Watch driving test routes in Chippenham

Route 1 from Chippenham test centre heads out along West Cepen Way and the A350 to the north of town, then turns in along Malmesbury Road, New Road and Marshfield Road. It winds through the narrow streets around Audley Road, Dallas Road and Sheldon Road and comes back along Hungerdown Lane and Bristol Road. Expect roadworks at Bumpers Farm Roundabout, a 70 mph dual carriageway, parked cars on narrow streets and plenty of zebra crossings.

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1. 0:00
   Bumpers Way

   Parked cars on our side of the industrial estate road and a lorry coming. We give way before we pass.

2. 1:25
   Bumpers Farm Roundabout

   Roadworks on the roundabout. We turn right, follow the cones, wait for a safe gap and signal left after the exit before ours.

3. 2:06
   West Cepen Way

   Straight on at a roundabout, then 70 mph on the dual carriageway.

4. 3:01
   A350 West Cepen Way roundaboutTricky spot 12

   West Cepen Way is a 70 mph dual carriageway that ends at a big roundabout on the A350. Both lanes go straight on, so we read the signs and slow down from high speed in good time.

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5. 3:36
   Malmesbury Road roundaboutTricky spot 14

   A busy roundabout on the A350 where we turn right onto Malmesbury Road. Lorries come from the right and decide when we can go.

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6. 4:06
   Malmesbury Road

   30 mph into town. A parked lorry on our side, a sharp right bend with chevrons and a zebra crossing.

7. 7:21
   New Road

   We position early for a right turn, queue for the lights and stay in the lane marked TOWN CNTR to turn right by the viaduct.

8. 9:03
   Marshfield Road

   Left at the mini roundabout onto Audley Road.

9. 9:42
   Audley Road

   Someone is walking in the road, so we give way and wait until they are clear.

10. 10:07
    Dallas Road parked carsTricky spot 05

    A left turn into Dallas Road, a narrow street with parked cars on both sides. There is not enough room for two cars, so someone has to wait.

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11. 11:07
    Spanbourn Avenue

    Parked cars limit the view at the give way, so we creep forward and turn left onto Audley Road. Then right at the mini roundabout onto Sheldon Road.

12. 12:30
    Sheldon Road

    Parked cars on both sides and a car coming. We slow down and are ready to wait in a gap.

13. 13:11
    Ladyfield Road

    Along Ladyfield Road to the give way with Hungerdown Lane.

14. 14:24
    Ladyfield Road Hungerdown Lane give wayTricky spot 03

    A give way from Ladyfield Road onto the busier Hungerdown Lane, where we turn right. A lorry, a van and cars pass from the left.

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15. 14:48
    Hungerdown Lane

    30 mph with zebra crossings all along the road. We look for anyone waiting at each one.

16. 15:07
    Hungerdown Lane mini roundabouts zebraTricky spot 01

    Two mini roundabouts on Hungerdown Lane with a zebra crossing between them, and more zebras further along the same road. It is easy to miss someone waiting to cross.

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17. 16:34
    Bristol Road

    Left at the roundabout onto Bristol Road, 40 mph, then a temporary 30 mph in the queue at the roadworks. Left at Bumpers Farm Roundabout, following the cones.

18. 18:42
    Bumpers Way

    Cars parked on their side, so we slow down and let oncoming traffic through.

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

1. 1Bumpers Way
2. 2West Cepen WayA350
3. 3Malmesbury RoadB4158
4. 4New Road
5. 5Marshfield RoadA420
6. 6Audley Road
7. 7Dallas Road
8. 8Spanbourn Avenue
9. 9Audley Road
10. 10Sheldon Road
11. 11Ladyfield Road
12. 12Hungerdown Lane
13. 13Bristol RoadA420
14. 14Bumpers Way

Route 2 from Chippenham test centre crosses town on Hungerdown Lane, Sheldon Road and Lowden Hill to Bath Road and Park Lane, then heads north on Langley Road and Maud Heath's Causeway towards Langley Burrell. It comes back along the narrow Jackson's Lane, the A350 and West Cepen Way. Expect zebra crossings, a single track lane, a 70 mph dual carriageway and a long queue with roadworks at Bumpers Farm Roundabout.

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1. 0:00
   Bumpers Way

   Parked cars on our side and cars coming. We hang back behind the van and give way.

2. 1:36
   Bumpers Farm Roundabout

   Roadworks and cones. Cars keep coming from the right, so we wait for a safe gap and turn right onto Bristol Road.

3. 2:20
   Bristol Road

   40 mph to the next roundabout, where we turn right onto Hungerdown Lane.

4. 3:06
   Hungerdown Lane

   30 mph and three zebra crossings, then straight on at a mini roundabout with another zebra just after it.

5. 4:20
   Sheldon Road

   Parked cars on our side and a lorry on the right make the gaps narrow. Then two mini roundabouts close together.

6. 6:03
   Lowden Hill

   The road narrows under the railway bridge, then two give way lines. We turn left onto Bath Road.

7. 6:48
   Bath Road

   Two lanes merge into one, then SLOW on the road and a right turn onto Park Lane.

