Watch driving test routes in Swindon

Route 1 from Swindon test centre heads east along Mead Way and Great Western Way to the big roundabout with lights under the railway at Rodbourne Road. It comes back along Wootton Bassett Road and Tewkesbury Way, then through the 20 mph streets of Freshbrook and the narrowing on Hay Lane, with 22 roundabouts in all.

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1. 0:00
   Peatmoor Way

   Out of the test centre to the first roundabout, where we turn right onto Mead Way.

2. 0:19
   Mead Way

   Straight on at three roundabouts, signalling left after the exit before ours, and the limit drops to 30 mph.

3. 2:13
   Mead Way yellow boxTricky spot 01

   A yellow box across Mead Way while the traffic queues. Look past the box before you enter it and only go in when there is room for your car on the other side.

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4. 3:10
   Great Western Way

   Left at the roundabout with lights onto a 50 mph road, where we overtake a lorry and move back once we see it in the mirror. Straight on at the next roundabout, then right at the one after.

5. 4:33
   Rodbourne Road roundabout with lightsTricky spot 04

   A big roundabout under a railway bridge with traffic lights at the entry and a second set on the roundabout itself. Pick your lane early, follow the dotted lines round and be ready to stop again on the roundabout.

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6. 5:42
   Rodbourne Road

   A KEEP CLEAR after the exit, then shops and parked cars on both sides. Right at the roundabout to stay on Rodbourne Road and a yellow box we enter only when our exit is clear.

7. 8:06
   Westcott Place

   A fire engine on the roundabout, so we wait behind the car, give way to the right and then turn right.

8. 9:27
   Kingshill roundabout from Westcott PlaceTricky spot 07

   A long queue towards the Kingshill roundabout, where the road splits into two lanes just before the give way line. Move into the right lane with the right arrow in good time and pick your own safe gap.

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9. 9:42
   Wootton Bassett Road

   The limit goes up to 40 mph. Straight on at the lights in an AHEAD ONLY lane, then we let traffic merge, and the limit drops to 30 mph and goes back to 40.

10. 11:10
    Wootton Bassett Road roundabout to Tewkesbury WayTricky spot 06

    A big roundabout with three lanes on the approach and lights on the roundabout itself. Take the second lane from the left with the ahead arrow and follow the dotted lines round.

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11. 11:55
    Tewkesbury Way

    We leave in the left lane, the limit drops to 30 mph and we turn left into Pevensey Way.

12. 13:04
    Freshbrook Way

    Straight on at the roundabout into Freshbrook Way, where a 20 mph zone starts.

13. 14:08
    Gainsborough Way T junctionTricky spot 05

    A right turn at a T junction where bushes and trees block the view to the right. Slow down early, creep forward until you can see and look right, left and right again.

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14. 15:48
    Hay Lane

    Right at the roundabout onto Hay Lane, past a zebra crossing, to a road that narrows where we have priority but are ready to slow down.

15. 16:32
    Hay Lane narrowingTricky spot 03

    The road narrows on our side, with give way lines in our lane, just before a bend. Slow down, let oncoming traffic through first and check your mirrors before you move off.

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16. 17:36
    Roughmoor Way

    Straight on at the roundabouts, where the limit goes up to 40 mph, with a crossing with lights just before the last one.

17. 19:24
    Peatmoor Way

    Right at the roundabout onto Peatmoor Way, past a crossing with lights and straight on at the last roundabout back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Peatmoor WayB4553
2. 2Mead WayB4534
3. 3Great Western WayB4006
4. 4Rodbourne RoadB4289
5. 5Park LaneB4289
6. 6Westcott PlaceB4289
7. 7Wootton Bassett RoadA3102
8. 8Tewkesbury WayB4553
9. 9Pevensey Way
10. 10Freshbrook Way
11. 11Gainsborough Way
12. 12Grange Park Way
13. 13Hay Lane
14. 14Tregoze Way
15. 15Roughmoor WayB4553
16. 16Peatmoor WayB4553

Route 2 from Swindon test centre is the long one, out along Purton Road to the right turn lanes at the lights and through Akers Way and Rodbourne Road to Great Western Way. It goes on to Cirencester Way and Cricklade Road, with a merge and a bus lane, then winds back through the mini roundabouts and zebra crossings of Whitworth Road and Thames Avenue, with 33 roundabouts in all.

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1. 0:00
   Peatmoor Way

   Out of the test centre and left at the roundabout onto Mead Way.

