Follow our ten top tips to help you pass first time
- Never assume the cheapest lessons are the best
- Concentrate on getting great value for money. You should always get discount for block bookings. Ask about offers on post test tuition for motorway driving.
- Check out how long a lesson really is. Some other driving schools give lessons that are less than an hour long or drop off and pick up other pupils in your lesson time.
- Make sure your instructor has a green badge in the windscreen to prove he is a fully qualified driving standards agency instructor. A pink license means the instructor is a trainee and has no formal qualifications to teach you to drive.
- Check that the car you will drive has dual controls and is in good condition. Is there a spare car in case of breakdown.
- Check if the instructor can help, 'if needed,' with your theory and hazard perception test and buy a good theory book or CD ROM to help you practice or for free mock tests www.direct.gov.uk
- Make sure your instructor keeps a record of your progress and follows the official Driving Standards Agency syllabus.
- Apply for your theory and hazard perception test as soon as you feel you are ready for it.
- Agree with your instructor when to apply for your practical test (remember you need to pass your theory and hazard perception tests first).
- Take at least an hour per week, preferably two, of regular lessons with a qualified instructor. They will advise you on how much tuition you should need. Make sure your tuition car is available for a final lesson immediately before your test.
