Practical Driving Test Centre Address:
Waterside Drive
Dunston
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE11 9HU
Average Pass Rate: 44.8%
Gateshead driving test centre is near the city of Newcastle-upon-tyne and is situated next to the Tyne River. The roads around the testing centre are likely to be very busy with a large shopping mall just down the road. Therefore, busy roads to practice would be the A1 , A184 and A694, as these could come up in your exam. On your test, the route could involve roundabouts, crossroads and junctions of a complex nature. This is why practising Gateshead’s test routes is so important.
DTC: Driving Test Centre | T/L: Traffic Light | EOR: End Of Road
Test Route 1
| Gateshead Route Number | 1 |
| Name/ number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Left |
| Seventh Avenue | EOR right |
| Queensway | Crossroads left |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Kingsway | Left |
| Western Avenue | Left |
| Centralway | EOR right |
| Sixth Avenue | EOR left |
| Dukesway | Roundabout left |
| Tenth Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| A1 South | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit |
| Long Bank | Mini roundabout left |
| Easedale Gardens | Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
| Hertford | Left |
| Slip Rd / Durham Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Beaconsfield Rd | EOR left |
| Kells Lane | Left |
| Dryden Rd | 5 th left |
| Valley Drive | EOR right |
| Durham Rd | Left |
| Enfield Rd / West Park Rd | EOR left |
| Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| DTC |
Test Route 2
| Gateshead Route Number | 2 |
| Name/ number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Kingsway | 2 nd right |
| 5 th Avenue | Left |
| Queensway | Left |
| 3 rd Avenue | EOR right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout right |
| Lobley Hill Rd | T/L left |
| Victoria Rd | 2 nd left |
| Angus Rd / Bolam St | EOR left |
| A184 | Right |
| 1 st Slip Rd | Left |
| Dunston Rd | T/L left |
| Ellison Rd | 5 th right |
| Wilson Crescent | 2 nd right |
| Holly Avenue | 2 nd left |
| Elm Avenue | Right |
| Oak Avenue | EOR left |
| King George Avenue | EOR left |
| Dunston Bank | EOR left |
| Whickham Highway | Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
| A1 South | 2 nd exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Durham Rd | Left |
| Slip Rd | EOR left |
| Hertford | Mini roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead |
| Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| DTC |
Test Route 3
| Gateshead Route Number | 3 |
| Name/ number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue | Right |
| Queensway | 2 nd left |
| 3 rd Avenue | EOR right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout right |
| Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd T/L right |
| Saltwell Rd | Left |
| Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Alexandra Rd | Left |
| Exeter St | EOR right |
| Prince Consort Rd | 2 nd left |
| Shipcote Lane | T/L right |
| Durham Rd | 2 nd T/L left |
| Dryden Rd | Left |
| Holyoake Gardens | Right |
| Salkeld Gardens / Valley Drive | EOR right |
| Old Durham Rd | 3 rd T/L right |
| Beacon Lough Rd | 5 th left |
| Easedale Gardens | Mini roundabout right |
| Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Durham Rd | Roundabout 4 th exit right |
| A1 North | 1 st exit |
| Slip rd | Roundabout 4 th exit right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| DTC |
Test Route 4
| Gateshead Route Number | 4 |
| Name/ number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Left |
| Seventh Avenue | EOR left |
| Queensway | Left |
| Ninth Avenue | Left |
| Ninth Avenue East | Left |
| Eleventh Avenue North | Right |
| Eleventh Avenue | Left |
| Kingsway | Roundabout left 2 nd exit |
| A1 South | 2 nd exit |
| A1231 | Roundabout left |
| Rockcliffe Way | Mini roundabout right |
| Easedale Gardens | Roundabout right |
| Springwell Rd | T/L left |
| Old Durham Rd | 3 rd T/L left |
| Valley Drive | EOR right |
| Dryden Rd | Left |
| Summerfield Rd | EOR left |
| Durham Rd | T/L right |
| Belle Vue Bank | EOR Left |
| Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd / Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
| DTC |
Test Route 5
| Gateshead Route Number | 5 |
| Name/ number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Mini roundabout right |
| Saltwell Rd | Roundabout right |
| Chowdene Bank | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right
4 th exit |
| A1 North | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Left |
| Beechwood Gardens | Right |
| Pinewood Gardens | EOR left |
| Rothbury Gardens | 2 nd right |
| Meldon Gardens | EOR right |
| Alwinton Gardens | EOR right |
| A692 Consett Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| Bensham Rd | Roundabout right |
| Prince Consort Rd | T/L right |
| Shipcote Lane | Mini roundabout left |
| Avenuenue Rd | EOR right |
| Saltwell View / West Park Rd | EOR left |
| Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| DTC |
Test Route 6
| Gateshead Route Number | 6 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue | Right |
| Queensway / Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right 2 nd exit |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
| A184 | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Askew Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| High Level Bridge | T/L left |
| Westgate Rd | T/L left |
| Malborough Crescent | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd | Left |
| Redbeugh Bridge | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Askew Rd | Roundabout left |
| Cuthbert St | 2 nd right |
| Derwent Water Rd / Victoria Rd | T/L ahead, EOR right |
| Armstrong Rd / Victoria Rd | T/L right |
| Lobley Hill Rd | T/L right |
| Saltwell Rd | Roundabout right |
| Station Rd / Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
| Earlsway | |
| DTC |
Test Route 7
| Gateshead Route Number | 7 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Left |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Saltwell Rd | Right |
| Belle Vue Bank | Right |
| Carlton Terrace | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Jessel St / Earls Drive | EOR left |
