Ten top tips for passing your driving test

Go after the tips to ensure you pass your driving test

These tips should help make things lighter.

The Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency suggests that learners, on average, need about forty five hours of professional training plus twenty two hours of private practice. Make sure you learn with an instructor you feel convenient with, from a reputable driving school – and practise with an experienced friend or relative to hone your abilities.

Book a lesson near the test centre just before your test appointment time, so you don’t drive ‘cold’ when you have to get into the car with the examiner. It can also helps to scope out any obstructions such as potholes, local congestion or fresh roadworks, so you’re ready if you encounter them during the test.

It’s ideally normal to be jumpy about taking your driving test, so take the pressure off yourself by not telling many people beforehand.

On the day, take deep breaths, count to ten and exhale just before injecting the test centre. Do this a few times and you should find yourself calming down and ready to drive.

Before you inject the test centre, believe that you’re going to pass. Attempt some creative visualisation, which involves closing your eyes and imagining yourself driving well over the route, making flawless manoeuvres and witnessing all the potential hazards.

Five. Be convenient in your car

Make sure you sit your test in a car you’ve driven regularly – either your instructor’s or the car you use for practising.

You need to feel totally comfy with controls and, even more importantly, the biting point of the clutch, which will permit you to budge off and switch gears sleekly.

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Do your homework and make sure you know the area around the test centre and all the possible routes you’ll be driving. Drive them as often as possible with your instructor and, if possible, when practising privately.

It’s also significant to be convenient driving different on as many different types of road as possible, so you’re ready for the independent driving section of the test and, more importantly, life after passing your test.

7. Avoid the usual mistakes

Common driving test pitfalls include not checking mirrors adequately, inadequate observation when switch roles parking or moving away, poor positioning at junctions and roundabouts, and inappropriate speed.

Detect these bad habits when you learn to drive to help you avoid them.

When learning, attempt to drive at different times of day, in sunny weather and the humid – and, if possible, in greasy or icy conditions so you’re ready for any eventuality during your test.

If, at any time during the test, you don’t understand what the examiner has asked you to do, don’t be afraid to ask him or her to repeat the instruction.

Ten. Keep your eyes on the road

Whatever you do, don’t look at the examiner during the test or attempt to look at their notes and work out how well you’re doing.

Keep your eyes on the road, making total use of your mirrors and concentrate on what’s going on around you.

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