Watch driving test routes in Wakefield

Route 1 from Wakefield test centre at Silkwood Park heads into the city along Dewsbury Road, Flanshaw Lane and Balne Lane, then through the centre on Bond Street, Marsh Way and Kirkgate. It returns along Ings Road and Denby Dale Road, joins the M1 and comes back through junction 40. Expect many yellow boxes, roundabouts with lights and a stretch of motorway.

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1. 0:00
   Mothers Way

   Right at a T junction onto The Wilfred, creeping forward to see, then right onto Albert Drive. Straight on at the roundabout to Goldsmith Avenue and left at the give way onto Wakefield Road.

2. 1:39
   Dewsbury Road

   Two yellow boxes we only enter when our exit is clear, then the left lane for Flanshaw Lane with mirror, shoulder and signal.

3. 3:26
   Flanshaw Lane

   Right at the lights onto Batley Road. We keep back from the lorry ahead and do not follow it blindly.

4. 6:04
   Balne Lane

   Parked cars on our side: we look well ahead and give way to oncoming traffic if needed. Where the road narrows we have priority but stay ready to slow down, then the left lane at the lights for Bell Street.

5. 10:26
   Bond Street yellow box Wentworth TerraceTricky spot 13

   A right turn from Bond Street into Wentworth Terrace across a yellow box, on a busy road with oncoming traffic.

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6. 13:09
   Marsh Way

   A yellow box and two KEEP CLEAR markings: we do not stop on them, even when the traffic queues.

7. 15:44
   Kirkgate roundabout

   Lights at the roundabout: we stop on red and still look right on green. We follow Kirkgate in the middle lane marked A61, pass a yellow box and take the right turn lane for Ings Road.

8. 17:15
   Ings Road

   Two more yellow boxes and a bus we pass only when it is safe, then left at the roundabout onto Denby Dale Road.

9. 19:37
   Denby Dale Road

   Straight on at several roundabouts, staying well back from a lorry in the queue. The limit goes up to 40 mph, roadworks with workers on our side, then the right lane marked M1(N).

10. 26:30
    M1 slip road

    Lights, then a sharp bend onto the slip road: we brake before the bend, not in it.

11. 26:48
    Joining the M1Tricky spot 12

    A short slip road onto the M1 with lorries in the left lane. There is little time to match the speed of the traffic.

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12. 28:23
    M1

    We move back to the left lane once the lorry shows in the interior mirror and stay left for junction 40.

13. 29:04
    Junction 40

    We leave the M1 with left mirror, blind spot and signal, slow down for the lights at the end of the slip road and take the right lane.

14. 29:39
    Junction 40 roundabout lightsTricky spot 02

    The large roundabout at junction 40 of the M1, with traffic lights at the entry and on the roundabout itself. The lanes are marked and the exit for the A638 to Wakefield comes after a long way round.

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15. 30:46
    Albert Drive

    30 mph, straight on at a roundabout, left at the next one and left again onto Mothers Way back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Mothers Way
2. 2The Wilfred
3. 3Albert Drive
4. 4Goldsmith Avenue
5. 5Wakefield Road
6. 6Dewsbury Road
7. 7Flanshaw Lane
8. 8Batley Road
9. 9Balne Lane
10. 10Bell Street
11. 11Bond Street
12. 12Wentworth Terrace
13. 13Northgate
14. 14Marsh Way
15. 15Kirkgate
16. 16Ings Road
17. 17Denby Dale RoadA636
18. 18M1M1
19. 19Wakefield RoadA638
20. 20Albert Drive
21. 21Mothers Way

Route 2 from Wakefield test centre at Silkwood Park goes along Flanshaw Lane and Alverthorpe Road into the centre and round the Kirkgate roundabout, then out through Eastmoor on Queen Elizabeth Road, Stanley Road and Bar Lane. It comes back along Leeds Road, Bradford Road and Wrenthorpe Lane. Expect roundabouts with lights, yellow boxes, narrow roads and right turns across busy traffic.

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1. 0:00
   Mothers Way

   Right at the give way onto The Wilfred and left onto Albert Drive, then left at a busy give way onto Flanshaw Lane where we wait for a safe gap.

