Watch driving test routes in Winchester

Route 1 from Winchester test centre heads south on Saint Cross Road and Hockley Link, joins the 70 mph M3 and leaves it again at junction 10. It comes back through the city centre on Bar End Road, Friarsgate and Jewry Street, with yellow boxes, traffic lights and busy shopping streets, and ends along the narrow Saint James' Lane.

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1. 0:00
   Saint Cross Road

   We start on Saint Cross Road past parked cars on our side, the limit rises to 40 mph and we bear left at the roundabout onto Hockley Link.

2. 1:57
   Hockley Link

   Cars merge into our lane, the limit rises to 50 mph, then we turn left at the roundabout for London onto a two way 60 mph road.

3. 3:29
   Joining the M3 at Hockley LinkTricky spot 18

   A long slip road onto the 70 mph M3, with fast traffic and lorries. Build up your speed on the slip road and merge into a gap.

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4. 3:45
   Overtaking lorries on the M3Tricky spot 17

   We pass a line of lorries on the M3, then must move back to the left lane in good time for junction 10. Keep a steady speed and a safe gap as you pass them.

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5. 4:18
   Leaving the M3

   Junction 10 is our exit, so we signal left and slow down on the slip road, not on the M3.

6. 4:43
   M3 Junction 10 roundabout lightsTricky spot 15

   A fast slip road leads to a roundabout with lights, with ST CROSS and CITY painted in the lanes. The lane we choose decides our exit onto Bar End Road.

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7. 5:00
   Bar End Road

   The right lane at the lights to stay on Bar End Road, then a zebra crossing just before the roundabout where we go straight on.

8. 6:33
   Chesil Street

   A 20 mph zone, a red light at the crossing and a mini roundabout where we turn left onto Bridge Street.

9. 7:30
   The Broadway statue roundaboutTricky spot 11

   A right turn round the statue, with cyclists, mopeds and pedestrians around. We leave onto Eastgate Street, where a zebra crossing follows straight after the roundabout.

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10. 8:06
    Friarsgate yellow boxesTricky spot 12

    Two yellow boxes on Friarsgate, one before and one after the traffic lights. We must not stop on either of them.

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11. 8:44
    Upper Brook Street

    We keep to the right lane past the car park lane, keep the KEEP CLEAR free and turn left into Upper Brook Street, then right at the lights over a yellow box.

12. 9:15
    Saint George's Street

    A crossing with lights and people waiting, a closed footway by roadworks, then right at the lights onto Jewry Street, where amber means stop.

13. 10:15
    Jewry Street

    A busy street with shops and a bus stopped ahead, then left at the lights onto City Road.

14. 10:59
    City Road

    A long queue, then left onto Sussex Street and a roundabout where we give way to the right.

15. 13:39
    Romsey Road

    The limit rises to 30 mph, then we turn left into Saint James' Lane.

16. 14:56
    Saint James' Lane

    A 20 mph lane with a sharp downhill bend and a van coming, then a narrow stretch where oncoming traffic may be in the middle.

17. 16:12
    St James Lane narrowingsTricky spot 03

    A narrow 20 mph lane with two narrowings on our side, where we give way to oncoming traffic. There is also a parked works vehicle.

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18. 16:39
    Christchurch Road

    Right at the crossroads onto Christchurch Road, past roadworks and parked cars, then a give way and a T junction on the way back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Saint Cross RoadB3335
2. 2Hockley LinkA3090
3. 3M3M3
4. 4Bar End RoadB3330
5. 5Chesil StreetB3330
6. 6Eastgate StreetB3330
7. 7FriarsgateB3331
8. 8Upper Brook StreetB3331
9. 9Saint George's StreetB3331
10. 10Jewry StreetB3040
11. 11City RoadB3330
12. 12Sussex StreetB3420
13. 13Romsey RoadB3040
14. 14Saint James' Lane
15. 15Christchurch Road

Route 2 from Winchester test centre is the long one, through the city centre and out along Easton Lane, where roundabouts and roadworks bring long queues. It joins the A31 at the big roundabout by the M3, then comes back through the narrow Bull Drove and Garnier Road with its narrowings and narrow bridge.

