Near Goodmayes test centre
Mostly steady roads with few demanding junctions, a gentle loop to build confidence.
This is an independent 9.7 km practice loop near Goodmayes test centre, taking roughly - 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 20 mph zones, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and 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 churches, shops, stations 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 Goodmayes 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 35-step drive on real, named roads (about 10.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north on Goodmayes Road/B177.
Goodmayes Road21 m
Turn left onto Kildowan Road.
Kildowan Road173 m
Turn left onto Granton Road.
Granton Road129 m
Turn left onto Green Lane/A1083.
Green Lane188 m
Turn right onto Broomhill Road.
Broomhill Road48 m
Turn right onto Holly Lane.
Holly Lane86 m
Turn left onto Goodmayes Lane/B177.
Goodmayes Lane225 m
Turn right onto Breamore Road.
Breamore Road474 m
Turn left onto Westrow Gardens.
Westrow Gardens285 m
Turn left onto Trenance Gardens.
Trenance Gardens321 m
Turn left onto Goodmayes Lane/B177.
Goodmayes Lane634 m
Turn right onto Holly Lane.
Holly Lane86 m
Turn right onto Broomhill Road.
Broomhill Road263 m
Turn left onto Abbotsford Road.
Abbotsford Road171 m
Turn right onto Aberdour Road.
Aberdour Road344 m
Turn left onto Mayesbrook Road.
Mayesbrook Road467 m
Turn left onto Becontree Avenue.
Becontree Avenue1.0 km
Turn left onto Valence Avenue.
Valence Avenue1.2 km
Move left onto Wangey Road.
Wangey Road162 m
Turn left onto High Road/A118.
High Road692 m
Turn right onto Grove Road.
Grove Road729 m
Turn left onto Gresham Drive.
Gresham Drive493 m
Turn left onto Lexden Drive.
Lexden Drive47 m
Move left.
84 m
Move left onto Lexden Drive.
Lexden Drive140 m
Turn right onto Langham Drive.
Langham Drive90 m
Turn left onto Barley Lane/B177.
Barley Lane547 m
Keep left to stay on Percy Road.
Percy Road180 m
Turn left onto Blythswood Road.
Blythswood Road91 m
Keep right to stay on Blythswood Road.
Blythswood Road501 m
Turn left onto High Road/A118.
High Road137 m
Keep right to stay on High Road/A118.
High Road216 m
Turn right onto Goodmayes Road/B177.
Goodmayes Road163 m
Keep right to stay on Goodmayes Road/B177.
Goodmayes Road167 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Goodmayes · Route 2 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
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.
All Saints
Start near All Saints.
B.B. Fatima Cash & Carry
Continue to B.B. Fatima Cash & Carry.
Chadwell Heath
Continue to Chadwell Heath.
Chadwell Heath Muslim Centre
Continue to Chadwell Heath Muslim Centre.
De Difference Barbers
Continue to De Difference Barbers.
Du'A Foods
Continue to Du'A Foods.
East London Furniture
Continue to East London Furniture.
Eastwood Day Nursery
Continue to Eastwood Day Nursery.
EBS Builders Merchants
Continue to EBS Builders Merchants.
EL Kitchens
Continue to EL Kitchens.
Five Star Dry Cleaners
Continue to Five Star Dry Cleaners.
German Doner Kebab
Continue to German Doner Kebab.
Goodmayes
Continue to Goodmayes.
Halfords Autocentre
Continue to Halfords Autocentre.
Luca Meat
Continue to Luca Meat.
Newbridge School
Continue to Newbridge School.
NK News
Continue to NK News.
One Star Tyres
Continue to One Star Tyres.
St Cedd's
Continue to St Cedd's.
Wangey Road Chapel
Finish back near Wangey Road Chapel, completing the loop.
This route is 9.7 km and takes about - to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Goodmayes test centre, not an official DVSA route.