The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) no longer publish learner driver or extended driving test routes for public viewing.
Detailed below are the extended driving test routes for Galashiels Driving Test Centre. The test routes are developed by examiners from the actual test centre to incorporate a wide variety of roads and traffic systems.
Extended driving test routes are intended for drivers that were previously qualified but lost their licence due to disqualification. Before their licence is reinstated, a court has ruled that they must pass the extended driving test. These test routes a different from the standard learner test routes. If you would like to view the standard learner test routes, please see driving test routes.
The test routes may have altered as this is down to the discretion of the examiner, or they may remain similar or identical. Test routes are for Galashiels, extended car 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 practical extended driving test.
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Glossary:
- EOR – End of Road
- T/L – Traffic Lights
- DTC – Driving Test Centre
| Name of Practical Test Centre | Galashiels |
|---|---|
| Type of Test Route | Extended Car |
| Name/ Number of Road | Direction |
| Driving Test Route Number | 1 |
| DTC | 2 nd right |
| Thornbank St | EOR left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout left |
| Tweed Rd | Right |
| Tweed Crescent / Tweed Grove | EOR right |
| Tweed Rd | 2 nd left |
| Netherdale Rd | Left |
| Dale St | Left |
| Waverley Place | Crossroads ahead |
| Netherdale Brae | EOR right |
| Tweed Rd | Left |
| Tweed Grove | EOR left |
| Tweed Rd | Roundabout left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| A7 (Selkirk / Hawick) | Right |
| Riverside Drive | EOR left, left |
| High St / Scott Place / Bleachfield Rd | EOR right |
| A7 (Galashiels) | Roundabout 2 nd exit, roundabout left |
| Tweedbank | Roundabout left |
| Melrose | Left |
| Lowood Bridge | Ahead to Galashiels |
| Melrose Rd / A7 (Hawick) | Left |
| Paton St | Right |
| Hill St | Left |
| Croft St | |
| DTC | |
| Driving Test Route Number | 2 |
| DTC | Left |
| Greenbank St | EOR right |
| Huddersfield St | Right |
| Larchbank St / Netherdale Brae | EOR right |
| Tweed Rd | Left |
| Tweed Grove | Left |
| Tweed Rd | Roundabout left |
| Abbotsford Rd | Roundabout right |
| A7 (Selkirk / Hawick) | Right |
| Abbotsford (Old A7) | EOR left |
| Abbotsford Rd | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Albert Place | Left |
| St John’s St | 2 nd right |
| St Andrew’s St | EOR left |
| Gala Park / Balmoral Place / Balmoral Ave | 4 th right |
| Forest Ave | Left |
| Meigle St | Right |
| Eildon St | EOR right |
| Meigle St | EOR right, right |
| Mossilee Rd / Kirkbrae / Hall St | EOR right |
| Island St / Bridge Place | Left |
| A7 (Stow / Edinburgh) | Left |
| Station Rd | Right, EOR right |
| A7 (Galashiels) | Right, roundabout left |
| A72 (Galashiels) | Right |
| A7 (Hawick) | Left |
| Paton St | Right |
| Hill St | Left |
| Croft St | |
| DTC |