Alness test routes

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Practice routes around Alness driving test centre: how long they are, the roads they use, roundabouts and speed limits.

In short: Alness has 5 practice routes. A typical route is 4.5 miles and takes about 17 minutes (3.1–10.7 miles, 8–29 minutes). Expect about 2.8 roundabouts per route, fewer than 78% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 20 mph (33%), and the roads used most are Fyrish Way and Teaninich Avenue.

Updated 10 September 2026 · Source: the practice routes in the Driving Test Routes app. How these figures work

Alness test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Alness

How many of the 5 practice routes use each road.

• Fyrish Way5 of 5
• Teaninich Avenue5 of 5
• High Street5 of 5
• Obsdale Road3 of 5
• Hugh Mackenzie Avenue3 of 5
• Alness Distributor Road2 of 5
• Kirkside2 of 5
• Ardross Street2 of 5

Speed limits on the Alness routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 20 mph33%
• 30 mph24%
• 40 mph4%
• 50 mph8%
• 60 mph31%

What to practise for Alness

• Fewer roundabouts than most centres (2.8 per route; 78% of UK centres have more), so junctions, traffic lights and road positioning matter more here.
• Lots of 20 mph driving (33% of the distance). Watch your speed on residential streets and near schools.
• Faster roads too: 39% of the distance is at 50 mph or more. Practise joining, keeping a safe gap and making progress.

Test centres near Alness

• Inverness (Seafield Road) test routes · 14.3 miles
• Golspie test routes · 22.3 miles
• Grantown-On-Spey test routes · 35.1 miles
• Elgin test routes · 35.2 miles
• Ullapool test routes · 35.8 miles
• Kingussie test routes · 43.1 miles

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