Original Published Test Routes
Step-by-step directions for all 14 original DVSA-published routes from Crown Building, Angel Street, Bridgend.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Angel St
At end of road, turn left
3
Park St
Take the 2nd right
4
Heol Y Nant
At end of road, turn right
5
Llangewydd Rd
Road continues
6
St Illtyds / St Tieloes Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
St Illtyds Rd
Turn left
8
St Davids Rd
At end of road, turn left
9
St Illtyds Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
Cefn Glas Rd
Turn right
11
Cefn Glas Lane
At end of road, turn left
12
Heol Eglwys
Road continues
13
Tyn Y Garn
At end of road, turn left
14
Bridgend Rd
At roundabout, turn left
15
Fountain Rd
Turn left
16
Rogers Lane
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
17
A48
At roundabout, go ahead
18
A48
Turn left
19
Merthyr Mawr Rd
At end of road, turn left
20
Inner By Pass
Turn left
21
Rice St
Road continues
22
Sunnyside
At end of road, turn left
23
Angel St
Turn left
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DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Angel St
At end of road, turn left
3
Park St
Take the 2nd right
4
Heol Y Nant
Turn left
5
Heol Frenhines
At end of road, turn left
6
Bryngolau
Take the 1st right
7
Ton Glas
At end of road, turn right
8
Elm Crescent
At end of road, turn right
9
Bryntirion
Take the 3rd right
10
Rogers Lane
At end of road, turn right
11
Cefn Lane
Take the 2nd left
12
Aberkenfig
At traffic lights, turn right
13
Tondu Road
Go ahead
14
Tondu Road
Go ahead
15
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
16
Angel St
Take the 2nd right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Angel St
Turn left
3
Park Court Rd
Turn left
4
Greenfields Ave
Turn right
5
Oaklands Rise
At end of road, turn right
6
Oaklands Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
Bryntirion
At traffic lights, go ahead
8
Laleston Village
Road continues
9
A48
Take the 2nd left
10
A473
R/bout 2nd exit
11
Heol Simonston
Turn left
12
Coychurch Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
13
Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
14
Valley Link Rd
Turn left
15
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
16
Angel St
Take the 2nd right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn left
3
Inner Bypass
At traffic lights, turn right
4
Ewenny Rd
Take the 2nd right
5
Grove Rd
At end of road, turn left
6
Merthyr Mawr Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
A48
At roundabout, turn right
8
Ewenny Rd
Take the 2nd left
9
Corntown Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
A48
At roundabout, turn left
11
A48
Go ahead
12
A48
Go ahead
13
A48
Turn right
14
Broadlands Estate
At traffic lights, turn right
15
Bryntirion
Road continues
16
Park St
Take the 4th right
17
Glan Y Parc
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Angel St
Turn right
3
Sunnyside
Turn right
4
Rice St
Turn left
5
Inner Bypass
At traffic lights, turn left
6
Tondu Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
7
Pen y Fai Lane
Turn left
8
Cefn Glas Lane
At end of road, turn right
9
Merlin Crescent
Take the 4th right
10
Ton Glas
At end of road, turn left
11
Elm Crescent
Turn right
12
Chestnut Way
At end of road, turn left
13
Elm Crescent
At end of road, turn right
14
Bryntirion becomes
Laleston
Turn left
15
A48
Go ahead
16
A48
Turn left
17
Ewenny Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
18
Nolton St
Road continues
19
Brackla St
At end of road, turn left
20
Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
21
Valley Link Rd
Turn left
22
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
23
Angel St
Take the 2nd right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn left
3
Inner Bypass
At traffic lights, turn right
4
Ewenny Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
5
A48
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
6
Broadlands
At traffic lights, turn right
7
Beechwood
Turn left
8
Ael Y Bryn
At end of road, turn right
9
Heol Frenhines
At end of road, turn right
10
West Rd
At end of road, turn left
11
Park St
At traffic lights, turn right
12
Valley Link Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
13
Brackla Way
At roundabout, turn right
14
Princess Way
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
15
Brackla Way
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
16
Coychurch Rd / Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
17
Brackla St / Nolton St
At traffic lights, turn right
18
Inner Bypass
Take the 2nd left
19
Sunnyside
At end of road, turn left
20
Angel St
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn right
3
Inner Bypass
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
4
Valley Link Rd
Take the 2nd left
5
Quarella Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
6
Maes Y Felin
Turn left
7
St Andrews
At end of road, turn left
8
Wildmill Lane
At traffic lights, turn left
9
Litchard Hill
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
10
A4061
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn left
11
Sarn Bypass
At traffic lights, turn right
12
Bryncoch Rd
At end of road, turn right
13
Heol Ganol
At traffic lights, turn right
14
A4063
At traffic lights, go ahead
15
Inner Bypass
At traffic lights, turn left
16
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn right
17
Tondu Rd
Go ahead
18
Inner Bypass
At traffic lights, turn left
19
Angel St
Take the 2nd 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
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn left
3
Inner Bypass
At traffic lights, turn left
4
Coychurch Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
5
Brackla Way
At roundabout, turn left
6
Princess Way
At roundabout, turn left
7
Meadow Rise
At roundabout, turn right
8
Brackla Way
At roundabout, turn left
9
Church Acre
At end of road, turn right
10
Heol Simonston
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
11
Coity Bypass
At roundabout, turn right
12
Heol West Plas