2. 0:18
   Mead Way

   Roadworks with cones on the left, then two roundabouts where we carry on towards Purton Road.

3. 1:27
   Purton Road

   A fast stretch towards the lights, where we will turn right.

4. 2:17
   Purton Road right turn lanesTricky spot 02

   After a fast stretch the road splits at the lights into two lanes straight on and two lanes turning right. Read the sign, move over early and wait in your lane for the green arrow.

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5. 3:48
   Akers Way

   Straight on at the roundabouts, past a school with parked cars on our side and down a hill where we keep under 30 mph. Right at the last roundabout onto Vicarage Road.

6. 6:57
   Cheney Manor Road

   Parked cars on both sides and a bus coming, then a queue through a crossing that we never stop on.

7. 8:18
   Rodbourne Road

   Two mini roundabouts, then the big roundabout with lights, where we keep to the left lane to turn left onto Great Western Way. The signals are part time, so when they are off we give way to the right.

8. 10:30
   Great Western Way

   The limit goes up to 40 mph and we go straight on at the next roundabout.

9. 12:04
   Great Western Way double roundaboutTricky spot 08

   Two roundabouts close together, right after a crossing. Give way at both, keep to the left lane with the straight arrow and signal left after the exit before yours.

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10. 12:48
    Big roundabout to Cirencester Way

    We keep to the left lane to go straight on to Cirencester Way. In the wrong lane, we stay calm and change lanes only when it is safe.

11. 14:15
    Cirencester Way

    People waiting at a crossing, then straight on at Chapel Roundabout, where we only go when our exit is clear, and left at Elgin Drive Roundabout.

12. 15:51
    Cricklade Road

    Straight on at the roundabout in the lane with the straight arrow, and the limit drops to 30 mph.

13. 16:19
    Cricklade Road merge and KEEP CLEARTricky spot 10

    After the junction two lanes become one, with a KEEP CLEAR in our lane and a bus lane starting on the left. Merge in turn, never stop on the KEEP CLEAR and stay out of the bus lane.

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14. 18:30
    Whitworth Road

    Left into Whitworth Road past a van, then mini roundabouts one after another, a zebra crossing straight after one of them and parked cars with a bus coming.

15. 20:48
    Thames Avenue

    A road that narrows where we have priority, two mini roundabouts, two zebra crossings and a sharp right bend, where we brake before the bend.

16. 24:27
    Westfield Way

    Left at the roundabout onto Westfield Way, then a run of roundabouts and a mini roundabout where we keep left and go straight on, and right onto Purton Road.

17. 26:42
    Purton Road

    Left at the lights, a merge where two lanes become one and mowers on the verge, where we give the workers room.

18. 28:36
    Mead Way

    Straight on along Mead Way and right at the last roundabout onto Peatmoor Way.

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

1. 1Peatmoor WayB4553
2. 2Mead WayB4534
3. 3Purton RoadB4534

Route 3 from Swindon test centre heads into the town centre along Mead Way and Great Western Way, through the big roundabout with lights at Bruce Street Bridges and down Corporation Street and Fleming Way to the Magic Roundabout. It then follows Drove Road, High Street and Bath Road and comes back along Kingshill Road and Wootton Bassett Road to Tewkesbury Way, with 27 more roundabouts on the way.

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1. 0:00
   Peatmoor Way

   Out of the test centre and right at the roundabout onto Mead Way, signalling left before our exit.

2. 0:21
   Mead Way

   Straight on at three roundabouts, keeping to the left lane at the last one, and the limit drops to 30 mph.

3. 2:28
   Mead Way yellow boxTricky spot 01

   A yellow box across Mead Way while the traffic queues. Look past the box before you enter it and only go in when there is room for your car on the other side.

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4. 3:39
   Great Western Way

   Left at the lights onto Great Western Way, where the limit is 50 mph. It drops to 30 mph before a roundabout where we go straight on in the left lane.

5. 6:09
   Rodbourne Road roundabout with lightsTricky spot 04

   A big roundabout under a railway bridge with traffic lights at the entry and a second set on the roundabout itself. Pick your lane early, follow the dotted lines round and be ready to stop again on the roundabout.

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6. 7:06
   Great Western Way

   Back on Great Western Way, the limit goes up to 40 mph, drops to 30 mph for a roundabout where we go straight on, and goes back to 40.

7. 8:24
   Corporation Street

   Two roundabouts close together: straight on at the first and right at the second from the right lane, onto Corporation Street. We wait for a safe gap, never stop on the KEEP CLEAR or the yellow box, and keep our distance in the long queue.

