Free driving test route · Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea South-east route 1
This 11.3 km (7.0 mile) loop starts and finishes at Southend-on-Sea driving test centre and heads south-east from the centre, taking about 33 minutes to drive. Along the way you'll meet 33 pedestrian crossings, 6 sets of traffic lights and 1 roundabout — the kind of junctions and road types examiners use around Southend-on-Sea.
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The dark dot marks the start and finish at Southend-on-Sea test centre. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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- iPhone — Apple Maps
- Tap Open in Apple Maps. Apple Maps can't import GPX files, so the link plots the route as a multi-stop journey. If your iOS version only shows the first stop, use Drive it in legs.
- iPhone or Android — Google Maps
- Tap Open in Google Maps. Google allows up to 9 stops per link, so we add evenly spaced points that keep Google on our roads. For the exact line, import the KML into Google My Maps (mymaps.google.com → Create → Import).
- Android — OsmAnd, Organic Maps, Locus
- Download the GPX and open it from your Downloads folder; choose "follow track" or "navigate route".
- Garmin, TomTom and other sat-navs
- Download the GPX (or TCX for older Garmin devices) and copy it on with Garmin Express / BaseCamp or TomTom MyDrive. The file contains a navigable route and a track.
- Developers and GIS
- GeoJSON and CSV give you the raw coordinates (WGS84) for QGIS, geojson.io or your own app.
What's on this route
| Crossings | 33 |
| Traffic lights | 6 |
| Roundabouts | 1 |
Counts come from road data along the route. Spend extra time on the crossings — they make up the biggest share of this drive.
Practising this route
Driving test examiners at Southend-on-Sea use a mix of local roads to see how you cope with real traffic: junctions, roundabouts, pedestrian crossings and faster roads. Southend-on-Sea's pass rate is 48.1% (2024/25, DVSA), so practising the local roads is time well spent. Drive this route with an instructor or a supervising driver who is over 21 and has held a full licence for three years, and repeat it until the tricky junctions feel routine.
The DVSA stopped publishing test routes in 2010. This is a practice route built from the roads around Southend-on-Sea test centre and approved in the DriveSidekick app. Your actual test may use different roads. Always follow road signs, the Highway Code and your supervising driver.
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