In reply to ThunderCat:
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> I took my driving test in Blyth. Specifically chosen by my instructor because it's very flat and hard to find a place to do a hill start...
there's one behind the dole office leading up to St Cuthbert's church. That's where I did mine. chances are, if you learned to drive in Blyth you'd have done your reverse turns round the top of my mum's street as every learner driver in the Uk seems to go there.