Near Hayes test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 14 roundabouts and 16 turns across 44 navigation steps.
This is an independent 17.3 km practice loop near Hayes test centre, taking roughly 29 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 Uxbridge 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 independent driving 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, stations, churches 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 Hayes 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:
The full 44-step drive on real, named roads (about 17.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
90 m
Keep right at the fork.
235 m
Turn right onto Cygnet Way.
Cygnet Way146 m
Turn left onto Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane57 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A312/The Parkway.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A312782 m
Take the Ossie Garvin Roundabout exit towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A31235 m
Take the ramp towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A312380 m
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road334 m
Turn left onto Brookside Road.
Brookside Road376 m
Make a sharp right onto Brookside Road.
Brookside Road377 m
Turn left onto Uxbridge Road/A4020. Continue on A4020.
A40204.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A4020. Continue on A4020.
A4020547 m
Turn left onto Walsingham Road.
Walsingham Road58 m
Turn left onto Singapore Road.
Singapore Road108 m
Turn left onto Eccleston Road.
Eccleston Road57 m
Turn right onto Broadway/A4020. Continue on A4020.
A4020435 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road463 m
Keep left to stay on Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road1.4 km
Make a right U-turn at A4127 to stay on Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road316 m
Keep left to take Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road658 m
Keep left to stay on Greenford Road/A4127.
Greenford Road1.4 km
Turn left onto The Broadway/B455. Continue on B455.
B4551.0 km
Keep right to take Ruislip Road/B455.
Ruislip Road506 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ruislip Road/B455.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ruislip Road/B455.
Ruislip Road865 m
Turn left onto Wayfarer Road.
Wayfarer Road109 m
Turn right onto Argus Way.
Argus Way113 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Argus Way.
Argus Way113 m
Turn left onto Wayfarer Road.
Wayfarer Road110 m
Turn left onto Ruislip Road/B455.
Ruislip Road531 m
Enter White Hart and take the 1st exit onto A312/The Parkway.
White Hart5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Willow Tree Lane.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane138 m
Turn right to stay on Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane16 m
Turn right to stay on Willow Tree Lane.
Willow Tree Lane52 m
Turn left onto Cygnet Way.
Cygnet Way123 m
Turn left.
25 m
Turn left.
113 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hayes · Residential + A-road practice loop 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.
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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
B&M
Start near B&M.
Springfield Road
Continue to Springfield Road.
Tennessee Express Chicken & Ribs
Continue to Tennessee Express Chicken & Ribs.
Gurdwara Miri Piri Sahib
Continue to Gurdwara Miri Piri Sahib.
Abu Bakr Masjid
Continue to Abu Bakr Masjid.
Superdrug
Continue to Superdrug.
Acorn College
Continue to Acorn College.
Southall Park
Continue to Southall Park.
Lyndhurst Avenue
Continue to Lyndhurst Avenue.
Ealing Hospital / Wharncliffe Drive
Continue to Ealing Hospital / Wharncliffe Drive.
Viaduct
Continue to Viaduct.
Kings Arms
Continue to Kings Arms.
Uxbridge Road
Continue to Uxbridge Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Ocean Fresh
Continue to Ocean Fresh.
Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Joseph
Continue to Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Joseph.
Ealing Hospital
Continue to Ealing Hospital.
West London Islamic Centre & Greenford Mosque
Continue to West London Islamic Centre & Greenford Mosque.
Greenford Methodist Church
Continue to Greenford Methodist Church.
Greenford Baptist Church
Continue to Greenford Baptist Church.
Hare and Hounds
Finish back near Hare and Hounds, completing the loop.
32 roundabouts · 9 turns
30 roundabouts · 10 turns
22 roundabouts · 22 turns
16 roundabouts · 25 turns
This route is 17.3 km and takes about 29 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hayes test centre, not an official DVSA route.