Your driving test, minute by minute
What happens on the day, from the waiting room to the debrief.
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Passing your driving test in Kettering
The roads, roundabouts and areas the examiner actually uses, and a workbook to work through them.
The test centre
Kettering (Orion Way), Kettering Business Park, NN15 6NL
Addresses change. Check yours on GOV.UK before test day.
What you will meet round here
Named from local knowledge, not an official DVSA route. Layouts and limits change, so always confirm on a pre-drive.
Roundabouts and junctions
- A14 Junction 8 roundabout
- A43 / A509 islands
- Rockingham Road roundabouts
- Orion Way roundabouts (centre & cinema)
- A6 Rockingham Road lights
- Rothwell Road lights (yellow box)
Faster roads
- A14 dual carriageway
- A43 dual carriageway
- A6 Rockingham Road
- A6183
- A14 slip roads (Junctions 7, 8, 9)
Town centre & one-way
- Montagu St
- Sheep St
- Gold St one-way
Areas and villages
- Barton Seagrave
- Ise Lodge
- Brambleside
- The Grange
- terraced streets off Rockingham Rd
- Burton Latimer
- Rothwell
- Pytchley
- Broughton
- Weekley
Kettering routes leave the business park on the Orion Way roundabouts, then use the A14 or the A6183 for the faster miles, with Junction 8 close by. Barton Seagrave, Ise Lodge and The Grange give the estate driving, and the terraced streets off Rockingham Road bring in the Rockingham Road roundabouts and the A6 lights. Longer runs go out to Burton Latimer, Rothwell or Broughton.
Care2DriveKetteringLocal practice edition
The Kettering workbook
52 pages built around the roads above, to work through in the car and at the kitchen table.
- Local routes and roundabouts
- Three mock tests with marking sheets
- Show me / tell me
- Glovebox cheat sheet
- Test-day plan
£6.99 · 52pp paperback
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How a swap works, and how to do it without losing your date or your fee.
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Sitting in the passenger seat
The legal basics, the first drive, and ten practice sessions in order.
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