Western Australia (WA) Driving Test Routes

Find your test location

WA driving tests are run at local DVS testing locations, and every one uses different streets, intersections, and parking spots. Pick your city below for turn-by-turn practice routes built around your exact location, delivered straight to your phone with no app required.

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Western Australia driving test practice routes

Booking your test through Driver and Vehicle Services is only half the job. The real edge on test day comes from already knowing the streets, intersections, and turns your assessor is about to take you through. Below you'll find practice routes built around actual DVS testing locations, so you can rehearse the same roads before you ever get in the car for your test.

Real routes, delivered straight to your phone

Every route in this collection is built from a mix of first-hand feedback from WA driving instructors and recent test-takers, GPS data collected near each testing location, and, where available, footage of real driving tests that's been manually reviewed and mapped for accuracy.

Unlike some route providers, we don't lock this behind a separate app. Buy a route package here and you'll get an instant digital download you can open directly in Google Maps on any phone, Android or iPhone, and follow turn-by-turn, the same way you'd navigate to a friend's house. No app store install, no account, no subscription.

How Western Australia's licensing system works

WA's path to a full licence is shorter on paper than most other states, but it packs more into a single test:

  • Learner's permit: If you're under 25, you need to log 50 hours of supervised driving, including 5 hours at night, either in a DTMI issued Learner Log Book or digitally through Learn&Log in the ServiceWA app. If you're 25 or older, there's no logbook requirement at all.
  • Practical Driving Assessment (PDA): Unlike most other Australian states, WA doesn't run a separate computer based hazard perception test. Hazard response is assessed as part of the one on-road PDA, alongside vehicle operation and road rule compliance.
  • P1 (red plates): Earned by passing the PDA. You can't drive between midnight and 5 a.m. (exemptions apply for work or study), and you're limited to one passenger. Minimum hold: 6 months.
  • P2 (green plates): Minimum hold is 18 months, or until you turn 19, whichever is longer.
  • Full licence: Granted automatically once you complete P2, with no extra fee or test.

What's actually tested on the Practical Driving Assessment

The PDA is a 35 minute on-road test. Your assessor is checking four things at once: how well you operate and guide the vehicle, how you apply the road rules in real traffic, how well you fit in with other traffic, and how you see and respond to hazards as they come up. Because all of this happens in one assessment rather than a separate hazard test beforehand, there's no way to pass the hazard component in isolation, it has to hold up alongside everything else for the full 35 minutes.

How to book your test and what it costs

Your first PDA attempt is bundled into the learner's permit fee, which costs $150.80, the highest learner permit fee of any Australian state. If you don't pass, each resit costs $120.50. You can book by phone, in person, or online, though a few licence types aren't available for online booking. Cancel less than 2 full working days before your test and you'll need to pay again to rebook.

Why practice by location?

WA's test network stretches across some of the most remote territory in the country, from Kununurra and Broome in the north to Esperance and Kalgoorlie inland, alongside city DVS centres like Cannington and Joondalup. A route built for a remote regional centre draws on completely different roads than one built for a metro DVS office. That's why every route package is built around one specific testing location.

Tips for passing your WA driving test

  • Practice all four PDA skill areas together, not separately. Since hazard response is assessed inside the same drive as everything else, you need to keep it up the whole 35 minutes, not just react well in one moment.
  • Log your night driving hours early. Five hours sounds small, but it's easy to leave to the last week if you don't plan for it.
  • Book well ahead if you're testing in a regional or remote area. Fewer available slots can mean longer waits than in Perth.
  • Use the ServiceWA app to track your hours. The digital Learn&Log option removes the risk of a lost paper logbook derailing your booking.
  • Drive smoothly and confidently. Hesitation at intersections is marked the same way poor decision making is.
  • Cancel with more than 2 working days notice if you need to. Less than that and you'll pay again to rebook.

Useful resources for WA learner drivers