Greenford (Horsenden Lane)

Somewhere real to practise

5 circuits from the test centre on 96 Horsenden Lane North, Greenford, each one 46 minutes or more, taking in the junctions a Greenford test actually uses. Turn by turn, with the roundabout exits numbered, and a manoeuvre to try on each one.

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Before you drive any of these

Practising in your own car is legal and it is the cheapest way to get better. The rules are short:

Whoever sits beside you must be over 21, qualified to drive that type of car, and have held their full licence for three years.
The car needs L plates front and rear, and insurance that covers you as a learner. Some insurers also want the supervisor to be over 25.
No motorways. A learner can only go on one with an approved instructor in a dual-control car, so none of these routes touch one.

The rules on GOV.UK

These are not the examiner's routes, and nobody else's are either.

DVSA stopped publishing test routes in 2010 and refuses freedom-of-information requests for them. Since December 2017 four tests in five are led by a sat nav the examiner sets up, so even the examiner's route is not a fixed thing you could learn.

What these are: loops on the real roads around the centre, put together so you meet the junctions and road types the test actually assesses. Drive the roads, not a sequence.

You drive. Somebody else reads.

Nobody can read a numbered list while driving, and a sat nav will not tell you which exit to take early enough to get in the right lane. So these routes are written for the person in the passenger seat: the supervising driver who has to be there anyway.

Two ways to do that: print the route and put it on their lap, or send it to them on WhatsApp. Either way they call the turns and you drive.

If the phone and the written steps disagree, the written steps are the route. Google plots its own line between the places we hand it, and it will sometimes take a turn this page would not print.

About the Google Maps links

Google does not follow our route. It draws its own between the places we give it, and it is bound by none of the rules these pages are built on, two of which matter here: no turn in the road and no motorway.

So a route goes to Google in legs, and each leg ends at a real place to stop: a car park, a quiet side street, a loop road, with a manoeuvre to do there. The next leg starts from a parked car, so there is nothing behind you for Google to turn round for. Every leg is opened in Google Maps and checked by hand before its button goes on the page.

A route whose legs have not been checked yet has no Google Maps button. Drive it with the written directions read out, which is how the test itself works anyway.

Two other things Google will not tell you: its travel time assumes a confident driver in clear traffic, so expect ours to be closer; and it will happily route you down something a learner should not be on. Look at it before you set off.

The small map on each route is ours, drawn from the same data. It needs no permission, loads instantly and prints, which is why it is the one you see first.

Route 1 · John Lyon Roundabout → Hanger Lane Gyratory

John Lyon and Hanger Lane

Out to Sudbury and then round Hanger Lane, which is as busy a junction as this part of London has. Worth meeting on a quiet afternoon rather than for the first time on the day.

12.1 milesabout 63 min

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Drive it in 4 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 2.1 milesTo The Fairway Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car

Residential Sudbury Court estate, between Carlton Avenue West and East Lane
Wide and quiet, with cars along the kerb. Two car lengths is plenty.
Directions for the passenger, leg 17 steps
1. 1
  Start on Whitton Avenue East 0.5 miles
  
  Signed Horsenden Lane North and Melville Avenue along the way, and it is the same road.
2. 2
  Turn right into Greenford Road 0.6 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into Sudbury Hill 50 yards
4. 4
  Turn left into Sudbury Court Drive 0.6 miles
5. 5
  At John Lyon Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Crescent 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn right into Paxford Road 0.2 miles
7. 7
  Turn right into The Fairway 100 yards
8. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 5.1 milesTo Asda Park Royal car park Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Western Road, off Park Royal Road at the far end of the A40 stretch
A big superstore car park. Use the far end where the bays are empty, and this is where the route turns for home.
Directions for the passenger, leg 213 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along The Fairway 340 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into East Lane 320 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Watford Road 0.4 miles
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harrow Road 0.2 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Road 1.0 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bridgewater Road 150 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Carry on into Ealing Road 0.6 miles
  