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1. 0:00
   Christchurch Road

   Out of the test centre to a T junction with a limited view, then parked cars on both sides before we turn left onto Saint Cross Road.

2. 1:03
   Saint Cross Road

   Two zebra crossings and a parked car on our side with traffic coming.

3. 1:42
   Southgate Street

   A 20 mph zone with KEEP CLEAR on the ground and a queue at the lights.

4. 4:03
   Jewry Street

   A give way line, then a busy 20 mph street with shops where people step into the road, and right at the lights onto North Walls.

5. 7:45
   Eastgate Street

   A zebra crossing, then another just before the roundabout, where we turn left onto Bridge Street.

6. 8:06
   Bridge Street

   A narrow road over the bridge with traffic coming, a mini roundabout and a sharp left turn onto Blue Ball Hill.

7. 8:54
   Blue Ball Hill

   Back to 20 mph on a steep and narrow downhill.

8. 9:43
   Water Lane right turnTricky spot 13

   A narrow lane ends at a T junction where a building blocks the view to the right. We turn right onto Water Lane, creeping forward until we can see.

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9. 10:12
   Wales Street

   A narrow road with parked cars on the right, then the limit goes up to 30 mph.

10. 10:33
    Easton Lane

    A zebra crossing, then straight on at a roundabout and a long queue where we leave a gap so oncoming traffic can turn.

11. 15:06
    Easton Lane roundabouts

    The left lane for the roundabout where we go straight on, then another roundabout where we give way to traffic on it.

12. 18:27
    Easton Lane roadworks

    Roadworks, so we keep our speed down and read the lane signs early for the A272.

13. 21:05
    Big roundabout at the M3

    We change lanes on the roundabout, follow the lane markings for the A272 on green, keep the yellow box clear and signal left as we leave.

14. 23:05
    Spitfire Link

    The limit is 60 mph, then right at Spitfire Roundabout for the A31 Winchester.

15. 23:50
    Spitfire Roundabout

    We signal left after the exit before ours and check the left mirror.

16. 24:08
    Saint Catherine's Way

    A 70 mph dual carriageway where we keep to the left lane, left at a roundabout to stay on the A31, then lights at the next roundabout.

17. 25:26
    Bull Drove

    A 60 mph lane with a sharp bend and a narrow bridge, then the road narrows and oncoming traffic may go first.

18. 26:02
    Garnier Road

    More narrowings, some where oncoming traffic has priority and one where we have it, then 30 mph and left onto Kingsgate Road.

19. 27:20
    Kingsgate Road

    Give way and right onto Saint Cross Road, then left into Ranelagh Road.

20. 28:22
    Ranelagh Road

    Right into Christchurch Road and back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Christchurch Road
2. 2Beaufort Road
3. 3Saint Cross RoadB3335

Route 3 from Winchester test centre runs out along Badger Farm Road to Pitt Roundabout and back in via Romsey Road, Chilbolton Avenue and Stockbridge Road. It finishes in the narrow streets of the city centre, with mini roundabouts, zebra crossings and tight T junctions where people cross.

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1. 0:00
   Christchurch Road

   Give way and left onto Ranelagh Road, past parked cars on our side.

2. 0:47
   Saint Cross Road

   Right onto Saint Cross Road at a T junction, past a parked van, a queue at a red light and parked cars, then the limit goes up to 40 mph.

3. 3:45
   Badger Farm Road two lane roundaboutTricky spot 21

   A two lane roundabout where we turn right onto Badger Farm Road. We take the right lane and give way to traffic from the right.

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4. 4:27
   Badger Farm Road

   Two lanes become one and the limit goes up to 60 mph, then 40 mph before a roundabout with a KEEP CLEAR, and a yellow box.

