Watch driving test routes in Uxbridge

Route 1 from Uxbridge test centre heads east along Hillingdon Road and the busy Uxbridge Road, then loops back through Yiewsley. It takes in three lanes at the lights, two roundabouts on Lees Road and the Stockley Road roundabouts, then 20 mph streets, Yiewsley High Street and narrow roads with parked cars around Moorfield Road and Peachey Lane.

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1. 0:00
   Cowley Mill Road

   Out of the business park, right at a small roundabout and over a yellow box. We take the right lane for the lights, turn right and give way to oncoming traffic.

2. 2:06
   The Greenway

   Parked cars and roadworks, then a 20 mph zone by a school. At the lights we keep the cycle box clear and give way to oncoming traffic as we turn right.

3. 4:40
   Hillingdon Road

   A short stretch up Hillingdon Hill, where the limit is 40 mph.

4. 5:39
   Uxbridge Road

   We follow the A4020 towards busy lights, where the road widens to three lanes.

5. 6:11
   Uxbridge Road three lanesTricky spot 09

   Three lanes at busy traffic lights on the Uxbridge Road. We turn right soon, so we get into the right lane early, with mirrors, blind spot and signal.

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6. 8:30
   Lees Road

   Right at the lights from a long queue in the right lane, then the limit drops to 30 mph. Left at the first roundabout and straight on at the second.

7. 9:20
   Harlington Road

   We move into one of the right lanes in good time for the right turn onto West Drayton Road.

8. 11:06
   West Drayton Road

   Two lanes merge into one, so we check the mirror and blind spot and let others merge in turn.

9. 11:59
   Stockley Road roundabout right turnTricky spot 17

   A big roundabout on a fast road, with two lanes on the approach. We turn right, so we choose our lane early and give way to traffic from the right.

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10. 12:14
    Stockley Road

    The limit drops to 30 mph. Straight on at the next roundabout, then left at Apple Tree Roundabout into Chestnut Avenue.

11. 13:12
    Chestnut Avenue and Whitethorn Avenue

    A 20 mph zone with parked cars on both sides. We turn left into Whitethorn Avenue past a van at the corner, then right at a T junction onto Horton Road.

12. 15:46
    Horton Road

    The 20 mph zone ends. A fire engine ahead and a bus coming, then a zebra crossing and a T junction where we turn right onto High Street.

13. 17:24
    High Street

    A busy 20 mph shopping street with people stepping out between parked cars. Then a KEEP CLEAR, a yellow box and two lanes at the lights, where we stay left to go straight on.

14. 20:01
    Moorfield Road parked carsTricky spot 07

    A long street with cars parked on both sides and cars coming the other way. We wait in a gap when needed.

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15. 21:11
    Saint Peters Road and Peachey Lane

    A sharp right turn with parked cars and a sharp bend marked SLOW. Right at a T junction onto Peachey Lane, where hedges block the view, and left at a mini roundabout onto Church Road.

16. 22:42
    Church Road and Station Road

    The road splits into two lanes and we keep right, then straight on at the roundabout along Cowley Road.

17. 24:51
    Cowley Road

    A KEEP CLEAR on the road, then left at the lights onto Cowley Mill Road, with a check for cyclists first.

18. 26:24
    Cowley Mill Road

    A lorry stopped on our side and a van coming, so we wait. Then left at a mini roundabout back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Cowley Mill Road
2. 2Cowley RoadA408
3. 3The Greenway
4. 4Hillingdon RoadA4020
5. 5Hillingdon HillA4020
6. 6Uxbridge RoadA4020
7. 7Lees Road
8. 8Harlington RoadA437
9. 9West Drayton RoadB465
10. 10Stockley RoadA408
11. 11Park View RoadA408
12. 12Chestnut Avenue
13. 13Willow Avenue
14. 14Laburnum Avenue
15. 15Whitethorn Avenue
16. 16Horton Road
17. 17High StreetA408
18. 18High RoadA408
19. 19Moorfield Road
20. 20Saint Peters Road
21. 21Peachey Lane
22. 22Church Road
23. 23Station Road
24. 24Cowley RoadA408
25. 25Cowley Mill Road

Route 2 from Uxbridge test centre runs south through Cowley to the streets around Royal Lane and Apple Tree Avenue, then east along West Drayton Road and Green Lane to the Uxbridge Road. It comes back over Hillingdon Hill and The Greenway, with eleven roundabouts, many of them mini roundabouts, plus yellow boxes, roadworks and parked cars.

