Westmeath SPSV test: Area Knowledge practice

The SPSV test in Westmeath: what the Area module asks

Since October 2025 the NTA tests where the well-known places are and how the county fits together, not turn-by-turn routes: which road or district a hotel, hospital, station or venue sits in, one-way streets and bridges in the centre, motorway junctions, and the main roads between towns. You choose the county when you book the test, and it is printed on your driver display card as the area where you may work.

The Westmeath bank here is 406 questions in 11 topics; the largest are adjoining (102), routes (91), roads (69) and geography (49). They are built on 87 real places around Athlone and Mullingar, among them 17 well-known restaurants, 13 well-known pubs, 11 hotels and 5 shopping centres, each on a map with the road it stands on. Route questions also reach the main towns of the neighbouring counties, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon and Cavan, because the test can ask how you get there.

The nearest of the five NTA test centres to Athlone are Galway (Merlin Park, H91 XT29) and Dublin Greenhills (Tallaght, D24 PX63). You can sit at any centre and still choose Westmeath as your county; the booking call (0818 064 000, 90 euro) sets both. Addresses and what to bring are in how to book the SPSV test.

Study the Westmeath place list first, then practise here, then sit a timed Westmeath Area Knowledge mock test. What changed in 2025 and how to study is in the Area Knowledge guide; the Industry half of the test is the same for every county and starts with 28 free SPSV test questions.