Driving Lessons
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Driving Lessons - Getting Started
You need to be at least 17 to start learning to drive and have a valid provisional licence before you take your first driving lessons. Complete a D1 form from the post office and send it to the DVLA with your passport or birth certificate, and a passport-sized photo. You can also apply online.
Apply for a provisional licence up to three months before your 17th birthday, and you could book your first driving lesson for the big day!
Cost of Driving Lessons
* My average lesson price is £24p/h.
* By booking 12 lessons in advance, you can save £2 an hour, reducing the price to £22p/h .
* Other discounts are avaliable throughout the year. Please contact me for further information on my current offers.
Driving Theory and Practical Tests
Theory and hazard perception tests come first
You need to pass your theory and hazard perception test at the same time before you can apply for your practical test.
Getting a test date
You will need a valid provisional driving licence to take your theory test. Once you've got that, you can book your theory and hazard perception tests online, or by phone on 0870 0101 372. To apply by post call 0870 0101 372 or download a theory test application from www.direct.gov.uk.
How the theory test works
The theory test is a 50-question multiple-choice test. To pass you must answer 43 or more questions correctly within 57 minutes. Questions are chosen at random from a bank of over 1,000 questions, and you answer by touching the screen. During the test you have the option to skip questions and return to them later.
Learn to drive with me and you'll get access to the free AA online theory test. Just one feature of thier new learning zone, it's available exclusively to AA pupils.
How the hazard perception test works
Immediately after your theory test, you'll watch a series of 14 one-minute video clips, each showing potential hazards involving road conditions, pedestrians or road users.
There are 15 hazards to identify and you can score up to 5 points on each one, depending on how quickly you identify them. You need to score 44 out of 75 to pass.
Then comes the practical test
In your practical test, you have 40 minutes to demonstrate everything you have learned in your driving lessons. You need to show you can drive competently and safely in all kinds of driving situations. You'll be asked to do two of the three reversing manoeuvres you've practised with me, and possibly make an emergency stop. You'll also answer two vehicle safety check questions, one 'show me' and one 'tell me'.
To pass, you will have to complete the test with no serious faults, and you must have 15 or fewer minor errors.
Be prepared
The current national average practical pass rate is 43%*, so it makes sense to be as prepared as possible. I will be able to advise you when you are ready for the practical test and help you understand the main reasons people fail.
You'll need to study 'The Highway Code' and a 'Theory Test' book and CD-ROM. Which I can Supply to you.
If you fail your practical test, but pass your theory, you need only sit the practical next time.
Test costs
Once you've passed
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