Near Hayes test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 16 roundabouts and 25 turns across 48 navigation steps.
This is an independent 14.1 km practice loop near Hayes test centre, taking roughly 21 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 Yeading Lane. 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, churches, named junctions and stations, 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 48-step drive on real, named roads (about 14.0 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 3rd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
115 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.1 km
Enter White Hart and take the 4th exit onto Ruislip Road/B455.
White Hart171 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ruislip Road/B455.
Ruislip Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Invicta Grove.
Invicta Grove24 m
Turn left to stay on Invicta Grove.
Invicta Grove3 m
Turn right onto Brunel Close.
Brunel Close18 m
Turn right.
8 m
Make a right U-turn.
8 m
Turn left onto Brunel Close.
Brunel Close18 m
Turn left onto Invicta Grove.
Invicta Grove3 m
Turn right to stay on Invicta Grove.
Invicta Grove24 m
Turn left onto Ruislip Road/B455.
Ruislip Road1.0 km
Enter White Hart and take the 2nd exit onto Yeading Lane.
White Hart52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yeading Lane.
Yeading Lane509 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Yeading Lane.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yeading Lane.
Yeading Lane490 m
Turn right onto Barnhill Road.
Barnhill Road229 m
Turn left onto Chatsworth Road.
Chatsworth Road109 m
Turn right onto Barnhill Lane.
Barnhill Lane215 m
Move left onto Welbeck Avenue.
Welbeck Avenue54 m
Turn left to stay on Welbeck Avenue.
Welbeck Avenue9 m
Turn left onto Stratford Road.
Stratford Road470 m
Turn left onto Shakespeare Avenue.
Shakespeare Avenue731 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
113 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A312782 m
Take the Ossie Garvin Roundabout exit towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A312416 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. Continue on A4020.
A40201.3 km
Turn left onto Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road582 m
Turn left to stay on Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road11 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road11 m
Turn right to stay on Lancaster Road.
Lancaster Road582 m
Turn right onto The Broadway/A4020. Continue on A4020.
A40201.3 km
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout191 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Willow Tree Lane.
113 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 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.
Happy Store
Continue to Happy Store.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
St Joseph the Worker & Dovetail Centre
Continue to St Joseph the Worker & Dovetail Centre.
Yeading Lane
Continue to Yeading Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Welbeck Avenue
Continue to Welbeck Avenue.
Trinity Furniture Store
Continue to Trinity Furniture Store.
Vauxhall
Continue to Vauxhall.
Walnut Tree
Continue to Walnut Tree.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Tennessee Express Chicken & Ribs
Continue to Tennessee Express Chicken & Ribs.
Hambrough Tavern
Continue to Hambrough Tavern.
Gurdwara Miri Piri Sahib
Continue to Gurdwara Miri Piri Sahib.
Abu Bakr Masjid
Continue to Abu Bakr Masjid.
Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School
Continue to Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School.
St George's Church
Continue to St George's Church.
VVN & Sons
Continue to VVN & Sons.
Quality Foods
Continue to Quality Foods.
Springfield Road
Continue to Springfield Road.
Burger King
Finish back near Burger King, completing the loop.
32 roundabouts · 9 turns
30 roundabouts · 10 turns
22 roundabouts · 22 turns
14 roundabouts · 16 turns
This route is 14.1 km and takes about 21 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hayes test centre, not an official DVSA route.