Hastings Driving Test Routes - Restricted & Full

A sample Hastings test route starting from the centre at 701 Orchard Road. It takes around 22 min 8 s to drive this 13.4 km practice route, in preparation for your Hawke's Bay Restricted (1R) and Full (1F) test.

Sample Route Map

Hastings driving test route map — Sample practice route only - always check before driving - accurate routes on the app.

13.4 km

Route Length

22 min 8 s

Duration

Steps

Routes in App

Sample Route Directions

#	Instruction	Duration	Distance
1	Head northwest on Orchard Rd toward Stoneycroft St	0 min 12 s	139 m
2	Turn right onto Stoneycroft St	0 min 30 s	245 m
3	Turn right onto Omahu Rd	0 min 41 s	338 m
4	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Nottingley Rd heading to Equippers Church Go through 1 roundabout	0 min 54 s	592 m
5	Head northeast on Nottingley Rd toward Arbuckle Rd	0 min 38 s	446 m
6	Turn right onto Lyndhurst Rd	1 min 19 s	911 m
7	Turn left onto Pakowhai Rd	1 min 33 s	1.2 km
8	At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Pakowhai Rd	0 min 40 s	574 m
9	Turn right onto Richmond Rd	0 min 14 s	148 m
10	Head southeast on Richmond Rd toward Tomoana Rd	0 min 58 s	867 m
11	Richmond Rd turns right and becomes Tomoana Rd	0 min 57 s	660 m
12	Turn left onto Williams St	0 min 33 s	359 m
13	Williams St turns right and becomes Nelson St N	0 min 33 s	328 m
14	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Frederick St E	1 min 11 s	646 m
15	Turn right onto Karamu Rd N	0 min 38 s	303 m
16	Head southwest on Karamu Rd N toward Jervois St Go through 2 roundabouts	1 min 31 s	715 m
17	Turn right onto St Aubyn St E	1 min 20 s	559 m
18	Turn left onto Nelson St N (signs for City Centre) Go through 2 roundabouts	1 min 42 s	724 m
19	At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Southampton St W	0 min 22 s	173 m
20	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Southland Rd heading to Backpackers Hostel/Royston Hospital	0 min 53 s	629 m
21	Turn right onto Gordon Rd	0 min 11 s	101 m
22	Head northwest on Gordon Rd toward Charles St	1 min 42 s	1.0 km
23	Turn right onto Maraekakaho Rd	0 min 20 s	199 m
24	Head northeast on Maraekakaho Rd toward Lowe St	0 min 46 s	425 m
25	Turn left onto Orchard Rd	1 min 50 s	1.1 km

Important: Always check this sample route before driving to ensure it is safe and compliant with local traffic laws. For accurate 1R & 1F routes, download the app.

VTNZ Hastings

Address: 701 Orchard Road, Hastings, Hawke's Bay 4120

Phone: 06 878 7419

Hours: Monday to Friday: 8am to 4:30pm, Saturday: 8am to 12pm.

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Services at this centre

Admin services Theory tests Class 2F / 5F (heavy vehicle) ORST (On-road Safety Test) Class 1 Restricted (1R) Class 1 Full (1F) Class 6 Restricted (6R) Class 6 Full (6F)

Notes

Theory tests

Test hours are weekdays until 3:30pm and Saturday until 12pm.

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