6 routes around the Clonmel test centre in Co. Tipperary, one of them recorded on a real driving test. Drive them with spoken turn-by-turn guidance, and hear the tricky spots before you reach them.
Free to download. A Centre Pass unlocks every Clonmel route from €9.99: a one-time payment that runs from the day you buy it, so buy it close to your test. Independent app, not run or approved by the RSA.
The places learners who tested here talk about most, and what they advise. Advice sometimes differs: road markings and your instructor have the final word.
A learner who passed says Clonmel has a good few yellow boxes and warns not to stop in them. Another, who failed, was marked twice when turning right at lights with a yellow box, after waiting for a green arrow, and felt they should have moved out.
A learner who passed says that after the Cahir Road roundabout the route joins the bypass, which has a 100 km/h limit, so build up to a safe speed to match it.
How many of the 6 routes use each road. The roads near the top are the ones to know well.
Distinct places across all 6 routes, and what the tester watches for at each.
Scan the footpaths early and be ready to stop.
Lane choice by exit, a signal on approach where needed, and a left signal after the exit before yours.
Testers mark speeding and driving too slowly for the road.
Filter arrows and yellow boxes: never enter a box you cannot clear.
A full stop at the line every time, even when the road is clear.
Treat it like a full roundabout: observation, yield to the right, signal.
Slow, look, and go only when it is safe: no rolling guess.
Never stop on the tracks; wait behind the line when lights flash.
50, 60, 80, 100 km/h. Know the default for each road type in speed limits, and every sign in Irish road signs.
Worked out from the Clonmel routes themselves.
The Clonmel routes pass 18 different roundabouts. Know which lane each exit needs before you get there; signs and road markings beat the shape of the roundabout.
Read the guideSome Clonmel routes reach 80 and 100 km/h roads. Build up to a safe speed that suits the road: hesitancy and holding back are marked too.
Read the guideAt least one route crosses a railway. Know what to do when the lights flash.
Mirrors, then signal, then a look over your shoulder where needed. Make the checks clear enough for the tester to see.
Read the guideTuras marks the likely spot for each manoeuvre on every route: quiet side roads, straight stretches and hills. Across the Clonmel routes:
Works with CarPlay. Mount your phone; never hold it while driving.
1 of the 6 Clonmel routes were recorded on real driving tests; the rest are practice routes on the same roads. Each is matched to the OpenStreetMap road network, and learners' shared drives are checked every week for changes. Last updated 30 October 2026. The tester still chooses the route on the day. How test routes work.
Pass rate: 63.2% in 2022 (national 53.2%). That is the RSA's latest table by centre, so treat it as a rough guide. Most fails come from things you can practise: observation, progress and lane choice. All centres.
Waiting time: about 12 weeks until you are invited to book a test, at the end of September 2026 (national average 11.9 weeks). All centres.
Addresses from the RSA's list of test centres; waiting time from RSA figures published by the CSO. Your appointment letter has the final word.
With about 12 weeks to wait at Clonmel, apply on MyRoadSafety as soon as your EDT lessons are uploaded, and use the wait: learn the road signs and Rules of the Road questions the tester asks first, and drive with your accompanying driver.
Turas: Driving Test Routes for iPhone. Spoken turn-by-turn guidance on the routes around your centre, with the tricky spots called out before you reach them.
