Driving Test Routes: Practise the Real Roads Before Your Driving Test
"Driving test routes" are the roads an examiner can take you on during your Australian practical driving test (the Ps test). Each state's authority — VicRoads, Service NSW, Queensland TMR, Service SA or WA's DoT — runs the test from its centres and does not publish official routes. So the way to prepare is to practise the real roads around your test centre: the roundabouts, give-way junctions, lane changes and speed zones the examiner's routes are built from. SteerClear builds scored practice routes for Australian test centres, free to download.
Are driving test routes published in Australia?
No. State licensing authorities don't release official test routes, and examiners choose from several around each centre. There's no official list to download — so the reliable approach is practising the road network around your centre rather than hunting for a route map.
How to practise your test route
You prepare by driving the real roads around your test centre — the same roundabouts, T-intersections, multi-lane changes and 50/60/80 km/h transitions the examiner uses. Driving them beforehand removes the surprise factor that costs most marks. SteerClear lets you pick your centre and builds practice routes on those roads, scoring each drive live for speed, gap selection, observation and lane discipline.
By state and authority
- Victoria (VicRoads): drive evaluation test from VicRoads/registered centres.
- NSW (Service NSW): the driving test plus the Hazard Perception Test (HPT) earlier in the licensing path.
- Queensland (TMR): practical driving test (Q-SAFE) from TMR centres.
- WA (DoT): the Practical Driving Assessment (PDA).
- SA (Service SA): the Vehicle On Road Test (VORT).
What the test covers
- Low-risk driving: speed control, gap selection and hazard response.
- Roundabouts, intersections and lane changes with correct mirrors and head checks.
- A reverse manoeuvre and, in some states, parallel or angle parking.
Tips to pass your driving test
- Practise the area, not one route — examiners rotate, so make every road around the centre familiar.
- Head checks everywhere — missing a head check before a lane change or at a merge is a top fault.
- Smooth speed and gaps — entering roundabouts and merging with safe gaps is heavily assessed.
- Log your supervised hours on the test roads so practice mirrors the assessment.
Our mission: bring the cost of a licence down
The biggest line in the figures above is paid lessons — and how many you need depends on what happens between them. SteerClear exists to push the real cost down: structured practice on real test-centre routes between lessons, so every paid hour advances you instead of repeating last week. Getting a licence shouldn't be a financial burden.
FAQ
Are driving test routes published in Australia?
No. State authorities such as VicRoads, Service NSW, Queensland TMR, Service SA and WA's DoT don't publish official test routes and examiners rotate between several around each centre. Practising the real roads around your test centre is the reliable way to prepare.
Can I get Australian driving test routes for free?
Yes — download SteerClear free and practise routes around your test centre on the free tier. Because authorities don't publish official routes, SteerClear builds practice routes from the real roads around each centre instead.
How do I find the route for my test centre?
Search your test centre in SteerClear and it builds practice routes on the real road network around it, scored live for speed, gap selection, observation and lane control so you can see where you'd lose marks before the day.
Is the Hazard Perception Test the same as the driving test?
No. In states like NSW the Hazard Perception Test (HPT) is a separate computer-based test earlier in the graduated licensing path; the driving test is the on-road practical assessment. SteerClear focuses on preparing you for the on-road test routes.
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