2. 2:18
   Flanshaw Lane

   A van reversing into a side road and a car pulling out: we stop well back. Then a KEEP CLEAR we leave free.

3. 3:36
   Batley Road

   Another KEEP CLEAR we do not stop on, then right at the lights onto Alverthorpe Road.

4. 4:47
   Alverthorpe Road right turn lightsTricky spot 04

   A right turn at traffic lights on Alverthorpe Road with no green arrow. A van ahead of us also turns right and oncoming traffic keeps coming.

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5. 5:13
   Alverthorpe Road

   A parked van on our side with people in the road: we slow down and are ready to stop.

6. 5:49
   Alverthorpe Road mini roundaboutTricky spot 05

   A mini roundabout on Alverthorpe Road where we go straight on. Cars can come from the right at short notice.

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7. 6:38
   Westgate End

   Into the right lane for the A638 with mirrors, blind spot and signal. Two yellow boxes, then we follow the arrow right in the lane marked A638.

8. 8:05
   Ings Road

   Straight on at the roundabout in the lane with the straight arrow and a yellow box at the junction, then left at the lights onto Kirkgate, checking for cyclists.

9. 10:07
   Kirkgate roundabout with lightsTricky spot 18

   A large roundabout at Kirkgate with traffic lights at the entry and on the roundabout. There are three lanes on the approach and our lane has the straight ahead arrow.

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10. 10:59
    Peterson Road

    A zebra crossing and parked cars on our side, then a very sharp left into Watson Crescent where we slow right down.

11. 12:31
    Watson Crescent

    A give way, parked cars and a van with a trailer coming, then a sharp left at the give way onto Queen Elizabeth Road.

12. 13:24
    Queen Elizabeth Road

    The road narrows on our side, so we give way to oncoming traffic. In the queue we stop where we can still see the tyres of the car ahead, then right at the lights onto Stanley Road once oncoming traffic has gone.

13. 14:55
    Stanley Road

    Left at the roundabout onto Bar Lane in the left lane, with mirror, shoulder and signal.

14. 16:15
    Bar Lane

    Straight on at two roundabouts, then the left lane marked A650 at the roundabout with lights, staying back from the van in the queue.

15. 19:15
    Leeds Road

    A KEEP CLEAR, then the right lane for Bradford Road after the second set of lights.

16. 20:49
    Leeds Road right turn laneTricky spot 10

    Leeds Road has a yellow box and then a right turn lane for Bradford Road. Oncoming traffic is busy and we wait about 20 seconds for a gap.

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17. 21:25
    Bradford Road

    Bear left at a give way, then left onto Wrenthorpe Road.

18. 22:42
    Wrenthorpe Road

    A narrow railway bridge and a bus coming: we look through for oncoming traffic and keep left. Then left onto Wrenthorpe Lane, slowly past a waiting car.

19. 23:49
    Wrenthorpe Lane

    A school area with a parked van and parked cars on our side: we give way to cars coming before we pass. Then a yellow box.

20. 25:54
    Batley Road

    Right at the lights onto Flanshaw Lane, letting oncoming traffic go first, then right onto Flanshaw Way.

21. 28:37
    Flanshaw Way

    Into the right turn lane for The Wilfred with mirrors, blind spot and signal, back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Mothers Way
2. 2The Wilfred
3. 3Albert Drive

Route 3 from Wakefield test centre at Silkwood Park goes through 20 mph streets off Dewsbury Road and along Horbury Road and Denby Dale Road into the centre. It crosses Kirkgate and Marsh Way, goes under the narrow railway arch on Balne Lane and returns through New Scarborough on Denhale Avenue and Flanshaw Lane. Expect a 20 mph zone, roundabouts with two lane entries, yellow boxes and narrow streets with parked cars.

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1. 0:00
   Mothers Way

   Right at a T junction onto The Wilfred and right again onto Albert Drive, looking right, left and right. Straight on at a roundabout, then a give way where we are ready to stop.

2. 1:30
   Dewsbury Road

   Right into Townley Road with mirrors, blind spot and signal. A 20 mph zone with a narrowing and parked cars on both sides, then right at a give way, creeping forward to see.

