Watch driving test routes in Burgess Hill

Route 1 from Burgess Hill test centre heads out through Park Road and Leylands Road to the rural lanes of Valebridge Road and Rocky Lane, with a railway underpass, a sharp bend under a railway bridge and a long wait at a busy right turn. It comes back on the 60 mph Traunstein Way and Isaac's Lane, a 50 mph road with sharp bends, then the double roundabout on Sussex Way and the parked cars of Victoria Avenue and Victoria Road.

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1. 0:00
   William Way

   Out of the test centre, give way and turn left onto Charles Avenue, then mirrors, signal and position early for the right turn into Albert Drive.

2. 0:45
   Albert Drive

   Parked cars on our side, so we look well ahead and give way to oncoming traffic if needed.

3. 1:48
   Victoria Way

   Parked cars on their side and a large lorry turning in, so we slow down and let it pull in. Then a mini roundabout where we turn left onto London Road, giving way to the right.

4. 2:44
   London Road

   A busy street with shops where people step out between parked cars, then a KEEP CLEAR marking we never stop on and a right turn into Park Road after a safe gap in oncoming traffic.

5. 4:10
   Park Road

   Parked cars on our side. We look well ahead and give way to oncoming traffic.

6. 5:50
   Mill Road give way with hedgesTricky spot 07

   A give way junction with hedges on both corners, so the view is poor. Creep forward to the line until you can see, and look right and left past the hedges. We turn left when it is clear.

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7. 6:52
   Leylands Road right turnTricky spot 08

   A right turn out of a side road onto a busy road, with traffic from both sides. Look right, left and right again, and don't feel rushed. We wait about 40 seconds for a safe gap.

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8. 7:30
   Leylands Road

   Straight on at a mini roundabout, giving way to the right, then a crossing with lights and people nearby where we are ready to stop.

9. 8:53
   Railway underpass

   A long, dark railway underpass where we keep left and keep a safe gap, then a mini roundabout where we keep left onto Valebridge Road.

10. 9:21
    Valebridge Road

    The limit goes up to 40 mph, so we keep to 30 until we pass the signs.

11. 11:07
    Valebridge Road railway bridge and sharp bendsTricky spot 15

    Chevrons warn of a sharp left bend that leads under a railway bridge, where oncoming traffic such as a van can come through. Brake on the straight, before the bend, and keep to the left. Rocky Lane then has a sharp right bend, so stay slow.

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12. 12:21
    Traunstein Way

    Left at the roundabout onto Traunstein Way, where the limit goes up to 60 mph. Straight on at the next roundabout, then the limit drops to 40 mph and we turn left at the roundabout onto Isaac's Lane.

13. 13:42
    Isaac's Lane

    A 50 mph road with two sharp bends marked SLOW, where we brake on the straight before each bend. The limit goes up to 60 mph, then drops to 40 and 30 mph for the roundabouts.

14. 17:00
    Sussex Way double roundaboutTricky spot 06

    Two small roundabouts close together, and the limit drops to 30 mph. We go straight on at the first and turn right onto Sussex Way at the second. Look right and give way to traffic already on each roundabout.

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15. 17:27
    Sussex Way

    The limit is 40 mph, then 30 mph. Straight on at two roundabouts, the second onto Royal George Road, then we signal and position early for the right turn into Victoria Avenue.

16. 19:36
    Victoria Avenue

    Parked cars on both sides. We look well ahead and give way to oncoming traffic if the gap is narrow.

17. 20:30
    Victoria Road

    Parked vans and cars on both sides with cars coming, so we slow down and let them pass first. Then a T junction where we turn right onto Victoria Gardens, creeping forward and looking both ways.

