Bicester test routes

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Practice routes around Bicester driving test centre: how long they are, the roads they use, roundabouts and speed limits.

In short: Bicester has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 13.6 miles and takes about 39 minutes (4.5–20.7 miles, 15–53 minutes). Expect about 7.5 roundabouts per route, more than 63% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 40 mph (46%), and the roads used most are London Road and Charbridge Lane.

Updated 10 September 2026 · Source: the practice routes in the Driving Test Routes app. How these figures work

Bicester test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Bicester

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• London Road7 of 10
• Charbridge Lane7 of 10
• Gavray Drive7 of 10
• Mallards Way7 of 10
• Grebe Road7 of 10
• Bicester Road6 of 10
• Gravenhill Road North4 of 10
• Launton Road4 of 10

Speed limits on the Bicester routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 20 mph20%
• 30 mph27%
• 40 mph46%
• 50 mph6%
• 60 mph1%

What to practise for Bicester

• Roundabouts: about 7.5 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Lots of 20 mph driving (20% of the distance). Watch your speed on residential streets and near schools.
• Longer drives: a typical route takes 39 minutes, so build stamina with full-length practice sessions.

Test centres near Bicester

• Oxford (Cowley) test routes · 10.9 miles
• Aylesbury test routes · 13.8 miles
• Banbury test routes · 14.2 miles
• Bletchley test routes · 18.4 miles
• Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) test routes · 21.9 miles
• High Wycombe test routes · 24.8 miles

Bicester test routes: questions