Near Cannock St test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 17 turns across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 12.2 km practice loop near Cannock St test centre, taking roughly 18 min to drive. It is NOT an official DVSA examiner route, the DVSA does not publish those, but it uses the same local roads and junction types an examiner is likely to choose.
On this route you’ll practise independent driving. Driving it a few times before your test builds the muscle memory that frees up attention for observation and decision-making on the day.
The loop is anchored by 20 catalogued landmarks, including shops, churches, parks and schools, so you can navigate it from recognisable features rather than a memorised turn list. Rehearsing it in this way means that on test day the area already feels familiar, and your attention is free for the traffic rather than the map.
Whatever the route, your practical test follows the same national shape: an eyesight check, a couple of vehicle-safety questions, around forty minutes of general driving, one reversing manoeuvre chosen by the examiner, and roughly twenty minutes of independent driving following signs or a sat-nav. Practising on roads like these is how you make each of those elements feel routine rather than new.
Treat this route as practice, not a script. The value is not in repeating one fixed sequence but in getting comfortable with the road types, speed changes and junction patterns of the area around Cannock St test centre, so that whatever order your examiner chooses on the day, none of it is unfamiliar. Drive it a few times, focus on smooth observation and planning, and it becomes one more stretch of road you already know, which is exactly the kind of preparation that turns nerves into confidence.
If you are practising with a supervising driver rather than an instructor, take it steadily: agree the manoeuvre spots in advance, keep to a comfortable pace, and stop to talk through anything that felt rushed. And remember the basics that apply on every road, mirrors before any change of speed or direction, signals in good time, and a following distance that gives you room to react. Those habits travel with you long after the test is passed.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
The full 29-step drive on real, named roads (about 12.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
253 m
Turn right onto Cannock Street.
Cannock Street88 m
Turn left onto Wenlock Way.
Wenlock Way418 m
Turn left onto A563/Thurmaston Lane.
A563381 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A6030/Victoria Road East.
137 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6030/Victoria Road East.
A60301.7 km
Move left onto A6030/Victoria Road East. Continue on A6030.
A6030618 m
Turn right onto Uppingham Road/A47. Continue on A47.
A471.1 km
Turn left onto Spinney Hill Road.
Spinney Hill Road294 m
Turn left onto Percival Street.
Percival Street248 m
Turn right onto Humberstone Road/A47. Continue on A47.
A471.4 km
Turn left onto Humberstone Drive.
Humberstone Drive105 m
Keep left to stay on Humberstone Drive.
Humberstone Drive601 m
Turn left onto Thurmaston Lane.
Thurmaston Lane878 m
Turn right onto Bunten Green.
Bunten Green83 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Bunten Green.
Bunten Green83 m
Turn left onto Thurmaston Lane.
Thurmaston Lane733 m
Turn left onto Gipsy Lane.
Gipsy Lane123 m
Turn left onto Lower Keyham Lane.
Lower Keyham Lane620 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hamilton Way.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hamilton Way.
Hamilton Way367 m
Keep right to take A563/Hamilton Way.
A563125 m
Keep straight to stay on A563/Hamilton Way.
A563522 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A563/Thurmaston Lane.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A563/Thurmaston Lane.
A563387 m
Turn right onto Wenlock Way.
Wenlock Way418 m
Turn right onto Cannock Street.
Cannock Street88 m
Turn left.
253 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Cannock St · School-zone practice loop loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.
These are the real named features along the loop, straight from our route catalogue. Use them to recognise where you are and to anticipate the hazard each one brings, not to memorise a fixed order.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Morrisons Daily
Start near Morrisons Daily.
Humber Stone
Continue to Humber Stone.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Colourbank
Continue to Colourbank.
Victoria Convenience
Continue to Victoria Convenience.
Joseph Smith
Continue to Joseph Smith.
Uppingham Road Baptist Church
Continue to Uppingham Road Baptist Church.
Uppingham Road Convenience Store
Continue to Uppingham Road Convenience Store.
Masjid at-Taqwa Islamic Education Centre
Continue to Masjid at-Taqwa Islamic Education Centre.
Sparrow Park
Continue to Sparrow Park.
Baytul 'Ilm
Continue to Baytul 'Ilm.
Faiz e Raza
Continue to Faiz e Raza.
Masjid At-Taqwa
Continue to Masjid At-Taqwa.
Fresh Shawarma
Continue to Fresh Shawarma.
Uppingham Road Methodist Church
Continue to Uppingham Road Methodist Church.
Betfred
Continue to Betfred.
FoneFix
Continue to FoneFix.
Darul Arqam
Continue to Darul Arqam.
Darul Arqam
Continue to Darul Arqam.
Porsche
Finish back near Porsche, completing the loop.
14 roundabouts · 16 turns
18 roundabouts · 22 turns
14 roundabouts · 12 turns
16 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 12.2 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Cannock St test centre, not an official DVSA route.