Original Published Test Routes
Step-by-step directions for all 10 original DVSA-published routes from Ermont Way,, Banbury.
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DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
At roundabout, go ahead
3
High Street
Take the 4th right
4
Britannia Street
Take the 2nd right
5
Gatteridge Street
Turn left
6
Newlands Road
Turn right
7
Dashwood Road
At end of road, turn left
8
Oxford Road
Take the 4th right
9
Grange Road
Turn left
10
Timms Road
Turn left
11
St Anne's Road
Road continues
12
Beaconsfield
Take the 3rd left
13
Sycamore Road
At roundabout, turn right
14
White Post Road
Turn right
15
Wykham Lane
Turn right
16
Bloxham Road
Take the 4th left
17
Browning Road
Turn right
18
Longfellow's
At end of road, turn right
19
Browning Road
Take the 1st right
20
Brantwood Rise
At end of road, turn left
21
Queensway
At roundabout, turn right
22
Broughton Road
Road continues
23
West Bar Street
Turn right
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DTC
Return to test centre
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DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
Road continues
3
Broughton Road
At roundabout, turn left
4
Queensway
Take the 2nd left
5
Mewburn Road
At end of road, turn left
6
Queensway
Take the 1st right
7
Queensway
Take the 2nd left
8
Brantwood Rise
At end of road, turn left
9
Browning Road
At end of road, turn right
10
Bloxham Road
Take the 2nd right
11
Wykham lane
Road continues
12
Danvers Road
Turn right
13
Broughton Road
At roundabout, turn right
14
Queensway
Turn left
15
Bloxham Road
Take the 1st right
16
Easington Road
Take the 1st right
17
St George Crescent
At end of road, turn left
18
Horton View
At traffic lights, turn right
19
Oxford Road
Take the 4th left
20
Bankside
At end of road, turn right
21
Hightown Road
Road continues
22
Swan Close Road
At traffic lights, turn right
23
Windsor Street
Take the 1st left
24
Gatteridge Street
Road continues
25
Marlborough Road
At end of road, turn left
26
High Street
At roundabout, go ahead
27
West Bar Street
Take the 1st left
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DTC
Return to test centre
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DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
Take the 2nd right
3
Bath Road
Road continues
4
Paradise Road
At end of road, turn left
5
Warwick Road
Take the 1st right
6
Foundry Road
Road continues
7
Nursery Road
Road continues
8
Ruscote Avenue
At roundabout, turn left
9
Warwick Road
At roundabout, turn right
10
Orchard Way
At roundabout, go ahead
11
Woodgreen Avenue
Take the 1st left
12
Gillett Road
Take the 2nd right
13
Deacon Road
At end of road, turn left
14
Woodgreen Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
15
Queensway
Take the 2nd left
16
Mewburn road
At end of road, turn left
17
Queensway
At end of road, turn right
18
Bloxham Road
Take the 1st left
19
Springfield Avenue
Take the 1st left
20
Horton View
At traffic lights, turn right
21
Oxford Road
Take the 4th left
22
Bankside
At end of road, turn left
23
Bankside
Turn right
24
Hightown Road
Road continues
25
Swan Close Road
At traffic lights, turn right
26
Windsor Street
At traffic lights, turn left
27
George Street
Road continues
28
Broad Street
Take the 1st right
29
Marlborough Road
At end of road, turn left
30
High Street
At roundabout, go ahead
31
West Bar Street
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
At roundabout, go ahead
3
High Street
Road continues
4
George Street
At traffic lights, turn right
5
Windsor Street
At traffic lights, turn left
6
Swan Close Road
Take the 2nd left
7
Bankside
Turn right
8
Chatsworth Drive
At roundabout, go ahead
9
Chatsworth drive
At roundabout, turn right
10
Avocet Way
Turn left
11
Elton Road
At end of road, turn right
12
Chatsworth Drive
At end of road, turn right
13
Bankside
Take the 1st right
14
Bankside
Road continues
15
Oxford Road
Take the 1st right
16
Broad Gap
At end of road, turn right
17
White Post Road
Turn left
18
Wykham Lane
Turn right
19
Bloxham Road
Take the 3rd left
20
Browning Road
Take the 3rd right
21
Browning Road
At end of road, turn right
22
Brantwood Rise
Turn left
23
Queensway
At roundabout, turn right
24
Broughton Road
Road continues
25
West Bar Street
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
Take the 2nd right
3
Bath Road
Road continues
4
Paradise Road
At end of road, turn left
5
Warwick Road
At roundabout, go ahead
6
Warwick Road
At roundabout, turn right
7
Ruscote Avenue
Take the 1st left
8
Sinclair Avenue
At end of road, turn left
9
Austin Drive
Take the 1st right
10
Riley Drive
At end of road, turn right
11
Nuffield Drive
At end of road, turn left
12
Hill View
At end of road, turn left
13
Sinclair Avenue
Turn left
14
Ruscote Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
15
Ruscote Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
16
Ruscote Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
17
Hennef Way
At roundabout, turn right
18
Concorde Avenue
At roundabout, turn left
19
Concorde Avenue
At traffic lights, go ahead
20
Cherwell Street