18. 22:39
    Albert Drive

    People walking near the road, then give way and turn left onto Charles Avenue and right into William Way, back to the test centre.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1William Way
2. 2Charles Avenue
3. 3Albert Drive
4. 4Victoria Gardens
5. 5Victoria Way
6. 6London RoadB2036
7. 7Park Road
8. 8Mill Road
9. 9Leylands Road
10. 10Valebridge Road
11. 11Rocky Lane
12. 12Traunstein WayA272
13. 13Isaac's LaneA273
14. 14Sussex WayA273
15. 15Royal George Road
16. 16Victoria Avenue
17. 17Victoria Road
18. 18Victoria Gardens
19. 19Albert Drive
20. 20Charles Avenue
21. 21William Way

Route 2 from Burgess Hill test centre is the long run out along the B2112 to North End and back through Hassocks. It leaves through the town centre with KEEP CLEAR markings, takes the 40 and 60 mph B roads along Folders Lane and Common Lane to the narrow streets of North End, where oncoming traffic has priority, and returns on Keymer Road, a busy shopping street with parked cars and cyclists, and a right turn at traffic lights onto London Road.

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1. 0:00
   William Way

   Out of the test centre and right at the T junction onto Charles Avenue, creeping forward and looking both ways, then parked cars on our side where we leave room for opening doors.

2. 1:04
   Jane Murray Way roundaboutTricky spot 01

   A busy roundabout where cars keep coming round from the right. Wait at the line for a safe gap and look right again before going. Our exit is onto Jane Murray Way.

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3. 2:51
   London Road

   After the 40 mph Jane Murray Way with roadworks on the right, we turn left at the roundabout onto London Road and the limit drops to 30 mph. Then a mini roundabout where we turn right onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue, giving way to the right.

4. 4:08
   Queen Elizabeth Avenue

   A KEEP CLEAR marking we never stop on, then a roundabout just after the lights where we turn right onto Station Road. In a queue we stop before the KEEP CLEAR on the roundabout, not on it.

5. 4:54
   Station Road

   A busy shopping street where people step out between parked cars. We queue behind a bus so we can still see its tyres, watch the crossing, then turn right at the roundabout onto Keymer Road.

6. 6:57
   Keymer Road

   A parked van on our side with cars coming, so we give way and pass when it is clear. Then a mini roundabout where we turn left onto Folders Lane.

7. 8:05
   Folders Lane

   Still 30 mph, with a mini roundabout where we go straight on. The national speed limit starts near the end, but the roundabout is close, so we keep our speed down.

8. 10:12
   Folders Lane roundabout

   We turn right at the roundabout, looking right and giving way to traffic already on it.

9. 11:18
   Common Lane

   The limit drops to 40 mph, then SLOW is painted on the road and the limit drops to 30 mph. We slow down in good time.

10. 13:03
    North End

    The road narrows on our side, with parked cars on both sides and a queue. We keep a door's width, wait in a safe gap and let the oncoming queue through.

11. 14:44
    North End give way in our laneTricky spot 14

    The road narrows and there are give way lines in our lane, so oncoming traffic goes first. Slow down and let it through. Parked cars on our side mean you must look well ahead.

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12. 15:57
    West Street

    Right at the mini roundabout onto West Street, then a slow lorry in a narrow street, so we keep well back and are ready to stop for oncoming cars. The limit goes up to 60 mph.

13. 16:39
    Keymer Road

    A 60 mph road with a cyclist we pass with plenty of room. The limit drops to 30 mph, then parked cars and more cyclists, including one who signals right, so we hold back and let them turn first.

14. 19:33
    Keymer Road shopping street with parked carsTricky spot 11

    A busy shopping street with parked cars and vans on both sides. Look well ahead for stopped cars and let oncoming traffic through first. Pass the parked cars only when the road ahead is clear.

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15. 21:27
    Keymer Road right turn lightsTricky spot 09

    A queue leads to traffic lights, then we turn right onto London Road across oncoming traffic. Check mirrors and your right shoulder, and signal right. If there is no green filter arrow, oncoming traffic still goes first.