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1. 0:00
   Cowley Mill Road

   Out of the business park, right at a small roundabout, then a queue and a yellow box before the lights. We take the right lane early for the right turn onto Cowley Road and may wait in the yellow box for oncoming traffic.

2. 1:58
   Cowley Road

   Straight on at a roundabout, then we check for a cyclist and turn left at the lights onto Station Road.

3. 3:42
   Station Road

   A bus ahead and a parked van on our side, so we give way to oncoming traffic before we pass.

4. 4:41
   Church Road

   A mini roundabout where we bear left and give way to traffic from the right.

5. 5:36
   Pield Heath Road

   A zebra crossing, then right at a mini roundabout onto Royal Lane.

6. 6:56
   Royal Lane

   A zebra crossing and roadworks with temporary lights, then left at a mini roundabout onto Violet Avenue with parked cars on both sides, and right at the give way onto Apple Tree Avenue.

7. 8:32
   Apple Tree Avenue

   Left at Apple Tree Roundabout onto Park View Road, giving way to traffic from the right.

8. 9:36
   Park View Road

   At the next roundabout we stay on the A408 onto Stockley Road. We look right and give way.

9. 10:09
   Stockley Road

   Left at the next roundabout onto West Drayton Road from the left lane.

10. 10:36
    West Drayton Road

    Two lanes merge into one and the limit is 30 mph. A KEEP CLEAR and another lane merge follow, then a zebra crossing where we turn left onto Green Lane.

11. 13:30
    Green Lane and New Road

    Straight on over mini roundabouts, then parked cars on both sides. At the give way onto the busy Uxbridge Road we turn left, wait for people crossing and look right again for a safe gap.

12. 15:29
    Uxbridge Road

    The limit is 40 mph. Flashing amber lights and a yellow box, which we enter only when our exit is clear.

13. 18:57
    Hillingdon Hill

    Up to the lights with a yellow box, which we enter only when our exit is clear. Then past a bus at the stop and left at the lights onto The Greenway.

14. 25:00
    The Greenway

    A 20 mph zone by the school and roadworks at the corner, where we turn right onto Whitehall Road.

15. 25:47
    Whitehall Road

    More roadworks with cones and temporary lights, then left onto Walford Road.

16. 26:21
    Walford Road

    Parked cars on both sides, then a give way where we turn left onto Cowley Road.

17. 27:09
    Cowley Road yellow boxTricky spot 01

    A right turn at traffic lights across a yellow box. The car ahead does not pull away, so we keep waiting calmly behind it and let the cross traffic pass.

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18. 27:45
    Cowley Mill Road

    A left turn before the lights, then a mini roundabout and back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Cowley Mill Road
2. 2Cowley RoadA408
3. 3Station Road

Route 3 from Uxbridge test centre heads west along Slough Road to Iver Heath and the Five Points Roundabout, then north on the fast A412 to Denham Roundabout. It comes back along Oxford Road through Uxbridge town centre, past the bus only High Street, and south through Hillingdon and Yiewsley, with seventeen roundabouts, yellow boxes and roadworks.

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1. 0:00
   Cowley Mill Road

   Past the business estate, round a mini roundabout and over a yellow box. Traffic lights control a narrow bridge, then left at the roundabout onto Slough Road.

2. 2:53
   Slough Road

   The limit is 60 mph, then it drops to 40 and to 30 mph with SLOW painted on the road.

3. 4:49
   Slough Road double roundaboutTricky spot 08

   Two small roundabouts straight after each other on Slough Road, where the limit drops from 40 to 30 mph. We go straight on at both and give way to traffic from the right each time.

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4. 6:37
   Five Points Roundabout

   Roadworks with cones before the roundabout. We look right, give way and take the exit for Church Road, the A412.

5. 7:08
   Church Road

   The limit drops to 30 mph, then two roundabouts close together where we go straight on, and the limit goes up to 50 mph.

6. 9:00
   Denham Road

   Straight on at a roundabout, then the limit goes up to 60 mph. We move into the right lane early for Denham Roundabout.

7. 11:11
   Denham Roundabout painted lanesTricky spot 12

   A big roundabout at the end of a 60 mph road, with a queue, painted lanes and a second give way line on the roundabout itself. We look right twice and stay in the lane with the straight arrow.

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8. 12:06
   Oxford Road

   The limit drops to 40 and then 30 mph, with two lanes merging into one. Roadworks with temporary lights and a narrow lane follow.

