Near Coventry test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 14 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 26.3 km practice route near Coventry test centre, taking roughly 35 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.
Along the way you'll meet Exhall Interchange and Longford Road. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and sustained concentration. 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 churches, pubs, schools and shops, 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 Coventry 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:
Road mix
The full 59-step drive on real, named roads (about 26.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
18 m
Turn left onto Bayton Road.
Bayton Road552 m
Turn right onto Coventry Road Exhall/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.8 km
Turn right onto Sergeant Simon Valentine Way/B4113.
Sergeant Simon Valentine Way258 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rye Piece Ringway/B4113.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rye Piece Ringway/B4113.
Rye Piece Ringway613 m
Turn right onto Leicester Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B4113893 m
Turn left onto Hill Street.
Hill Street149 m
Turn left onto Mill Terrace.
Mill Terrace398 m
Turn left onto Joseph Luckman Road.
Joseph Luckman Road302 m
Turn left onto Wood Street.
Wood Street53 m
Turn left to stay on Wood Street.
Wood Street337 m
Turn right onto Joseph Luckman Road.
Joseph Luckman Road86 m
Move left onto Reynolds Road.
Reynolds Road160 m
Turn left onto Sutherland Drive.
Sutherland Drive537 m
Turn right onto Leicester Road/B4113.
Leicester Road408 m
Move right onto Leicester Street.
Leicester Street44 m
Turn right onto George Street Ringway.
George Street Ringway179 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto George Street Ringway.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto George Street Ringway.
George Street Ringway26 m
Turn right onto Margaret Avenue.
Margaret Avenue59 m
Turn left to stay on Margaret Avenue.
Margaret Avenue346 m
Turn right onto Newdegate Road.
Newdegate Road414 m
Turn left onto Arbury Avenue.
Arbury Avenue675 m
Turn left onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road163 m
Turn right onto Ambleside Road.
Ambleside Road328 m
Turn right onto Thirlmere Road.
Thirlmere Road82 m
Turn right onto Ullswater Road.
Ullswater Road123 m
Turn right onto Kirkstone Road.
Kirkstone Road83 m
Turn right onto Ambleside Road.
Ambleside Road124 m
Turn right onto Thirlmere Road.
Thirlmere Road82 m
Turn right onto Ullswater Road.
Ullswater Road123 m
Turn left onto Kirkstone Road.
Kirkstone Road73 m
Turn right onto Gallagher Road.
Gallagher Road218 m
Turn left onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road330 m
Turn left to take the A444 ramp.
A4441.8 km
Enter Exhall Interchange and take the 5th exit onto A444/Bedworth Bypass.
Exhall Interchange570 m
Exit the roundabout onto A444/Bedworth Bypass.
A4443.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A444/Bedworth Bypass.
136 m
Exit the roundabout onto A444/Bedworth Bypass.
A4443.6 km
Enter Exhall Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto Pickards Way/B4113.
Exhall Interchange196 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pickards Way/B4113.
Pickards Way686 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Longford Road.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longford Road.
Longford Road55 m
Move left onto Longford Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.1 km
Turn left onto Hayes Lane.
Hayes Lane270 m
Turn left onto Windmill Road.
Windmill Road291 m
Turn left to stay on Windmill Road.
Windmill Road48 m
Turn right onto Exhall Green.
Exhall Green201 m
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane282 m
Turn right onto Coventry Road Exhall/B4113.
Coventry Road Exhall557 m
Enter Longford Road and take the 1st exit onto Longford Road/B4113.
Longford Road12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longford Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B4113532 m
Turn right onto Oban Road.
Oban Road253 m
Turn right onto Sydnall Road.
Sydnall Road254 m
Turn right onto Wilsons Lane.
Wilsons Lane695 m
Enter Longford Road and take the 4th exit onto Longford Road/B4113.
Longford Road143 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longford Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B4113828 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Coventry · Route 11 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 9.7 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 50, 60, 70 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Gurdwara Dhan Dhan Baba Vadbhag Singh Ji
Start near Gurdwara Dhan Dhan Baba Vadbhag Singh Ji.
Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib
Continue to Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib.
Bedworth Baptist Church
Continue to Bedworth Baptist Church.
Black Bank
Continue to Black Bank.
St Francis Catholic Academy
Continue to St Francis Catholic Academy.
St Francis of Assisi
Continue to St Francis of Assisi.
Pete's
Continue to Pete's.
One Stop
Continue to One Stop.
Newdigate
Continue to Newdigate.
Tesco Extra
Continue to Tesco Extra.
Alties
Continue to Alties.
Zion Baptist Church
Continue to Zion Baptist Church.
Exhall Interchange
Continue to Exhall Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
B&P Convenience
Continue to B&P Convenience.
Longford Road
Continue to Longford Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Ashcroft School
Continue to Ashcroft School.
Vogue Bridal
Continue to Vogue Bridal.
Union Place Baptist Church
Continue to Union Place Baptist Church.
Coach & Horses
Continue to Coach & Horses.
St. Thomas
Finish back near St. Thomas, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 15 turns · 6 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 19 turns · 6 sets of lights
This route is 26.3 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Coventry test centre, not an official DVSA route.