Derby (Alvaston) driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate
Quintin Rd, DE21 7AY
Derby (Alvaston) had a car driving test pass rate of 51.8% from April 2025 to March 2026 (8,086 tests), 1.7 points above the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 3 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 14 km, mostly on town and residential roads (45%) and country lanes (24%).
What the practice routes cover
- Town and residential roads45%
- Country lanes24%
- A roads21%
- Dual carriageways9%
- Other roads1%
On a typical route you'll go through 11 roundabouts and 9 sets of traffic lights.
Roundabouts on several routes
- Raynesway Island · Large roundabout3 of 3 routes
- Raynesway Park · Large roundabout3 of 3 routes
- Blue Peter Island · Large roundabout2 of 3 routes
- Mitre Island;Spider Island · Large roundabout2 of 3 routes
Roads the routes use most
- Belmore Way3 of 3 routes
- A5111 Raynesway2 of 3 routes
- A6 London Road2 of 3 routes
- Brighton Road2 of 3 routes
Pass rate
From April 2025 to March 2026, 8,086 car tests were taken at Derby (Alvaston) and 4,186 passed: a pass rate of 51.8%.
Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Practise these routes
Open the 3 Derby (Alvaston) routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.
These are practice routes built by Drive Round App around the test centre, not official test routes: DVSA doesn't publish its routes, and examiners can use any road in the area. Practise a mix of roads and junctions, not one route. Routes last updated 31 October 2026.