Watch driving test routes in Salisbury

Route 1 from Salisbury test centre goes round Saint Mark's Roundabout onto London Road and out to Hampton Park, then along the narrow Ford Lane with its railway arch. It comes back through Old Castle Road and Castle Road to Castle Roundabout and into the city centre via Fisherton Street, Bridge Street and Brown Street. Expect busy roundabouts with lights and yellow boxes, a country lane with the national limit and a STOP junction in the old town.

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1. 0:00
   Manor Road

   Left at the give way line onto Wain-a-Long Road, looking right first.

2. 0:43
   Wain-a-Long Road

   Towards Saint Mark's Roundabout, where we turn right onto London Road: mirrors and signal right.

3. 2:35
   Saint Mark's Roundabout to London RoadTricky spot 02

   Saint Mark's Roundabout is one of the busiest roundabouts in Salisbury, with lorries and often cones on the roundabout. Traffic from the right keeps coming, so the wait at the give way line can be long.

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4. 3:33
   London Road

   The lanes split before the lights and we stay in the lane with the straight arrow. Straight on at the next roundabout, giving way to traffic already on it.

5. 6:30
   Hampton Park RoundaboutTricky spot 17

   A roundabout on London Road at the end of a faster stretch. Our exit is just past straight on, so the left signal comes late.

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6. 7:13
   Ford Lane

   Left at a roundabout, then left into Ford Lane with mirror, shoulder and signal. The limit is 60 mph, but the lane is narrow, so we stay well below it.

7. 7:33
   Ford Lane railway archTricky spot 18

   A narrow brick railway arch on a country lane with a 60 mph limit. Two cars cannot always pass under it at the same time.

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8. 7:58
   Ford Lane

   The limit drops to 30 mph, then sharp bends where we brake on the straight. Where the road narrows we give way to oncoming traffic, and back at 60 mph we only speed up when the road is safe.

9. 11:00
   Old Castle Road

   30 mph, then left at the give way onto Castle Road, looking right and waiting for a safe gap.

10. 11:37
    Castle Road

    A yellow box we only enter when our exit is clear, then straight on at a mini roundabout, giving way to the right.

11. 13:15
    Castle Road yellow box KEEP CLEARTricky spot 15

    On Castle Road a yellow box at a side road is followed by a KEEP CLEAR marking in the queue for the lights.

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12. 13:58
    Castle Roundabout from Castle RoadTricky spot 10

    Castle Roundabout is a big roundabout with traffic lights at the entry and on the roundabout itself, and two yellow boxes. From Castle Road two lanes lead in.

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13. 14:31
    Churchill Way West

    We stay in the left lane marked CITY, then turn left at the roundabout with lights onto Fisherton Street.

14. 15:15
    Fisherton Street

    A 20 mph zone, a mini roundabout after the bridge and three zebra crossings, with a narrowing where we have priority.

15. 16:51
    Bridge Street

    In the queue at the lights we stop where we can see the tyres of the car ahead. Left into Minster Street with buses at the stops, then people crossing at Endless Street and Salt Lane, where they have priority.

16. 19:19
    Brown Street STOP junctionTricky spot 04

    A STOP sign at a crossroads on Brown Street, with parked cars and traffic from both sides.

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17. 19:57
    Milford Street

    Through a long underpass with dipped headlights. Then along Rampart Road and Kelsey Road, past parked cars on the right, and left into Manor Road, watching for cars parked near the corner.

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

1. 1Manor Road
2. 2Wain-a-Long Road
3. 3London RoadA30
4. 4Ford Lane
5. 5Old Castle Road
6. 6Castle RoadA345
7. 7Churchill Way WestA36
8. 8Fisherton Street
9. 9Bridge Street
10. 10Minster Street
11. 11Endless Street
12. 12Salt Lane
13. 13Brown Street
14. 14Milford Street
15. 15Rampart Road
16. 16Kelsey Road
17. 17Manor Road

Route 2 from Salisbury test centre heads into the city centre along Milford Street, Saint John's Street and Catherine Street, then crosses the river on Bridge Street and Fisherton Street. It goes out on Wilton Road through Roman Road and Devizes Road and comes back on the ring road past Castle Roundabout and Saint Mark's Roundabout. Expect yellow boxes, zebra crossings, roadworks with temporary lights and several mini roundabouts.