3. 3:47
   George A Green Road

   30 mph again, a mini roundabout where we give way to the right, then left at the give way onto Horbury Road.

4. 4:46
   Thornbury Road right turnTricky spot 07

   A give way onto the busy A642 Horbury Road, followed very soon by a right turn into Thornbury Road.

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5. 5:18
   Thornbury Road

   The left lane with the left arrow at the lights for Denby Dale Road.

6. 6:50
   Denby Dale Road

   Straight on at a roundabout, still 30 mph.

7. 7:44
   Denby Dale Road roundabout crossingTricky spot 17

   A pedestrian crossing with lights just before a two lane entry to a roundabout on Denby Dale Road.

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8. 8:54
   Ings Road roundabout two lanesTricky spot 15

   The road widens to two lanes just before a roundabout on Ings Road, where we turn right. There is a pedestrian island at the entry.

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9. 9:16
   Ings Road

   A yellow box, then we keep left on Ings Road and take the left lane at the lights for Kirkgate.

10. 10:39
    Kirkgate

    A busy shopping street with parked cars on our left: we watch for doors and people stepping out, then stay in the lane with the straight arrow for Marsh Way.

11. 11:19
    Marsh Way

    People at a crossing with lights: we stop at the line and wait for green.

12. 12:36
    Jacob's Well Lane

    In the queue we stop where we can see the tyres of the car ahead. Two yellow boxes, then the left lane at the roundabout onto Northgate.

13. 14:29
    Northgate

    Right into Rishworth Street, where people are crossing: we give them priority. Then a give way followed by a yellow box: we go only when our exit is clear.

14. 16:10
    Balne Lane

    A KEEP CLEAR we do not stop on.

15. 16:33
    Balne Lane railway bridgeTricky spot 08

    Balne Lane passes under a railway arch that is only wide enough for one car, for about 120 yards. Signs tell us to give way to oncoming vehicles and the arch is dark.

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16. 17:35
    Balne Lane parked carsTricky spot 06

    A narrow stretch of Balne Lane with cars parked on both sides and oncoming traffic coming through.

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17. 19:36
    Denhale Avenue

    Speed humps and parked cars on both sides: we keep it slow and give way to oncoming traffic. Then left at a give way and right onto Flanshaw Lane at a busy junction where we wait for a safe gap.

18. 22:42
    Flanshaw Way

    A wide road, but still 30 mph. Into the right turn lane for The Wilfred, then left back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Mothers Way
2. 2The Wilfred
3. 3Albert Drive

Route 4 from Wakefield test centre at Silkwood Park goes through the 20 mph zone on Waterton Road and along Thornes Road and Thornes Lane into the centre on Ings Road and Wentworth Street. It crosses the big Newton Bar roundabout, heads out on Aberford Road and Eastmoor Road and comes back under the railway on Balne Lane. Expect yellow boxes, roundabouts with lights, a 20 mph zone and right turns across busy traffic.

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1. 0:00
   Mothers Way

   Right at the T junction onto Albert Drive, straight on at a roundabout and left onto Wakefield Road, then right into Broadway, letting the people crossing go first.

2. 1:54
   Broadway

   Parked cars on both sides, then left at the mini roundabout onto Waterton Road.

3. 3:02
   Waterton Road

   A 20 mph zone with narrowings: where the obstruction is on our side, we give way.

4. 4:32
   Waterton Road mini roundaboutTricky spot 03

   A busy mini roundabout on Waterton Road where we turn right onto George A Green Road. The speed limit goes up from 20 to 30 mph here.

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5. 4:47
   George A Green Road

   30 mph, left at the give way onto Horbury Road and the right turn lane for Thornbury Road soon after.

6. 6:06
   Thornes Road

   Two lanes for the roundabout: the right lane for Thornes Lane, signalling left after the exit before ours.

7. 7:58
   Thornes Lane

   A zebra crossing, a queue where we leave the side road clear, and a yellow box.

8. 10:36
   Ings Road

   Another yellow box and straight on at the roundabout.

9. 13:00
   Ings Road Westgate yellow boxTricky spot 09

   On Ings Road we move to the right lane in a queue and then turn right at the lights onto Westgate, across a yellow box.

