🚗 Real Swindon Driving Test Route – Bruce Street Bridges, The Meads, Mannington Roundabout & Tewkesbury Cross
Join me, Chris Deller, an Approved Driving Instructor based in Swindon, as we tackle one of the actual test routes used at Swindon Test Centre.
This video includes:
🎥 Dual-angle footage (external 360° + headcam POV)
Whether you’re preparing for your own Swindon test or just want to sharpen your driving awareness, this breakdown will help you understand what makes these junctions so challenging — and how to approach them with confidence.
👉 Chapters include:
00:00 – Intro
01:22 – Leaving the Test Centre
08:38 – Baileys Corner Roundabout
09:10 – Bruce Street Bridges Roundabout
11:00 – The Meads Roundabout
12:27 – Mannington Roundabout
14:07 – Into Toothill
17:05 – Toothill Roundabout
17:49 – Tewkesbury Cross Roundabout
19:00 – Into Ramleaze
23:00 – Making my way back to the test centre
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— Chris Deller | ADI & Driver Coach
“Be the driver you’d want your kids to learn from.”
Okay, so coming from the test center then turning right at the top of the road on this particular video then I’m not doing much by way of commentary just directions. Every time we change direction, before you change direction, make sure it’s safe to do so by checking the relevant mirrors. When you turn into a road, make sure you know where you’ve been followed and try and look as far as possible for anything that would mean you have to slow down or change direction. Oh jeez. [Music] at the moment. Then I’m just following the instruction of going ahead at all roundabouts. [Music] I now need to keep right so I can turn Right towards China Mana Industrial Estates. [Music] [Music] At the next roundabout, I’m going right third exit towards town center. And at the next roundabout, I’m continuing straight ahead towards town center. There’s a big distance now to my next roundabout where I’ll be turning right towards town center. Just going to give it a little bit of distance to the pedestrian and then come back over. Another roundabout going right Chie Manor Industrial Estate [Music] through the industrial estate then At the end of this road is a mini roundabout. And at the mini roundabout then we’ll be going left. So I’ve seen the cyclist. The cyclist is likely to affect me. Now he’s turned off. They would have likely to have affected me near the mini roundabout. Obviously we mustn’t pass overtaking. We mustn’t overtake on the approach for a junction. Okay, so at this point here then I’m going to do mirror signal potentially following the van. Yep, following the van now. And at my next roundabout, Bailey’s Corner, I’m going to be going right now. I’m going to be told to help with my planning if we could approach in the right hand lane. This is more about roundabout two, which is Bruce Street Bridges, than it is round about one, Bailey’s Corner. So, I’m going to go straight into the right hand lane. I will signal when I’m closer. Looks like I can go. Nope. Keeping in the right hand lane then. Ready for the Bruce Street Bridges roundabout where I’m taking my third exit. Going right west swindon center on this occasion. And then the part-time lights are off. Just being careful of that cyclist. [Music] Changing that mirror to a left for an exit. Making sure I’m staying in my lane. Good lane discipline is really important. at the next roundabout. Then I’m going straight ahead. [Music] Come around the line. The next roundabout then I’m going straight ahead. This roundabout is called the meat. It’s a spiral roundabout. You’ll see plenty of these videos on YouTube. [Music] Our next roundabout then is Mannington roundabout where I’m going to be told I need to go right. So in good time before the roundabout I need to get into the right lane. Since there’s no one around then I’m going to do it ultra early. I’d be needing to do it about now. Right, I’m going right third exit weston at the roundabout. My intention on the roundabout then is to follow the dotted line and use the third lane unless for any reason I have to adapt my plan. I need to be careful now of this Mercedes van on my left that they don’t cut in my lane. Currently looking at his phone. Get off your phone. Okay, there’s someone behind him as well, so I need to make sure they’re not going to cut. Okay, there’s Mercedes on my right, but they can drop in behind. Going to pop my signal on then cuz I’m going up the slip road and then watch the Mercedes come past at the top of this road. Then this is one way at the top of the slip road. I’m going right. So for that reason, I’m going to approach near the hatched area and then follow the curve of the follow the curve of the road. Right, visibility not bad. Left, bit of a peep and creep. And at the end of the road then turning left. [Music] [Music] I’m now taking the next road on my right, Flint Hill. [Music] Next turning on my right, Stoke say drive. Just hold him back a bit so that this Audi can clear at the end of my road. Turning left [Music] [Music] Cool. That was good with the cyclist. Here by the van is where I would have done my parallel park on this occasion. I’m not going to stop because of the bike. Are they coming? No. Turning. Okay. At the next roundabout then going right. Third exit. [Music] at the next roundabout going left. First exit. This roundabout here is called Two Hill. It’s quite large. At the next roundabout going straight ahead, the next roundabout is called Shakespe [Music] [Music] At the next roundabout, I’m going right into Ramley’s. Yes. Pulling over and stopping on my left by the road sign. reasonably near to the curb and then driving on. Excuse me. [Music] at the next roundabout. Then I’m going right [Music] at the next roundabout. I’m going straight ahead. at the next roundabout. I’m going right. on this occasion. And then at the next roundabout, they went right. I suspect they’d gotten around the route a little quick. This just added a couple of minutes. Happy with that learner that I can go. Just minding it. That’s cool. That’s all good now that they’ve moved over there. the next roundabout. Then I’m going left. And the next roundabout going left towards test center. And I’m taking my next turn on the right into the test center. And that’s the end of my test.