Learning to drive can be a life-changing experience. It opens the doors to a whole host of new opportunities, whether socially, professionally or just in everyday life.
Here’s everything you need to do before you can independently get behind the wheel and enjoy the freedom of being able to drive.
Possibly the least exciting part of learning to drive is the theory test. But it’s got to be done and is vital to ensure you can drive safely.
It covers all the rules of the road and gauges how you’d act should you find yourself in specific hypothetical scenarios.
You can take driving lessons before your theory test; however, we strongly recommend you start revising or take your theory test before taking driving lessons.
Practising early for your theory test will help you progress quicker with learning to drive. And you can focus more on practical driving instead of using driving time learning theory.
Revision can be a little boring, but some great apps and other resources are out there to help you get up to scratch.
Our advice is to take as many mock tests as possible to get used to the questions that might come up.
While there are no set rules for this, it’s best that you get a few lessons and some private practice in before you book your theory test to help you gain some experience on the roads. It will be really helpful for you to get used to certain road signs and junctions in real life before you tackle the test.
The theory test is a series of mostly multiple choice questions to gauge your understanding of the Highway Code, hazard perception, road signs, braking distances and other driving related situations. Just remember you cannot book a practical driving test until you have passed your theory test