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16. 24:45
    Jane Murray Way

    London Road goes from 30 to 40 and 60 mph and back to 40 before we turn left at the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way. Roadworks where we keep left of the cones, then right at the roundabout onto Charles Avenue, 30 mph, a lorry on our side with a car coming, and left into William Way.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1William Way
2. 2Charles Avenue
3. 3Jane Murray WayA273

Route 3 from Burgess Hill test centre starts with the roundabouts on the 40 mph Jane Murray Way, then winds through the quiet estate roads of The Acorns to a busy T junction onto Sussex Way. It crosses the town centre on West Street, Civic Way and Station Road, takes the narrow Ockley Lane out to Keymer Road and comes back through Hassocks with a right turn at traffic lights and roadworks on Jane Murray Way.

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1. 0:00
   William Way

   Out of the test centre and right at the T junction onto Charles Avenue, creeping forward and looking left and right.

2. 0:50
   Charles Avenue roundabout with two lanesTricky spot 02

   A roundabout with two lanes, where we turn right, so get into the right lane in good time. Check mirrors, signal right, look right and give way. Just before our exit, check the left mirror and left blind spot and signal left.

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3. 1:12
   Jane Murray Way

   A 40 mph road with a run of roundabouts: straight on at the first two, signalling left after the exit before ours, then right at the next, staying out of the left turn lane.

4. 3:44
   Triangle Way roundaboutTricky spot 05

   A 40 mph road leads to a roundabout where we turn right onto Triangle Way, so slow down early. Check mirrors, signal right, look right and give way. Keep going round, then signal left after the exit before ours and check the left mirror.

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5. 4:06
   Triangle Way and estate

   The limit drops to 30 mph and we turn right at a mini roundabout into The Acorns, a quiet estate where cars pull out of drives. Parked cars on our side, a give way where we look both ways, then a give way line where we turn left.

6. 6:21
   Sussex Way T junction right turnTricky spot 04

   A T junction onto a busy through road, where we turn right onto Sussex Way. We need a safe gap in traffic from both sides, so creep forward slowly and look left and right. Don't feel rushed.

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7. 6:57
   West Street

   Left at the roundabout onto West Street, then parked cars on both sides where we look well ahead. We signal and give way to oncoming traffic for the right turn into Fairfield Road.

8. 8:03
   Fairfield Road

   A parked lorry on our side. We look ahead and give way to oncoming traffic before we pass it.

9. 9:01
   Royal George Road

   A long queue to the lights, where we stop so we can still see the tyres of the car ahead. Then a sharp right turn onto Lower Church Road, slowing down on the straight, and right at the roundabout onto Civic Way, watching the people at the island.

10. 11:16
    Civic Way

    Left at the busy roundabout onto Station Road from the left lane. We wait for a safe gap from the right and do not rush.

11. 12:09
    Station Road

    A busy shopping street where people step out between parked cars. In a queue we stop short of the side road to keep the junction clear, then turn right at the roundabout onto Keymer Road.

12. 15:38
    Keymer Road

    School markings on the left, so we watch for children, then parked cars with enough space. A mini roundabout where we go round the centre, and the limit goes up to 40 mph.

13. 17:06
    Ockley Lane

    A 40 mph lane that narrows, then 30 mph and a sharp bend where we brake on the straight. A parked van, then a busy T junction where we turn right onto Keymer Road after a safe gap, without feeling rushed.

14. 20:51
    Keymer Road to Hassocks

    A busy shopping street where people step out between parked cars, a mini roundabout where we go straight on, then the road narrows under the railway bridge, so we keep left and look ahead for oncoming traffic.

15. 23:39
    Keymer Road right turn lightsTricky spot 09

    A queue leads to traffic lights, then we turn right onto London Road across oncoming traffic. Check mirrors and your right shoulder, and signal right. If there is no green filter arrow, oncoming traffic still goes first.

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16. 26:55
    Jane Murray Way

    London Road goes from 30 to 40 and 60 mph and back to 40 before we turn left at the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way. Roadworks with single file traffic, where we wait in the queue and pass slowly, then straight on at the roundabout onto Charles Avenue.

