Richard Harper
D R I V I N G T U I T I O N
RICHARD
Covering Loughborough and surrounding areas
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MANY PUPILS ASK ME HOW MANY DRIVING LESSONS WILL I NEED?
A survey recently carried out by the DSA, suggests that to give potential candidates the best possible chance of passing the Driving test, they will need to have completed a minimum of 40 hours driving with a professional instructor plus as much "additional" fully supervised driving practice with a member of their family or friend.
Please note that the supervising driver needs to be over 21 and have held a full UK licence for over three years. Many people fail their first driving test. Are you really ready?
- Observation at junctions -
ineffective observation and judgment
- Reverse parking -
ineffective observation or a lack of accuracy
- Use of mirrors -
not checking or not acting on the information
- Reversing around a corner -
ineffective observation or a lack of accuracy
- Incorrect use of signals -
not cancelling or giving misleading signals
- Moving away safely -
ineffective observation
- Incorrect positioning on the road -
at roundabouts or on bends
- Lack of steering control -
steering too early or leaving it too late
- Incorrect positioning to turn right -
at junctions and in one way streets
- Inappropriate speed -
travelling too slowly or being hesitant.
TOP 10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE FAIL THE DRIVING TEST
The current pass rate is only 45% (June 2004). For first time candidates, its even lower.
My 1ST TIME PASS RATE is currently 92%, compared to the national average of 45%
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HOW LONG WILL THE TEST TAKE?
The actual DRIVING TEST takes between 40 to 45 minutes depending on the time off day and traffic...
During the course of the test you will be asked to show the examiner your ability to do two set manoeuvres from the following four options
1/ Turning in the road (Commonly referred to as a THREE POINT TURN)
2/ Reversing around a left hand corner
3/ Reverse Bay Parking (Carried out at Loughborough's Driving Test Centre)
4/ Reverse Parallel Parking (Behind another car on the roadside)
The Emergency "Controlled Stop" procedure will be done at random at the examiners discretion.
You will almost certainly be asked to perform a Hill Start, plus several normal stops at the side of the road..
then asked to "Drive on" again
You will fail if you make one serious or dangerous mistake, or if you commit more than 15 minor driving errors.....
There are normally a minimum of 7 driving test's conducted daily by each driving examiner Monday to Friday through the week the first test being at 8.10am, followed by 9.07am.10.14am.11.11am.12.38pm.13.35pm.14.32pm
(Extra driving test times are often available during summer months at 15.29pm..16.26pm but might be charged extra)
There are often tests available on a Saturday & Sunday, and again are charged extra by the DSA...please consult the DSA website for latest fees and availability
You may be interested to know you can now DOWNLOAD all 16 of the test routes taken from Loughborough's Test Centre, by clicking on any of the following links...
(See "AREAS COVERED" page for more information)
(Please click the link to download direct from the DSA site)
Before the actual driving test begins, the examiner will take you out to the car and ask you to perform TWO simple basic routine maintenance checks on your car. This is known as "SHOW ME"..."TELL ME"
An example of this could be to show/tell him how you would check the oil levels on your car, or perhaps explain how to check the tyre pressures...All this will be explained during the course of your lessons.
NEW DRIVERS:
Did you know that you can get points on your provisional licence? Did you also know that within 2 yrs of passing your driving test if you accumulate 6 points on your licence for any traffic offences you will have to take your theory test and driving test again? ...THINK ABOUT IT!...