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
13
Valley Link Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn left
14
Sarn Bypass
At traffic lights, turn right
15
Bryncoch Rd
At end of road, turn right
16
Sarn Hill
At end of road, turn right
17
Tondu Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
18
Inner Bypass
At traffic lights, turn left
19
Angel St
Take the 2nd 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
Angel St
At end of road, turn right
3
Park St
Take the 2nd right
4
Heol Y Nant
Take the 1st left
5
Heol Frenhines
At end of road, turn left
6
Bryngolau
Take the 1st right
7
Ton Glas
At end of road, turn left
8
Elm Crescent
At end of road, turn right
9
A473-Bryntirion
At roundabout, turn left
10
A48
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn left
11
A473
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn left
12
Heol Simonston
Turn left
13
Coychurch Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
14
Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
15
Valley Link Rd
At roundabout, turn left
16
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
17
Angel St
Take the 2nd 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
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn left
3
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
4
Nolton St
Road continues
5
Brackla St
At end of road, turn right
6
Tremains Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
7
Coychurch Rd
At end of road, turn left
8
Heol Simmonston
At roundabout, turn left
9
Brackla St
At roundabout, turn right
10
Church Acre
At end of road, turn right
11
Heol Ffaldau
At end of road, turn right
12
Heol Simmoston
At roundabout, go ahead
13
Heol Simmonston
At roundabout, 4th exit
14
A473
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
15
A48
At roundabout, turn right
16
Ewenny Rd
Take the 2nd left
17
Grove Rd
At end of road, turn right
18
Merthyr Mawr Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
Inner By Pass
Turn left
20
Rice St
Road continues
21
Sunnyside
Turn left
22
Angel St
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
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn left
3
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn right
4
Ewenny Rd
Take the 2nd right
5
Grove Rd
At end of road, turn left
6
Merthyr Mawr Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
A48
At traffic lights, turn left
8
Ewenny Rd
Take the 1st right
9
Priory Rd
At end of road, turn right
10
Heronstone Lane
At end of road, turn left
11
A48
At roundabout, go ahead
12
A48
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
13
A48
At roundabout, go ahead
14
A48
Turn right
15
Corntown Rd
At end of road, turn right
16
Ewenny Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
17
Ewenny Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
18
Nolton St
Road continues
19
Brackla St
At end of road, turn left
20
Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
21
Valley Rd
At roundabout, turn left
22
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
23
Angel St
Take the 2nd 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
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn right
3
Inner By Pass
At roundabout, turn right
4
Valley Link Rd
Take the 2nd left
5
Quarella Rd
Turn left
6
Heol Yr Afon
At end of road, turn left
7
Quarella Rd
Take the 1st right
8
Cemetery Rd
At end of road, turn left
9
Coity Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
10
Heol West Plas
At roundabout, go ahead
11
Heol West Plas
Road continues
12
Heol Simonston
At roundabout, go ahead
13
Heol Simonston
At roundabout, turn right
14
A473
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
15
A48
At roundabout, go ahead
16
A48
At roundabout, turn right
17
Ewenny Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
18
Nolton St
Road continues
19
Brackla St
At traffic lights, turn left
20
Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
21
Valley Link Rd
At roundabout, turn left
22
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
23
Angel St
Take the 2nd 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
Angel St
Take the 1st left
3
Park Court Rd
Take the 1st left
4
Greenfield Avenue
Take the 1st right
5
Oaklands Rise
At end of road, turn right
6
Oaklands Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
Bryntirion Hill
Road continues
8
Laleston High St
At roundabout, go ahead
9
High St
At roundabout, turn right
10
A48
At roundabout, go ahead
11
A48
Turn left
12
Tythegston
At end of road, turn left
13
Tythegston
At end of road, turn right
14
A48
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
15
A48
At traffic lights, turn left
16
Ewenny Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
17
Nolton St
Road continues
18
Brackla St
At end of road, turn left
19
Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
20
Valley Link Rd
At roundabout, turn left
21
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
22
Angel St
Take the 2nd 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
Angel St
At traffic lights, turn right
3
Water St
Road continues
4
The Rhiw
At end of road, turn right
5
Nolton St
At end of road, turn right
6
Nolton St
At traffic lights, go ahead
7
Ewenny Rd
At roundabout, turn right
8
A48
At roundabout, go ahead
9
A48
At roundabout, turn right
10
High St
At roundabout, go ahead
11
High St
Road continues
12
Bryntirion
Turn left
13
Elm Crescent
Take the 4th left
14
Coed Helyg
At end of road, turn right
15
Ton Glas
At end of road, turn left
16
Bryngolau
Road continues
17
Merlin Crescent
Take the 4th right
18
St Iltyds Rd
Take the 2nd left
19
Heol Y Nant
At end of road, turn left
20
Park St
At traffic lights, turn right
21
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
22
Nolton St
Road continues
23
Brackla St
At traffic lights, turn left
24
Tremains Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
25
Valley Link Rd
At roundabout, turn left
26
Inner By Pass
At traffic lights, turn left
27
Angel St
Take the 2nd 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.
