Original Published Test Routes
Step-by-step directions for all 12 original DVSA-published routes from 8 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, Leighton Buzzard.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Vandyke Rd
At roundabout, 1st exit, turn left
3
Shenleyhill Rd / Leighton Rd
At end of road, turn right
4
Birdshill / Linslade Rd
Take the 2nd left
5
Old Linslade Rd
At end of road, turn right
6
Stoke Rd
At roundabout, turn left
7
By-pass
At roundabout, turn left
8
Leighton Rd
At roundabout, turn right
9
Derwent Rd
At roundabout, turn right
10
Soulbury Rd / Springfield Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
11
Southcourt Avenue
At roundabout, turn left
12
Bunkers Lane
At end of road, turn left
13
Wing Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
14
Leighton Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
15
West St
At roundabout, go ahead
16
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, turn left
17
Hockliffe St
At roundabout, turn right
18
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 3rd left
19
Brook Green
Take the 3rd left
20
Kitleys Green
At end of road, turn right
21
Brook Green
At end of road, turn left
22
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 1st left
23
Appenine Way
At roundabout, turn left
24
Meadway
At roundabout, turn left
25
Vandyke Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Vandyke Rd
At roundabout, turn right
3
Meadway
At roundabout, turn left
4
Appenine Way
At end of road, turn right
5
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 1st left
6
Meadoway
At end of road, turn left
7
Hockliffe Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
8
Brooklands Drive
At end of road, turn left
9
South Street
At end of road, turn right
10
Stanbridge Rd
At roundabout, turn right
11
Lake St
At traffic lights, go ahead
12
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
13
West St
At roundabout, go ahead
14
Leighton Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
15
Stoke Rd
Take the 1st left
16
Old Rd
Take the 1st left
17
Rosebury Rd
At end of road, turn left
18
Stoke Rd / Old Linslade Rd
Take the 3rd right
19
Linslade Rd
At end of road, turn left
20
Woburn Rd
At roundabout, turn right
21
A5
Take the 2nd right
22
Eastern Way / Mile Tree Rd
Take the 1st left
23
Vandyke Rd
At roundabout, turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Vandyke Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Atterbury Avenue
At end of road, turn right
4
Brook Green
At end of road, turn right
5
Hockliffe Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
6
Hockliffe Street
At roundabout, turn right
7
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
8
West Street
At roundabout, go ahead
9
Leighton rd
At roundabout, go ahead
10
Leighton Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
11
Stoke Rd
Take the 1st left
12
Rosebury Rd
At end of road, turn right
13
Stoke Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
14
Wing Rd
Take the 2nd left
15
Mentmore
At roundabout, turn right
16
Cedars Way
At end of road, turn left
17
Wing Rd
At roundabout, turn left
18
By-pass
At roundabout, 1st exit, turn left
19
Leighton Rd
At roundabout, turn right
20
Stanbridge Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
21
South Street
At end of road, turn left
22
Hockliffe Rd
At roundabout, turn right
23
Beaudesert / Church Rd
At end of road, turn right
24
Heath Rd
Take the 2nd right
25
Clarance Rd
At end of road, turn right
26
Vandyke Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Vandyke Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Clarance Rd
Take the 2nd right
4
Nelson Rd
Take the 2nd left
5
Churchill Rd
At end of road, turn right
6
Clarance Rd
At end of road, turn right
7
Heath Rd
Take the 1st left
8
Greenhill
At end of road, turn right
9
Plantation Rd
At end of road, turn right
10
Linslade Rd / Birdshill / Leighton
Rd
At end of road, turn right
11
Heath Rd
Take the 1st left
12
Cotefield Drive / Heath Rd
At end of road, turn left
13
Church Rd
Take the 3rd right
14
Mill Rd
At roundabout, turn left
15
Bassett Rd
At end of road, turn left
16
West St
At roundabout, go ahead
17
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
18
Lake St
At traffic lights, turn left
19
Stanbridge Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn left
20
Brooklands Avenue
At end of road, turn right
21
Brooklands Drive
At traffic lights, turn right
22
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 1st left
23
Appenine Way
At roundabout, turn left
24
Meadway
At roundabout, turn left
25
Vandyke Rd
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Vandyke Rd / Beaudesert
At end of road, turn right
3
St Andrews
At end of road, turn left
4
North Street
At roundabout, turn left
5
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
6
Lake St
At roundabout, turn right
7
Grovebury Rd
At roundabout, turn left
8
By-pass
At roundabout, turn right
9
Leighton Rd / Stanbridge Rd
Take the 4th left
10
Billington Rd
At end of road, turn right
11
By-pass
Take the 1st left
12
Station Rd
At end of road, turn right
13
Tillsworth Rd
Take the 1st left
14
Mill Rd / High St
Take the 1st left
15
Leighton Rd
At end of road, turn left
16
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 1st right
17
Appenine Way
At end of road
18
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 1st left
19
Meadoway
At end of road, turn left
20
Hockliffe Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
21
Brook Green
Take the 2nd left
22
Atterbury Avenue
