Free driving test routes
Northampton Driving Test Routes
4 free practice routes around Northampton driving test centre, heading east, south, west and north-west — 39.5 km of local roads in total. View every route on the map, download it as a GPX file or open it straight in Apple Maps or Google Maps. Free, with no account needed.
Free routes
Of practice roads
Pass rate (2024/25)
Typical test wait
- East route
- South route
- West route
- North-west route
Download every Northampton route FREE
Get your drive scored. Drive these Northampton routes or any lesson with the DriveSidekick app and it scores the drive out of 100, tells you how it went and shows exactly what to improve, from harsh braking to taking corners too fast.
▶ Drive on DriveSidekickOne GPX file with every route. Open a single route below for Apple Maps, Google Maps, KML, GeoJSON, TCX and CSV.
All 4 Northampton routes
Practising for your test at Northampton
Examiners at Northampton draw on the same local road network for every test. Across these routes you'll meet 83 pedestrian crossings, 18 sets of traffic lights and 12 roundabouts. Drive each route a few times with your instructor or a supervising driver, then try them in a different order so you are reading the road rather than remembering it. The typical wait for a test at Northampton is around 11 weeks (May 2026), which gives you time to cover every route.
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Routes near Northampton
Frequently asked questions
Are these the real Northampton driving test routes?
The DVSA stopped publishing official test routes in 2010, so nobody can promise the exact route your examiner will choose. These 4 routes are built from the roads around Northampton test centre and approved in the DriveSidekick app, so they cover the junctions, roundabouts and road types examiners use locally.
Are the Northampton test routes really free?
Yes. Every route on this page is free to view, download and drive. There is no sign-up, no payment and no limit on downloads.
How do I put a Northampton test route on my iPhone?
Open a route and tap "Open in Apple Maps" to load it as a multi-stop journey, or "Open in Google Maps". Apple Maps can't import GPX files, but apps like Google My Maps (via the KML download), OsmAnd and most sat-navs can.
Which GPX apps work with these routes?
The GPX files contain both a route and a track, so they work with TomTom, Garmin, OsmAnd, Organic Maps, Locus, gpx.studio, Komoot and most other sat-nav or mapping apps. We also offer KML, GeoJSON, TCX and CSV.
What is the pass rate at Northampton?
The pass rate at Northampton was 50.4% in 2024/25 according to DVSA statistics. See the full breakdown in our Northampton test centre guide.
Turn-by-turn navigation for every Northampton route
Drive these routes with voice directions, then get your drive scored out of 100 with the exact things to improve. Works for lessons too. Free on Android.
Get DriveSidekick on Google Play →Routes: DriveSidekick, generated with Mapbox and OpenStreetMap road data and approved in the app (snapshot 2026-10-08). Pass rate: DVSA car driving test data by test centre (Open Government Licence). Not affiliated with the DVSA.