  Signed Hanger Lane along the way, and it is the same road.
8. 8
  At Hanger Lane Gyratory, take the 3rd exit onto Western Avenue 0.4 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
9. 9
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 1.0 miles
10. 10
  Turn left into Park Royal Road 0.4 miles
11. 11
  Turn left into Trading Estate Road 90 yards
12. 12
  Turn right into Western Trading Estate 140 yards
13. 13
  Carry straight on into Asda Park Royal car park.
14. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 3 · 2.8 milesTo Sainsbury's car park, Alperton Open inGoogle Maps

Forward bay park, then reverse out

Ealing Road, just south of the Hanger Lane gyratory
Reached through the gyratory, which is the point of this route. Check both blind spots before you back out.
Directions for the passenger, leg 312 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Asda Park Royal car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Park Royal Road 160 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Abbey Road 210 yards
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Abbey Road 0.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Abbey Road 270 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into the link road 300 yards
7. 7
  Turn right into North Circular Road 0.7 miles
8. 8
  At Hanger Lane Gyratory, take the 3rd exit onto Hanger Lane 0.3 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
9. 9
  Carry on into Ealing Road 380 yards
10. 10
  Turn left into the link road 90 yards
11. 11
  Turn left into Glacier Way 100 yards
12. 12
  Turn right into Sainsbury's car park, Alperton.
13. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 4 · 2.2 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 47 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Sainsbury's car park, Alperton slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Ealing Road 220 yards
3. 3
  Carry on into Bridgewater Road 150 yards
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Road 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Whitton Avenue East 1.0 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Melville Avenue 270 yards
7. 7
  Carry on into Horsenden Lane North 130 yards
8. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Route 2 · John Lyon Roundabout → Target Roundabout

John Lyon and Target

North to Sudbury and back down to Northolt, taking in the A404 and the A312 on the way. A steady one, with something to negotiate every couple of miles.

12.1 milesabout 61 min

Test centre1Stops

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Drive it in 4 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 2.1 milesTo The Fairway Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car

Residential Sudbury Court estate, between Carlton Avenue West and East Lane
Wide and quiet, with cars along the kerb. Two car lengths is plenty.
Directions for the passenger, leg 17 steps
1. 1
  Start on Whitton Avenue East 0.5 miles
  
  Signed Horsenden Lane North and Melville Avenue along the way, and it is the same road.
2. 2
  Turn right into Greenford Road 0.6 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into Sudbury Hill 50 yards
4. 4
  Turn left into Sudbury Court Drive 0.6 miles
5. 5
  At John Lyon Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Crescent 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn right into Paxford Road 0.2 miles
7. 7
  Turn right into The Fairway 100 yards
8. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 2 · 5.3 milesTo Northala Fields car park Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Off Kensington Road, beside the Target roundabout
A free park car park with about forty bays. Busy at weekends, quiet on a weekday morning.
Directions for the passenger, leg 214 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along The Fairway 10 yards
2. 2
  Turn left into Blockley Road 270 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into Oldborough Road 110 yards
4. 4
  Turn left into Paxford Road 0.4 miles
5. 5
  Turn left into The Crescent 80 yards
6. 6
  At John Lyon Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sudbury Court Drive 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
7. 7
  Turn left into Greenford Road 1.9 miles
8. 8
  At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Western Avenue 0.2 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
9. 9
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 0.9 miles
10. 10
  Turn left to stay on Western Avenue 380 yards
11. 11
  At Target Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Western Avenue 170 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
12. 12
  Turn left into the link road 0.3 miles
13. 13
  Turn right into Kensington Road 290 yards
14. 14
  Turn right into Northala Fields car park.
15. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 3 · 1.2 milesTo Islip Manor Park car park Open inGoogle Maps

