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So you’re thinking about learning to drive or you’ve already taken the plunge and started your lessons – what an exciting time! You’ll soon be a licence holder and have the freedom that being a driver gives you. It can really take you places!
First things first, there’s a lot to learn! Although driving is enjoyable and gives you freedom, it also comes with a lot of responsibility. You must learn the rules of the road, the skills it takes to drive well and above all, ensure you are a safe driver.
Luckily, we are driving experts – it’s what we do. We’ve put together a selection of helpful articles on lots of different driving-related topics to give you some extra information and advice.
If there’s a driving topic that you’d like to know more about, please email us on info@driving-pro.com and we will endeavour to write a blog on that subject soon.
Driving Anxiety
Autonomous Vehicles
The Driving Test as Evidence of the Forces of Evolution.
The Driving Test as a Skill and Luck Assessment
The Driving Test as a Stakeholder Assessment
The Driving Test as a Modern Rites of Passage
The Driving Test
The Driving Test as a Pressure Test
The Driving Test as a Highway Code Exercise
The Driving Test as a Dynamic Risk Assessment
The Driving Test As a Data Entry Exercise
Driving Test Wording
All driving tests have a standard wording. This is to keep the test as fair as possible. This post gives the words the driving examiner uses along with some notes about the use of these words while on test.
Using a Private Car On a Driving Test
A lot of people ask if they are allowed to take their own car on test. The answer to this is a very definite yes. What this post does is to explain what you need to know when doing this. Please check out our other posts about driving test routines.
An Examiners Tale
This is the driving test explained from the examiners perspective. The examiner just wants you to be safe with a little bit of confidence. At the end of the day a way of looking at it from the examiners point of view is: would I want this person out driving on the road with me or my family. An examiner can only mark what he sees at the time.
Driving Test Faults
If you have ever wondered how an examiner marks a driving test this explains the difference between the different faults. But better than that it explains what you can do to try to influence the examiner. The best way to do this is to be ready to pass!
Driving Test Routine
Ready For Test
The Story of The Car Part 12: The Wheels and Tyres
The Story of The Car Part 11: Seat and Seat Belts
The Story of The Car Part 10: The Doors and Glass
The Story of The Car Part 9: The Ancillary Controls
The Story of The Car Part 8: Signals and Lights
The Story of The Car Part 7: Mirrors
The Story of The Car: Part 6 Steering System and Method
The Story of The Car Part 5: The Clutch and Gears
The Story of The Car Part 4: Braking
The Story of the Car Part 3: Accelerating