At end of road, turn right
23
Vandyke Rd
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Vandyke Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Atterbury Avenue
At end of road, turn right
4
Brook Green
At end of road, turn left
5
Hockliffe Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
6
Brooklands Drive
At end of road, turn right
7
South St
At end of road, turn left
8
Hockliffe Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
9
Hockliffe Street
At roundabout, turn left
10
Lake St
At roundabout, turn right
11
Grovebury Rd
At roundabout, turn right
12
By-pass
At roundabout, turn right
13
Soulbury Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn left
14
Rosebury Rd
At end of road, turn left
15
Old Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
16
Leighton Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
17
West St
Take the 1st left
18
Bassett Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
19
Ashwell Rd
At end of road, turn left
20
Church Rd
Road continues
21
Heath Rd
Take the 2nd right
22
Clarance Rd
Take the 1st left
23
Churchill Rd
At end of road, turn left
24
Clarance Rd
At end of road, turn right
25
Vandyke Rd
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
Vandyke Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Clarance Rd
At end of road, turn right
4
Heath Rd
Take the 1st left
5
Greenhill
At end of road, turn right
6
Plantation Rd
At end of road, turn right
7
Linslade Rd
At end of road, turn left
8
Woburn Rd
At roundabout, turn right
9
A5
Take the 2nd right
10
Eastern Way / Leighton Rd /
Heath Rd
At end of road, turn left
11
Church Street
Take the 3rd left
12
Mill Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
Bassett Rd
At end of road, turn left
14
West Street
At roundabout, go ahead
15
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, turn left
16
Hockliffe Street
At roundabout, turn right
17
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 3rd left
18
Brook Green
Take the 3rd left
19
Kitleys Green
At end of road, turn right
20
Brook Green
At end of road, turn left
21
Hockliffe Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
22
Appenine Way
At roundabout, turn left
23
Meadway
At roundabout, turn left
24
Vandyke Rd
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
Vandyke Rd
At roundabout, turn right
3
Meadway
At roundabout, turn left
4
Appenine Way
At end of road, turn right
5
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 1st left
6
Meadoway / Hockliffe Rd
At end of road, turn right
7
Leighton Rd
Take the 2nd right
8
Eggington Rd
Take the 1st left
9
Mill Rd
At end of road, turn right
10
Tilsworth Rd
Take the 1st left
11
Station Rd
At end of road, turn right
12
By-pass
Take the 1st right
13
Leighton Rd
At roundabout, turn right
14
Stanbridge Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
15
South St
Take the 3rd left
16
Albany Rd / Hartwell Grove
At end of road, turn right
17
Dudley St
At end of road, turn right
18
Lake St
At roundabout, go ahead
19
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
20
West St
Take the 1st right
21
Bassett Rd
At roundabout, turn right
22
Mill Rd / Church St
At end of road, turn left
23
Heath Rd
Take the 2nd right
24
Clarance Rd
At end of road, turn right
25
Vandyke Rd
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
Vandyke Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Atterbury Avenue
At end of road, turn left
4
Brook Green
Take the 1st left
5
Kitleys Green
At end of road, turn right
6
Brook Green
At end of road, turn left
7
Hockliffe Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
8
Appenine Way
At roundabout, turn left
9
Meadway
At roundabout, turn left
10
Vandyke Rd
Take the 3rd right
11
Clarance Rd / Heath Rd
At end of road, turn left
12
Church St
At roundabout, turn right
13
West St
At roundabout, go ahead
14
Leighton Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
15
Wing Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
16
By-pass
At roundabout, turn right
17
Stoke Rd
Take the 2nd left
18
Old Linslade Rd
Take the 1st right
19
Plantation Rd
Take the 3rd left
20
Hillside Rd
At end of road, turn right
21
Heath Rd
Turn left
22
Clarance Rd
At end of road, turn right
23
Vandyke Rd
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
Vandyke Rd
Take the 3rd left
3
George Street
At end of road, turn right
4
Hockliffe Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
5
Hockliffe St
At roundabout, turn right
6
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, go ahead
7
West St
At roundabout, go ahead
8
Leighton Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
9
Stoke Rd
Take the 1st left
10
Old Rd
Take the 1st right
11
Rosebury Rd
At end of road
12
Old Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
New Rd
At end of road, turn right
14
Wing Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
15
By-pass
At roundabout, turn right
16
Stoke Rd
Take the 2nd left
17
Old Linslade Rd
Take the 1st right
18
Plantation Rd
Turn left
19
Greenhill
At end of road, turn right
20
Heath Rd
Take the 3rd left
21
Clarance Rd
At end of road, turn right
22
Vandyke Rd
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
Vandyke Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Clarance Rd
Take the 2nd right
4
Nelson Rd
Take the 2nd left
5
Churchill Rd
At end of road, turn right
6
Clarance Rd / Heath Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
Church Rd
At roundabout, turn right
8
West St
At roundabout, go ahead
9
Leighton Rd / Old Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
10
Soulbury Rd
