| PART I - Multiple Choice
Theory and Hazard Perception Test |
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THEORY TEST
This consists of 100
questions with multiple choice answers. You have ninety minutes to complete the
computerised touch screen exam. The questions are banded into four
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Local
Instructors at a 'Driving Day'
at Ravensbourne School |
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- Road
Procedure.
- Traffic signs and
signals, car control. Pedestrians, mechanical knowledge.
- Driving test,
disabilities, law.
- Publications,
Instructional Technique.
You must score at least
80% in each band with an overall score of at least 85%. |
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HAZARD PERCEPTION TEST
Upon completion of the
Theory Test of Part 1 you will be shown fourteen one minute film clips: on each
clip there is a developing hazard, the sooner you spot the hazard the higher
you score; it is possible to score a maximum of seventy-five points if you get
each developing hazard at the right time.
You need fifty-seven
points or more to pass this section of the test.
You have to pass both parts of the tests at the same sitting; if you fail one
part of the test you will need to retake both parts. |
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| PART II- Practical Driving
Test |
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| The Part II exam covers both eyesight and driving techniques and
lasts about one hour. Firstly you will be asked to read a number plate (with
numbers 79.4mm high) from a distance of 27.5 metres (90 feet). You will then be
required to answer five questions about daily / weekly vehicle
maintenance checks. |
| A high standard of driving is required. You will be expected
to drive on motorways, dual-carriageways, country lanes and in built up areas.
You must drive safely and within the legal limits. During your drive you will
be asked to perform a number of manoeuvres including the
following .... |
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'Driving Day' at Ravensbourne School |
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- Stop the vehicle in
an emergency.
- Drive the vehicle in
reverse and whilst doing so, enter limited openings to the right and
left.
- Reverse park the
vehicle into a space behind a parked car, within the space of one and a half
car lengths or park between two white lines in a designated parking bay.
- Turn the vehicle to
face in the opposite direction by use of forward and reverse gears.
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| At the end of the test the examiner will inform you of your test
results. |
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| PART III - The Test of
Instructional Ability |
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| Part III tests your knowledge and instructional ability by
requiring that you give practical driving instruction to a DSA Supervising
Examiner. The examiner, by use of role play, acts as a pupil. Firstly, he/she
will act the part of a learner driver with limited driving knowledge, and
secondly a learner who has more or less reached test standard or taking driver
development. In all, the test lasts about one hour (i.e. about 30 minutes for
each phase). You will normally be informed of your result at the end of the
test. |
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| In the Event of
Failure |
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| If you fail, you are allowed as many attempts as necessary for Part
I, but only three attempts each at Parts II and III. Therefore it is
very important that you are thoroughly prepared before attempting any of the
tests. The Driving Standards Agency recommend that you take a proper training
course before you take each part of the qualifying exams. |
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