9. 15:22
   Oxford Road roundabout right laneTricky spot 06

   Traffic lights at the entry of a roundabout, then we go most of the way round and leave back onto Oxford Road. We stay in the right lane and signal left at the right moment.

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10. 16:47
    Cross Street

    On green we turn left onto Cross Street, checking for cyclists first. Lights and people at a crossing follow, and the High Street is for buses and cycles only, so we do not turn in.

11. 17:19
    Hillingdon Road roundabout lanesTricky spot 03

    The limit drops to 30 mph and two lanes lead into a roundabout. We turn right, so we take the right lane.

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12. 18:39
    Hillingdon Road yellow boxTricky spot 04

    A right turn at traffic lights into Kingston Lane, across a yellow box. We give way to oncoming traffic first, and we enter the box only if our exit is clear.

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13. 19:01
    Kingston Lane

    A 30 mph road with a roundabout where we go straight on and a bus to watch. At the give way we turn left onto Pield Heath Road.

14. 20:46
    Pield Heath Road

    Right at a mini roundabout onto Royal Lane.

15. 21:10
    Royal Lane

    A zebra crossing and roadworks with temporary lights, then left at a mini roundabout onto Violet Avenue and right onto Apple Tree Avenue. At the roundabout we turn right onto Falling Lane.

16. 23:50
    Falling Lane

    Parked cars on our side and a bus coming, then roadworks where we do not overtake cyclists, and a KEEP CLEAR in our lane.

17. 29:11
    Falling Lane yellow boxTricky spot 10

    A long queue at roadworks, then a right turn at lights across a yellow box onto High Street. Oncoming traffic still goes first, even on a green light.

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18. 29:28
    High Street

    A crossing with lights and KEEP CLEAR markings, then straight on at the roundabout to Cowley Road.

19. 32:55
    Cowley Road

    A KEEP CLEAR across the road, then left at the lights onto Cowley Mill Road.

20. 34:59
    Cowley Mill Road

    Left at a small roundabout and back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Cowley Mill Road
2. 2Slough RoadA4007
3. 3Church RoadA412

Route 4 from Uxbridge test centre runs south through Cowley and the streets around Royal Lane, then down the 50 mph Stockley Road to the big roundabout at junction 4 of the M4. It returns along Holloway Lane and Harmondsworth Road into West Drayton, past the railway bridge on Station Road and up through Yiewsley and Cowley, with fifteen roundabouts and plenty of KEEP CLEAR markings.

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1. 0:00
   Cowley Mill Road

   Parked cars in the industrial estate and right at a mini roundabout. At the lights we turn right onto Cowley Road from the right lane, across a yellow box, and give way to oncoming traffic.

2. 2:37
   Cowley Road

   Straight on at the roundabout, then left at the lights into Station Road.

3. 4:13
   Station Road

   We bear right onto Church Road through a sharp bend with chevrons, then left at a mini roundabout onto Pield Heath Road.

4. 5:34
   Pield Heath Road

   A zebra crossing, then right at a mini roundabout onto Royal Lane.

5. 6:45
   Royal Lane

   A parked van with its door open, school KEEP CLEAR markings and roadworks on our side. Left at a mini roundabout onto Violet Avenue, then right at the T junction onto Apple Tree Avenue.

6. 8:05
   Apple Tree Avenue

   Straight on at a mini roundabout, then left at Apple Tree Roundabout onto Park View Road.

7. 9:08
   Park View Road

   Two lanes for the roundabout. We go straight on, so we take the right lane with the straight arrow.

8. 9:47
   Stockley Road roundabout middle laneTricky spot 15

   A two lane approach with a left turn lane, then a roundabout where cars keep coming from the right. After it the limit goes up to 50 mph.

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9. 10:23
   Stockley Road

   The limit goes up to 50 mph and traffic may join from a slip road on the left. At the roundabout with lights we stay in the left lane with the straight arrow.

10. 12:55
    M4 Junction 4 roundabout

    A big roundabout with lights at the M4. We read the signs early, stop at red, follow the lane arrows round and leave for Holloway Lane.

11. 13:44
    Holloway Lane

    Two lanes become one, then straight on at one roundabout and right at the next onto Harmondsworth Road.

12. 15:34
    Harmondsworth Road and Church Road

    The limit drops to 30 mph, with a school crossing and a KEEP CLEAR. Left into Church Road past parked cars and a lorry coming, right onto Swan Road and left at a busy junction onto Station Road.

13. 20:24
    Station Road

    A cyclist ahead in our lane, so we hang back and pass only with plenty of room.

