Practical Driving Test Centre Address:
Cardington Training Establishment
Paul Waller Avenue
Cardington
Bedfordshire
MK44 3ST
Average Pass Rate: 45.8%
Cardington driving test centre, also known locally as Bedford test centre, is situated near the county town of Bedford (Bedfordshire). The test is likely to, therefore, involve rural and town driving. The average pass rate can be seen above. On your test, the route could involve roundabouts, crossroads and junctions of a complex nature. This is why practising Cardington’s test routes is so important.
DTC: Driving Test Centre | T/L: Traffic Light | EOR: End Of Road
Cardington Test Route 1
| Route Number | Cardington 1 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| St Peters St | T/L ahead |
| Dame Alice St | T/L ahead |
| Hassett St | Left |
| Greyfriars | Roundabout ahead |
| Midlands Rd | T/L right |
| Prebend St | Roundabout left |
| Kempston Rd | T/L right, T/L ahead |
| Spring Rd | T/L left |
| Elstow Rd | Left |
| Ampthill Rd | Roundabout right |
| A6 | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| Slip Rd To A421 By pass | Left |
| Hitchin/Bedford | 1 st exit slip rd |
| High Rd | Roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Worcester Rd | Left |
| Winchester Rd | Right |
| Meadowsweet | Left, EOR right |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Ivy Rd / Dents Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Right |
| Willows Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Return to |
| London Rd | Left |
| Barford Ave | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right, T/L ahead, right |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 2
| Route Number | Cardington 2 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
St Peters / Dame Alice St / Bromham
Rd / Union St | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Warwick Rd | Left |
| Cowper St / Sidney Rd | Left |
| Cowper St | Right |
| Byron Crescent | Left |
| Shakespeare Rd | Right |
| Ashburnham Rd | Double mini roundabout right, left |
| Midland Rd | Roundabout left |
| Prebend St | Roundabout right |
| Kempston Rd | Roundabout right |
| Britannia Rd | Left |
| Ampthill Rd | Roundabout right |
| Bypass (A421) | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| High St | 1 st exit, roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lovell Rd | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left, roundabout 1 st exit |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| Newnham Ave | Roundabout ahead |
| Tennyson Rd | Left |
| Shaftesbury Rd | Left |
| The Embankment | Right |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 3
| Route Number | Cardington 3 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Right |
| Rothsay Rd | Roundabout left |
| The Embankment | Right |
| St Marys St | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns St / London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Elstow Rd | T/L Right |
| Haynes Rd | Right |
| Millers Rd / Hope Rd / Elstow Rd | Right |
| Mile Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lancaster Ave | Left |
| Gloucester Rd | Left |
| Lancaster Ave | Right |
| Harewood Rd | Left |
| Lancaster Rd | Left |
| Progress Way | Roundabout ahead |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| A6 | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| A421 (Slip Rd) | Left |
| High Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout left |
| Eastcotts Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd | Mini roundabout left, roundabout 1 st
exit |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right, T/L ahead |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 4
| Route Number | Cardington 4 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| Kimbolton Rd | Right |
| Kimbolton Ave | 2 nd right |
| Right Rd | Right |
| Campbell Rd | Left |
| Bradgate Rd | Roundabout right |
| Campbell Rd | Roundabout left |
| Goldington Ave | Left |
| Goldington Green | T/L ahead, 4 th left |
| Church Lane | Roundabout ahead |
| Needwood Rd | Right |
| Ettrick Drive | Right |
| Glenavon Rd | Left |
| Norse Rd | Right, roundabout ahead |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| Bypass (A421) | Roundabout right |
| Cardington Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 5
| Route Number | Cardington 5 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Roundabout right |
| St Marys | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns / Ampthill Rd | Roundabout right |
| Bypass | Roundabout left |
| High Rd | 1 st exit onto |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Duchess Rd | Left, left |
| Herbrand Rd | Left |
| Duchess Rd | Right |
| Harrowden Rd | Left |
| Meadowsweet | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Brook St | Left |
| Willow Rd | Left |
| Myrtle Rd / Willow Rd | Right |
| Brook St | Right |
| London Rd | Left |
| Barford Ave | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left |
| Rope Walk | Roundabout left |
| Kingsway | Roundabout right |
| Cauldwell St | Right |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Pauls Square | Follow Rd round to right |
| High St / The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 6
| Route Number | Cardington 6 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Left |
| Phillpotts Ave | Right |
| Greenshields Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | Right |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout ahead |
| Eastcotts | Mini roundabout right |
| High Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Harrowden Lane | Double roundabout ahead, left |
| Bedford Rd | Left |
| Bypass (A421) | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Queen Alexander Rd | Left |
| King Edwards Rd | Left |
| Barkers Lane / Goldington Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | T/L left |