At roundabout, turn left
11
Derwent Rd
At roundabout, turn left
12
Soulbury Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
By-pass
At roundabout, turn left
14
Grovebury Rd
At roundabout, turn right
15
Stanbridge Rd
At roundabout, 1st exit, turn left
16
South St
Take the 2nd left
17
Albany Rd / Hartwell Grove
At end of road, turn right
18
Dudley St
At end of road, turn right
19
Lake St
At roundabout, turn right
20
Hockliffe St
At roundabout, go ahead
21
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 3rd left
22
Brook Green
Take the 2nd left
23
Atterbury Avenue
At end of road, turn right
24
Vandyke Rd
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
Vandyke Rd
Take the 1st left
3
Atterbury Avenue
At end of road, turn right
4
Brook Green / Hockliffe Rd
At end of road, turn left
5
Leighton Rd
At end of road, turn left
6
A5
Take the 1st left
7
Eastern Way
Take the 1st left
8
Mile Tree Rd
Take the 1st right
9
Shenleyhill Rd / Leighton Rd /
Heath Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
Church Street
Take the 3rd right
11
Mill Rd
At roundabout, turn left
12
Bassett Rd
At end of road, turn left
13
West St
At roundabout, go ahead
14
Lestern Rd
At roundabout, turn left
15
Hockliffe St
At roundabout, turn right
16
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 3rd left
17
Brook Green
Take the 3rd left
18
Kitleys Green
At end of road, turn right
19
Brook Green
At end of road, turn left
20
Hockliffe Rd
Take the 1st left
21
Appenine Way
At roundabout, turn left
22
Meadway
At roundabout, turn left
23
Vandyke Rd
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.
Route & Road Guide
Road Type Split
Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 12 routes.
Residential
99%
A-Roads
1%
What to Expect at Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)
- Roundabouts are a defining feature — averaging 8.3 per route. Route 1 is the most demanding with 13, including Lestern Rd.
- Pass rate 49%, close to the national average of 47.9% — a fair test. Consistent preparation across all routes is what counts.
- Key roads to know: Hockliffe Rd, Vandyke Rd and Leighton Rd — these appear across the most routes and are the most likely to feature on your test.
- 18 traffic light encounters across all routes — worth practising smooth stops and confident pull-aways before your test.
Tricky Spots on the Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) Test
Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.
1
Vandyke Road & Hockliffe Road DTC Corridor
Vandyke Road and Hockliffe Road form the primary artery connecting the test centre to the wider route network, used on every route. You will navigate this corridor at both the start and end of every test — practise roundabout exits here as Appenine Way and Meadway both feed back through it.
2
Lestern Road, West Street & Lake Street Town Centre Chain
The town centre roundabout chain on Lestern Road, West Street, and Lake Street appears on nearly every route. These three consecutive roundabouts require different exits on different routes — study the pattern carefully and approach each one in the correct lane.
3
Stanbridge Road Double Roundabout
Several routes use the Stanbridge Road double roundabout — two roundabouts in quick succession connected by a short link. Required exits vary between tests and lane discipline is critical — position correctly before the first roundabout to avoid crossing lanes between the two.
4
Bypass & Grovebury Road Roundabout Chain
The Bypass features up to three roundabouts in a row, often combined with the nearby Grovebury Road junction. This section is used on routes heading south-west and requires confident speed management and exit selection on a faster, open road environment.
5
Appenine Way & Meadway Return Loop
Most routes return to the DTC via the Appenine Way and Meadway roundabouts — two consecutive junctions that require left exits to feed back onto Vandyke Road. This is a common final section of the test, so make sure your observation and signalling remain sharp right to the end.
Most Frequent Roads
These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.
| Road | Routes | Frequency | Typical Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockliffe Rd | 12 / 12 | Left turn | |
| Vandyke Rd | 12 / 12 | Left turn | |
| Leighton Rd | 9 / 12 | Roundabout | |
| Lestern Rd | 9 / 12 | Roundabout | |
| West St | 9 / 12 | Roundabout | |
| Appenine Way | 8 / 12 | Roundabout | |
| Brook Green | 8 / 12 | Left turn | |
| By-pass | 8 / 12 | Roundabout | |
| Clarance Rd | 8 / 12 | Right turn | |
| Heath Rd | 7 / 12 | Left turn |
Roundabout Analysis
The routes include 99 roundabouts across 12 routes — these are the most important.
Lestern Rd
High
By-pass
High
Leighton Rd
High
Meadway
High
West St
High
Lake St
High
Appenine Way
High
Stanbridge Rd
High
Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) Test Centre
Address
Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) Driving Test Centre
8 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4RW
8 Commerce Way, Leighton Buzzard, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4RW
Phone
0300 200 1122
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Amenities
Disabled Access
Parking
Toilets
Tests Offered
ADI part 3
Car
Motorcycle module 1
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
49.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
18.8 wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
12
ADI part 3, Car, Motorcycle module 1
Avg Route Length
25
Steps (23–27 range)