This is easy! You can do it!
Fair enough I’d already done my car theory test so I knew what to expect, but after reading this you’ll be just as prepared 😉
You’ll sit in a little room and have to put all your worldly possessions in a locker (to stop you being a dirty cheat!). So take the least you can to save hassle. When your time is upon you an examiner will take you to the next room:
This room is full of computers in booths, follow the on screen instructions. First are the standard questions, then the hazard perception.
You have 1 hour to finish, I did it in 35 minutes.
Most of it is common sense. “If someone over takes you. Do you A) Beep your horn in anger B) Slow down to allow for the correct braking distance”. I mean come on! Some of the trickier ones ask “How far is the braking distance increased in the rain”, it will still have some obviously wrong answers ( 100 x). Some practice tests can get you over these, and remember you only need 43 / 50.
If you pick up a copy of The Official Highway Code
and give it a little read, or do some online practice tests over and over you should ease through this. I did these online tests here, if you Google you’ll find more.
If the Highway Code is a bit dry for you, this book will hold your hand a little more to guide you through the test ( at a little more cost). The Official DSA Theory Test for Motorcyclists 2012
The hazard perception is a little tougher (if you haven’t driven a car before). If you have driven a car before you should breeze this. For the hazard perception you watch a video of someone driving. When you see something that could be a potential hazard ( a kid has lost control of his football and it is heading towards the road ) you click the mouse.
The trick is to click multiple times. For instance, when you see the kid playing click the mouse, when the ball starts to roll click the mouse and when the ball is into the road click the mouse! This way you make sure you get the ‘sweet spot’ of when the video expects you to click and you’ll get maximum points.
You’ll never get disqualified from over clicking, unless you are completely rapidly spamming the mouse button!
Don’t forget there is multiple hazards per video, so don’t switch your brain off after the first click.
After you have finished you sit back in the first room, I only had to wait five minutes. They then called my name and told me I’d passed at the desk handing me an A4 certificate. WooHoo.
Anything else you want to know I found this FAQ had all the answers.
Good luck and just take your time, be relaxed and think, you’ll pass!
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