Driving theory test - Car and
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Before you can learn to drive a car, moped or motorcycle you must apply for a provisional
driving license. If you already hold a valid full driving license and want to learn
to drive larger vehicles, minibuses or buses you will need to apply for provisional
entitlement for these vehicles.
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Booking test with DSA - Theory test appointment
Theory test appointments can be booked, and subject to three clear working days
notice, be changed and cancelled using our online booking service or the telephone.
You can also download an application form and apply by post.
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Driving theory test, driving practical test fees
Standard fee for car and motorcycle £31.00
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About DSA driving theory test - car theory test, motorbike theory test -
To get your full driving licence you need to pass two tests, online theory test
and practical test.
Online theory test -
The online theory test is made up of two parts; the multiple choice part and the
hazard perception part. If you pass one part and fail the other you'll fail the
whole online test, and you'll need to take both parts again. Once you have passed
the online theory test you can then apply to take your practical driving test.
A. Multiple choice element in driving test The theory test is a computer-based test at various tests centres around the
country.
This section is designed to test your understanding of the theory behind driving.
Before the online test starts you'll be given instructions on how the test works.
You can also choose to go through a practice session of the multiple choice questions
to get used to the layout of the test. At the end of the practice session the real
test will begin.
You have 57 minutes to complete the test. There is a 15-minute practice session
you can work through before starting the tests.
The questions in each multiple choice test vary according to the category of vehicle
you're hoping to obtain a licence for, i.e. a motorcycle theory test will contain
specific questions that don't appear in any other test.
A question and several answer options will appear onscreen and you have to select
the correct answer to the question by touching the screen. Some questions may require
more than one answer.
You can navigate between questions and 'flag' questions that you want to come back
to later in the test. After the multiple choice part you can choose to have a break
of up to three minutes before the hazard perception part starts.
For cars and motorcycles you'll be asked randomly selected 45 multiple-choice questions
and 5 marks
driving test case study questions in 57 minutes and you need to get
at least 43 right to pass. For lorries and buses you'll be asked 60 questions in
70 minutes and the pass mark is 51 out of 60.
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driving theory test - multiple choice section
Driving theory test - Case study style questions - As part of the multiple choice section of the test, the case study will assess
candidates' understanding of driving theory, while the multiple choice questions
will continue to assess their knowledge of the subject.
The theory test case study will take the form of a scenario, or short story, on
which five questions will
be based. Candidates will answer the questions in the same way as they do now, using
either the touch screen or mouse.
If you have understood all the current questions in the DSA theory test question
bank, then there is no need to worry.
So multiple choice element of the theory test will be of
45 multiple choice questions = 45 marks
One case study scenario with 5 questions to answer = 5 marks
The pass mark = 43/50
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B. Hazard perception test
After the break you'll then be shown a short tutorial video clip about how the hazard
perception part works.
This forms a second section of the online theory test and must be passed at the
same time.
This section is designed to tests your awareness of potential hazards whilst driving.
The hazard perception part is also delivered on a computer but you respond by clicking
a button on the mouse.
You'll be presented with a series of 14 video clips each about a minute long, which
feature every day road scenes. In each clip there'll be at least one developing
hazard, but one of the clips will feature two developing hazards.
The videos feature various types of hazard, such as road conditions, vehicles and
pedestrians.
The earlier you spot a hazard developing that may require the driver to take some
action, the higher the score.
There are 15 scoreable hazards in the tests and candidates can score up to 5 points
on each hazard.
Unlike multiple choice questions, for the hazard perception test there are no separate
versions for different vehicles e.g. car, bike, heavy vehicle etc, each vehicle
category takes the same test, however the pass mark is different for different categories
of tests.
You won't be able to review your answers to the hazard perception test; as on the
road, you'll only have one chance to respond to the developing hazard.
The pass mark for the car and motorcycle hazard perception part of the theory test
is 44 out of 75. For lorries and buses the pass mark is 50 out of 75.
How to prepare for hazard perception test - Hazard perception test is not difficult at all, most of the learner drivers
fail in this part of the test only because they do not understand the examination
process.
So make sure you understand how would be tested in this part of the test.
How the scoring mechanism works ?
Each scoring window is divided into five equal segments and a score of five through
to one allocated to each. Those responding in the first segment of the scoring window
will score 5 and those in last segment a score of 1. Responses outside the window
will score zero.
If you click the mouse while in the first segment (i.e. just as the developing hazard
appears) you will obtain the maximum score of 5 points. If you click in the second
segment of this window of time you will score 4 points, then 3, then 2 and then
in the last segment just 1. This is accurate to one twenty fifth of a second.
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