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Maidstone #712 Free

AUDrive
Online
14 Feb 2025
104
6.7 mi
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31 min
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17
17
5
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A two-stage route from Maidstone DVSA driving test centre covering 10.8 km in about 30 minutes. The route loops through Tovil and central Maidstone, passing through 30 mph residential streets with a short stretch of 40 mph on roads like Coombe Road and Fairmeadow. With 17 left turns, 17 right turns, 5 roundabouts, and 17 sets of traffic lights, this is one of the most signal-heavy routes from Maidstone, matched only by Route #718.

Watch Out For

Route Features

  • 17 left turns and 17 right turns, evenly balanced.
  • 5 roundabouts, concentrated near Upper Road.
  • 17 sets of traffic lights through the town centre.
  • 9 give way junctions and 2 pedestrian crossings.
  • Speed range: 30-40 mph. Mostly 30 mph residential zones.

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • With 17 traffic signals, plan ahead at each set. Amber means stop unless it is unsafe to do so.
  • On narrow streets with parked cars in Tovil, drop speed and use the "hold back" position if oncoming traffic has priority.
  • Check mirrors consistently before every turn. The balanced left-right split means constant lane positioning changes.
Step-by-Step Directions (2 stages)

Stage 1

1 Drive north. 32 yd
2 Turn left onto Armstrong Road. 174 yd
3 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Courtenay Road. 164 yd
4 Keep right to take Quarry Road. 217 yd
5 Turn right onto Coombe Road. 210 yd
6 Turn left onto Old Tovil Road. 236 yd
7 Turn left onto Brenchley Road. 105 yd
8 Turn left onto Coombe Road. 18 yd
9 Turn right onto Quarry Road. 253 yd
10 Turn right to stay on Quarry Road. 26 yd
11 Turn right onto Courtenay Road. 65 yd
12 Keep right to take Brenchley Road. 101 yd
13 Turn left onto Coombe Road. 356 yd
14 Turn left onto Courtenay Road. 120 yd
15 Turn left to stay on Courtenay Road. 133 yd
16 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Postley Road. 494 yd
17 Make a sharp right onto A229/Postley Road. Continue on A229. 487 yd
18 Turn right onto A229/Fairmeadow. 489 yd
19 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit. 96 yd
20 Exit the roundabout onto Staceys Street/B2012. 106 yd
21 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Boxley Road/B2012. 243 yd
22 Turn right onto Lower Boxley Road/B2012. Continue on B2012. 376 yd
23 Turn left onto Wheeler Street. 103 yd

Stage 2

1 Drive southwest on Wheeler Street. 405 yd
2 Turn left onto Union Street. 93 yd
3 Turn right onto Wyatt Street. 193 yd
4 Turn right onto Marsham Street. 52 yd
5 Turn left onto Church Street. 110 yd
6 Turn left onto King Street. 306 yd
7 Turn left onto A249/Andrew Broughton Way. 47 yd
8 Turn right onto A249/Andrew Broughton Way. 115 yd
9 Bear right onto Andrew Broughton Way/A20. Continue on A20. 181 yd
10 Turn right toward Mote Park. 437 yd
11 Turn left onto Mote Avenue. 361 yd
12 Turn right onto Willow Way. 427 yd
13 Turn right onto Upper Road. 254 yd
14 Turn right to stay on Upper Road. 80 yd
15 Bear left onto Lower Road. 104 yd
16 Turn right onto St Phillips Avenue. 72 yd
17 Turn left onto Waterloo Street. 86 yd
18 Turn right onto Kingsley Road. 175 yd
19 Turn left onto Brunswick Street. 101 yd
20 Turn left onto A229/Upper Stone Street. Continue on A229. 499 yd
21 Bear right onto A229/Sheals Crescent. 313 yd
22 Turn left onto Postley Road. 280 yd
23 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Armstrong Road. 204 yd
24 Turn right. 34 yd