Near Yeading test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 20 roundabouts and 18 turns across 48 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.1 km practice loop near Yeading test centre, taking roughly 18 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. 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 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 Yeading 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 14.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
89 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 1st exit onto Yeading Lane.
White Hart8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yeading Lane.
Yeading Lane129 m
Keep right to stay on Yeading Lane.
Yeading Lane284 m
Keep right to stay on Yeading Lane.
Yeading Lane95 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingshill Avenue.
Kingshill Avenue40 m
Turn right onto Edward Road.
Edward Road40 m
Keep right to stay on Edward Road.
Edward Road611 m
Turn left onto Rushdene Crescent.
Rushdene Crescent629 m
Turn right onto Edward Road.
Edward Road487 m
Turn left onto Kingshill Avenue.
Kingshill Avenue42 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Yeading Lane.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yeading Lane.
Yeading Lane497 m
Enter White Hart and take the 2nd exit onto A312/Church Road.
White Hart54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/Church Road.
A312549 m
Turn left onto Bengarth Road.
Bengarth Road450 m
Move left onto Laughton Road.
Laughton Road466 m
Move right onto Hawtrey Avenue.
Hawtrey Avenue376 m
Turn left onto Newdene Villas.
Newdene Villas67 m
Turn left onto Ruislip Road/A4180. Continue on A4180.
A418094 m
Enter White Hart and take the 3rd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
White Hart120 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A3121.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A312/The Parkway.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A312/The Parkway.
A312781 m
Take the Ossie Garvin Roundabout exit towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A31235 m
Take the ramp towards Ealing/Southall/Hillingdon/Hayes.
A312380 m
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout196 m
Exit the roundabout onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road747 m
Turn left onto Central Avenue.
Central Avenue1.2 km
Turn left onto Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road141 m
Make a right U-turn at A4020 to stay on Uxbridge Road/A4020.
Uxbridge Road913 m
Enter Ossie Garvin Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A312/The Parkway.
Ossie Garvin Roundabout8 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 Way11 m
Keep right to stay on Cygnet Way.
Cygnet Way112 m
Turn left.
25 m
Turn left.
114 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Yeading · 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
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.
Amir
Continue to Amir.
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.
Kopernik
Continue to Kopernik.
PSV Express
Continue to PSV Express.
Tennessee Express
Continue to Tennessee Express.
Hyderabadi Biryani
Continue to Hyderabadi Biryani.
JK Convenience Store
Continue to JK Convenience Store.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Northolt Library
Continue to Northolt Library.
Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses.
H&M
Continue to H&M.
JD Sports
Continue to JD Sports.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Hot House Pizza
Continue to Hot House Pizza.
Star Barbers
Continue to Star Barbers.
Burger King
Finish back near Burger King, completing the loop.
28 roundabouts · 14 turns
22 roundabouts · 24 turns
20 roundabouts · 17 turns
8 roundabouts · 7 turns
This route is 13.1 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Yeading test centre, not an official DVSA route.