Behind the wheel in Derby
Derby (Alvaston) DTCDriving test practice routes
Make the roads around your test centre feel familiar. Compare routes, plan your practice and find your next drive.
Explore 21 routes- Practice routes
- 21
- Average length
- 9.4 mi
- Longest route
- 12.7 mi
Meet your practice companion
Know the route.
Focus on the road.
Take all 21 Derby (Alvaston) DTC routes with you in UK Routes. Pick a route, hear the next turn and build familiarity with every drive.
- Turn-by-turn voice guidance
- Offline maps, once your route is downloaded
- One route at this centre, free to practise

Plan your next practice
Find your next route.
21 routes at Derby (Alvaston) DTC.
Compare the distance and junctions before you set off.
Practice routes, not official DVSA test routes. Your examiner may take a different route on the day.
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Route 1
Free route
- Route length
- 8.5 mi13.7 km
- Roundabouts
- 8
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 16
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Route 2
Free route
- Route length
- 9.0 mi14.6 km
- Roundabouts
- 10
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 22
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Route 3
Free route
- Route length
- 7.2 mi11.5 km
- Roundabouts
- 11
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 24
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Route 4
Free route
- Route length
- 7.8 mi12.5 km
- Roundabouts
- 10
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 30
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Route 5
Free route
- Route length
- 8.5 mi13.7 km
- Roundabouts
- 8
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 31
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Route 6
Free route
- Route length
- 11.7 mi18.9 km
- Roundabouts
- 9
- Mini-roundabouts
- 2
- Traffic lights
- 34
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Route 7
Free route
- Route length
- 8.8 mi14.2 km
- Roundabouts
- 6
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 16
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Route 8
Free route
- Route length
- 8.6 mi13.9 km
- Roundabouts
- 10
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 21
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Route 9
Free route
- Route length
- 8.6 mi13.9 km
- Roundabouts
- 13
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 10
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Route 10
Free route
- Route length
- 12.7 mi20.4 km
- Roundabouts
- 9
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 21
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Route 11
Free route
- Route length
- 10.2 mi16.4 km
- Roundabouts
- 8
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 16
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Route 12
Free route
- Route length
- 10.2 mi16.5 km
- Roundabouts
- 9
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 7
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Route 13
Free route
- Route length
- 8.8 mi14.2 km
- Roundabouts
- 15
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 17
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Route 14
Free route
- Route length
- 9.3 mi15.0 km
- Roundabouts
- 14
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 14
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Route 15 (NEW)
Free route
- Route length
- 11.0 mi17.7 km
- Roundabouts
- 6
- Mini-roundabouts
- 2
- Traffic lights
- 7
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Route 16 (NEW)
Free route
- Route length
- 8.7 mi14.1 km
- Roundabouts
- 14
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 13
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Route 17 (NEW)
Free route
- Route length
- 8.6 mi13.8 km
- Roundabouts
- 13
- Mini-roundabouts
- 0
- Traffic lights
- 10
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Route 18 (NEW)
Free route
- Route length
- 11.8 mi19.1 km
- Roundabouts
- 5
- Mini-roundabouts
- 2
- Traffic lights
- 10
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Route 19 (NEW)
Free route
- Route length
- 9.4 mi15.1 km
- Roundabouts
- 13
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 9
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Route 20 (NEW)
Free route
- Route length
- 9.0 mi14.5 km
- Roundabouts
- 11
- Mini-roundabouts
- 1
- Traffic lights
- 11
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Route 21 (NEW)
Free route
- Route length
- 9.8 mi15.7 km
- Roundabouts
- 3
- Mini-roundabouts
- 2
- Traffic lights
- 3
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Junctions to practise carefully
The busiest junctions on the Derby (Alvaston) DTC routes.
Practise them with your instructor before test day.
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Lara Croft Way (A601)
Roundabout · on 1 of 21 routes
18 reported injury collisions (2021–2025)
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Shardlow Road (A5111) / Harvey Road (A5111)
Roundabout · on 9 of 21 routes
16 reported injury collisions (2021–2025)
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Traffic Street (A601) / London Road
Roundabout · on 4 of 21 routes
16 reported injury collisions (2021–2025)
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Harvey Road (A5111) / Osmaston Park Road (A5111)
Roundabout · on 3 of 21 routes
15 reported injury collisions (2021–2025)
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Derby Road / Raynesway (A6005)
Roundabout · on 7 of 21 routes
13 reported injury collisions (2021–2025)
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Chellaston Road (A514)
Junction · on 3 of 21 routes
11 reported injury collisions (2021–2025)
Police-reported injury collisions within about 60 m of each junction, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics (STATS19). Busy junctions naturally see more collisions; the counts do not take traffic volume into account.
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