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1. 0:00
   Manor Road

   Right at the T junction onto Kelsey Road. Walls limit the view, so we creep forward and look.

2. 1:09
   Milford Street

   The limit drops to 20 mph.

3. 2:07
   Trinity Street

   No entry ahead, so we turn left at the lights and only enter the yellow box when our exit is clear. Then right at the lights onto Saint John's Street, where someone crossing has priority.

4. 2:43
   Saint John's Street

   We stay well back from a car that is parking, keep to the right lane to go straight on and only enter the yellow box when our exit is clear.

5. 3:52
   Catherine Street

   A busy shopping street with people stepping out between parked cars. Left at the give way onto New Canal, past a bus at the stop and flashing amber lights where we give way to anyone crossing. Then right onto High Street with a limited view.

6. 5:17
   Bridge Street

   Two zebra crossings close together.

7. 5:49
   Fisherton Street

   The road narrows and we give way to oncoming traffic, then a zebra crossing and straight on at a mini roundabout.

8. 7:07
   Saint Paul's Roundabout

   A roundabout with lights where we keep to the left lane for Wilton Road.

9. 7:40
   Wilton Road

   A KEEP CLEAR we do not stop on, then roadworks with temporary lights where we go only on green. Right turn into Roman Road from the right turn lane.

10. 11:49
    Roman Road

    A mini roundabout and parked cars on both sides, then right at the T junction onto Devizes Road, creeping forward to look.

11. 13:10
    Devizes Road

    Straight on at a mini roundabout and two zebra crossings. Back at Saint Paul's Roundabout we keep to the left lane for Churchill Way West.

12. 15:38
    Churchill Way West

    The limit is 40 mph, then the middle lane with the straight arrow for the big roundabout with lights.

13. 16:15
    Castle Roundabout from Churchill Way WestTricky spot 11

    From Churchill Way West, Castle Roundabout has three lanes on the approach, traffic lights and two yellow boxes on the roundabout.

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14. 16:49
    Churchill Way North

    Along the ring road towards Saint Mark's Roundabout.

15. 17:29
    Saint Mark's RoundaboutTricky spot 03

    A two lane approach to Saint Mark's Roundabout from Churchill Way North. The left lane is for straight on and the right lane for turning right.

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16. 17:52
    Wain-a-Long Road

    We signal left after the exit before ours, then turn right into Manor Road with mirrors, blind spot and signal, looking for oncoming traffic.

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

1. 1Manor Road
2. 2Kelsey Road
3. 3Milford Street

Route 3 from Salisbury test centre starts with a very sharp right turn and a long red light on Rampart Road, then goes through the city centre along Milford Street, Saint John's Street and New Canal. It crosses the river on Fisherton Street, heads out on Wilton Road and Canadian Avenue and returns on Devizes Road and the ring road. Expect yellow boxes, a narrowing where oncoming traffic goes first, roadworks and the big roundabout with lights on Churchill Way West.

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1. 0:00
   Manor Road

   A very sharp right turn into Fairview Road, then right at the T junction onto Kelsey Road, where the wall blocks the view.

2. 1:14
   Rampart Road

   In the queue we stop short of a side road so it stays clear.

3. 3:16
   Rampart Road lights to Milford StreetTricky spot 05

   A long red light on Rampart Road, then a right turn onto Milford Street under the flyover, with cars coming from the right.

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4. 3:35
   Milford Street

   A 20 mph zone with parked cars on both sides, then left onto Brown Street and a yellow box after the lights.

