DRIVING TEST TIPS
Learn the secrets of how to pass your driving test
by
A. Coverdale
MOT ADI (retired)
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SMASHWORDS EDITION
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Published by Sixth Element Publishing
Arthur Robinson House
13-14 The Green
Billingham TS23 1EU
Tel: 01642 360253
© A. Coverdale 2011
ePub ISBN 978-1-908299-28-4
Kindle ISBN 978-1-908299-29-1
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Requirements of the eyesight test
Reverse park (road or car park)
INTRODUCTION
This eBook is written mainly for learner drivers who have not had the benefit of professional tuition. Drivers who have failed one or more tests will find this booklet of help in understanding why they have failed.
The problem in being taught by unqualified teachers is simple. They have acquired bad habits in their driving and, having done them for so long, they think that they are driving correctly. Once bad driving habits are established it is very difficult to correct them.
In this country there are over twenty million drivers and over twenty million ways of driving! One of the quickest ways to fall out with someone is to criticise their driving. Everyone thinks they are a good driver and in an accident it is always the OTHER driver’s fault!
Unqualified teachers may not be aware of the requirements needed to pass a driving test. The test may basically be the same but the techniques change.
The speed and volume of traffic has changed, there are more roundabouts, traffic lights and pedestrian crossings (zebra, pelican, puffin, toucan and pegasus). Some teachers could have been driving so long that only Dick Turpin and the odd stagecoach were on the road when they passed their test!
It would be advisable to have an assessment drive with a reputable driving school prior to applying for your test. They would point out your faults, if any, and give you a chance to eradicate them in practice before going for your test.
There is nothing wrong with getting plenty of practice between lessons as long as it is good practice. Remember, the more you get, the better you get, the quicker you get better.
There is no point in taking professional tuition if it is going to be overruled because “Dad knows best”. Some times they can be wrong, but will not admit it!
At the same time, driving schools cannot ever guarantee to get you through a driving test. It is similar to taking GCSEs or A-level examinations; you are taught enough to pass but it is up to you on your test day to remember all you have been taught.
In this eBook I try to give you the questions to expect and the answers expected before you take the exam.
THE DRIVING TEST
Forget all the old wives’ tales that you have heard about the driving test! There is really nothing to it IF you can drive. Remember, “IF” is the operative word.
Approximately 47% of candidates pass their test at the first attempt. Out of the other 53% who fail, 13% do not even get round the test route for one reason or another. Some failures are due to vehicle failure, punctures, indicator bulb failure or some other malfunction. Some time is allowed to rectify the problem but not a lot as the examiner needs to be back at the test centre for his or her next candidate.
Another reason for abandoned tests is because the examiner does not feel that the candidate is safe on the road.
Out of the other 40% who fail, in many cases the examiner may take some action during the test. This could be correcting steering, using dual controls in school cars, or handbrakes in private cars. This usually means that candidates have let their nerves take over or they are just not good enough, which is more to the point. ABILITY will always beat nerves.