Forward bay park, then reverse out

Eastcote Lane, off Church Road in Northolt village
A small park car park. Check both blind spots before you back out.
Directions for the passenger, leg 36 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Northala Fields car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Kensington Road 100 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into the slip road 0.4 miles
4. 4
  At Target Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A312 0.4 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Eastcote Lane 0.3 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Islip Manor Park car park.
7. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 4 · 3.5 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 411 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Islip Manor Park car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Eastcote Lane 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into Mandeville Road 300 yards
4. 4
  Carry on into Church Road 330 yards
5. 5
  At Target Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Western Avenue 170 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 270 yards
7. 7
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 0.9 miles
8. 8
  Turn left to stay on Western Avenue 0.2 miles
9. 9
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Greenford Road 1.0 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
10. 10
  Turn right into Horsenden Lane North 0.3 miles
11. 11
  Turn right to stay on Horsenden Lane North 130 yards
12. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Practising for the wrong date? A learner at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) who wants the opposite date could swap with you, and DVSA does the swap on the phone. Tell me when one joins

Route 3 · White Hart → John Lyon Roundabout

White Hart and John Lyon

Across to Yeading and then up to Sudbury, which puts the two far ends of the area into one drive. Mostly a matter of keeping concentration once the junctions are behind you.

14.4 milesabout 71 min

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Drive it in 4 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 6.3 milesTo Islip Manor Park car park Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Eastcote Lane, off Church Road in Northolt village
A small park car park reached after the Polish War Memorial and the White Hart. Use a bay away from the entrance.
Directions for the passenger, leg 112 steps
1. 1
  Start on Horsenden Lane North 130 yards
2. 2
  Turn left to stay on Horsenden Lane North 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn left into Greenford Road 1.0 miles
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Western Avenue 0.2 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 1.9 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Polish War Memorial 0.3 miles
7. 7
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto West End Road 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
8. 8
  Carry on into Ruislip Road 0.4 miles
9. 9
  At White Hart, take the 1st exit onto Church Road 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
10. 10
  At Target Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A312 0.4 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
11. 11
  Turn left into Eastcote Lane 0.3 miles
12. 12
  Turn left into Islip Manor Park car park.
13. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 2 · 1.2 milesTo Northala Fields car park Open inGoogle Maps

Forward bay park, then reverse out

Off Kensington Road, beside the Target roundabout
A free park car park with about forty bays. Check both blind spots before you back out.
Directions for the passenger, leg 28 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Islip Manor Park car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Eastcote Lane 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into Mandeville Road 230 yards
4. 4
  Carry on into Church Road 0.2 miles
5. 5
  At Target Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Western Avenue 170 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into the link road 0.3 miles
7. 7
  Turn right into Kensington Road 290 yards
8. 8
  Turn right into Northala Fields car park.
9. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 3 · 4.9 milesTo The Fairway Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off

Residential Sudbury Court estate, between Carlton Avenue West and East Lane
Wide and quiet. Cross when it is clear both ways and stop with a gap behind you.
Directions for the passenger, leg 313 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Northala Fields car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Kensington Road 100 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into the slip road 0.4 miles
4. 4
  At Target Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Western Avenue 170 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 270 yards
6. 6
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 0.9 miles
7. 7
  Turn left to stay on Western Avenue 0.2 miles
8. 8
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Greenford Road 1.9 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
9. 9
  Turn right into Sudbury Hill 50 yards
10. 10
  Turn left into Sudbury Court Drive 0.6 miles
11. 11
  At John Lyon Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Crescent 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
12. 12
  Turn right into Paxford Road 0.2 miles
13. 13
  Turn right into The Fairway 100 yards
14. Stop here: Pull up on the right, reverse two car lengths, then move off.
Leg 4 · 2.1 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 48 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along The Fairway 10 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Blockley Road 380 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Pasture Road 120 yards
4. 4
  Turn left into The Crescent 80 yards
5. 5
  At John Lyon Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sudbury Court Drive 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into Greenford Road 0.6 miles
7. 7
  Turn left into Whitton Avenue East 0.2 miles
8. 8
  Carry on into Melville Avenue 0.2 miles
  
  Signed Horsenden Lane North along the way, and it is the same road.
9. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Route 4 · Target Roundabout → White Hart → John Lyon Roundabout

Target, White Hart and John Lyon

Three large roundabouts one after another, spread right across the area. Drive this one twice if exits and lane discipline are where the faults come from.

