Near Coventry test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 15 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.9 km practice route near Coventry test centre, taking roughly 40 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, shops, pubs and named junctions, 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 48-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.9 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 Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Bowling Green Lane.
Bowling Green Lane604 m
Turn left onto Goodyers End Lane.
Goodyers End Lane650 m
Turn right onto Newcomen Road.
Newcomen Road229 m
Turn right onto Robinson Road.
Robinson Road166 m
Turn left onto Dark Lane.
Dark Lane539 m
Turn right onto Smorrall Lane.
Smorrall Lane856 m
Turn left onto Heath Road.
Heath Road464 m
Turn left to stay on Heath Road.
Heath Road90 m
Turn left onto Heather Drive.
Heather Drive707 m
Turn left onto Heath Road.
Heath Road950 m
Turn left onto Arbury Avenue.
Arbury Avenue675 m
Turn right onto Newdegate Road.
Newdegate Road425 m
Turn right onto Mount Drive.
Mount Drive177 m
Turn left onto Arbury Avenue.
Arbury Avenue89 m
Turn left onto Newtown Road.
Newtown Road163 m
Turn left onto Newdegate Road.
Newdegate Road825 m
Turn right onto Sutherland Drive.
Sutherland Drive605 m
Turn left onto Leicester Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B4113484 m
Turn left onto Hill Street.
Hill Street149 m
Turn left onto Mill Terrace.
Mill Terrace61 m
Turn left onto Wood Street.
Wood Street53 m
Turn right onto Joseph Luckman Road.
Joseph Luckman Road302 m
Turn right onto Wood Street.
Wood Street398 m
Turn right onto Hill Street.
Hill Street149 m
Turn right onto Nuneaton Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B4113485 m
Turn right onto Sutherland Drive.
Sutherland Drive833 m
Move left onto A444/Bedworth Bypass.
A4442.7 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 2nd exit onto Wilsons Lane.
Longford Road100 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wilsons Lane.
Wilsons Lane735 m
Turn left onto Woodshires Road.
Woodshires Road254 m
Turn left onto Oban Road.
Oban Road253 m
Turn left onto Bedworth Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B4113498 m
Enter Longford Road and take the 5th exit onto Longford Road/B4113.
Longford Road230 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longford Road/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B4113828 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Coventry · Route 3 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 2.9 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, 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.
Vogue Bridal
Continue to Vogue Bridal.
Newdigate Colliery & District Sports and Social Club
Continue to Newdigate Colliery & District Sports and Social Club.
St Andrews' Church
Continue to St Andrews' Church.
One Stop
Continue to One Stop.
B&P Convenience
Continue to B&P Convenience.
Zion Baptist Church
Continue to Zion Baptist Church.
Alties
Continue to Alties.
Newdigate
Continue to Newdigate.
Pete's
Continue to Pete's.
Exhall Interchange
Continue to Exhall Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Longford Road
Continue to Longford Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Lunch Box
Continue to Lunch Box.
Ashcroft School
Continue to Ashcroft School.
Union Place Baptist Church
Continue to Union Place Baptist Church.
Coach & Horses
Continue to Coach & Horses.
Longford Engine
Continue to Longford Engine.
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 21.9 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Coventry test centre, not an official DVSA route.