Near Perth (Arran Road) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 25 roundabouts and 13 turns across 43 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.1 km practice loop near Perth (Arran Road) test centre, taking roughly 16 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 Double Dykes Roundabout and School 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 43-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.1 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 Road319 m
Turn right onto Bute Drive.
Bute Drive77 m
Turn right onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Dunkeld Road461 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
30 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.
A9734 m
Take the exit.
A9583 m
Turn right onto A85.
A85136 m
Turn left to stay on A85.
A85440 m
Turn right to stay on A85.
A85160 m
Turn left.
171 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
72 m
Exit the roundabout.
171 m
Turn right onto A85.
A85134 m
Move left.
15 m
Move left onto A85.
A85427 m
Turn left onto Cross Tay Link Road/B9993.
Cross Tay Link Road662 m
Enter Double Dykes Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cross Tay Link Road/B9993.
Double Dykes Roundabout74 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cross Tay Link Road/B9993. Continue on Cross Tay Link Road.
Cross Tay Link Road964 m
Enter School Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Cross Tay Link Road.
School Roundabout85 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cross Tay Link Road.
Cross Tay Link Road967 m
Enter Double Dykes Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cross Tay Link Road/B9993.
Double Dykes Roundabout54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cross Tay Link Road/B9993.
Cross Tay Link Road667 m
Turn left to take the A9 ramp.
A91.4 km
Enter Inveralmond Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A9/E 15.
Inveralmond Roundabout69 m
Exit the roundabout onto A9/E 15.
A91.2 km
Take the exit.
337 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A9294.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A9294.
A9294161 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto New Kingsway/A9294.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Kingsway/A9294.
New Kingsway2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto New Kingsway/A9294.
145 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Kingsway/A9294.
New Kingsway2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto A9/E 15.
A91.7 km
Enter Inveralmond Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dunkeld Road/A912.
Inveralmond Roundabout64 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 Road463 m
Turn left onto Bute Drive.
Bute Drive64 m
Turn left onto Arran Road.
Arran Road319 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Perth (Arran Road) · Roundabout 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 Double Dykes Roundabout, School 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.
Danscot
Start near Danscot.
Graham Plumbers Merchant
Continue to Graham Plumbers Merchant.
LCM Vans
Continue to LCM Vans.
Travis Perkins
Continue to Travis Perkins.
Tuck Shop
Continue to Tuck Shop.
Grassicks Mini
Continue to Grassicks Mini.
Maltings
Continue to Maltings.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Pentland Land Rover
Continue to Pentland Land Rover.
Waitrose Deli
Continue to Waitrose Deli.
Double Dykes Roundabout
Continue to Double Dykes Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
School Roundabout
Continue to School Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bayne's
Continue to Bayne's.
Arnold Clark Kia/Jeep
Continue to Arnold Clark Kia/Jeep.
Mercedes-Benz + Smart
Continue to Mercedes-Benz + Smart.
Grassicks BMW
Continue to Grassicks BMW.
Camerons Volvo
Continue to Camerons Volvo.
Flear and Thomson Kia
Continue to Flear and Thomson Kia.
Martin Plant Hire
Continue to Martin Plant Hire.
Stock Union Ltd
Finish back near Stock Union Ltd, completing the loop.
26 roundabouts · 27 turns
20 roundabouts · 17 turns
18 roundabouts · 5 turns
16 roundabouts · 12 turns
This route is 18.1 km and takes about 16 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.