About Bedford Driving Test Centre

 

If you’re preparing to take your driving test in Bedford, it’s important to know about the driving test centre you’ll be visiting. The Bedford driving test centre is located in the heart of the town “Manton Lane” and is responsible for conducting driving tests for both cars and motorcycles. Here’s what you need to know about the Bedford driving test centre:

Bedford driving test center address

 

Bedford Heights, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NY

 

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Bedford driving test center address contact number

 

0300 200 1122

customerservices@dvsa.gov.uk

Bedford driving test center pass rate

 

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

42.2%

37.7%

32.9%

Bedford Driving Test Centre

Bedford driving test center routes

Glossary:

  • EOR – End of Road
  • T/L – Traffic Lights
  • DTC – Driving Test Centre

 

Test Centre Name

Bedford

Route Number

1

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Right

Goldington Rd

Left

St Peters St

T/L ahead

Dame Alice St

T/L ahead

Hassett St

Left

Greyfriars

Roundabout ahead

Midlands Rd

T/L right

Prebend St

Roundabout left

Kempston Rd

T/L right, T/L ahead

Spring Rd

T/L left

Elstow Rd

Left

Ampthill Rd

Roundabout right

A6

2 x roundabout ahead

Slip Rd To A421 By pass

Left

Hitchin/Bedford

1 st exit slip rd

High Rd

Roundabout left

Harrowden Rd

Roundabout left

Worcester Rd

Left

Winchester Rd

Right

Meadowsweet

Left, EOR right

London Rd

Roundabout ahead

Ivy Rd / Dents Rd

Left

Brook St

Right

Willows Rd

Left

Brook St

Return to

London Rd

Left

Barford Ave

Right

Cardington Rd

Left

Longholme Way

Roundabout right

Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout right, T/L ahead, right

DTC

 

Route Number

2

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Right

Goldington Rd

Left

St Peters / Dame Alice St / Bromham

Rd / Union St

T/L ahead, T/L right

Warwick Rd

Left

Cowper St / Sidney Rd

Left

Cowper St

Right

Byron Crescent

Left

Shakespeare Rd

Right

Ashburnham Rd

Double mini roundabout right, left

Midland Rd

Roundabout left

Prebend St

Roundabout right

Kempston Rd

Roundabout right

Britannia Rd

Left

Ampthill Rd

Roundabout right

Bypass (A421)

2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left

High St

1 st exit, roundabout left

Harrowden Rd

Roundabout left

Lovell Rd

Right

Cardington Rd

Left, roundabout 1 st exit

Longholme Way

Roundabout right

Newnham Ave

Roundabout ahead

Tennyson Rd

Left

Shaftesbury Rd

Left

The Embankment

Right

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout right

DTC

 

Route Number

3

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

Castle Rd

Right

Rothsay Rd

Roundabout left

The Embankment

Right

St Marys St

Mini roundabout ahead, left

St Johns St / London Rd

Roundabout ahead

Elstow Rd

T/L Right

Haynes Rd

Right

Millers Rd / Hope Rd / Elstow Rd

Right

Mile Rd

Roundabout left

Lancaster Ave

Left

Gloucester Rd

Left

Lancaster Ave

Right

Harewood Rd

Left

Lancaster Rd

Left

Progress Way

Roundabout ahead

West End

Roundabout right

A6

Roundabout left, roundabout ahead

A421 (Slip Rd)

Left

High Rd

1 st exit, roundabout left

Eastcotts Rd

Roundabout ahead

Cardington Rd

Mini roundabout left, roundabout 1 st

exit

Longholme Way

Roundabout right

Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout right, T/L ahead

DTC

 

Route Number

4

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Right

Goldington Rd

Left

Kimbolton Rd

Right

Kimbolton Ave

2 nd right

Right Rd

Right

Campbell Rd

Left

Bradgate Rd

Roundabout right

Campbell Rd

Roundabout left

Goldington Ave

Left

Goldington Green

T/L ahead, 4 th left

Church Lane

Roundabout ahead

Needwood Rd

Right

Ettrick Drive

Right

Glenavon Rd

Left

Norse Rd

Right, roundabout ahead

A428

Roundabout left

Bypass (A421)

Roundabout right

Cardington Rd

1 st exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead

Longholme Way

Roundabout right

The Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout right

DTC

 

Glossary:

  • EOR – End of Road
  • T/L – Traffic Lights
  • DTC – Driving Test Centre

 

