St Albans test routes

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

In short: St Albans has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 7.4 miles and takes about 32 minutes (6.2–10.4 miles, 26–41 minutes). Expect about 5.3 roundabouts per route, fewer than 57% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 30 mph (56%), and the roads used most are Upper Marlborough Road and Hatfield Road.

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

St Albans test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around St Albans

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Upper Marlborough Road10 of 10
• Hatfield Road10 of 10
• Bricket Road10 of 10
• Victoria Street9 of 10
• London Road7 of 10
• St Peter's Street5 of 10
• Marlborough Road5 of 10
• St Stephen's Hill4 of 10

Speed limits on the St Albans routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 20 mph19%
• 30 mph56%
• 40 mph21%
• 50 mph3%
• 60 mph1%

What to practise for St Albans

• Roundabouts: about 5.3 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Lots of 20 mph driving (19% of the distance). Watch your speed on residential streets and near schools.
• Longer drives: a typical route takes 32 minutes, so build stamina with full-length practice sessions.

Test centres near St Albans

• Watford test routes · 6.0 miles
• Borehamwood (London) test routes · 8.1 miles
• Luton test routes · 9.4 miles
• Barnet (London) test routes · 9.8 miles
• Mill Hill (London) test routes · 10.5 miles
• Pinner (London) test routes · 11.1 miles

St Albans test routes: questions