The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) no longer publish taxi driving test routes for public viewing.
Detailed below are the taxi test routes for Bristol Southmead Driving Test Centre. The taxi test routes are developed by examiners for those who wish to take the hackney carriage (black cab) or private hire taxi test.
The taxi test routes may have altered as this is down to the discretion of the examiner, or they may remain similar or possibly identical. Routes can also change on a daily basis due to road or traffic conditions. Test routes are for Bristol Southmead routes 1 to 2.
Use the test routes below to form a knowledge base for the various types of roads and traffic systems that you will encounter during the DVSA taxi test. Only use the routes as guidance for basing a representation of the types of roads and traffic systems to expect.
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Glossary:
- EOR – End of Road
- T/L – Traffic Lights
- TTC – Taxi Test Centre
| Name of Taxi Test Centre | Bristol Southmead |
|---|---|
| Type of Test Route | Taxi |
| Name/ Number of Road | Direction |
| Taxi Test Route Number | 1 |
| TTC | 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 | 2 x T/L right |
| Dorian Rd | Left |
| Bishopthorpe Rd | EOR right |
| Dorian Rd | T/L right |
| Gloucester Rd | 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, 8 th right |
| Rockside Drive | 2 nd right |
| Park Grove | EOR right |
| Rockside Drive | Left |
| Hill View | EOR left |
| Southmead Rd | Mini roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Eastfield Rd | 3 rd right |
| Chock Lane | EOR left |
| Trym Rd | EOR right |
| Passage Rd | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 2 nd left |
| Concorde Drive | |
| TTC | |
| Taxi Test Route Number | 2 |
| TTC | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 3 rd left |
| Passage Rd / High St | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Canford Lane | T/L left |
| Falcondale Rd | T/L right |
| Stoke Lane | 3 rd left |
| Great Brockeridge | Right |
| Reedley Rd | 2 nd right |
| Parrys Lane | 2 nd right |
| Coombe Lane | 6 th left |
| Bell Barn Rd | EOR left |
| Coombe Lane | EOR left |
| Dingle Rd / Sylvan Way | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Portway | T/L right |
| Hung Rd | Right |
| St. Bernards Rd | EOR right |
| Park Rd | EOR left |
| Portway | T/L left |
| Sylvan Way | T/L ahead |
| Dingle Rd | Right |
| Coombe Bridge Ave | EOR right |
| Dingle Rd / Canford Lane | T/L left |
| Falcondale Rd | T/L right |
| Henbury Rd | EOR left |
| Passage Rd | EOR right |
| Greystoke Ave | 2 nd left |
| Concorde Drive | |
| TTC |