Practical Driving Test Centre Address:
2 Concord Drive
Southmead
Bristol
City of Bristol
BS10 6PZ
Bristol (Southmead)
Average Pass Rate: 48.7%
Bristol (Southmead) driving test centre is situated in the town/city environment which is why it mostly involves town driving that is perceived to make the test harder, represented by the average pass rate shown above. On your test, the route could involve roundabouts, crossroads and junctions of a complex nature. This is why practising Bristol (Southmead)’s test routes is so important.
DTC: Driving Test Centre | T/L: Traffic Light | EOR: End Of Road
Bristol (Southmead) Test Route 1
Maps to be added soon
| Test Route Number | Bristol (Southmead) 1 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 3 rd left |
| Passage Rd / High St | Roundabout left |
| Westbury Hill | Left |
| Waters Lane / Eastfield | 3 rd left |
| Clover Ground | Right |
| Vintery Leys | EOR right |
| Lake Rd | Left |
| Southmead Rd | Roundabout right |
| Wellington Hill West | 2 nd right |
| Harbury Rd | EOR right, EOR right |
| South Croft | EOR left |
| Hill View | 3 rd right |
| Henleaze Park Drive | Right |
| Park Grove | Left |
| Henleaze Park Drive | Right |
| Hill View / Park Grove | Crossroads left |
| Springfield Grove | T/L right |
| Kellaway Ave | Left |
| Cairns Rd | Left |
| Kings Ave | Right |
| Birchall Rd | EOR left |
| King’s Drive | Mini roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| Kellaway Ave | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Wellington Hill West | Mini roundabout right |
| Southmead Rd | Double mini roundabout left |
| Pen Park Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Greystoke Ave | Mini roundabout ahead, 4 th left |
| Concorde Drive | |
| DTC |
Bristol (Southmead) Test Route 2
| Test Route Number | Bristol (Southmead) 2 |
| DTC | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | EOR left |
| Falcondale Rd | 5 th right |
| Canford Rd / Canford Lane | 2 nd left |
| Sandyleaze | EOR left |
| Canford Rd | 3 rd left |
| Coombe Bridge Ave | EOR left |
| Bell Barn Rd | EOR right |
| Coombe Lane | EOR left |
| Parrys Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| North View | EOR right |
| Linden Rd | T/L left |
| Coldharbour Rd / Kellaway Ave | EOR left |
| Gloucester Rd / Filton Rd | 3 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Monks Park Ave | Double mini roundabout ahead |
| Pen Park Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Greystoke Ave | Mini roundabout ahead, 4 th right |
| Concorde Drive | |
| DTC |
Bristol (Southmead) Test Route 3
| Test Route Number | Bristol (Southmead) 3 |
| DTC | EOR left |
| Greystoke Ave | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Doncaster Rd | T/L left |
| Southmead Rd | Double roundabout right |
| Monks Park Ave | T/L right |
| Filton Rd | 3 x T/L ahead, right |
| Kellaway Ave | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Bishop Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Kings Drive | EOR left |
| Kellaway Ave | T/L ahead |
| Coldharbour Rd | T/L right |
| Linden Rd / Henleaze Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Henleaze Rd | 8 th right |
| Rockside Drive | 2 nd right |
| Park Grove | EOR right |
| Rockside Drive | Left |
| Hill View | EOR left |
| Southmead Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Eastfield Rd | 3 rd right |
| Chock Lane | EOR left |
| Trym Rd | EOR right |
| Passage Rd | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 2 nd left |
| Concorde Drive | |
| DTC |
Bristol (Southmead) Test Route 4
| Test Route Number | Bristol (Southmead) 4 |
| DTC | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 3 rd left |
| Falcondale Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Canford Rd / Canford Lane | 4 th left |
| Coombe Lane | Right |
| Bell Barn Rd | 3 rd right |
| Shirehampton Rd | 7 th left |
| Sylvan Way | EOR left |
| Portway | 2 nd left |
| Roman Way | 3 rd right |
| Glenavon Park | EOR left, EOR left |
| Old Sneed Park | EOR right |
| Old Sneed Ave | EOR left |
| Druid Hill | Mini roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Parrys Lane | Roundabout left |
| Westbury Rd | 5 th right |
| Brecon Rd | 2 nd left |
| Grange Court Rd | EOR left |
| Brecon Rd | EOR left |
| Grange Park | 2 nd left |
| Priory Ave | EOR left |
| Eastfield Rd | EOR right |
| Westbury Hill | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| High St / Passage Rd | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 2 nd left |
| Concorde Drive | |
| DTC |
Bristol (Southmead) Test Route 5
| Test Route Number | Bristol (Southmead) 5 |
| DTC | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 3 rd left |
| Passage Rd / High St | Roundabout left |
| Westbury Hill | Left |
| Waters Lane / Eastfield Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd right |
| Henleaze Rd | 2 nd left |
| Rockside Drive | Left |
| Oakwood Rd | EOR left |
| Hill View | Right |
| South Croft | Right |
| The Crescent | Right |
| Hill Grove | Crossroads ahead |
| West Broadway | Left |
| Wellington Drive | EOR left |
| Wellington Hill West | Right |
| Bishopthorpe Rd | EOR right |
| Dorian Rd | T/L right |
| Gloucester Rd | T/L left |
| Wessex Ave | T/L right |
| Filton Ave | Left |
| Berry Lane / Elmore Rd | EOR left |
| Dovercourt Rd | Crossroads ahead |
| Wordsworth Rd | 6 th left |
| Melton Crescent / Bridge Walk / Toronto Rd / Monks Park Ave | Double mini roundabout left |
| Southmead Rd | T/L right |
| Doncaster Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Greystoke Ave | 4 th right |
| Concorde Drive | |
| DTC |
General Information
When booking your test it’s important to think about the time of day you’ll be taking it at. For example if you take your test in rush hour before the hours of 9 o’clock you will be likely to be stuck in traffic and compete against impatient drivers, anxious to get to work on time. However, after 9 the roads are less likely to be filled with traffic, giving you more space on the road. The table shown is our opinion on the optimum time to take your test, to avoid traffic.
On the day of the test, you will be required to complete 1 of 3 possible manoeuvres at a selected location on the route. This will either be a turn in the road ( 3 point turn), Parallel park or a bay park. The bay park however, can only be carried out at the end of the test on the test centre car park, so it can be useful to practice on the car park when the centre is closed if possible. It’s also at the examiner’s discretion to incorporate an emergency stop into the test.
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