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10. 15:47
    Wentworth Street right turnTricky spot 11

    A right turn from Wentworth Street into Andrew Street, off a wide and busy road with steady oncoming traffic.

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11. 16:33
    Andrew Street

    High walls at the give way: we let a person cross first, then creep forward until we can see.

12. 16:45
    Leeds Road

    The lanes split: we take the right lane for the A650 with mirrors and signal.

13. 18:12
    Newton Bar

    A long red light at the entry: we stop at the line and stay in the lane marked A642.

14. 18:43
    Newton Bar roundabout lightsTricky spot 14

    Newton Bar is a big roundabout with traffic lights at the entry and on the roundabout, lanes painted with road numbers and a yellow box on the roundabout itself.

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15. 19:21
    Bar Lane

    Two lanes become one, then straight on at two roundabouts.

16. 21:00
    Aberford Road roundabout crossingTricky spot 19

    A two lane roundabout where we turn right onto the A642 Aberford Road, with a pedestrian crossing with lights just after the exit.

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17. 21:21
    Aberford Road

    Yellow boxes we wait before when the exit is not clear and a bus on our side, then the right turn lane for Eastmoor Road, where oncoming traffic still goes first on green.

18. 23:34
    Eastmoor Road

    A school and a raised table, a sharp left bend we brake for on the straight, roadworks with temporary lights and a cycle box at a red light. Then right onto Northgate and left straight away into Saint John's North.

19. 26:33
    Wentworth Street

    Left at the give way onto Wentworth Street, a yellow box, then the right lane at the lights for Burton Street.

20. 27:42
    Balne Lane

    A KEEP CLEAR, then the arch where the road narrows: we give way to oncoming vehicles and wait until it is clear. Later parked cars on both sides, left at the give way onto Batley Road and a yellow box.

21. 32:12
    Flanshaw Lane

    Into the right turn lane for The Wilfred with mirrors, blind spot and signal, back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Mothers Way
2. 2Albert Drive
3. 3Wakefield Road

Route 5 from Wakefield test centre at Silkwood Park goes along Dewsbury Road and Westgate End to the busy junctions on Ings Road and Doncaster Road. It goes through Portobello under a narrow railway arch, joins the A61 Barnsley Road from Manygates Lane and comes back over the double roundabout on Standbridge Lane, along Denby Dale Road and a stretch of the M1. Expect yellow boxes, wide roundabouts with lane arrows, motorway and a long wait at a give way.

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1. 0:00
   Mothers Way

   Right at the give way onto The Wilfred and left onto Albert Drive. A parked car on our side with cars coming, a KEEP CLEAR, then left at the lights onto Dewsbury Road, checking for cyclists.

2. 3:33
   Dewsbury Road

   A yellow box, then back to the left lane with mirror, blind spot and signal, and a give way where we look right early.

3. 5:39
   Westgate End

   The right lane for the A638 and a yellow box we only enter when our exit is clear.

4. 7:46
   Ings Road three lane roundaboutTricky spot 16

   A wide roundabout on Ings Road with three lanes on the approach. The arrows on the road decide where each lane goes.

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5. 8:23
   Ings Road

   Into the right lane early for the right turn, then the lane marked A61 and two big yellow boxes.

6. 10:21
   Doncaster Road

   The right turn lane for Sugar Lane, a narrow street with parked cars on both sides, then left onto Barnsley Road and right into Portobello Road.

7. 12:30
   Portobello Road

   A narrow railway arch where we look through for oncoming traffic, then a parked van with someone at its door: we give them plenty of room.

8. 14:30
   Manygates Lane

   A mini roundabout and a narrow road round a bend where we keep left.

9. 16:19
   Manygates Lane give way junctionTricky spot 22

   A give way from Manygates Lane where we turn right onto the busy A61 Barnsley Road, with traffic coming from both sides.

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10. 16:55
    Barnsley Road

    A long stretch on the A61 towards Standbridge Lane.

11. 21:10
    Standbridge Lane double roundaboutTricky spot 23

    Two roundabouts close together on Standbridge Lane. At the second one the right lane with the straight arrow leads onto Asdale Road.