5. 5:29
   Saint John's Street

   We stay in the right-hand lane to go straight ahead and only enter the yellow box when our exit is clear. A busy shopping street, then a give way line where we look both ways.

6. 7:05
   New Canal

   A crossing with lights and people on it, then right at the T junction onto High Street, creeping out and looking both ways.

7. 8:05
   Bridge Street

   A zebra crossing and another crossing with people about.

8. 8:42
   Fisherton Street planter narrowingTricky spot 16

   A narrowing with planters in Fisherton Street, a busy shopping street. The give way lines are in our lane, so oncoming traffic goes first.

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9. 9:19
   Fisherton Street

   A zebra crossing, then right at a mini roundabout under the bridge, going round the centre, not over it. The limit is now 30 mph.

10. 9:56
    Saint Paul's Roundabout

    A roundabout with lights where we keep to the left lane for Wilton Road.

11. 10:23
    Wilton Road

    Roadworks where we keep right of the barriers, as the sign shows, then a crossing with lights where we stop and let people cross. Right turn into Canadian Avenue from the right turn lane.

12. 13:38
    Canadian Avenue

    Parked cars on both sides and a parked van just after the turn, so we check for oncoming traffic before we pass. Right at the give way onto Devizes Road, creeping forward because parked cars block the view.

13. 14:58
    Devizes Road

    Left at a mini roundabout and two zebra crossings. Back at Saint Paul's Roundabout we keep to the left lane for Churchill Way West and follow the lane markings for the A36.

14. 17:02
    Churchill Way West

    The limit is 40 mph. Where three lanes start we stay in the middle lane marked A36, through the roundabout with lights and two yellow boxes.

15. 20:05
    Churchill Way North

    Along the ring road towards Saint Mark's Roundabout.

16. 21:20
    Saint Mark's Roundabout

    Straight on to Wain-a-Long Road: we look right, give way and signal left after the exit before ours. Then 30 mph and right into Manor Road with mirrors, blind spot and signal.

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

1. 1Manor Road
2. 2Fairview Road
3. 3Kelsey Road

Route 4 from Salisbury test centre goes round Saint Mark's Roundabout and along Churchill Way South to College Roundabout, then out of town on New Harnham Road and Netherhampton Road. It turns into the narrow Lower Road in Netherhampton, joins the A36 Wilton Road from Skew Road and comes back through Canadian Avenue, Devizes Road and the ring road. Expect lane choices before roundabouts, roads with 40 and 50 mph limits, a narrow 20 mph village road and yellow boxes on the ring road.

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1. 0:00
   Manor Road

   Left at the give way line onto Wain-a-Long Road, looking right first.

2. 0:24
   Saint Mark's Roundabout

   A queue and roadworks: we keep to the left lane, signal left, look right and wait for a safe gap.

3. 1:42
   Churchill Way South

   Along the ring road towards College Roundabout, where the lanes split.

4. 2:40
   College Roundabout lanesTricky spot 09

   Just before College Roundabout the lanes split: A36 on the left and RING ROAD on the right. You need to be in the right lane in good time.

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5. 2:57
   College Roundabout

   We give way to the right and signal left after the exit before ours. At the next roundabout we turn left onto New Bridge Road, where the limit drops to 30 mph.

6. 3:54
   New Bridge Road

   Right at the lights onto New Harnham Road, with a yellow box just after the turn where we go only when our exit is clear.

7. 6:20
   Netherhampton Road

   A zebra crossing, then the limit rises to 40 mph. Straight on at a roundabout in the right lane with the straight ahead arrow. The limit changes on the way and we brake before a sharp bend to the right.

8. 11:18
   Lower Road right turnTricky spot 20

   The limit drops to 40 mph, then we turn right across oncoming traffic into Lower Road, a narrow 20 mph road with parked cars.

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9. 11:53
   Lower Road

   Parked cars on our side, so we give way to oncoming traffic. Further on the road narrows but we have priority, then a narrow lane with the national limit.