13.3 milesabout 60 min

Test centre1Stops

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Drive it in 3 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 3.6 milesTo Northala Fields car park Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Off Kensington Road, beside the Target roundabout
A free park car park with about forty bays. Busy at weekends, quiet on a weekday morning.
Directions for the passenger, leg 110 steps
1. 1
  Start on Horsenden Lane North 130 yards
2. 2
  Turn left to stay on Horsenden Lane North 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn left into Greenford Road 1.0 miles
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Western Avenue 0.2 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 0.9 miles
6. 6
  Turn left to stay on Western Avenue 380 yards
7. 7
  At Target Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Western Avenue 170 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
8. 8
  Turn left into the link road 0.3 miles
9. 9
  Turn right into Kensington Road 290 yards
10. 10
  Turn right into Northala Fields car park.
11. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 2 · 7.6 milesTo The Fairway Open inGoogle Maps

Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car

Residential Sudbury Court estate, between Carlton Avenue West and East Lane
A long leg by the White Hart, the Polish War Memorial and the A40 to get here. Wide and quiet, with cars along the kerb.
Directions for the passenger, leg 215 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Northala Fields car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Kensington Road 100 yards
3. 3
  Turn left into the slip road 0.4 miles
4. 4
  At Target Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Church Road 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At White Hart, take the 4th exit onto A4180 0.6 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
6. 6
  Carry on into West End Road 0.3 miles
7. 7
  At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Polish War Memorial 0.3 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
8. 8
  Turn right into Western Avenue 1.9 miles
9. 9
  Turn left to stay on Western Avenue 0.2 miles
10. 10
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Greenford Road 1.9 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
11. 11
  Turn right into Sudbury Hill 50 yards
12. 12
  Turn left into Sudbury Court Drive 0.6 miles
13. 13
  At John Lyon Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Crescent 80 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
14. 14
  Turn right into Paxford Road 0.2 miles
15. 15
  Turn right into The Fairway 100 yards
16. Stop here: Pull up on the left, then parallel park behind a parked car.
Leg 3 · 2.1 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 38 steps
1. 1
  Check your mirrors and blind spot, then move off along The Fairway 10 yards
2. 2
  Turn right into Blockley Road 380 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Pasture Road 120 yards
4. 4
  Turn left into The Crescent 80 yards
5. 5
  At John Lyon Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sudbury Court Drive 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into Greenford Road 0.6 miles
7. 7
  Turn left into Whitton Avenue East 0.2 miles
8. 8
  Carry on into Melville Avenue 0.2 miles
  
  Signed Horsenden Lane North along the way, and it is the same road.
9. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Route 5 · White Hart → Target Roundabout → Hanger Lane Gyratory

The long way round by Hanger Lane

Yeading, then Northolt, then Hanger Lane to finish, which makes it longer than a real test. Worth driving once in the fortnight before the date, because tiredness is what turns a good drive into a careless fault.

17.7 milesabout 83 min

Test centre1Stops

Send to my navigator on WhatsApp

Drive it in 4 legs

Each button opens one leg in Google Maps. A leg ends at a stop with something to practise, so do the leg, park, do the manoeuvre, then open the next.

