Route 1826 covers 7.2 miles in about 29 minutes as a single stage through Bernards Heath, New Greens and Marshalswick. Limits top out at 40 mph, with 20 and 30 mph elsewhere, so it stays inside built up areas throughout, unlike several routes at the St Albans test centre that reach 70 mph. It carries 13 turns, 7 left and 6 right, 11 sets of traffic lights and one roundabout.

Watch Out For

• Thirteen turns on estate roads, with junctions arriving roughly every half mile.
• One roundabout, giving way to the right and signalling left on exit.
• Eleven signal sets, several of them on the 30 mph run back into the city.

Route Features

• Harpenden Road and New Greens Avenue cover the north western estates.
• Marshalswick Lane and The Ridgeway take the eastern half.
• No open road section, the 40 mph limit is the fastest on the route.

Test Manoeuvres

• Pull up on the left, near the test centre.

Key Tips

• Watch the change between 20 and 30 mph limits as you cross between estates.
• Start observations early, 13 turns in 7.2 miles leaves little gap between junctions.