10. 13:29
    Skew Road onto Wilton RoadTricky spot 19

    Skew Road is a narrow lane that joins the A36 Wilton Road at an awkward angle. Traffic comes fast from both sides and the limit on Wilton Road is 50 mph.

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11. 13:46
    Wilton Road

    50 mph, then 30 mph. Left into Canadian Avenue past parked vans and cars, right and left into India Avenue and past a works lorry where the road narrows. Then right at the give way onto the busy Devizes Road, waiting for a safe gap.

12. 16:41
    Devizes Road

    Straight on at a mini roundabout and two zebra crossings, then the left lane at Saint Paul's Roundabout for Churchill Way West.

13. 18:11
    Saint Paul's Roundabout

    We wait for green and stay in the left lane marked A36(S), signalling left for our exit.

14. 18:41
    Churchill Way West

    Traffic joins from the left, then the middle lane marked A36 through the roundabout with lights and two yellow boxes.

15. 21:00
    Wain-a-Long Road

    Straight on from Saint Mark's Roundabout in the left lane, then 30 mph and right into Manor Road after the oncoming van.

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

1. 1Manor Road
2. 2Wain-a-Long Road
3. 3Churchill Way SouthA36

Route 5 from Salisbury test centre heads east through narrow railway arches on Laverstock Road and Milford Mill Road and along the narrow Petersfinger Road. It comes back on Southampton Road and Churchill Way South into the city centre, through St John's Street, Milford Street and the old town to Castle Street and Castle Roundabout. Expect single lane stretches with oncoming traffic, lane changes, a STOP junction and yellow boxes.

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1. 0:00
   Manor Road

   Left at the T junction, creeping forward because the wall limits the view.

2. 0:33
   Saint Mark's Roundabout

   We turn right onto Bourne Avenue, giving way to the right. Parked cars on both sides, so we are ready to give way to oncoming traffic.

3. 1:39
   Laverstock Road

   Through a narrow arch, looking for oncoming traffic, then right into Manor Farm Road, a 20 mph zone.

4. 2:42
   Milford Mill Road

   The road narrows with traffic lights, where we stop at red.

5. 4:15
   Petersfinger Road narrow laneTricky spot 13

   Petersfinger Road is a narrow country lane with hedges and few places to pass. Vans and cars come towards us.

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6. 5:05
   Petersfinger Road

   Cones on our side and cars coming, then a railway arch with lights and a sharp bend, and a narrowing where we give way to oncoming traffic.

7. 6:42
   Southampton Road

   30 mph before the roundabout, where we go straight on and give way to traffic already on it. Later the left lane for Churchill Way South, with mirror, shoulder and signal.

8. 10:46
   Churchill Way South roundabout lanesTricky spot 12

   On the 40 mph dual carriageway of Churchill Way South we move to the right lane before the roundabout. The lanes are marked A338 and A354.

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9. 11:09
   Exeter Street

   We signal left after the exit before ours. Then a 20 mph zone.

10. 13:51
    St John's Street

    Two lanes: we go straight on and then right onto Milford Street, but there is a left arrow in our lane. We only change lanes into a safe gap: taking a different road is not a fault in itself, a risky lane change is.

11. 14:15
    Catherine Street

    A lorry unloading on our left: we hang back and pass slowly.

12. 15:01
    Catherine Street into Milford StreetTricky spot 07

    A busy corner in the centre of Salisbury where Catherine Street meets Milford Street. People cross in front of us and a bus passes.

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13. 15:21
    Milford Street

    A red light with a cycle box: we stop at the first line and keep the box clear.

14. 16:05
    Pennyfarthing Street STOP junctionTricky spot 06

    A STOP sign at a crossroads in the old town, with buildings that hide the view. A full stop is required even when it looks clear.

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15. 16:40
    Saint Edmund's Church Street

    Give way at the crossroads, where buildings hide the view, so we creep forward and look both ways. On Bedwin Street the road narrows and we have priority.