5. 6:22
   Pitt Roundabout CITY CENTRE laneTricky spot 20

   A roundabout with lanes marked A3090 and CITY CENTRE, where we turn right. Pick the CITY CENTRE lane early and look right for traffic on the roundabout.

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6. 6:51
   Romsey Road

   A KEEP CLEAR and a yellow box at the junction, a long queue, then the limit drops to 30 mph.

7. 9:07
   Chilbolton Avenue

   Left at the roundabout onto Chilbolton Avenue at 40 mph, then 30 mph before the junction.

8. 11:02
   Chilbolton Avenue zebra and mini roundaboutTricky spot 16

   A zebra crossing right before a mini roundabout, with a queue and people crossing, all within a few seconds. We turn right onto Stockbridge Road at the mini roundabout.

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9. 11:24
   Stockbridge Road

   Straight on at another mini roundabout, then a zebra crossing.

10. 12:11
    Saint Paul's Hill

    A zebra crossing just before the roundabout, where we follow Saint Paul's Hill, then right into Clifton Road.

11. 12:28
    Clifton Road

    A narrow road with parked cars on their side, then a parked van and cars on our side.

12. 13:32
    Romsey Road

    Give way and left onto Romsey Road, into a 20 mph zone and round a mini roundabout.

13. 14:11
    Tower Street and Staple Gardens

    Left into Tower Street, right into Cross Street and right into Staple Gardens, a narrow street with people walking.

14. 15:00
    Staple Gardens T junctionTricky spot 09

    A narrow street ends at a T junction with a poor view. We turn right, then left into Trafalgar Street straight after, where people are crossing at the corner.

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15. 15:26
    Trafalgar Street

    Along Trafalgar Street, then left into Saint Clement Street.

16. 15:42
    Saint Clement Street T junctionTricky spot 07

    A narrow street ends at a T junction where people cross in front of us before we turn right onto Southgate Street. Creep forward, take your time and wait until they are clear.

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17. 16:25
    Saint Cross Road

    A crossing after the zigzag lines, then a zebra crossing.

18. 16:49
    Beaufort Road

    Right into Beaufort Road and back to the test centre on Christchurch Road.

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

1. 1Christchurch Road
2. 2Ranelagh Road
3. 3Saint Cross RoadB3335

Route 4 from Winchester test centre starts on the narrow Garnier Road with its narrowings, bridge and railway arch, then takes the A31 dual carriageway to Spitfire Roundabout and Easton Lane. It returns through the city centre with yellow boxes on Friarsgate, a KEEP CLEAR on Jewry Street and the High Street, and ends down Saint James' Lane.

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1. 0:00
   Christchurch Road

   Give way and left onto Ranelagh Road.

2. 1:27
   Ranelagh Road

   A T junction where we turn right onto Saint Cross Road.

3. 1:52
   Saint Cross Road

   A school sign and people walking, left onto Kingsgate Road and then right into Garnier Road.

4. 2:47
   Garnier Road

   SLOW on the road and a bend ahead, where a van may come round it.

5. 3:05
   Garnier Road priority narrowingTricky spot 06

   A narrow lane with SLOW markings, a narrowing where we have priority and a narrow bridge. Keep your speed down and look well ahead.

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6. 3:44
   Garnier Road bridge and railway archTricky spot 10

   A narrow bridge with oncoming cars, then a narrow arch under the railway. Both can have oncoming cars, so look well ahead.

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7. 4:06
   Bull Drove

   Right at the roundabout for the A31.

8. 4:32
   Bar End roundaboutTricky spot 14

   A fast 60 road ends at a roundabout where we go a long way round to the A31 slip road. Slow down early and give way to traffic already on it.

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9. 4:54
   Saint Catherine's Way

   A roundabout with a queue where we follow the A31 Basingstoke, then down to one lane and a 60 mph limit.

10. 6:21
    Spitfire Roundabout

    We follow the A272 Winnall, then roadworks with a sharp left bend, 30 mph and two lanes on the bridge where we keep to the left lane.