8. 10:52
   Corporation Street mini roundabout and zebraTricky spot 09

   A zebra crossing straight after a mini roundabout, with people waiting at the kerb and on the island. Give way at the mini roundabout and be ready to stop for the crossing straight away.

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9. 12:18
   Fleming Way

   Left on the green arrow, checking for cyclists, then we keep left onto Fleming Way and join the traffic at 30 mph.

10. 13:20
    Magic RoundaboutTricky spot 11

    Five mini roundabouts in a ring around a central island, with traffic going both ways. Take them one at a time, give way to the right at each one and never wait on a KEEP CLEAR.

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11. 15:09
    Drove Road

    Along Drove Road to a crossing and a mini roundabout, where we go straight on.

12. 17:39
    High Street

    Right at the mini roundabout, then right into Newport Street once the cyclist has passed.

13. 19:06
    Newport Street

    Straight on at a mini roundabout, past a KEEP CLEAR, right at the next mini roundabout onto Devizes Road and left at the lights onto Bath Road.

14. 21:30
    Bath Road

    Straight on at a mini roundabout, then right at the next one onto Kingshill Road.

15. 22:42
    Kingshill Road

    Straight on at two mini roundabouts, then the limit goes up to 40 mph.

16. 24:06
    Wootton Bassett Road

    Two lanes become one, then a short 30 mph stretch under the railway bridge and back to 40 mph.

17. 27:17
    Wootton Bassett Road roundabout to Tewkesbury WayTricky spot 06

    A big roundabout with three lanes on the approach and lights on the roundabout itself. Take the second lane from the left with the ahead arrow and follow the dotted lines round.

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18. 27:39
    Tewkesbury Way

    Straight on at three roundabouts, holding back when the car ahead moves across, then right onto Roughmoor Way.

19. 30:51
    Roughmoor Way

    Right at the roundabout onto Peatmoor Way and straight on at the last one, back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Peatmoor WayB4553
2. 2Mead WayB4534
3. 3Great Western WayB4006

Route 4 from Swindon test centre runs out along Roughmoor Way and Tewkesbury Way to Great Western Way and the big roundabout with lights at Bruce Street Bridges, then back along Rodbourne Road and Akers Way. It finishes on The Street, Haydonleigh Drive and Westfield Way, with zebra crossings, a turn in the road in a quiet close and 25 roundabouts in all.

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1. 0:00
   Peatmoor Way

   Straight on at the first roundabout, then left onto Roughmoor Way.

2. 1:00
   Roughmoor Way

   A parked car on our side, then straight on at two roundabouts and left onto Tewkesbury Way.

3. 3:06
   Tewkesbury Way

   The right lane for straight on at a busy roundabout, where we wait for a safe gap, straight on again in the left lane, and the left lane for the roundabout with lights.

4. 7:03
   Great Western Way

   A 50 mph road with a roundabout with lights where we go straight on in the left lane. The limit drops to 30 mph, a police car passes and we queue in the left lane for Rodbourne Road.

5. 10:27
   Bruce Street Bridges

   The left lane with the left arrow at the big roundabout with lights, then left onto Rodbourne Road, where two lanes become one. Left at the next roundabout and right at the one after.

6. 13:03
   Akers Way

   Left onto Akers Way, checking the left mirror for cyclists, to the roundabout where we turn right onto Purton Road.

7. 15:48
   Purton Road

   A short stretch to a mini roundabout, where we turn left into The Street.

8. 16:37
   The Street

   Parked cars on our side with a van coming, where we give way if needed, then a zebra crossing.

9. 17:31
   Haydonleigh Drive

   Still 30 mph, then another zebra crossing before the roundabout.

10. 18:19
    Westfield Way

    Left at the roundabout onto Westfield Way, then into Rosemary Close at the next one.

11. 19:25
    Rosemary Close

    A quiet close where we turn the car round: forward to the kerb, reverse while looking mainly over the left shoulder, then forward again.

12. 20:18
    Westfield Way

    Right at the roundabout back onto Westfield Way, straight on at two mini roundabouts and right onto Purton Road.

13. 21:46
    Purton Road

    The left lane for the left turn at the lights, then the limit goes up to 40 mph.

14. 23:22
    Mead Way

    Straight on at two roundabouts along Mead Way and right onto Peatmoor Way back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Peatmoor WayB4553
2. 2Roughmoor WayB4553
3. 3Tewkesbury WayB4553