17. 30:01
    Charles Avenue

    The limit drops to 30 mph on Charles Avenue, then left mirror, left shoulder, signal left and into William Way.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1William Way
2. 2Charles Avenue
3. 3Jane Murray WayA273

Route 4 from Burgess Hill test centre is the longest route and spends over four minutes on the 70 mph A23. It leaves on Jane Murray Way and the A2300, joins the A23 at Hickstead, overtakes a lorry and leaves for Hassocks on a slip road with a sharp bend. It comes back through Hassocks on the 40 and 60 mph London Road and through the centre of Burgess Hill on Civic Way, Mill Road and Leylands Road, with KEEP CLEAR markings and parked cars.

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1. 0:00
   William Way

   Out of the test centre and right at the T junction onto Charles Avenue, creeping forward and looking left and right.

2. 1:01
   Charles Avenue roundabout with two lanesTricky spot 02

   A roundabout with two lanes, where we turn right, so get into the right lane in good time. Check mirrors, signal right, look right and give way. Just before our exit, check the left mirror and left blind spot and signal left.

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3. 1:22
   Jane Murray Way

   A 40 mph road. Straight on at two roundabouts, signalling left after the exit before ours, then SLOW on the road and left at the next roundabout onto Colebrook Road.

4. 4:00
   Colebrook Road

   A 30 mph road with a zebra crossing, then a roundabout with lights where we turn left from the left lane and a slip road onto the A2300, where we match the speed and merge.

5. 4:54
   A2300

   Straight on at a roundabout, keeping left, then a roundabout at the end of the slip road where we turn left for the A23 Brighton.

6. 7:03
   Joining the A23 at HicksteadTricky spot 12

   A slip road leads onto the 70 mph A23, so build up speed along it and match the traffic. Check your right mirror and blind spot, then merge into a gap. Once on the A23, stay in the left lane unless you overtake someone.

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7. 7:15
   A23

   On the A23 at 70 mph we keep to the left lane and use the right lane only to overtake.

8. 8:11
   Overtaking the lorry on the A23Tricky spot 10

   A slower lorry is in our lane on a 70 mph dual carriageway. We check mirrors, signal right, check the blind spot and overtake it if it is safe. Then we move back to the left lane when the lorry shows in the interior mirror.

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9. 11:40
   Leaving the A23 for HassocksTricky spot 13

   The exit for Hassocks splits off the 70 mph A23, and a sharp left bend on the slip road leads to a give way. Signal left early, slow down on the slip road and brake on the straight, before the bend. At the give way we turn right onto Old London Road.

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10. 12:09
    Old London Road

    A 30 mph road with parked cars on our side, where we give way to oncoming traffic before we pass. Then give way and turn left onto the A273 after a safe gap.

11. 13:48
    Clayton Hill

    A 40 mph road with a bend marked by chevrons, where we brake on the straight before the bend.

12. 15:42
    Brighton Road

    The limit drops to 30 mph and a queue builds up, so we stop where we can still see the tyres of the car ahead.

13. 17:51
    London Road, Hassocks

    Through Hassocks at 30 mph, then 40 and 60 mph on the single carriageway. The limit drops to 40 mph for a roundabout where we stay on London Road, then 30 mph.

14. 21:12
    London Road

    A 30 mph road into Burgess Hill, then a mini roundabout where we turn right onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue, giving way to the right.

15. 22:57
    Queen Elizabeth Avenue

    A KEEP CLEAR marking we never stop on, then left at the roundabout onto Civic Way.

16. 24:22
    Civic Way

    Right at the roundabout, signalling left after the exit before ours. Parked cars on both sides, then left mirror, left shoulder and a left turn onto Mill Road.

17. 25:59
    Mill Road

    A busy junction at the end, where we wait patiently until it is clear and turn left onto Leylands Road without rushing.

18. 27:52
    Leylands Road

    Straight on at a mini roundabout, giving way to the right, then another mini roundabout where we turn left onto London Road.

