Can you find out Mod 2 test routes online?

[guile]

I have found various sites which seem to tell you all the routes.

https://www.dropthel.com/testroutes/

Are these genuine and if they are, can the examiner deviate from them?

I assumed the rider should not have any pre-knowledge of the route so not sure whether these are genuine.

[dungbug]

Not sure if they're genuine but at the bottom of each route states;

'Please note that any route is subject to alteration at the discretion of the examiner'

So I guess the examiner can change the route if he wants to.
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[kernow24]

why would anybody need to know the route?

yopu can either ride good enough to pass or not, if you need to
see what the route will be etc are you really cut out to be on the
road?

its like taking a maths exam, but asking for the answers in advance,
yes you will pass, but you wont have your ability tested.
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[guile]

It would be useful to get foreknowledge of things like big roundabout lane positioning and deceptive speed limit roads (two things I have frequently heard people failing for).

[map]

A good training school should take you around the known current test routes.
This is useful for pointing out things like side roads turns so you do not indicate too early at a junction.

Useful having a lesson just to get a sanity check and second opinion on you technique too.


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[Andy_Pagin]

There are no fixed routes, the examiner will take a route that gives you a half hour plus ride and tests you on all the various scenarios & skills required for module2. Obviously since they do the same job all day every day the routes will tend to be very similar each time, but they do vary.

My instructor took me through all the regular routes, come my Mod2 test I reckon 75% of the route was completely unknown to me. No big deal, just listen to the SatNav and try to ignore that annoying guy behind you on a smokey old R1100.

Of course having about as much sense of direction as a pissed-newt and specialising in getting lost meant it felt like a regular ride out anyway!
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[Teflon-Mike]

There is NO SUCH THING as a 'Test-Route'

Examiners dont have pre-set circuits to ride or drive on test, they can go pretty much where they like, as long as it covers the range of riding/driving conditions needed to gauge your abilities, and do it within the test 'slot'.

Practically though, tests are 45min, and so they will need roads within 15min of the test centre.... and they will have limited choice of where they can take you in that time to do 'some' stuff such as National Speed limit roads, unclassified country roads, busy urban roads, high-street, duel cariageway etc....

And they will have beaten a well known path round most of them, that driving instructors can pretty much guess at.

BUT FFS! If you cant ride ANY road, when asked to do it, and cant assess the road conditions and lane positioning and wot-not WITHOUT prior knowledge.... How the FUCK you going to cope on your own, after you have a licence, and ride over to a new town!
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[Matt B]

[Derivative]

There are 'test routes' at my local centre.
But they are not followed strictly. Riding and driving schools show you the problem areas - we have a roundabout with dodgy markings where chevrons have worn through a lower layer, for example.

[Matt B]

[sidewinder]

I asked my examiner about this after my test.His reply was that he had to take in certain roundabouts and junctions ect but he makes the rest of the route up as he rode along
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[Derivative]

Indeed.

There are only a few ways you can actually go around a city and then get back to the test centre within 15 minutes, given that you're not asked to do u-turns on residential streets.

I doubt I could come up with more than 5 or 6 'routes' you could take around, especially if you include some independent 'follow the signs to City Centre'-type riding with that.

Could be different in places like London I guess, my city is rather small and doesn't have that many trunk roads.

They may not be 'official' test routes, but the route I took for my driving test was almost identical (with the exception of a 2 minute detour) to one I took with my driving instructor as a practice. Simply because there are only three main ways to get back to the test centre, and not that many branches that wouldn't lead you to dead ends.

[hedgehugger]

When I did my test (pre mod 1 + 2) test routes were available online.
I made a point of riding along each road at least once before I did my test.
The examiner asked me if I had ridden some of the roads before once back at the test centre. Some of them I had ridden along so many times, I could have done it with my eyes shut* and lane positioning etc was almost automatic.




*obviously with no other traffic and stabilisers

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[Richy CB1000]

There were once upon a time, set routes that were published on the net under the freedom of information thing.

The obviously lead to some cheapskates just teaching the routes in order for the pass in the minimum hours, you get the picture.

To counter this there was always the statement the examiner may alter the route due to traffic conditions i.e. roadworks.

Then to get rid of the problem of rote learning the routes completely the independant driving section came into force.

This in effect gives the examiner a roving route so now you really need to concentrate and respond to the signs/signals on approach to whatever hazard.

There are of course as stated a "limited" number of areas they could take you within the time constraints and any school can only ever make you aware of lets say half a dozen or so potential common points that virtually come up on any test.

Best method and results in training for me works by taking the student to a place I know they don't know. If they're any good you can see the concentration level go up as they look earlier to work out what to do and actually start planning their driving.

That's all the examiners looking for it doesn't matter if you take a wrong direction as long as you went that way safely and correctly.