Neil Bayliss Driving School

Theory Test

Driving lessons in North Somerset help you work towards your practical test but you need your theory pass before your practical.

Your theory test must be passed before you can even book your practical driving test . This is essential before booking an intensive course in Weston super Mare, though ordinary driving lessons in North Somerset can be started before you have passed this test.

If you need private tuition to help you pass your theory test this can be provided upon application.

The theory test is in two parts.

The Theory Multiple Choice section is first. In this section you are given 50 questions with a choice of 4 or more answers (some questions require you to identify more than one correct answer) to pass this section you must get 43 right (86%). Just reading the Highway Code is not enough to help you pass this part of the test, the answers to 12% of the DSA questions are NOT contained in the Highway Code Book. You also need suplimentry notes to cover these aspects.

Secondly there is the Hazard Perception part. In this section you are shown 14 video clips in which you must identify 15 developing hazards inside specific scoring windows. You can score a maximum of 5 points for each hazard depending on how early you identify the hazard. To pass this section of the test you must score 44 or more out of a possible 75.

Intensive courses in Weston super Mare need this test pass before booking but there is no need to pass your theory before starting driving lessons in North Somerset. Indeed it often helps to relate your theory work to practical experience to gain a better understanding. I do recommend however pupils prepare as early as possible for their theory test so that they are not waiting for their practical test which sometimes happens with the Accelerated Driver Tuition System if your theory test is not taken early.

Driving lessons in North Somerset are enhanced by proper preparation for the theory test by using the best products available, For a deposit, that ensures they are returned, I loan out Theory Test Preparation products that cover both the Theory and Hazard Perception sections of the test. In January 2012 the theory test changes, there will be a completely new bank of questions which DSA will not be publishing. The current bank of questions will become practice questions and it is these you will find on the Theory Products that are available. The aim of this move is to ensure that candidates understand the highway code and rules of the road rather than just learn the answers to the known questions.