rd exit, left, End of road left |
| Broombank Rd | Left |
| Sheepbridge Lane | End of road right |
| Dunston Rd | End of road left |
| Newbold Rd | Left |
| Ulverston Rd | End of road left |
| Windermere Rd | 6th right |
| Wythburn Rd | End of road right |
| Keswick Drive | Left |
| Newby Rd | Right |
| Kirkstone Rd | Right |
| Cordwell Ave | 5th left |
| Cobnar Drive | End of road right |
| Dunston Lane | Left |
| Coniston Rd | End of road left |
| Racecourse Rd | Traffic light right |
| Dunston Rd | Roundbaout 4th exit |
| A61 | Roundabout 5th exit |
| Lockoford Lane | Roundabout left |
| Sheffield Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
The DVSA no longer release up to date test routes. While the routes may differ from your actual exam, they cover roads commonly used during driving tests. Moreover, Google Maps may suggest faster routes that differ from the test paths. We have made every attempt to mitigate this.