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

In short: York has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 5.7 miles and takes about 18 minutes (4.4–6.7 miles, 14–22 minutes). Expect about 7.4 roundabouts per route, more than 62% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 30 mph (44%), and the roads used most are Monks Cross Drive and Jockey Lane.

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

York test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around York

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Monks Cross Drive10 of 10
• Jockey Lane9 of 10
• New Lane9 of 10
• Monks Cross Link7 of 10
• Haxby Road6 of 10
• Huntington Road6 of 10
• Ring Road5 of 10
• Link Road4 of 10

Speed limits on the York routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 20 mph14%
• 30 mph44%
• 40 mph25%
• 60 mph17%

What to practise for York

• Roundabouts: about 7.4 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Faster roads too: 17% of the distance is at 50 mph or more. Practise joining, keeping a safe gap and making progress.

Test centres near York

• Malton test routes · 14.8 miles
• Knaresborough test routes · 16.1 miles
• Leeds test routes · 22.6 miles
• Pontefract test routes · 23.1 miles
• Horsforth test routes · 25.6 miles
• Beverley LGV test routes · 28.0 miles

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