Route & Road Guide
Road Type Split
Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 14 routes.
Residential
82%
A-Roads
12%
Town / B-Roads
6%
What to Expect at Bridgend
- With 4.9 roundabouts per route on average, Bridgend is more roundabout-intensive than most UK centres. Route 8 has the highest concentration with 11, including A48.
- At 52%, the pass rate here is 4.1 points above the national average of 47.9% — making Bridgend one of the more candidate-friendly centres in the UK.
- Route 7 alone has 9 sets of traffic lights — the most of any route here. Confident, smooth stops and pull-aways are essential.
- Left turns dominate these routes — 101 vs 60 right. Observation and positioning for left-turn junctions is worth specific practice.
- Familiarise yourself with Angel St, A48 and Inner By Pass before your test — they come up repeatedly across the routes and knowing their junctions and speed limits will save you on the day.
- Routes here range from 17 to 28 steps — each has a distinct character, so practising the full set is worth the time.
Tricky Spots on the Bridgend Test
Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.
1
Negotiating the A4061 Roundabout
Routes through A4061 require good forward planning from the moment you see the junction ahead. Position confidently, keep your speed consistent and signal in good time — this roundabout separates prepared candidates from those who have not practised the routes.
2
Road Craft on Aberkenfig
Candidates who know Aberkenfig well tend to feel more settled during their test. It is used on many Bridgend routes and rewards good hazard perception — keep your observation high and your speed appropriate throughout.
3
Junction Decisions on Ael Y Bryn
The junction at Ael Y Bryn asks for a clear MSM routine and a calm approach to emerging traffic. Give yourself time to assess properly before pulling out — rushed decisions at junctions like this are a frequent source of minors, particularly when visibility is limited.
4
Multi-Exit Choices at A4063
A4063 is worth spending time on during practice because the exit instructions vary between routes. Arrive with your mirrors checked and your exit decided, position early and keep an eye on traffic already on the roundabout before you commit.
Most Frequent Roads
These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.
| Road | Routes | Frequency | Typical Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel St | 14 / 14 | Right turn | |
| A48 | 11 / 14 | Roundabout | |
| Inner By Pass | 10 / 14 | Left turn | |
| Valley Link Rd | 9 / 14 | Roundabout | |
| Ewenny Rd | 8 / 14 | Straight ahead | |
| Tremains Rd | 8 / 14 | Left turn | |
| Brackla St | 6 / 14 | Left turn | |
| Nolton St | 6 / 14 | Straight ahead | |
| Park St | 6 / 14 | Right turn | |
| Inner Bypass | 5 / 14 | Left turn |
Roundabout Analysis
The routes include 68 roundabouts across 14 routes — these are the most important.
A48
High
Valley Link Rd
High
A473
Medium
Ewenny Rd
Medium
Brackla Way
Common
Coychurch Rd
Common
Heol Simonston
Common
Heol West Plas
Common
Bridgend Test Centre
Address
Bridgend Driving Test Centre
Crown Building, Angel Street, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 4AD
Crown Building, Angel Street, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, CF31 4AD
Phone
0300 200 1122
DVSA general enquiries
Amenities
Disabled Access
Parking
Toilets
Tests Offered
Car
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
52.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
8.5 wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
14
Car
Avg Route Length
22
Steps (17–28 range)