19. 29:33
    London Road, Burgess Hill

    Straight on at a mini roundabout, then lights at a crossing where we leave room for pedestrians, a lorry pulling into a yard that we let in, a KEEP CLEAR marking and a roundabout where we turn right onto Victoria Way.

20. 32:06
    Victoria Way

    Right into Consort Way and right again into Jubilee Road, both with parked cars where we give way to oncoming traffic. Then left onto Charles Avenue and right into William Way, letting an oncoming lorry pass first.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1William Way
2. 2Charles Avenue
3. 3Jane Murray WayA273

Route 5 from Burgess Hill test centre goes north through Victoria Road and Sussex Way to the rural 60 mph Cuckfield Road and Harvest Hill, with bends and a lorry coming the other way, then through Ansty village. It joins the 70 mph A23 at Bolney Road, overtakes a slow tractor and a lorry, and returns on the A2300 and the roundabouts of the 40 mph Jane Murray Way.

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1. 0:00
   William Way

   Out of the test centre, give way and turn left onto Charles Avenue, then wait for a safe gap in oncoming traffic for the right turn into Albert Drive.

2. 0:45
   Albert Drive

   Parked cars on our side, so we look well ahead and give way if the gap is narrow. Then left mirror, left shoulder, signal and a left turn onto Victoria Road.

3. 1:51
   Victoria Road

   A long residential street. We keep our speed low and look well ahead for parked cars.

4. 2:48
   Victoria Road parked carsTricky spot 03

   A long street with parked cars on both sides and traffic coming the other way. Look well ahead and give way to oncoming traffic if the gap is narrow. Keep your speed low and be ready to stop.

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5. 3:40
   Royal George Road

   Give way and turn left onto Royal George Road, then a roundabout where we go onto Sussex Way, looking right and giving way to traffic on it.

6. 4:13
   Sussex Way

   Through the next roundabout, signalling left after the exit before ours, then 40 mph. Left at the roundabout onto Isaac's Lane from the left lane, and at the roundabout straight after we bear left onto Cuckfield Road.

7. 6:15
   Cuckfield Road

   The limit is 40 mph, then 60 mph, and we adjust our speed to the bends ahead.

8. 8:03
   Harvest Hill

   Bends ahead. We brake on the straight, before each bend, not in it.

9. 9:09
   Ansty

   Ansty village, where the limit drops to 30 mph. Then a mini roundabout where we turn left onto Bolney Road, giving way to traffic from the right.

10. 9:42
    Bolney Road

    A lorry coming towards us, so we keep left and give it room. The limit goes up to 50 mph, with a lorry ahead on the bend, then left at the roundabout for the A23 Burgess Hill.

11. 12:17
    Joining the A23 from Bolney RoadTricky spot 16

    We turn left at a roundabout and take a slip road onto the 70 mph A23. Build up speed smoothly, match the traffic, check your right mirror and blind spot, then merge into a gap. Our lane runs beside the A23 and then ends, so signal right and merge when there is a gap.

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12. 13:58
    A2300

    On the 70 mph A23 we overtake a slow tractor and move back to the left lane, then take the exit marked BHILL. At the roundabout we give way to a lorry, overtake it on the A2300, go straight on at the next roundabout and take the right lane in good time for Jane Murray Way.

13. 16:00
    Jane Murray Way

    A 40 mph road with a zebra crossing and a run of roundabouts: right at the first to stay on Jane Murray Way, then straight on at the next three. The road narrows at a new island, then we turn left at the roundabout onto Charles Avenue.

14. 19:15
    Charles Avenue

    The limit is 30 mph. A parked lorry on our side with cars coming, so we give way, then left mirror, left shoulder, signal and left into William Way.

15. 19:48
    William Way

    Into William Way and back to the test centre.

Every road on this route, in the order you drive them.

1. 1William Way
2. 2Charles Avenue
3. 3Albert Drive