| Durham Rd | T/L right |
| Beaconsfield Rd | EOR left |
| Kells Lane | 4 th left |
| Salkeld Rd / Kells Lane | T/L ahead |
| Broadway | EOR right |
| Carr Hill Rd | T/L right |
| Windy Nook Rd | T/L left |
| Old Durham Rd | T/L right |
| Beacon Lough Rd | 5 th left |
| Easedale Gardens | Mini roundabout right |
| Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Durham Rd | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| A1 North | Roundabout right 4 th exit |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Earlsway | |
| DTC |
Test Route 8
| Gateshead Route Number | 8 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Left |
| Beechwood Gardens | EOR left |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
| Whickham Highway | 4 th right |
| Dunston Bank | T/L Ahead |
| Dunston Rd | Left |
| A1 North | 3 rd exit |
| A694 | Roundabout left, roundabout right |
| A1114 | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout ahead, |
| A1114 | Roundabout left |
| Derwentwater Rd | Roundabout right |
| A184 Slip Rd | Left |
| Bolam St | Left |
| Bolam St/Angus Rd | EOR right |
| Victoria Rd | T/L right |
| Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd left |
| Queensway | Left |
| First Avenue | Crossroads right |
| Earlsway | Roundabout ahead |
| Earlsway | |
| DTC |
Test Route 9
| Gateshead Route Number | 9 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout 5 th exit |
| A1 North | 2 nd exit (A184) |
| A184 | 1 st exit |
| Slip Road | EOR right |
| Derwentwater Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Flyover | Left |
| Bolam St / Angus St | EOR right |
| Victoria Rd | T/L left |
| Lobley Hill Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead |
| Bensham Road | T/L right |
| Coatsworth Rd | 2 nd left |
HAvenuelock Terrace / Alexandra Rd
/ Lincoln St | Right |
| Prince Consort Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Durham Rd | T/L right |
| Belle Vue Bank | EOR left |
| Saltwell Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Station Rd | Roundabout left |
| Earlsway | |
| DTC |
Test Route 10
| Gateshead Route Number | 10 |
| Name/Number of Road | Direction |
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Mini roundabout right |
| Saltwell Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Durham Rd | Roundabout right 3 rd exit |
| Newcastle Bank | 2 nd right |
| Windsor Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Elizabeth Avenue / Lansbury Drive | EOR left |
| Mary Avenue / RAvenuensworth Rd | EOR left |
| Station Lane | T/L ahead |
| The Avenue | Right |
| Birtley Lane | Right |
| Harras Bank | T/L right |
| Durham Rd | T/L ahead |
| Well On | Left |
| Lamesley Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Earlsway | |
| DTC |
Test Route 11
| Gateshead Route Number | 11 |
| Name/ number of Road | Direction |
| |
| DTC | Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout right |
| A1 North | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Left |
| Dunston Rd | T/L right |
| Market Lane | Left |
| Lambton Avenue | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| Orchard Rd | EOR right |
| Duckpool Lane | EOR left |
| Whickham Highway | Left |
| Dunston Bank | T/L ahead |
| Dunston Rd | T/L right |
| A1 slip Rd | Left |
| A184 | Left |
| Slip Rd | EOR right |
| Derwentwater Rd | Mini roundabout right, left |
| Bolam St / Angus Rd | EOR right |
| Victoria Rd | T/L right |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Kingsway | Roundabout left |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| DTC |
Test Route 12
| Gateshead Route Number | 12 |
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Left |
| Station Rd | Left |
| Saltwell Rd | 3 rd right |
| West Park Rd / Enfield Rd / Durham Rd | T/L right |
| Dryden Rd | 2 nd left |
| Valley Drive | EOR right |
| Old Durham Rd | T/L right |
| Springwell Rd | Roundabout left |
| Easedale Gardens | Mini roundabout right |
| Longbank | Roundabout right |
| A1 North | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout right 4 TH exit |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| DTC |
Test Route 13
| Gateshead Route Number | 13 |
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout left |
| Saltwell Rd | Right |
| Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead, EOR right |
| Prince Consort Rd | T/L left |
| Shipcote Lane | T/L right |
| Durham Rd | T/L left |
| Dryden Rd | Left |
| Holyoak Gardens | Right |
| Salkeld Gardens / Valley Drive | EOR right |
| Old Durham Rd | T/L right |
| Kells Lane | T/L left |
| Durham Rd | Roundabout right |
| A1 North | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| DTC |
Test Route 14
| Gateshead Route Number | 14 |
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Left |
| Station Rd / Saltwell Rd | 3 RD right |
| Joicey Rd | Left |
| Durham Rd | T/L left |
| Prince Consort Rd | T/L left |
| Shipcote Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Alexandra Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout right |
| Coatsworth Rd | T/L left |
| Bensham Rd | T/L right |
| Cuthbert St | 2 nd left |
| Slip Rd | Join |
| A184 | Right |
| A1 north | 1 st exit |
| Slip Rd | Left |
| Dunston Rd | T/L ahead |
| Dunston Bank | EOR left |
| Whickham Highway | Roundabout left |
| Lobley Hill Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout ahead, right |
| Queensway | Left |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| DTC |
Test Route 15
| Gateshead Route Number | 15 |
| DTC | Roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Mini roundabout right |
| Saltwell Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Harlow Green Lane | Mini roundabout right |
| Trafford / Smithy Lane | Roundabout left |
| Lamesley Rd | EOR right |
| Durham Rd | Right |
| Windsor Rd | Mini roundabout left |
Elizabeth Avenue / RAvenuensworth
Rd | EOR left |
| Station Lane | T/L ahead |
| The Avenue | Right |
| Birtley Lane | EOR left |
| Portobello Rd | Roundabout right 3 RD exit |
| A1 Slip Rd | Join |
| A1 | 2 nd exit |
| Slip Rd | Roundabout right |
| Kingsway | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Eastern Avenue | Roundabout right |
| 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.
