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 Gipsy Lane Driving Test Centre, which is no longer in operation. For test centres that are in operation within this area, see South Wigston 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. Taxi test routes are for Gipsy Lane, routes 1 to 5.
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 | Leicester Gipsy Lane |
|---|---|
| Type of Test Route | Taxi |
| Name/ Number of Road | Direction |
| Taxi Test Route Number | 1 |
| TTC | Right |
| Gispy Lane | EOR left |
| Keyham Lane | Roundabout left |
| Thurmaston Lane | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Troon Way | T/L right |
| Nicklaus Rd | Left |
| Jacklin Drive / Nicklaus Rd | Left |
| Southdown Drive / Manor Rd | Right |
| Maple Rd | Right |
| Manor Rd | EOR left |
| Melton Rd | Right |
| Watermead Way (City Sign A6) | Roundabout ahead |
| Abbey Lane | 2 x T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Abbey Park Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Dysart Way | T/L left |
| Catherine St | Mini roundabout right |
| Ulverscroft Rd | Left |
| Forest Rd / Hastings Rd | T/L ahead |
| Victoria Rd East / Gipsy Lane | Left |
| TTC | |
| Taxi Test Route Number | 2 |
| TTC | Right |
| Gipsy Lane | T/L left |
| Victoria Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit |
| Hamilton Way | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| Hungarton Rd | Left |
| Netherhall Rd | 2 nd right |
| Wigley Rd | EOR left |
| Scraptoft Lane | 3 rd right |
| Brooke Rd | EOR left |
| Thurncourt Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Dakyn Rd | EOR right |
| Wintersdale Rd | Left |
| Brentknowle Gardens | Right |
| Summerlea Rd | EOR left |
| Lodge Farm Rd | EOR left |
| Uppingham Rd | Right |
| Spencefield Lane | T/L right |
| Whitehall Rd | T/L right |
| Goodwood Rd | Right |
| Gamel Rd | EOR right |
| Davenport Rd | Left |
| Withcote Rd | Left |
| Westmeath Ave | Mini roundabout 3 rd right |
| Goodwood Rd | T/L ahead |
| Colchester | T/L ahead |
| Hungarton Boulevard | Roundabout 1 st exit |
| Keyham Lane | 2 nd right |
| Gipsy Lane | T/L ahead, left |
| TTC | |
| Taxi Test Route Number | 3 |
| TTC | Left |
| Gispy Lane | T/L right |
| Barkby Rd | Left |
| Wyvern Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| Roseway | Left |
| Peebles Way | Right |
| Gleneagles Ave | Right, right, T/L left |
| Troon Way | T/L ahead |
| Watermead Way / Red Hill Way | Roundabout left |
| Halifax Drive | Right |
| Woodstock Rd / Cashmore View | Left |
| Beaumont Leys Lane | 2 x mini roundabout right |
| Parker Drive | T/L right |
| Blackbird Rd | T/L left |
| Ravensbridge Drive | Left |
| St Margarets Way | T/L right |
| Abbey Park Rd | Roundabout left |
| Belgrave Rd / Melton Rd | T/L right |
| Marfitt St / Gipsy Lane | Right |
| TTC | |
| Taxi Test Route Number | 4 |
| TTC | Right |
| Gispy Lane | T/L right |
| Barkby Rd | Left |
| Wyvern Ave / Gleneagles Ave | 2 x mini roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Troon Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Thurmaston Lane | Roundabout left |
| Keyham Lane | Roundabout right |
| Preston Rise / Keyham Lane | Right |
| Barry Rd | Left |
| Netherhall Rd | Right |
| New Romsey Crescent | Left |
| Scraptoft Lane / Station Lane | 2 x mini roundabout ahead |
| Uppingham Rd (A47) | 3 x T/L right |
| The Portway / Tailby Ave | T/L right |
| Victoria Rd East / Gipsy Lane | Left |
| TTC | |
| Taxi Test Route Number | 5 |
| TTC | Right |
| Gispy Lane | Right |
| Victoria East Rd | T/L left |
| Tailby Ave / The Portway | T/L left |
| Uppingham Rd | 3 x T/L right, right |
| Ambassador Rd / Goodwood Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Westmead Rd | Right |
| Greystone Ave | Right |
| Uppingham Rd | T/L left |
| Station Lane / Scraptoft Lane | T/L right |
| Hungarton Boulevard | Roundabout ahead |
| Thurmaston Lane | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Barkby Rd | Left |
| Dunbar Rd | Right |
| Marston Rd | Right |
| Gipsy Lane | Left |
| TTC |