Near Perth (Arran Road) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 26 roundabouts and 27 turns across 82 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.3 km practice loop near Perth (Arran Road) test centre, taking roughly 20 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 Auld Bond Road and Broxden Roundabout. 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 roundabout approach & exit, 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, 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 Perth (Arran Road) 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 82-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south on Arran Road.
Arran Road320 m
Turn right onto Bute Drive.
Bute Drive77 m
Turn right onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Dunkeld Road461 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Auld Bond Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Auld Bond Road.
Auld Bond Road146 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Auld Bond Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Auld Bond Road.
Auld Bond Road450 m
Turn left to stay on Auld Bond Road.
Auld Bond Road303 m
Turn right onto Primrose Crescent.
Primrose Crescent82 m
Turn right onto Mathieson Drive.
Mathieson Drive112 m
Turn right onto Renfrew Drive.
Renfrew Drive163 m
Move left onto Allison Crescent.
Allison Crescent30 m
Turn right onto Matthews Drive.
Matthews Drive38 m
Turn left to stay on Matthews Drive.
Matthews Drive48 m
Turn left to stay on Matthews Drive.
Matthews Drive103 m
Turn right to stay on Matthews Drive.
Matthews Drive65 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Matthews Drive.
Matthews Drive65 m
Turn left to stay on Matthews Drive.
Matthews Drive151 m
Turn right to stay on Matthews Drive.
Matthews Drive38 m
Turn left onto Allison Crescent.
Allison Crescent30 m
Move right onto Renfrew Drive.
Renfrew Drive163 m
Turn left onto Mathieson Drive.
Mathieson Drive112 m
Turn left onto Primrose Crescent.
Primrose Crescent82 m
Turn left onto Auld Bond Road.
Auld Bond Road302 m
Turn right to stay on Auld Bond Road.
Auld Bond Road448 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Auld Bond Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Auld Bond Road.
Auld Bond Road142 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Dunkeld Road219 m
Enter Inveralmond Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A9/E 15.
Inveralmond Roundabout18 m
Exit the roundabout onto A9/E 15.
A9612 m
Keep straight to stay on A9/E 15.
A9595 m
Keep right to stay on A9/E 15.
A9106 m
Keep right to stay on A9/E 15.
A9105 m
Keep right to stay on A9/E 15.
A9132 m
Keep left to stay on A9/E 15.
A9166 m
Keep left to stay on A9/E 15.
A92.2 km
Enter Broxden Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Broxden Business Park/Services/Perth City Centre.
Broxden Roundabout11 m
Exit the roundabout towards Broxden Business Park/Services/Perth City Centre.
A9332 m
Keep right to stay on A93 towards Broxden Business Park/Services/Perth City Centre.
A93105 m
Keep right to stay on A93 towards Broxden Business Park/Services/Perth City Centre.
A93204 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Perth City Centre.
34 m
Exit the roundabout towards Perth City Centre.
A93902 m
Keep left to take Glasgow Road/A93.
Glasgow Road433 m
Turn right onto Necessity Brae/B9112.
Necessity Brae111 m
Keep straight to stay on Necessity Brae/B9112.
Necessity Brae87 m
Turn right onto Kinmond Drive.
Kinmond Drive68 m
Turn left to stay on Kinmond Drive.
Kinmond Drive138 m
Turn left onto Bell Gardens.
Bell Gardens114 m
Make a left U-turn at Bell Gardens to stay on Bell Gardens.
Bell Gardens94 m
Turn right onto Kinmond Drive.
Kinmond Drive55 m
Turn right to stay on Kinmond Drive.
Kinmond Drive68 m
Turn left onto Necessity Brae/B9112.
Necessity Brae199 m
Turn left onto Glasgow Road/A93.
Glasgow Road474 m
Keep left to stay on A93.
A93859 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A93.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A93.
A93297 m
Enter Broxden Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A9/(A85)/Inverness/Crianlarich.
Broxden Roundabout235 m
Exit the roundabout towards A9/(A85)/Inverness/Crianlarich.
A91.7 km
Keep right to stay on A9/E 15.
A9121 m
Keep right to stay on A9/E 15.
A9135 m
Keep right to stay on A9/E 15.
A9797 m
Keep left to stay on A9/E 15.
A91.2 km
Enter Inveralmond Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Inveralmond Roundabout203 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Dunkeld Road244 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Dunkeld Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Dunkeld Road263 m
Turn left onto Kestrel Way.
Kestrel Way466 m
Turn left onto Magpie Way.
Magpie Way61 m
Turn right to stay on Magpie Way.
Magpie Way63 m
Turn left onto Sandpiper Gardens.
Sandpiper Gardens84 m
Turn left onto Dunnock Park.
Dunnock Park193 m
Turn right to stay on Dunnock Park.
Dunnock Park47 m
Turn right onto Osprey Drive.
Osprey Drive77 m
Turn left onto Gowans Terrace.
Gowans Terrace419 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Dunkeld Road714 m
Turn right onto Bute Drive.
Bute Drive77 m
Turn left onto Arran Road.
Arran Road320 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Perth (Arran Road) · 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Broxden Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
LCM Vans
Start near LCM Vans.
Tuck Shop
Continue to Tuck Shop.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Pentland Land Rover
Continue to Pentland Land Rover.
Maltings
Continue to Maltings.
Auld Bond Road
Continue to Auld Bond Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Grassicks Mini
Continue to Grassicks Mini.
Broxden Roundabout
Continue to Broxden Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Porsche
Continue to Porsche.
Dobbies
Continue to Dobbies.
Bayne's
Continue to Bayne's.
Grassicks BMW
Continue to Grassicks BMW.
Camerons Volvo
Continue to Camerons Volvo.
John Clark MG
Continue to John Clark MG.
Camerons Volkswagen
Continue to Camerons Volkswagen.
Apni Shop
Continue to Apni Shop.
Arnold Clark Citroen
Continue to Arnold Clark Citroen.
Park's Ford Transit Centre
Continue to Park's Ford Transit Centre.
Barnetts Toyota
Continue to Barnetts Toyota.
Martin Plant Hire
Finish back near Martin Plant Hire, completing the loop.
25 roundabouts · 13 turns
20 roundabouts · 17 turns
18 roundabouts · 5 turns
16 roundabouts · 12 turns
This route is 20.3 km and takes about 20 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Perth (Arran Road) test centre, not an official DVSA route.