Westminster DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Westminster DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Westminster DMV field office at 13700 Hoover Street, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Westminster DMV office details

Address: 13700 Hoover Street, Westminster, CA 92683
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Hours: Monday and Tuesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday.
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Beyond driving and written knowledge tests, this office handles driver's license applications and renewals, ID card services, vehicle registration and title transfers, and license plate issuance. A self-service kiosk is available for select transactions, and the office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

Other DMV offices near Westminster

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, or you're comparing wait times before booking, here's how far each one actually is to drive from this location:

• Costa Mesa DMV: 14.01 miles, about 24 minutes

This sample route runs 5.75 miles and takes about 21 minutes:

1. Drive east, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn left onto 23rd Street, 0.04 miles.
3. Turn right onto Hoover Street, 0.63 miles.
4. Turn left onto Garden Grove Boulevard, 0.16 miles.
5. Turn right onto Western Avenue, 0.50 miles.
6. Turn right onto Lampson Avenue, 0.14 miles.
7. Drive east on Lampson Avenue, 1.35 miles.
8. Turn right onto Magnolia Street, 0.86 miles.
9. Turn left onto Imperial Avenue, 0.01 miles.
10. Turn left onto Magnolia Street, 0.06 miles.
11. Make a left U-turn at Central Avenue to stay on Magnolia Street, if permitted, 0.29 miles.
12. Turn right onto Trask Avenue, 1.49 miles.
13. Turn left onto Hoover Street, 0.12 miles.
14. Turn left onto 23rd Street, 0.04 miles.
15. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
16. Your destination is on the left.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Westminster routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 5.75 miles
• Duration: about 21 minutes
• Turns: 13 total, 7 left and 6 right, plus a left U-turn
• Longest stretch: Lampson Avenue, 1.50 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Lampson Avenue is the longest combined stretch at 1.50 miles, barely edging out Trask Avenue at 1.49 miles for the single longest leg. Magnolia Street includes a left U-turn at Central Avenue partway through, a maneuver worth anticipating rather than reacting to. Hoover Street, where the office itself sits, bookends the drive at both the start and the end.

Tips for this specific route

• Settle into Lampson Avenue as the longest stretch. At 1.50 miles combined, it narrowly edges out Trask Avenue.
• Recognize Trask Avenue as the single longest uninterrupted leg. It runs 1.49 miles without a turn.
• Practice the left U-turn at Central Avenue. It's needed to stay on Magnolia Street.
• Expect a slightly left-leaning turn pattern. 7 of the 13 turns are lefts.
• Recognize Hoover Street bookending the drive. The office itself sits on it, at both the start and the end.