At traffic lights, go ahead
21
Windsor Street
At traffic lights, go ahead
22
Upper Windsor Street
At end of road, turn right
23
Oxford Road
At traffic lights, turn left
24
Bloxham Road
Take the 1st right
25
Beargarden
At end of road, turn right
26
West Bar Street
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
At roundabout, go ahead
3
High Street
Road continues
4
George Street
Turn left
5
Cherwell Street
At traffic lights, turn right
6
Middleton Road
At traffic lights, turn left
7
Waterloo Drive
Road continues
8
Wellington Avenue
Road continues
9
Broomway
Turn left
10
Cockington Green
Road continues
11
Fowler Road
Take the 3rd left
12
Grimsbury Green
At roundabout, turn right
13
Manor Road
Road continues
14
Grimsbury Drive
Turn right
15
Grimsbury Drive
Turn right
16
Daventry Road
At traffic lights, turn left
17
Middleton Road
At roundabout, turn right
18
Ermont Way
At roundabout, turn left
19
Overthorpe Road
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
20
Warkworth Road
Turn left
21
Warkworth Road
At roundabout, turn left
22
A422 Dual Carriageway
At roundabout, go ahead
23
Ermont Way
At roundabout, go ahead
24
Hennef Way
At roundabout, turn left
25
Concorde Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
26
Cherwell Drive
At roundabout, go ahead
27
Cherwell Drive
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
28
Castle Street
At traffic lights, go ahead
29
Warwick Road
Take the 2nd left
30
Bath Road
Turn left
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West Bar Street
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
At roundabout, turn left
3
North Bar Street
At traffic lights, turn left
4
Warwick Road
At roundabout, go ahead
5
Warwick Road
At traffic lights, turn left
6
A422
Turn left
7
Bretch Hill
Take the 4th left
8
Hastings Road
At end of road, turn right
9
Withycombe Drive
Turn right
10
The Fairway
At roundabout, turn right
11
Woodgreen Avenue
At roundabout, turn right
12
Broughton Road
Take the 2nd left
13
Danvers Road
Turn right
14
Wykham Lane
Turn left
15
Bloxham Road
Turn left
16
Queensway
At roundabout, turn right
17
Broughton Road
Road continues
18
West Bar Street
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
South Bar Street
At traffic lights, turn right
3
Bloxham Road
Turn left
4
Easington Road
Turn right
5
St George's Crescent
Turn right
6
Horton View
Go ahead
7
Ruskin Road
Turn right
8
Wykham Place
At end of road, turn left
9
Ruskin Road
Turn right
10
Springfield Avenue
At end of road, turn right
11
Grange Road
Turn left
12
Timms Road
At end of road, turn right
13
Beaconsfield Road
Turn left
14
Sycamore Drive
At roundabout, turn right
15
Whitepost road
Turn right
16
Wycombe Lane
Go ahead
17
Wycombe Lane
Road continues
18
Danvers Road
At end of road, turn right
19
Broughton Road
At roundabout, go ahead
20
Broughton Road
Road continues
21
West Bar Street
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
At roundabout, go ahead
3
High Street
Road continues
4
George Street
At traffic lights, turn right
5
Cherwell Street
At traffic lights, turn left
6
Swan Close
Road continues
7
Hightown Road
At traffic lights, turn right
8
Oxford Road
At traffic lights, turn left
9
Horton View
Turn right
10
Springfield Avenue
At end of road, turn left
11
Bloxham Road
Take the 2nd right
12
Browning Road
Turn right
13
Brantwood Rise
Turn left
14
Queensway
At roundabout, go ahead
15
Woodgreen Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
16
Orchard Way
At roundabout, turn right
17
Warwick Road
At traffic lights, turn left
18
Southam Road
At roundabout, turn right
19
Hennith Way
At roundabout, turn right
20
Concorde Avenue
At roundabout, turn right
21
Castle Street
At roundabout, go ahead
22
Castle Street
At roundabout, turn right
23
Castle Street
At traffic lights, turn left
24
North Bar Street
Road continues
25
Horsefair
At roundabout, turn right
26
West Bar Street
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
West Bar Street
Turn right
3
Bath Street
Turn left
4
Kings Road
Turn right
5
Park Road
Turn left
6
Hilton Road
At roundabout, turn right
7
Orchard Way
At roundabout, turn left
8
Warwick Road
At roundabout, turn right
9
Ruscote Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
10
Ruscote Avenue
Turn left
11
Beaumont Road
At end of road, turn left
12
Southam Road
At roundabout, turn right
13
Norrell Way
At roundabout, go ahead
14
Dukes Meadow Drive
At roundabout, turn left
15
Lapsley Drive
At roundabout, turn left
16
Dukes Meadow Drive
At roundabout, go ahead
17
Dukes Meadow Drive
At roundabout, go ahead
18
Dukes Meadow Drive
At roundabout, go ahead
19
Warwick Road
At roundabout, turn left
20
Highlands Road
Turn right
21
Sussex Drive
At end of road, turn left
22
Warwick Road
At roundabout, go ahead
23
Warwick Road
At roundabout, go ahead
24
Warwick Road
At roundabout, go ahead
25
Warwick Road
At traffic lights, turn right
26
North Bar Street
At roundabout, turn right
F
West Bar Street
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
Route & Road Guide
Road Type Split
Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 10 routes.