8. 8:57
   Park Lane

   Two zebra crossings close together.

9. 9:50
   Langley Road

   Another zebra crossing on the way out of town.

10. 10:27
    Maud Heath's Causeway

    Straight on at a mini roundabout and a roundabout, then 50 mph and roadworks, where we pass a works vehicle on its right as the sign shows.

11. 14:25
    Jackson's Lane

    The national speed limit applies, but this narrow single track lane needs a much lower speed. We look far ahead, ready to pull in for oncoming cars.

12. 17:21
    Malmesbury Road

    Left onto the A350, a busy 50 mph dual carriageway. We wait for a safe gap without rushing.

13. 17:54
    Malmesbury Road dual carriageway roundaboutTricky spot 15

    A big roundabout on the A350, a 50 mph dual carriageway, where we turn right onto West Cepen Way. We need the right lane soon after joining the A350.

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14. 18:25
    West Cepen Way

    Straight on at Badger Roundabout, 70 mph on the dual carriageway, then straight on at the next roundabout in the left lane.

15. 20:10
    Bumpers Farm Roundabout queue

    A temporary 30 mph for the roadworks. In the queue a van cuts in from the right lane; we stay calm and let it in, then follow the cones round to Bumpers Way.

16. 23:24
    Bumpers Way

    Parked cars on their side and a lorry coming. We keep left and let it pass.

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

1. 1Bumpers Way
2. 2Bristol RoadA420
3. 3Hungerdown Lane

Route 3 from Chippenham test centre takes Bristol Road and Hungerdown Lane to Bath Road, through the tunnel and up Rowden Hill into Lowden, with its narrow arch. It crosses town on Audley Road, Marshfield Road and Park Lane and comes back on Malmesbury Road and West Cepen Way. Expect a yellow box, a cycle box, a dark tunnel, lots of mini roundabouts and zebra crossings.

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1. 0:00
   Bumpers Way

   Parked cars on our side. We check for oncoming traffic before we pass.

2. 2:09
   Bumpers Farm Roundabout

   Right onto Bristol Road. We give way to the right and signal left after the exit before ours.

3. 2:30
   Bristol Road

   40 mph, then the right lane for the mini roundabout onto Hungerdown Lane. We go round the centre, not over it.

4. 3:36
   Hungerdown Lane

   30 mph and zebra crossings all along the road, with two mini roundabouts in the middle. At the red light we keep the cycle box clear, then turn left at the roundabout onto Bath Road.

5. 6:26
   Bath Road

   The left lane at the lights to go straight on, then a yellow box we only enter when our exit is clear.

6. 8:39
   Bath Road tunnel

   A long dark tunnel with a queue: dipped headlights, and stop where you can still see the tyres of the car ahead. Straight on at the mini roundabout after it.

7. 9:48
   Rowden Hill

   Roadworks with temporary lights. We stop at the sign on red and pass the cones slowly, then turn left into Lowden.

8. 10:21
   Lowden parked carsTricky spot 07

   A left turn into Lowden, a street lined with parked cars on our side. Oncoming cars squeeze past, so we have to give way.

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9. 11:25
   Lowden narrow archTricky spot 06

   A narrow arch on a bend in Lowden. Two vehicles do not fit side by side, and you cannot see far through it.

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10. 12:12
    Audley Road

    Two mini roundabouts bring us here. Parked cars on both sides, a works lorry and a van coming, so we give way before we pass. Right at the mini roundabout onto Marshfield Road.

11. 13:22
    Marshfield Road mini roundaboutTricky spot 08

    A busy mini roundabout on Marshfield Road where we turn right, with a second give way line straight after it. The wait for a safe gap can take half a minute.

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12. 14:09
    Park Lane

    Two zebra crossings, then the left lane marked B4069 and a queue where we stop short of the side road on the right.

13. 16:03
    Malmesbury Road

    Left at the lights onto Malmesbury Road, a zebra crossing and a KEEP CLEAR we do not stop on.

14. 19:24
    West Cepen Way

    Left at the roundabout onto West Cepen Way, still 30 mph at first. Straight on at Badger Roundabout and the next roundabout in the lane marked A350, with 70 mph between them.

15. 21:03
    Bumpers Farm Roundabout

    The limit drops to 30 mph before the roundabout. We wait for a safe gap and turn back onto Bumpers Way.

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

1. 1Bumpers Way
2. 2Bristol RoadA420
3. 3Hungerdown Lane

Route 4 from Chippenham test centre follows West Cepen Way through the roadworks to Bath Road and Hungerdown Lane, then works through the parked cars of Ladyfield Road and Sheldon Road to a busy give way on the A420. It returns along Park Lane, Malmesbury Road and West Cepen Way. Expect 9 roundabouts, roadworks, narrow streets with parked cars and a long wait at a busy junction.

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1. 0:00
   Bumpers Way

   Industrial estate with parked cars on our side and vans pulling out. Where there is no space we give way and wait in a gap.

2. 1:34
   Bumpers Farm Roundabout

   Left onto West Cepen Way: signal left, look right and give way.