16. 17:33
    Endless Street

    A give way line where we creep forward until we can see, then right at the give way onto Chipper Lane. A yellow box at the lights, where we turn right onto Castle Street only when our exit is clear.

17. 18:42
    Castle Street zebra and mini roundaboutTricky spot 08

    On Castle Street a zebra crossing is followed straight away by a mini roundabout, with parked cars along the street.

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18. 19:11
    Castle Street

    A KEEP CLEAR we do not stop on, the right lane with the straight arrow and 30 mph after the bridge.

19. 19:34
    Castle Roundabout

    Traffic lights and two yellow boxes: we wait in our lane for green, follow the lane marked A36 round and do not drift into the CITY CNTR lane.

20. 20:50
    Saint Mark's Roundabout

    Roadworks: we follow the cones and give way to the right, signal left after the exit before ours and turn right into Manor Road.

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

1. 1Manor Road
2. 2Bourne Avenue
3. 3Laverstock Road

Route 6 from Salisbury test centre goes round Saint Mark's Roundabout and Castle Roundabout to Castle Road, Ashley Road and Devizes Road, then through the city centre on Fisherton Street and Blue Boar Row. It takes Fowler's Hill and Shady Bower, comes back along Laverstock Road and Church Road and returns on London Road past Hampton Park. Expect busy roundabouts with lights, many zebra crossings and mini roundabouts, lorries in the centre and parked cars on narrow streets.

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1. 0:00
   Manor Road

   Left at the give way line onto Wain-a-Long Road, looking right first.

2. 0:55
   Saint Mark's Roundabout

   Roadworks: we follow the cones and keep to our lane.

3. 1:38
   Saint Mark's to Churchill Way NorthTricky spot 01

   A busy Saint Mark's Roundabout with cones, where we wait behind a learner car before we turn onto Churchill Way North.

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4. 2:09
   Churchill Way North

   A wide road, but the limit is 40 mph. We move to the right lane marked A345 with mirrors, blind spot and signal.

5. 2:50
   Castle Road

   Through Castle Roundabout with lights and two yellow boxes, staying in our lane, then 30 mph on Castle Road and left into Butts Road.

6. 3:45
   Ashley Road

   Straight on at a mini roundabout onto Ashley Road, two zebra crossings and a 20 mph zone with parked cars on both sides, then left at the give way onto Devizes Road.

7. 5:12
   Devizes Road

   A zebra crossing before Saint Paul's Roundabout.

8. 5:49
   Saint Paul's Roundabout to Fisherton StreetTricky spot 14

   Saint Paul's Roundabout has traffic lights at the entry and on the roundabout. The lane with the straight arrow leads to Fisherton Street.

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9. 6:24
   Fisherton Street

   A 20 mph zone with a mini roundabout, zebra crossings and a narrowing where we have priority. A lorry stopped ahead and another turning left: we stay back and give them room. Then right at the lights onto Blue Boar Row.

10. 9:39
    Blue Boar Row

    Amber lights flashing: we go only on green or when the junction is clear. In the queue we stop where we can see the tyres of the car ahead, and later the limit is 30 mph again.

11. 13:15
    Fowler's Hill

    Left into Fowler's Hill, a 20 mph zone, then right onto Shady Bower. An obstruction and parked cars on our side, so we give way to oncoming traffic.

12. 15:36
    Laverstock Road

    Right onto Laverstock Road, looking both ways ourselves instead of following the van, then 30 mph.

13. 17:09
    Church Road

    Two mini roundabouts and a zebra crossing, then a van parked on our side where we give way. Left at the roundabout onto London Road.

14. 20:01
    London Road

    40 mph and a railway arch where we keep left. The left lane at Hampton Park Roundabout for the first exit, then straight on at Bishopdown Roundabout.

15. 23:36
    Saint Mark's Roundabout

    A green light but a give way after it, then the first exit left onto Wain-a-Long Road.

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

1. 1Manor Road
2. 2Wain-a-Long Road
3. 3Churchill Way NorthA36