Near Coventry test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 20 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.0 km practice route near Coventry test centre, taking roughly 45 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 Rowleys Green Roundabout. 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 shops, churches, 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 70-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.9 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 Road552 m
Turn right onto Coventry Road Exhall/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.2 km
Turn left onto Rectory Drive.
Rectory Drive76 m
Move left to stay on Rectory Drive.
Rectory Drive83 m
Move left onto Rectory Close.
Rectory Close92 m
Turn right to stay on Rectory Close.
Rectory Close36 m
Turn left to stay on Rectory Close.
Rectory Close1 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Rectory Close.
Rectory Close1 m
Turn right to stay on Rectory Close.
Rectory Close36 m
Turn left to stay on Rectory Close.
Rectory Close92 m
Move right onto Rectory Drive.
Rectory Drive159 m
Turn right onto Black Bank/B4113. Continue on B4113.
B41131.2 km
Turn left onto Bayton Road.
Bayton Road97 m
Turn right to stay on Bayton Road.
Bayton Road88 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 Ringway263 m
Turn right onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street330 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Regent Street.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Regent Street.
Regent Street371 m
Turn left onto Downing Crescent.
Downing Crescent70 m
Turn left onto Hanbury Road.
Hanbury Road290 m
Turn right onto Alexander Road.
Alexander Road116 m
Turn left onto Willis Grove.
Willis Grove78 m
Turn right to stay on Willis Grove.
Willis Grove18 m
Turn left.
38 m
Make a right U-turn.
38 m
Turn right onto Willis Grove.
Willis Grove18 m
Turn left to stay on Willis Grove.
Willis Grove78 m
Turn right onto Alexander Road.
Alexander Road116 m
Turn left onto Hanbury Road.
Hanbury Road290 m
Turn left onto Downing Crescent.
Downing Crescent356 m
Turn right onto Hanbury Road.
Hanbury Road61 m
Turn left onto Alexander Road.
Alexander Road74 m
Turn left onto Regent Street.
Regent Street265 m
Turn right onto Beechwood Road.
Beechwood Road214 m
Turn right onto Pine Tree Road.
Pine Tree Road429 m
Turn left onto Regent Street.
Regent Street106 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Furnace Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furnace Road.
Furnace Road423 m
Turn right onto Chestnut Road.
Chestnut Road224 m
Turn left onto Beechwood Road.
Beechwood Road70 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Beechwood Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Beechwood Road.
Beechwood Road284 m
Turn left onto Regent Street.
Regent Street371 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Regent Street.
87 m
Exit the roundabout onto Regent Street.
Regent Street447 m
Turn right onto Marston Lane.
Marston Lane143 m
Turn right onto Marston lane.
Marston lane92 m
Turn left onto Marston Lane.
Marston Lane703 m
Turn left onto Leicester Road/B4113.
Leicester Road485 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 3rd exit onto George Street Ringway.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto George Street Ringway.
George Street Ringway184 m
Turn left onto Leicester Street.
Leicester Street44 m
Move left onto Leicester Road/B4113.
Leicester Road408 m
Turn left onto Sutherland Drive.
Sutherland Drive833 m
Move left onto A444/Bedworth Bypass.
A4442.7 km
Enter Exhall Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A444/Phoenix Way.
Exhall Interchange278 m
Exit the roundabout onto A444/Phoenix Way.
A4441.5 km
Enter Rowleys Green Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Winding House Lane.
Rowleys Green Roundabout171 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winding House Lane.
Winding House Lane781 m
Turn right onto Wheelwright Lane.
Wheelwright Lane881 m
Turn right onto St Giles Road.
St Giles Road663 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane527 m
Turn right onto School Lane.
School Lane736 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Coventry · Route 9 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Rowleys Green Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 4.6 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.
Automotion Accident Repair Centre
Start near Automotion Accident Repair Centre.
Bayton Vehicle Services
Continue to Bayton Vehicle Services.
Gurdwara Dhan Dhan Baba Vadbhag Singh Ji
Continue to Gurdwara Dhan Dhan Baba Vadbhag Singh Ji.
Vogue Bridal
Continue to Vogue Bridal.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib
Continue to Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib.
Bedworth Baptist Church
Continue to Bedworth Baptist Church.
Black Bank
Continue to Black Bank.
Glow by Eve
Continue to Glow by Eve.
King Street Barbers
Continue to King Street Barbers.
St Francis of Assisi
Continue to St Francis of Assisi.
Hair Retreat
Continue to Hair Retreat.
One Stop
Continue to One Stop.
Yamaha
Continue to Yamaha.
Tesco Extra
Continue to Tesco Extra.
B&P Convenience
Continue to B&P Convenience.
Exhall Interchange
Continue to Exhall Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Rowleys Green Roundabout
Continue to Rowleys Green Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bull & Anchor
Finish back near Bull & Anchor, 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 23.0 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Coventry test centre, not an official DVSA route.