3. 2:08
   West Cepen Way roadworks

   Two lanes merge into one at the roadworks. Straight on at the next roundabout in the lane marked A350, then the left lane to turn onto Bath Road.

4. 5:12
   Bath Road

   40 mph and straight on at a roundabout, then left at the next one onto Hungerdown Lane.

5. 6:27
   Hungerdown Lane

   30 mph and two zebra crossings, then right into Ladyfield Road, giving way to oncoming cars.

6. 7:31
   Ladyfield Road

   Parked cars on both sides and a lorry coming. We keep left and are ready to slow down.

7. 8:25
   Ladyfield Road parked carsTricky spot 04

   A narrow part of Ladyfield Road with parked cars on both sides, and a camper and a van on their side. Vans and cars come towards us through the gaps.

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8. 9:20
   Sheldon Road

   Right at a T junction where we creep forward to see. Parked cars on our side and a van coming, then left at the mini roundabout onto Audley Road and right into Goldney Avenue.

9. 11:51
   Dallas Road busy give wayTricky spot 11

   From Dallas Road we turn left onto the busy A420 Marshfield Road. Cars, vans, buses and a tanker keep coming, so the wait can be long.

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10. 12:20
    Marshfield Road sharp right turnTricky spot 09

    A very sharp right turn from Marshfield Road into Park Lane, with a right turn arrow and SLOW painted on the road.

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11. 12:37
    Park Lane

    Two zebra crossings and a queue at the lights behind a tanker. We stay back to see past it, then turn left onto Malmesbury Road.

12. 14:18
    Malmesbury Road

    A zebra crossing, then left at the roundabout onto West Cepen Way.

13. 17:18
    West Cepen Way

    Straight on at Badger Roundabout, 70 mph on the dual carriageway and straight on at the next roundabout in the left lane.

14. 19:06
    Bumpers Farm Roundabout

    The left lane marked TOWN CTR. A busy roundabout with roadworks: we wait for a safe gap and go straight on, back to Bumpers Way at 30 mph.

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

1. 1Bumpers Way
2. 2West Cepen WayA350
3. 3Bath RoadA4

Route 5 from Chippenham test centre takes the A350 and the A4 Bath Road to Pickwick and Corsham, with narrow streets and a 20 mph zone, then country lanes through Easton. It comes back on the A4 and along Hungerdown Lane and Bristol Road. Expect 60 mph A roads, roadworks, narrow single track lanes, parked cars and many zebra crossings.

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1. 0:00
   Bumpers Way

   Industrial estate. We watch for lorries and vans pulling out of the yards.

2. 0:11
   Bumpers Way parked car and lorriesTricky spot 02

   Straight after the start, parked cars block our side of Bumpers Way, a road with lorries from the industrial estate. Oncoming lorries get priority.

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3. 1:46
   A350 West Cepen Way

   Left at the roundabout onto the A350. Two lanes merge into one, then 40 mph and two way traffic through the roadworks.

4. 3:51
   A350 roundabouts

   Straight on at the first roundabout, keeping to the left lane and giving way to the right.

5. 4:07
   A350 roundabout right onto the A4Tricky spot 10

   On the A350 one roundabout comes straight after another. At the second one we turn right onto the A4 from a busy entry.

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6. 4:55
   A4 Bath Road

   Two lanes become one, then a long queue. The limit drops to 50 mph.

7. 10:39
   Bath Road roadworks

   The road narrows on our side at the roadworks, so we go only on green. Then the limit drops to 30 mph as we enter Pickwick.

8. 12:31
   Sharp left and mini roundabout

   A sharp left turn, then right at a mini roundabout, going round the centre.

9. 15:04
   Stokes Road

   Parked cars on our side and a car coming. Left at the mini roundabout onto Pound Pill, a zebra crossing and the start of a 20 mph zone.

10. 16:08
    Lacock Road parked carsTricky spot 16

    Just after a mini roundabout in Corsham, Lacock Road narrows: a wall on our left and parked cars on their side. Oncoming cars come through the gap.

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11. 18:26
    Easton

    Narrow lanes with the national speed limit, where we stay well below 60 and keep left for oncoming cars. Through the village we look well ahead, give room to someone walking in the road and turn left at a give way.

12. 21:34
    A4 Bath Road give wayTricky spot 13

    A give way where we turn right onto the A4 Bath Road, a 60 mph road. Cars and cyclists come from both sides, so the wait can take half a minute.

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13. 23:53
    Bath Road roundabouts

    Straight on at a roundabout with roadworks, 40 mph, a bus that is not signalling, then lights and another roundabout. The left lane takes us into Hungerdown Lane.

14. 25:15
    Hungerdown Lane

    30 mph and zebra crossings all along the road.

15. 26:46
    Hungerdown Lane mini roundabouts

    Straight on at two mini roundabouts, more zebra crossings and a van turning right that we wait behind. The left lane for the roundabout onto Bristol Road.

16. 28:25
    Bristol Road

    40 mph, dropping to 30 before Bumpers Farm Roundabout, where we turn left onto Bumpers Way through the roadworks.

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

1. 1Bumpers Way
2. 2West Cepen WayA350
3. 3Bath RoadA4