11. 7:54
    Easton Lane

    A queue at the lights at the roundabout and Easton Lane as our exit, straight on at the next roundabout and a yellow box.

12. 10:09
    Wales Street

    A zebra crossing, a 20 mph zone and left onto Union Street.

13. 10:58
    Union Street

    Right into Friarsgate, with a zebra crossing as we turn.

14. 11:29
    Friarsgate yellow boxesTricky spot 12

    Two yellow boxes on Friarsgate, one before and one after the traffic lights. We must not stop on either of them.

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15. 12:26
    Upper Brook Street

    A KEEP CLEAR, then left into Upper Brook Street and right into Saint George's Street over a yellow box.

16. 12:49
    Saint George's Street

    A cyclist ahead and a busy shopping street, then left at the lights onto Jewry Street.

17. 13:21
    Jewry Street KEEP CLEARTricky spot 08

    A busy junction with KEEP CLEAR markings in front of us and many people crossing while we wait to turn right. In a queue we stop before the markings, not on them.

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18. 14:04
    High Street

    A busy 20 mph High Street, then a mini roundabout where a bus comes from the right and we go straight on to Romsey Road.

19. 14:51
    Romsey Road

    The limit goes back to 30 mph, then left into Saint James' Lane as a van comes out.

20. 16:08
    Saint James' Lane

    A 20 mph zone with a long downhill where the road keeps narrowing, then right onto Christchurch Road with roadworks at the corner.

21. 17:15
    Christchurch Road

    Roadworks and people walking on our side, then parked cars and a parked van on the way back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Christchurch Road
2. 2Ranelagh Road
3. 3Saint Cross RoadB3335

Route 5 from Winchester test centre goes through the 20 mph streets of Cromwell Road and Stanmore Lane to Pitt Roundabout and out on the A3090 past roadworks with temporary lights. It takes in the single track Millers Lane with the national speed limit, then comes back along Badger Farm Road and Saint Cross Road.

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1. 0:00
   Christchurch Road

   Give way and right onto Ranelagh Road, then a single lane tunnel under the railway with traffic lights.

2. 0:39
   Ranelagh Road

   Left turn onto Cromwell Road.

3. 0:55
   Cromwell Road

   A 20 mph zone starts as we turn into Cromwell Road.

4. 2:12
   Cromwell Road parked carsTricky spot 05

   A narrow 20 mph street with parked cars on our side, where buses come the other way. Be ready to slow right down and let the bus through.

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5. 2:42
   Stanmore Lane

   Right onto Stanmore Lane, with speed humps, a mini roundabout where we go straight on, parked cars on both sides and a KEEP CLEAR.

6. 4:54
   Romsey Road

   Left at the lights onto Romsey Road, then 40 mph in a slow queue up to Pitt Roundabout.

7. 6:08
   Pitt Roundabout A3090 laneTricky spot 19

   A large roundabout with two lanes on the approach, where the lane markings and the exit signal matter. We stay in the lane marked A3090 and leave onto the A3090.

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8. 6:35
   A3090

   Two lanes merge into one, then roadworks with temporary lights where we stop at the sign on red.

9. 6:54
   A3090 roadworks

   A single lane past the works at 40 mph, then 50 mph before the left turn into Millers Lane.

10. 9:12
    Millers Lane single trackTricky spot 22

    A single track lane with the national speed limit, where hedges hide the bends and oncoming cars. Keep your speed low enough to stop in the distance you can see.

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11. 10:24
    Old Kennels Lane

    Give way and left onto Old Kennels Lane at 30 mph, past a parked vehicle and a parked van on our side.

12. 11:55
    Olivers Battery Road South

    Give way and left, then a KEEP CLEAR and a yellow box where we turn right onto the busy Badger Farm Road.

13. 13:10
    Badger Farm Road

    40 mph, straight on at a roundabout, 60 mph, then 40 mph and left at a busy roundabout onto Saint Cross Road.