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12. 21:30
    Asdale Road

    40 mph, then left at the roundabout onto Denby Dale Road in the left lane.

13. 23:44
    Denby Dale Road

    Straight on at a roundabout in the left lane, then the right lane marked M1 and the lights at the roundabout, following the lane markings round to the slip road.

14. 26:09
    M1

    Onto the M1 at 70 mph: we match the speed, check the mirrors and blind spot and pass slower lorries. We move back left for junction 40.

15. 28:45
    Junction 40 roundabout

    The right lane at the lights, then the big roundabout with lights. We stay in our lane and signal left for the A638 to Wakefield.

16. 30:00
    Albert Drive

    30 mph, straight on at a roundabout in the left lane and left at the next one back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Mothers Way
2. 2The Wilfred
3. 3Albert Drive

Route 6 from Wakefield test centre at Silkwood Park takes the M1 from junction 40 to junction 41 and comes back towards Outwood on the A650 and Kenmore Road. It goes along Lingwell Gate Lane and Church Lane to the A61 Leeds Road, then back via Balne Lane, Flanshaw Road and Dewsbury Road. Expect motorway, big roundabouts with lights, a 20 mph zone, a STOP junction and KEEP CLEAR markings.

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1. 0:00
   Mothers Way

   Right onto Albert Drive, right at a roundabout and straight on at the next. The right lane at the lights for Wakefield Road, where we wait for the green filter arrow.

2. 1:43
   Wakefield Road

   The limit is 40 mph on the way to the motorway junction.

3. 1:48
   Wakefield Road M1 J40 roundabout lightsTricky spot 01

   The big roundabout at junction 40 of the M1 from Wakefield Road, with lights at the entry and on the roundabout and lanes marked for M1 LEEDS.

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4. 2:49
   M1

   Joining the M1 with interior mirror, right mirror and blind spot. We stay in the left lane at 70 mph and signal in good time for junction 41.

5. 5:12
   M1 Junction 41

   A bend and a queue on the slip road: we brake early, on the straight. We stay in the lane marked A650 W'FIELD, stop at red on the roundabout and keep left for the A650.

6. 6:57
   A650

   The limit is 40 mph, even though the road looks fast. Left at the roundabout onto Kenmore Road.

7. 8:09
   Kenmore Road

   Down to 30 mph, straight on at a roundabout and a zebra crossing where we are ready to stop.

8. 9:50
   Lingwell Gate Lane narrowingTricky spot 21

   After a right turn at a T junction, Lingwell Gate Lane narrows with a give way marking in our lane, so oncoming traffic has priority. A 20 mph zone starts just after.

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9. 11:15
   Potovens Lane

   Left at the give way onto Potovens Lane, then right into Church Lane with mirrors, blind spot and signal.

10. 11:49
    Church Lane

    Parked cars on both sides: we slow down and give way to oncoming traffic if needed.

11. 12:20
    Church Lane stop sign junctionTricky spot 20

    A STOP junction from Church Lane onto the A61 Leeds Road. Stone walls block the view and traffic comes from both sides.

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12. 12:47
    Leeds Road

    Two KEEP CLEAR markings we do not stop on, even when the traffic queues.

13. 16:18
    A650 Leeds Road

    Three lanes: the middle lane with the straight arrow, then two yellow boxes we only enter when our exit is clear.

14. 19:48
    Balne Lane

    A SLOW marking and a narrow railway bridge where we look through for oncoming traffic. A bus we pass, giving way if it signals to pull away, then left at the lights onto Flanshaw Road.

15. 21:42
    Flanshaw Road

    Bear left at a give way onto Flanshaw Lane where hedges limit the view, then the right lane at the lights for Dewsbury Road.

16. 24:57
    Dewsbury Road

    A child on a bike right next to the road by the bus stop: we slow down and are ready to stop. Then the right lane at the lights for Goldsmith Avenue.

17. 27:49
    Goldsmith Avenue

    Straight on at the roundabout to Albert Drive and left onto The Wilfred, back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Mothers Way
2. 2Albert Drive
3. 3Wakefield RoadA638