Near Dundee test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 12 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 20 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.9 km practice route near Dundee test centre, taking roughly 30 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 Dryburgh Street, Coupar Angus Interchange, Kingsway West, Harefield Road and Old Glamis Road and 1 more named junctions. 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, 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 Dundee 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 101-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
7 m
Turn right.
19 m
Turn right onto Kilspindie Place.
Kilspindie Place111 m
Turn left onto Kilspindie Road.
Kilspindie Road132 m
Turn right onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue297 m
Turn right onto King's Cross Road.
King's Cross Road601 m
Turn left onto Harefield Road.
Harefield Road112 m
Turn right onto Balfield Road.
Balfield Road406 m
Turn right onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road240 m
Turn left onto Coupar Street.
Coupar Street177 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Coupar Street.
Coupar Street177 m
Turn left onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road107 m
Move right onto High Street/A923. Continue on A923.
A923511 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road317 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road717 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunsinane Avenue.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue480 m
Turn left onto Craigowl Street.
Craigowl Street82 m
Turn right onto Craigowl Road.
Craigowl Road171 m
Turn right onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue95 m
Turn left onto Craigowl Street.
Craigowl Street82 m
Turn right onto Carlunie Road.
Carlunie Road131 m
Turn left onto Carlunie Street.
Carlunie Street90 m
Turn left onto Kilspindie Road.
Kilspindie Road212 m
Turn left onto Kilspindie Street.
Kilspindie Street116 m
Turn left onto Carlunie Road.
Carlunie Road84 m
Turn right onto Craigowl Street.
Craigowl Street164 m
Turn right onto Craigowl Road.
Craigowl Road171 m
Turn right onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue575 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road115 m
Enter Coupar Angus Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A90/Kingsway West.
Coupar Angus Interchange133 m
Exit the roundabout onto A90/Kingsway West.
A90758 m
Take the exit.
A90284 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Kingscross Road.
247 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingscross Road.
Kingscross Road791 m
Turn right onto Harefield Road.
Harefield Road137 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Harefield Road.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harefield Road.
Harefield Road251 m
Turn right onto Balfield Road.
Balfield Road406 m
Turn right onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road159 m
Turn left onto Cobden Street.
Cobden Street46 m
Turn left to stay on Cobden Street.
Cobden Street53 m
Turn right onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road293 m
Turn right onto Lawside Road.
Lawside Road628 m
Turn left onto Albany Terrace.
Albany Terrace290 m
Turn right onto Inverlaw Place.
Inverlaw Place145 m
Turn right onto Dudhope Terrace.
Dudhope Terrace369 m
Move left to stay on Dudhope Terrace.
Dudhope Terrace21 m
Turn left onto Lochee Road/A923.
Lochee Road114 m
Turn right onto Pole Park Road.
Pole Park Road235 m
Turn right onto Edward Street.
Edward Street120 m
Turn left onto Forest Park Place.
Forest Park Place29 m
Move left onto Larch Street.
Larch Street233 m
Turn left onto Urquhart Street.
Urquhart Street48 m
Turn left onto Brook Street.
Brook Street485 m
Turn left onto Lochee Road/A923.
Lochee Road112 m
Turn right to stay on Lochee Road.
Lochee Road27 m
Turn right onto Dudhope Terrace.
Dudhope Terrace887 m
Turn left onto Upper Constitution Street.
Upper Constitution Street170 m
Turn right onto Macaulay Street.
Macaulay Street392 m
Turn right onto Hill Street.
Hill Street248 m
Turn left onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road479 m
Enter Dens Road and take the 2nd exit onto Strathmartine Road/B960.
Dens Road22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road/B960. Continue on Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road1.1 km
Enter Strathmartine Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road394 m
Turn right onto Gillburn Road.
Gillburn Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Old Glamis Road.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Glamis Road.
Old Glamis Road438 m
Enter Old Glamis Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Old Glamis Road.
Old Glamis Roundabout38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Glamis Road.
Old Glamis Road585 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Clepington Road.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clepington Road.
Clepington Road333 m
Turn right onto Hindmarsh Avenue.
Hindmarsh Avenue21 m
Turn right to stay on Hindmarsh Avenue.
Hindmarsh Avenue46 m
Turn left onto Clepington Road.
Clepington Road270 m
Turn left onto Provost Road.
Provost Road404 m
Turn left onto Dens Road/B960.
Dens Road16 m
Turn right onto Mains Road.
Mains Road285 m
Turn left onto Thistle Street.
Thistle Street81 m
Turn right to stay on Thistle Street.
Thistle Street70 m
Turn left onto Main Street.
Main Street290 m
Turn right onto Dens Road/B960.
Dens Road277 m
Turn left onto Arklay Street.
Arklay Street684 m
Turn left onto Clepington Road.
Clepington Road180 m
Turn right onto Graham Street.
Graham Street528 m
Turn left onto A90/Kingsway.
A90443 m
Enter Old Glamis Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Old Glamis Road.
Old Glamis Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Glamis Road.
Old Glamis Road585 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clepington Road.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clepington Road.
Clepington Road10 m
Move left onto Caird Avenue.
Caird Avenue358 m
Enter Dens Road and take the 3rd exit onto Strathmore Avenue.
Dens Road38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmore Avenue.
Strathmore Avenue817 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brantwood Avenue.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brantwood Avenue.
Brantwood Avenue841 m
Turn left onto Coupar Street.
Coupar Street130 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Dundee · Route 4 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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 1.0 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, 40, 50 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.
Fiat - Dundee
Start near Fiat - Dundee.
Dundee Westgait (Lochee)
Continue to Dundee Westgait (Lochee).
Sandy's Bar
Continue to Sandy's Bar.
Dryburgh Street
Continue to Dryburgh Street, taking the junction with good observation.
Coupar Angus Interchange
Continue to Coupar Angus Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Kingsway West
Continue to Kingsway West, taking the junction with good observation.
Harefield Road
Continue to Harefield Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Dundee Therapy Garden
Continue to Dundee Therapy Garden.
Dundee Synagogue
Continue to Dundee Synagogue.
Pole Park
Continue to Pole Park.
Trinity Baptist Church
Continue to Trinity Baptist Church.
Glens
Continue to Glens.
Old Glamis Road
Continue to Old Glamis Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Science
Continue to Science.
Baitul Mahmood Mosque
Continue to Baitul Mahmood Mosque.
Coldside Parish Church
Continue to Coldside Parish Church.
Troll Inn
Continue to Troll Inn.
Coldside Nursery School
Continue to Coldside Nursery School.
Dundee United Free Church
Continue to Dundee United Free Church.
Strathmore Avenue
Finish back near Strathmore Avenue, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 7 turns · 3 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 18 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 25.9 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Dundee test centre, not an official DVSA route.