14. 15:27
    Saint Cross Road

    A KEEP CLEAR, the limit drops to 30 mph, a crossing with lights and left onto Ranelagh Road.

15. 18:08
    Ranelagh Road

    Right onto Christchurch Road and back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Christchurch Road
2. 2Ranelagh Road
3. 3Cromwell Road

Route 6 from Winchester test centre follows Saint Cross Road and Badger Farm Road to Pitt Roundabout, then comes back through West Hill on Romsey Road, Chilbolton Avenue and Stockbridge Road. The last part has narrow streets with parked cars on both sides, a T junction with high walls and the narrow Saint James' Lane.

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1. 0:00
   Christchurch Road

   Give way and left onto Ranelagh Road.

2. 0:25
   Ranelagh Road

   Parked cars on our side, so we look well ahead and give way to oncoming traffic.

3. 0:59
   Ranelagh Road right turnTricky spot 01

   A right turn out of a side road onto the busy B3335, with cars coming from both sides. We wait about 20 seconds for a gap, so do not feel rushed.

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4. 1:25
   Saint Cross Road

   A long stretch where the limit goes up to 40 mph, then the right lane for the roundabout onto Badger Farm Road.

5. 4:04
   Badger Farm Road two lane roundaboutTricky spot 21

   A two lane roundabout where we turn right onto Badger Farm Road. We take the right lane and give way to traffic from the right.

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6. 4:36
   Badger Farm Road

   60 mph, then 40 mph and straight on at a roundabout with a KEEP CLEAR, a yellow box and the right lane for Pitt Roundabout.

7. 6:44
   Pitt Roundabout CITY CENTRE laneTricky spot 20

   A roundabout with lanes marked A3090 and CITY CENTRE, where we turn right. Pick the CITY CENTRE lane early and look right for traffic on the roundabout.

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8. 7:04
   Romsey Road

   KEEP CLEAR markings, a yellow box and a queue, then 30 mph and left at the roundabout onto Chilbolton Avenue.

9. 9:35
   Chilbolton Avenue

   40 mph, then 30 mph before the junction.

10. 11:22
    Chilbolton Avenue zebra and mini roundaboutTricky spot 16

    A zebra crossing right before a mini roundabout, with a queue and people crossing, all within a few seconds. We turn right onto Stockbridge Road at the mini roundabout.

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11. 11:46
    Stockbridge Road

    Straight on at another mini roundabout, then right onto Fordington Road.

12. 12:34
    Fordington Road

    Parked cars on both sides, then left at the give way onto Cheriton Road.

13. 12:54
    Cheriton Road

    Parked cars on both sides and cars coming, so we are ready to wait in a gap.

14. 13:44
    West End Terrace

    A narrow street with parked cars on our side, where we give way to oncoming traffic.

15. 14:10
    West End Terrace T junctionTricky spot 04

    A narrow street with parked cars, then a T junction where high walls hide the view. We turn right onto Romsey Road after a long wait.

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16. 14:38
    Romsey Road

    A short stretch, then left onto Saint James' Lane.

17. 15:05
    Saint James' Lane

    A 20 mph zone and a sharp left bend, where we brake on the straight.

18. 15:48
    St James Lane narrowingsTricky spot 03

    A narrow 20 mph lane with two narrowings on our side, where we give way to oncoming traffic. There is also a parked works vehicle.

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19. 16:41
    Saint James' Lane give wayTricky spot 02

    A narrow street ends at a give way with a limited view, and traffic comes from both sides. We turn right onto Saint Cross Road when it is safe.

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20. 17:02
    Saint Cross Road

    A zebra crossing with zigzag lines, then right onto Beaufort Road.

21. 17:36
    Beaufort Road

    Left onto Christchurch Road and back to the test centre.

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

1. 1Christchurch Road
2. 2Ranelagh Road
3. 3Saint Cross RoadB3335