Driving Test Centre Name

Bedford

Route Number

5

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

The Embankment

Roundabout right

St Marys

Mini roundabout ahead, left

St Johns / Ampthill Rd

Roundabout right

Bypass

Roundabout left

High Rd

1 st exit onto

Harrowden Rd

Roundabout left

Duchess Rd

Left, left

Herbrand Rd

Left

Duchess Rd

Right

Harrowden Rd

Left

Meadowsweet

Roundabout left

London Rd

Roundabout ahead

Brook St

Left

Willow Rd

Left

Myrtle Rd / Willow Rd

Right

Brook St

Right

London Rd

Left

Barford Ave

Right

Cardington Rd

Left

Rope Walk

Roundabout left

Kingsway

Roundabout right

Cauldwell St

Right

St Marys

Left

St Pauls Square

Follow Rd round to right

High St / The Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left

DTC

 

Route Number

6

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

Castle Rd

Left

Phillpotts Ave

Right

Greenshields Rd

Left

Newnham Ave

Right

Longholme Way

Roundabout ahead

Cardington Rd

Roundabout left, roundabout ahead

Eastcotts

Mini roundabout right

High Rd

Roundabout ahead

Harrowden Lane

Double roundabout ahead, left

Bedford Rd

Left

Bypass (A421)

Roundabout right 4 th exit

A428

Roundabout left

St Neots Rd

Roundabout ahead

Goldington Rd

Roundabout ahead

Queen Alexander Rd

Left

King Edwards Rd

Left

Barkers Lane / Goldington Rd

Left

Newnham Ave

T/L left

Rosamind Rd

Right

Philpotts Ave

Left

Goldington Rd

Left

Bushmead Ave

Left

DTC

 

Route Number

7

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

The Embankment

Roundabout right

St Marys

Mini roundabout ahead, left

St Johns

T/L ahead

London Rd

Roundabout ahead

Brook St

T/L ahead, 3 rd right

Willow Rd

EOR left

Brook St

Right

London Rd

Right

Harrowden Rd

Roundabout left

Cambridge Rd

Roundabout ahead, roundabout left, roundabout right

Bypass (A421)

Roundabout 2 nd exit

A428

Roundabout left

St Neots Rd

Roundabout ahead

Goldington Rd

Roundabout ahead

Brookfield Rd

4 th right

Hylands Way

Left

Polhill Ave

Left

Goldington Rd / Bushmead Ave

Left

DTC

 

Route Number

8

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

Castle Rd

Left

Phillpotts Ave

9 th left

Rosamund Rd

Left

Newnham Ave

Crossroads ahead, left

Wendover Drive

Right

Aylesbury Rd

Roundabout right

Wendover Drive

Roundabout

Barkers Lane

Right

Riverfield Drive

Roundabout left

St Neots Rd

3 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right

A428

Roundabout ahead

A421

Roundabout right

A6

2 nd exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead

West End

Roundabout right

Progress Way

Roundabout left

Elstow Rd

Roundabout left

London Rd

T/L left

Rope Walk

Roundabout right

Longholme Way

Roundabout ahead

The Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout right

DTC

 

Glossary:

  • EOR – End of Road
  • T/L – Traffic Lights
  • DTC – Driving Test Centre

 

Driving Test Centre Name

Bedford

Route Number

9

Type of Test Route

Car

Name/Number of Road

Direction

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

The Embankment

Mini roundabout right

St Marys

Left

St Johns / London Rd

Roundabout ahead 2 nd exit

Ivy Rd

3 rd right

Dents Rd

Left

Brook St

Crossroads ahead, right

Willow Rd

Left

Brook St

Right

London Rd

Right

Harrowden Rd

Roundabout ahead

High Rd

Roundabout right

A421

Roundabout ahead, roundabout right

A6

1 st exit bypass & roundabout right

Elstow Rd

Roundabout ahead, roundabout left

Spring Rd

Right

Kempston Rd

T/L right

Cauldwell St

2 x roundabout ahead

St Marys

Left

St Pauls Square

Follow one way system, right

High St / The Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

2 nd mini roundabout into

DTC

 

Route Number

10

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Right

Goldington Rd

Left

Kimbolton Rd

Right

St Albans Rd

Left

Kimbolton Rd

Left

Pothill Ave

T/L right

Brendon Ave

Left

Chiltern Ave

Right

Haylands Way / Heronscroft

Right

Brookfield Rd / Goldington Rd

Left

St Neots Rd

Roundabout ahead

A428

Roundabout ahead

A421

Roundabout right

Cardington Rd

1 st exit, roundabout right

Cambridge Rd

Roundabout left, roundabout right

Harrowden Rd

Roundabout ahead

Lovell Rd

Right

Cardington Rd

Left, roundabout ahead

Longholme Way

Roundabout right

The Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout right

DTC

 

