Top tips on how to pass your driving test

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First off here’s a quick checklist to see if you can learn to drive.

You must:

• be at least 17 years old
• hold a provisional licence for Great Britain or Northern Ireland
• read a new-style number plate from 20 metres away (with glasses or contact lenses if you need them
• make sure any vehicle you drive is roadworthy and properly taxed and insured
• display L plates. You must display L plates on the front and rear of the vehicle where they can be clearly seen when you’re driving (L or D plates in Wales)
• be accompanied by a qualified driver who is over 21 and has held (still holds) a full car driving licence for at least three years.

The best way to learn how to pass your driving test is to have most of your driving lessons with an approved driving instructor. Take a look here for tips on how to find a driving instructor near me.

This is an excellent website full of resources the official DVSA Learning Zone or checkout our Driving test questions theory page

Finding a Driving Instructor in Wirral

With 41,050 Approved Driving Instructors (ADI) in the UK, there’s a lot of choice for the customer. The first step is to ask, friends and family for recommendations. Check out my testimonials page for my pupil feedback.

Seek advice on how to pass your driving test. Ask others after they have passed, because this is when they can comment on the complete service.

Referrals for a large school are fine. Ask for the instructors name. You are investing in the Instructor, not the driving school.

Think about what you want. Narrow down a list of instructors and make contact with the driving school or instructor so you can discuss what they can provide.

Take an assessment drive to meet the instructor so you can see that they can provide the service you’re looking for. Don’t be tied into long term deals and remember, you should feel comfortable learning to drive.

Check the finer details. Are all the lessons at the same price? Are you being charged per hour? Will you be dropping people home, or picking others up?

They should certainly not be talking on a mobile phone or smoking in the car because both are illegal, not to mention very unprofessional.

Check your instructor is an approved driving instructor by checking they have a green badge in the window of their car.

Some of these tips are the best ways I know in helping you to find out how to pass your driving test.