| Rosamind Rd | Right |
| Philpotts Ave | Left |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 7
| Route Number | Cardington 7 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Roundabout right |
| St Marys | Mini roundabout ahead, left |
| St Johns | T/L ahead |
| London Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Brook St | T/L ahead, 3 rd right |
| Willow Rd | EOR left |
| Brook St | Right |
| London Rd | Right |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Cambridge Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Bypass (A421) | Roundabout 2 nd exit |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Brookfield Rd | 4 th right |
| Hylands Way | Left |
| Polhill Ave | Left |
| Goldington Rd / Bushmead Ave | Left |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 8
| Route Number | Cardington 8 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Left |
| Phillpotts Ave | 9 th left |
| Rosamund Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | Crossroads ahead, left |
| Wendover Drive | Right |
| Aylesbury Rd | Roundabout right |
| Wendover Drive | Roundabout |
| Barkers Lane | Right |
| Riverfield Drive | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | 3 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A428 | Roundabout ahead |
| A421 | Roundabout right |
| A6 | 2 nd exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| Progress Way | Roundabout left |
| Elstow Rd | Roundabout left |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Rope Walk | Roundabout right |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout ahead |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 9
| Test Route Number | Cardington 9 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Mini roundabout right |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Johns / London Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Ivy Rd | 3 rd right |
| Dents Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Crossroads ahead, right |
| Willow Rd | Left |
| Brook St | Right |
| London Rd | Right |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| High Rd | Roundabout right |
| A421 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A6 | 1 st exit bypass & roundabout right |
| Elstow Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Spring Rd | Right |
| Kempston Rd | T/L right |
| Cauldwell St | 2 x roundabout ahead |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Pauls Square | Follow one way system, right |
| High St / The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | 2 nd mini roundabout into |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 10
| Route Number | Cardington 10 |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| Goldington Rd | Left |
| Kimbolton Rd | Right |
| St Albans Rd | Left |
| Kimbolton Rd | Left |
| Pothill Ave | T/L right |
| Brendon Ave | Left |
| Chiltern Ave | Right |
| Haylands Way / Heronscroft | Right |
| Brookfield Rd / Goldington Rd | Left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A428 | Roundabout ahead |
| A421 | Roundabout right |
| Cardington Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout right |
| Cambridge Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Lovell Rd | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left, roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 11
| Route Number | Cardington 11 |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Mini roundabout right |
| St Marys | Left |
| Cardington Rd | T/L left |
| Rope Walk | Roundabout right |
| London Rd | Roundabout left |
| Meadowsweet Drive | Roundabout right |
| Mile Rd | Roundabout |
| Broad Ave | 2 nd right |
| Gloucester Rd | Left |
| Lancaster Rd | 2 x crossroads ahead, right |
| Mile Rd | Right |
| Progress Way | Roundabout ahead |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| A6 | Roundabout left |
| A421 | Roundabout left |
| High Rd | 1 st exit, roundabout left |
| Harrowden Rd | Roundabout left |
| Intolovell Rd | Right |
| Cardington Rd | Left, roundabout ahead |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout right |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout right |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 12
| Route Number | Cardington 12 |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| Castle Rd | Left |
| Newnham Ave | Right |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Cardington Rd | Roundabout left |
| Mareth Rd | Roundabout 3 rd exit, right |
| Moulton Ave | Right |
| Acacia Rd | Left |
| London Rd | Left |
| Meadowsweet Drive | Roundabout right |
| High Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| A421 | Roundabout ahead & roundabout right |
| A6 | 1 st exit, roundabout right |
| West End | Roundabout right |
| Progress Way | Roundabout left |
| Elstow Rd | Roundabout left |
| Brackley Rd | Right |
| Elstow Rd | EOR right |
| London Rd | T/L left |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead |
| Cauldwell St | Right |
| St Marys | Left |
| St Pauls Square | Right |
| High St / The Embankment | Left |
| Bushmead Ave | Mini roundabout left |
| DTC |
Cardington Test Route 13
| Route Number | Cardington 13 |
| DTC | |
| Bushmead Ave | Left |
| The Embankment | Mini roundabout left |
| Tennyson Rd | Left |
| The Embankment | Left |
| Longholme Way | Left |
| Longholme Way | Roundabout 3 rd exit |
| Cardington Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout 3 rd exit |
| A421 | 2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout
2 nd exit |
| A428 | Roundabout left |
| St Neots Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Goldington Green | 3 rd right |
| Church Lane / Putnoe St | T/L ahead, roundabout left |
| Brecon Way / Aspen Ave | Left |
| Poplar Ave | Left |
| Putnoe Lane | Right |
| Kimbolton Rd | Left |
| Goldington Rd | Enter one way system, left |
| Bushmead Ave | Right |
| DTC | Left |
