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

In short: Boston has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 9.3 miles and takes about 29 minutes (7.2–17.4 miles, 27–50 minutes). Expect about 5.9 roundabouts per route, more than 50% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 40 mph (54%), and the roads used most are Spalding Road and John Adams Way.

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

Boston test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Boston

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Spalding Road9 of 10
• John Adams Way9 of 10
• Redstone Road9 of 10
• London Road7 of 10
• Tytton Lane West4 of 10
• Spilsby Road3 of 10
• Wide Bargate3 of 10
• Sleaford Road3 of 10

Speed limits on the Boston routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 30 mph36%
• 40 mph54%
• 50 mph1%
• 60 mph9%

What to practise for Boston

• Roundabouts: about 5.9 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Longer drives: a typical route takes 29 minutes, so build stamina with full-length practice sessions.

Test centres near Boston

• Skegness test routes · 19.0 miles
• Grantham (Somerby) test routes · 23.6 miles
• Kings Lynn test routes · 24.1 miles
• Louth test routes · 27.3 miles
• Peterborough test routes · 28.7 miles
• Lincoln test routes · 29.1 miles

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