Near Inverurie test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts and 23 turns across 35 navigation steps.
This is an independent 9.4 km practice loop near Inverurie test centre, taking roughly 12 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 Portstown Link 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. 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, pubs, shops 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 Inverurie 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 35-step drive on real, named roads (about 9.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
93 m
Turn right onto Harlaw Road.
Harlaw Road138 m
Turn left onto B9001.
B9001219 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto North Street.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto North Street.
North Street687 m
Turn left onto Craigshannoch.
Craigshannoch201 m
Turn left onto Craignathunder.
Craignathunder70 m
Turn right to stay on Craignathunder.
Craignathunder13 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Craignathunder.
Craignathunder13 m
Turn left to stay on Craignathunder.
Craignathunder70 m
Turn right onto Craigshannoch.
Craigshannoch202 m
Turn right onto North Street.
North Street687 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Street/B9001.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto North Street/B9001.
North Street1.0 km
Turn left onto Albert Street.
Albert Street113 m
Turn left onto Albert Gardens.
Albert Gardens54 m
Turn left to stay on Albert Gardens.
Albert Gardens63 m
Turn right to stay on Albert Gardens.
Albert Gardens12 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Albert Gardens.
Albert Gardens12 m
Turn left to stay on Albert Gardens.
Albert Gardens63 m
Turn right to stay on Albert Gardens.
Albert Gardens54 m
Turn right onto Albert Street.
Albert Street113 m
Turn left onto North Street/B9001.
North Street89 m
Turn left onto West High Street/B9170.
West High Street332 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B9170.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto B9170.
B917040 m
Turn left to stay on B9170.
B91702.6 km
Enter Portstown Link Road and take the 1st exit.
Portstown Link Road21 m
Exit the roundabout.
20 m
Move left onto Portstown Link Road.
Portstown Link Road695 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B9001.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto B9001.
B90011.2 km
Turn left onto Harlaw Road.
Harlaw Road138 m
Turn left.
93 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Inverurie · 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.
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.
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Start near Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Black Bull Inn
Continue to Black Bull Inn.
Bread Guy
Continue to Bread Guy.
Commercial
Continue to Commercial.
Gordon Highlander
Continue to Gordon Highlander.
Green Grocer
Continue to Green Grocer.
Greens Of Inverurie
Continue to Greens Of Inverurie.
INKspiration
Continue to INKspiration.
Jg Ross (Bakers) Ltd
Continue to Jg Ross (Bakers) Ltd.
North East Scotland College - Inverurie Learning Centre
Continue to North East Scotland College - Inverurie Learning Centre.
Novello Gifts
Continue to Novello Gifts.
PDSA
Continue to PDSA.
Tikka Tandoori
Continue to Tikka Tandoori.
Vietnam Saigon
Continue to Vietnam Saigon.
Attic
Continue to Attic.
Butchers Arms
Continue to Butchers Arms.
Edwards
Continue to Edwards.
Inverurie West Parish Church
Continue to Inverurie West Parish Church.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Portstown Link Road
Finish back near Portstown Link Road, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 25 turns
10 roundabouts · 18 turns
13 roundabouts · 11 turns
This route is 9.4 km and takes about 12 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Inverurie test centre, not an official DVSA route.