Scunthorpe Driving practice routes

Route types

• First drive

  Quiet streets and simple junctions — a few easy turns

  • Routes: 23
  • Typical length: 0.9 mi
  • Typical time: 3 min

• Parking

  A short drive that ends in a street with free kerbside bays

  • Routes: 31
  • Typical length: 0.7 mi
  • Typical time: 2 min

• Junctions

  Give way, STOP and unmarked junctions on the side streets, with turns across the oncoming traffic — who goes first when there are no lights

  • Routes: 19
  • Typical length: 1.1 mi
  • Typical time: 4 min

• Roundabouts

  One or more roundabouts on the way

  • Routes: 19
  • Typical length: 1.9 mi
  • Typical time: 6 min

• Rush hour

  Busy avenues through the centre: traffic lights, lanes, turns across traffic

  • Routes: 7
  • Typical length: 2.4 mi
  • Typical time: 8 min

• Driving test practice

  A drive like the practical test: from a test centre and back where one is known, over the roads and junctions the examiner covers.

  • Routes: 3
  • Typical length: 12 mi
  • Typical time: 38 min

Test practice loops

The test drive here lasts 35–40 min. Each loop starts and finishes at the test centre.