Oxford Driving Test Routes

September 30, 2022

Oxford test routes for you to practice

We have just uploaded our Oxford Driving Test Routes to our site www.drivingtestroutes.uk, these are current test routes for the Oxford DVSA Driving Test Centre located at James Wolfe Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2PY.

In this pack there are now 12 .GPX files for Oxford Test Routes used at Oxford DVSA Driving Test Centre. They are compatible with iPhone and Android using the TomTom Go app and also compatible with TomTom, Garmin, Navigon and CoPilot Live SatNav systems.

Learn More About Oxford DVSA Test Centre – Click Here

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Oxford Practical Driving Test Centre

If you are planning on taking your practical driving test at the Oxford test centre you won’t find it too much trouble to locate it however it isn’t actually in Oxford City Centre but it is in nearby Cowley. Oxford test centre is located not far from the Eastern By-Pass Road and is just of Hollow Way on James Wolfe Road, about ten minutes from Oxford city centre, it is reasonably sized and caters for learners in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. It’s close location to the M40/A40 and A34 make it easily accessible for students across the county. We suggest getting to know your chosen test centre a bit better? The best way to do this is by reading our guide below. We will take you through directions, pass rates, test routes and much more!

Address

James Wolfe Road, Cowley, Oxford,

Oxfordshire, OX4 2PY.

Tests Offered at Oxford

Car
ADI part 3

Parking

Car parking is available at this test centre

Toilets

There are Male and female toilets available

Disabled Access

Wheelchair access is available at this test centre

Phone Number

01865 747734

Check out the gov.uk – ‘book your driving test’ service for availability.

Directions to get to Oxford Practical Driving Test Centre

If you are not familiar with the area the best route to the test centre is to head for the A4142 Eastern By-Pass Road and come off at the Junction for Headington Hospitals, this is Horspath Driftway, there is an Aldi store on this junction, follow the road and take the first exit left at the mini roundabout. James Wolfe Road is the third road on the left, and the test centre will be on your right hand side about 100m along this road. There is parking at this test centre but try not to arrive earlier than 10 mins before your test so as not to cause congestion for other students taking their tests.

Here are the best directions to get there

What to expect on your practical driving test at Oxford?

This is the day and finally you are ready to take your practical driving test! Of course you will be feeling a little nervous? you don’t need to be, the examiner is just going to be observing you driving safely, and the test is very straight forward and shouldn’t be anything new to you.

On the day of the test you just need to be at Oxford DVSA Driving Test Centre 10 mins before your test, making sure you have your Provisional Driving License with you. The test will be as follows.

An eyesight test, you’ll need to read a number plate from a distance of 20 metres.
One “tell me” questions covering vehicle safety and maintenance. (click here)

20 minutes of general driving, where you’ll be following instructions from the driving test examiner, and will also need to perform one of the following manoeuvres

One “show me” questions covering vehicle controls, this will be asked while you are driving along. (click here)

20 minutes of independent driving, you will either follow sat nav directions or sign posts to reach a set destination
You may also be asked to perform an emergency stop.

Once you get back to Oxford driving test centre, you’ll find out if all of your hard work has paid off. The examiner will tell you the result and give you some feedback which will contain any faults you might have accumulated. If you pass, the examiner will also give you a test pass certificate and the opportunity to send off for your new licence then and there. The full test report will be sent to you via the email that you provided when you booked your driving test.

More details can be found Here

More about Oxford

If you’re to be a qualified driver in the Oxford area, be prepared to face a variety of difficult traffic conditions and road types. Whilst the driving examiner isn’t looking to fail you, their job is to make sure that you are actually ready to remove the L plates. As such, they’ll take you through a thorough test to see if you can handle safely all of the challenges Oxford has to offer. With a variety of dual carriageways, residential roads, and congested areas, you’ll also need to be at ease with responding to different speed limits, it is worth practicing this well as there are a lot of narrow streets both in the city and also in some of the outlying villages.

Want to be more familiar with Oxford? here are some useful links below.

Driving Test Routes

Having local knowledge of the test area will give you a great advantage when it comes to taking your driving test. The DVSA does not make test routes public however, The test routes available on our site are the knowledge gained from local driving instructors who are able to either sit in on lessons or can track their cars whilst they are out on test. They are all current routes that can be used by the DVSA examiners. Downloading the test routes yourself if you have someone else that you can practise driving with will be a huge advantage and potentially save you a considerable amount of money and possibly speed up the time it will take to pass your test.

We are so confident in the quality of our test routes we always offer a free sample of one of the routes for you to take look at and practice before buying the full pack of routes – click HERE for a FREE Oxford Driving Test Route

Oxford Practical Driving Test Centre - Pass Rates

2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
48.1%	48.9%	49.0%	48.1%	49.3%

What If I Fail?

It can be very upsetting to not pass your driving test, but as you can see from the figures above that quite a few people do not pass their driving test immediately, it may take them several attempts. Don’t be disheartened by this and take the time to do further practise and seek professional advice from an instructor if you feel it is nessasary.

Once you feel ready to take your test you can re-book through the gov.uk – ‘book your driving test’ service additionally, you can use various websites/apps to find earlier cancellation appointments the one we recommend is below.

If you need a new driving instructor try searching for one at Drive Academy – one of the UK’s leading directories of driving instructors

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