Route Number

11

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

The Embankment

Mini roundabout right

St Marys

Left

Cardington Rd

T/L left

Rope Walk

Roundabout right

London Rd

Roundabout left

Meadowsweet Drive

Roundabout right

Mile Rd

Roundabout

Broad Ave

2 nd right

Gloucester Rd

Left

Lancaster Rd

2 x crossroads ahead, right

Mile Rd

Right

Progress Way

Roundabout ahead

West End

Roundabout right

A6

Roundabout left

A421

Roundabout left

High Rd

1 st exit, roundabout left

Harrowden Rd

Roundabout left

Intolovell Rd

Right

Cardington Rd

Left, roundabout ahead

Longholme Way

Roundabout right

The Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout right

DTC

 

Route Number

12

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

Castle Rd

Left

Newnham Ave

Right

Longholme Way

Roundabout ahead

Cardington Rd

Roundabout left

Mareth Rd

Roundabout 3 rd exit, right

Moulton Ave

Right

Acacia Rd

Left

London Rd

Left

Meadowsweet Drive

Roundabout right

High Rd

Roundabout ahead

A421

Roundabout ahead & roundabout right

A6

1 st exit, roundabout right

West End

Roundabout right

Progress Way

Roundabout left

Elstow Rd

Roundabout left

Brackley Rd

Right

Elstow Rd

EOR right

London Rd

T/L left

Kingsway

Roundabout ahead

Cauldwell St

Right

St Marys

Left

St Pauls Square

Right

High St / The Embankment

Left

Bushmead Ave

Mini roundabout left

DTC

 

Route Number

13

DTC

 

Bushmead Ave

Left

The Embankment

Mini roundabout left

Tennyson Rd

Left

The Embankment

Left

Longholme Way

Left

Longholme Way

Roundabout 3 rd exit

Cardington Rd

Roundabout left, roundabout 3 rd exit

A421

2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout

2 nd exit

A428

Roundabout left

St Neots Rd

Roundabout ahead

Goldington Rd

Roundabout ahead

Goldington Green

3 rd right

Church Lane / Putnoe St

T/L ahead, roundabout left

Brecon Way / Aspen Ave

Left

Poplar Ave

Left

Putnoe Lane

Right

Kimbolton Rd

Left

Goldington Rd

Enter one way system, left

Bushmead Ave

Right

DTC

 

F.A.Q

What is the driving test in the UK?

 

The driving test in the UK is a practical exam that assesses a person’s ability to drive safely on the roads. It includes a driving portion where the examiner will evaluate the driver’s ability to perform basic manoeuvres, navigate traffic, and follow road signs and markings.

 

How do I book a driving test at Bedford Driving Test Centre?

 

You can book a driving test online through the official government website or by calling the DVSA. You must provide personal details such as your driver’s license number and payment information.

 

What should I bring to my driving test at Bedford Driving Test Centre?

You will need to bring your provisional driving license and a car that meets the requirements of the DVSA. You can also bring any necessary documentation, such as insurance and registration papers. If you’d like to get back on the road as soon as possible, just give us a call at 07828912579 or reach out to us through our website.

 

How long does the driving test take at Bedford Driving Test Centre?

The driving test typically takes about 40 minutes. This includes a short time for the examiner to check your documents and ask you some questions about your driving history.

 

What happens if I fail my driving test at Bedford Driving Test Centre?

If you fail your driving test, you must wait at least ten working days before you can take it again. You must pay the test fee again when you book your next test. To get a better idea of what we can offer, check out our course prices and give us a call on 07828912579 when you’re ready. 



Conclusion

 

The Bedford Driving Test Centre plays a vital role in ensuring that drivers on the road are safe and competent. It also provides a platform for candidates to learn from their mistakes and improve their driving skills.

 

Candidates must prepare adequately for the driving test by familiarizing themselves with the road rules, practising their driving skills, and taking mock tests. This will help to increase their chances of passing the test and obtaining their driver’s license.

 

The Bedford Driving Test Centre’s commitment to road safety and the quality of its services has earned it a reputation as one of the best driving test centres in the UK. It continues to provide excellent services to its clients and plays an essential role in ensuring all users’ roads are safe.