Leg 1 · 6.3 milesTo Islip Manor Park car park Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Eastcote Lane, off Church Road in Northolt village
A small park car park reached after the Polish War Memorial and the White Hart. Use a bay away from the entrance.
Directions for the passenger, leg 112 steps
1. 1
  Start on Horsenden Lane North 130 yards
2. 2
  Turn left to stay on Horsenden Lane North 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn left into Greenford Road 1.0 miles
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Western Avenue 0.2 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 1.9 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Polish War Memorial 0.3 miles
7. 7
  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto West End Road 0.6 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
8. 8
  Carry on into Ruislip Road 0.4 miles
9. 9
  At White Hart, take the 1st exit onto Church Road 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
10. 10
  At Target Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A312 0.4 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
11. 11
  Turn left into Eastcote Lane 0.3 miles
12. 12
  Turn left into Islip Manor Park car park.
13. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 2 · 6.4 milesTo Asda Park Royal car park Open inGoogle Maps

Forward bay park, then reverse out

Western Road, off Park Royal Road at the far end of the A40 stretch
A big superstore car park reached through the Hanger Lane gyratory. Use the far end where the bays are empty.
Directions for the passenger, leg 211 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Islip Manor Park car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn right into Eastcote Lane 0.3 miles
3. 3
  Turn right into Mandeville Road 300 yards
4. 4
  Carry on into Church Road 330 yards
5. 5
  At Target Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Western Avenue 170 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 270 yards
7. 7
  Turn right to stay on Western Avenue 4.9 miles
8. 8
  Turn left into Park Royal Road 0.4 miles
9. 9
  Turn left into Trading Estate Road 90 yards
10. 10
  Turn right into Western Trading Estate 140 yards
11. 11
  Carry straight on into Asda Park Royal car park.
12. Stop here: Forward bay park, then reverse out.
Leg 3 · 2.8 milesTo Sainsbury's car park, Alperton Open inGoogle Maps

Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards

Ealing Road, just south of the Hanger Lane gyratory
The gyratory again, the other way round. Take a quiet bay and leave it back onto Ealing Road.
Directions for the passenger, leg 312 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Asda Park Royal car park slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Park Royal Road 160 yards
3. 3
  Turn right into Abbey Road 210 yards
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Abbey Road 0.5 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Abbey Road 270 yards
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
6. 6
  Turn left into the link road 300 yards
7. 7
  Turn right into North Circular Road 0.7 miles
8. 8
  At Hanger Lane Gyratory, take the 3rd exit onto Hanger Lane 0.3 miles
  No signal on the approach. Keep left unless the markings say otherwise, then signal left after the exit before yours.
9. 9
  Carry on into Ealing Road 380 yards
10. 10
  Turn left into the link road 90 yards
11. 11
  Turn left into Glacier Way 100 yards
12. 12
  Turn right into Sainsbury's car park, Alperton.
13. Stop here: Reverse bay park, then drive out forwards.
Leg 4 · 2.2 milesBack to the test centre Open inGoogle Maps
The last leg. Nothing to do at the end of it but park.
Directions for the passenger, leg 47 steps
1. 1
  Drive out of Sainsbury's car park, Alperton slowly, watching for people walking between the cars.
2. 2
  Turn left into Ealing Road 220 yards
3. 3
  Carry on into Bridgewater Road 150 yards
4. 4
  At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Road 0.7 miles
  Approach in the left lane and signal left.
5. 5
  Turn left into Whitton Avenue East 1.0 miles
6. 6
  Turn left into Melville Avenue 270 yards
7. 7
  Carry on into Horsenden Lane North 130 yards
8. You are back at the test centre. Park where you started.

Stop only where it is safe and legal, and read the signs: a car park is somebody's, and a residential street has driveways and junctions to stay clear of.

Before you drive it

Watch somebody else drive Greenford first

Instructors film these roads constantly. Watch for the roads: which roundabout, which multi-lane approach, where the lanes split. Not for a sequence to memorise, because the sequence is the one thing that changes.

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Practising for a date that is too far off, or one that comes before you are ready? A swap with a learner at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) who wants the opposite moves both of you, and DVSA does it over the phone. DVSA's median wait from booking to test at Greenford (Horsenden Lane) was 18.4 weeks in September 2026. Tell us which way you want to move and we email you when a learner who could swap with you joins. Your email is never shown to anyone.

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John Lyon and Hanger Lane

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John Lyon and Target

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White Hart and John Lyon

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Target, White Hart and John Lyon

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The long way round by Hanger Lane

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