Residential
97%
A-Roads
1%
Town / B-Roads
2%
What to Expect at Banbury
- Roundabouts are a defining feature — averaging 6.7 per route. Route 10 is the most demanding with 16, including West Bar Street.
- Traffic lights feature heavily — Route 9 includes 6 sets. Approach speed, correct positioning and smooth pull-away are all assessed.
- Pass rate 42% — 5.9 points below the national average of 47.9%. Thorough preparation on these specific routes and roads is particularly important here.
- Routes vary significantly in length — from 19 to 32 steps. Route 10 is the most demanding overall; Route 8 the most straightforward.
- Key roads to know: West Bar Street, Bloxham Road and High Street — these appear across the most routes and are the most likely to feature on your test.
Tricky Spots on the Banbury Test
Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.
1
Anticipate Busy Urban Turns in the Town Centre
All three routes include several turns through Banbury’s town centre, including streets like High Street, Marlborough Road, and Gatteridge Street. These areas are often busy with pedestrians, parked cars, and multiple junctions close together—so scan early, be decisive, and keep your observations wide.
2
Expect Several Roundabouts in Quick Succession
From West Bar Street to Ruscote Avenue and Queensway, the test includes frequent roundabouts—sometimes two or three in a row. Practise smooth lane changes, clear signalling, and early mirror checks to handle these confidently, especially when they appear close together on A roads.
3
Residential Areas Feature Narrow Roads and Parking Challenges
Neighbourhoods like Longfellow’s, Brantwood Rise, and Springfield Avenue are commonly used on the test and can include tight corners and limited visibility due to parked cars. Use clutch control where needed, take corners slowly, and keep an eye out for oncoming vehicles on narrower stretches.
4
Multiple Right Turns Off Oxford Road
Oxford Road is a recurring feature in all three routes, with turns both on and off it often requiring careful timing and lane positioning. Some turns—like into Bankside or Grange Road—may be easy to overshoot if you’re not prepared. Keep your eyes peeled for signs and gaps in traffic.
Most Frequent Roads
These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.
| Road | Routes | Frequency | Typical Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bar Street | 10 / 10 | Right turn | |
| Bloxham Road | 8 / 10 | Left turn | |
| High Street | 6 / 10 | Straight ahead | |
| Oxford Road | 6 / 10 | Left turn | |
| Queensway | 6 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| Warwick Road | 6 / 10 | Roundabout | |
| Broughton Road | 5 / 10 | Straight ahead | |
| Brantwood Rise | 4 / 10 | Left turn | |
| Browning Road | 4 / 10 | Right turn | |
| George Street | 4 / 10 | Right turn |
Roundabout Analysis
The routes include 67 roundabouts across 10 routes — these are the most important.
West Bar Street
High
Queensway
Medium
Warwick Road
Medium
Orchard Way
Medium
Ruscote Avenue
Medium
Woodgreen Avenue
Medium
Broughton Road
Common
Concorde Avenue
Common
Banbury Test Centre
Address
Banbury Driving Test Centre
Ermont Way,, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4AE
Ermont Way,, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4AE
Phone
Amenities
Disabled Access
Parking
Toilets
Tests Offered
ADI part 3
Car
Motorcycle module 2
Opening Hours
- Mon 8:00–16:00
- Tue 8:00–16:00
- Wed 8:00–16:00
- Thu 8:00–16:00
- Fri 8:00–16:00
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Pass Rate
42.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
11.4 wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
10
ADI part 3, Car, Motorcycle module 2
Avg Route Length
26
Steps (19–32 range)