14. 21:27
    Station Road KEEP CLEARTricky spot 16

    Slow traffic leads to a KEEP CLEAR before a railway bridge, with a yellow box straight after it. We never stop on the KEEP CLEAR, and we enter the yellow box only when our exit is clear.

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15. 22:48
    High Street

    A 20 mph zone with a lorry on our side and a bus at the stop. Back to 30 mph, then a yellow box at the junction and a lorry in the left lane.

16. 26:10
    High Road

    Two lanes merge into one and a KEEP CLEAR, then straight on at the roundabout to Cowley Road.

17. 29:22
    Cowley Road

    A KEEP CLEAR, then the left lane and a yellow box at the lights for the left turn onto Cowley Mill Road.

18. 30:50
    Cowley Mill Road

    Parked cars on both sides, left at the lights and left at a mini roundabout back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Cowley Mill Road
2. 2Cowley RoadA408
3. 3Station Road

Route 5 from Uxbridge test centre heads north through Uxbridge to the Swakeleys Roundabout and a short run on the A40 Western Avenue, where the limit is 70 mph. It comes back along Long Lane and narrow residential streets with parked cars, a school zone and bollards, then down Hillingdon Hill to the yellow box on Cowley Road.

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1. 0:00
   Cowley Mill Road

   Out of the business park and right at the roundabout, then a queue to the lights and a yellow box. A narrow bridge has room for one car only, so we go only on green.

2. 4:47
   Saint John's Road mini roundaboutTricky spot 02

   A mini roundabout where we turn right, with a steady stream of vans, a motorbike and cars coming from the right. We wait for a safe gap and do not feel rushed.

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3. 5:51
   Rockingham Road

   Parked cars on our side and two zebra crossings, then the left lane behind a lorry as we bear left onto Oxford Road.

4. 7:30
   Oxford Road

   We turn right on the roundabout ahead, so we signal and move into the right lane early.

5. 7:49
   Oxford Road roundabout to Harefield RoadTricky spot 05

   A roundabout with traffic lights at the entry and more lights on the roundabout. We stop at the first line on red, keep the cycle box clear and follow the lane markings round to Harefield Road.

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6. 8:27
   Harefield Road

   A zebra crossing at a junction and parked cars on both sides, then a yellow box at the lights and left onto Park Road.

7. 11:16
   A40 Western Avenue roundaboutTricky spot 11

   A big roundabout where we follow the A40 Central London and give way to traffic from the right. There is a KEEP CLEAR on the roundabout, so we never stop on it, even if traffic is queuing.

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8. 12:00
   Joining the A40 Western AvenueTricky spot 13

   A slip road onto the A40, a fast dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit. We look for walkers at the zebra, then match the speed and merge into a gap.

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9. 12:30
   Leaving the A40 for the A437Tricky spot 14

   We leave the A40, a 70 mph road, by an exit lane that splits off. The limit drops to 30 mph on the slip road, so slow down in good time.

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10. 15:12
    Long Lane

    Right at the lights from a big yellow box, then two lanes merge into one and another yellow box follows before we turn left into Grosvenor Crescent.

11. 16:15
    Grosvenor Crescent

    Parked cars on both sides make the road narrow. We go straight on at a crossroads and wait in a gap when cars come the other way.

12. 18:19
    Sutton Court Road

    A 20 mph zone by a school with speed cushions and a mini roundabout. Back to 30 mph, we turn left onto Long Lane, pass a zebra crossing and turn right into Court Drive.

13. 19:56
    Court Drive and Vine Lane

    A stopped van, parked cars and a lorry coming. On Vine Lane the road narrows between bollards, so we give way to oncoming traffic when needed.

14. 24:11
    Hillingdon Hill

    After a busy T junction from The Crossway the limit goes up to 40 mph. A yellow box at the lights, then left at the roundabout.

15. 26:42
    Hillingdon Road

    We bear left for Hillingdon Road and the limit drops to 30 mph. Right at a mini roundabout, a short merge lane, then left at the lights onto Cowley Road.

16. 27:55
    Cowley Road

    A bus at the stop ahead may pull away, so we give way when it is safe.

17. 29:27
    Cowley Road yellow boxTricky spot 01

    A right turn at traffic lights across a yellow box. The car ahead does not pull away, so we keep waiting calmly behind it and let the cross traffic pass.

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18. 29:54
    Cowley Mill Road

    A queue ahead, then left at a mini roundabout and back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Cowley Mill Road
2. 2Saint John's RoadA4007
3. 3Rockingham RoadA4007