Near Tottenham test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 11 roundabouts and 9 turns across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 17.5 km practice loop near Tottenham test centre, taking roughly 24 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 Betstyle Circus. 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 stations, pubs, churches and shops, 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 Tottenham 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 30-step drive on real, named roads (about 17.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Dalbys Crescent.
Dalbys Crescent35 m
Turn right onto Selby Road.
Selby Road98 m
Move right onto White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane82 m
Turn left onto Creighton Road.
Creighton Road376 m
Move right onto White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane347 m
Turn left onto High Road/A1010. Continue on A1010.
A10102.2 km
Enter The Green and take the 2nd exit onto The Green/A1010.
The Green67 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Green/A1010. Continue on A1010.
A1010685 m
Make a sharp right onto Hertford Road/A1010. Continue on A1010.
A1010670 m
Enter The Green and take the 3rd exit onto Church Street/B154.
The Green89 m
Exit the roundabout onto Church Street/B154.
Church Street1.3 km
Turn left onto A10.
A101.6 km
Enter Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A406.
Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout144 m
Exit the roundabout onto A406.
A406588 m
Keep right to stay on A406.
A4062.3 km
Keep right to take Bowes Road.
Bowes Road1.0 km
Enter Betstyle Circus and take the 4th exit onto Bowes Road/A1110.
Betstyle Circus156 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bowes Road/A1110. Continue on Bowes Road.
Bowes Road2.3 km
Continue on A406.
A4061.4 km
Take the Great Cambridge Road Roundabout exit.
A111293 m
Enter Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
Edmonton Great Cambridge Roundabout155 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A10731 m
Turn left.
81 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
50 m
Exit the roundabout.
212 m
Turn right onto Weir Hall Road.
Weir Hall Road263 m
Turn left onto Oak Avenue.
Oak Avenue247 m
Turn left onto Selby Road.
Selby Road47 m
Turn left onto Dalbys Crescent.
Dalbys Crescent35 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Tottenham · Dual-carriageway 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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.
White Hart Lane
Start near White Hart Lane.
White Hart Lane Station
Continue to White Hart Lane Station.
Gilpin's Bell
Continue to Gilpin's Bell.
All Saints Church
Continue to All Saints Church.
TFC supermarket
Continue to TFC supermarket.
Edmonton Baptist Church
Continue to Edmonton Baptist Church.
Edmonton Green Bus Station
Continue to Edmonton Green Bus Station.
Lamb
Continue to Lamb.
Hollywood Gardens
Continue to Hollywood Gardens.
Ulster Gardens
Continue to Ulster Gardens.
Chequers Way
Continue to Chequers Way.
Palmerston Road
Continue to Palmerston Road.
Russell Road Community Park
Continue to Russell Road Community Park.
Bowes Primary School
Continue to Bowes Primary School.
Arnos Grove
Continue to Arnos Grove.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Continue to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Betstyle Circus
Continue to Betstyle Circus, taking the junction with good observation.
Arnos Kebab House
Continue to Arnos Kebab House.
North London Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to North London Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Turkish Food Centre
Finish back near Turkish Food Centre, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 22 turns
4 roundabouts · 34 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns
8 roundabouts · 26 turns
This route is 17.5 km and takes about 24 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Tottenham test centre, not an official DVSA route.