Theory/Hazard Perception Training

Are you having problems passing your Theory and Hazard tests? Do you have a learning difficulty?
We run workshops for theory and hazard training at our Driver Training Centre Click here for more details. Places are limited, so if you are interested in our next course, please contact us for more information or pop into the Training Centre to discuss it with one of our Instructors.

Our next course starts on Thursday 23rd February and is an evening course running for 5 weeks.
Plus we will give you a £10 saving if you pay a deposit.
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The Theory Test

Before you can book your driving test, you need to pass the theory and hazard perception tests.

You can be taking driving lessons while studying for your theory/hazard. You will find this helps you to understand many parts of the test and so far more likely to pass first time.

There are many study aids available, which you can use to study in your own time. We can advise you on the best books and discs to purchase. Also, we can help you with your studying in car as part of your driving lessons. 

What’s changing in the Theory Test, and when?
From 23rd January 2012, the Driving Standards Agency is making changes to the UK driving Theory Test. From this date onwards, the DSA will add new multiple-choice Theory Test questions to the test. The DSA will not let anyone publish these new Theory Test questions, so they will not appear in any product, nor on any website. However, the DSA will continue to release official DSA Theory Test revision questions, and these will be published in all Driving Test Success products.

What’s the difference between DSA revision questions and the “real” Theory Test questions?
Simply that the “real” DSA Theory Test questions will, from 23rd January 2012, start to include new questions that will not be published.

How many official DSA revision questions are published in Driving Test Success All Tests?
It depends on which vehicle licence is being applied for, but approximately 1,000 Theory Test questions.

So if a pupil takes a test before 23rd January 2012, the revision questions in Driving Test Success willbe the same as the ones I’ll be asked in the Theory Test?
Yes they will. The DSA will only start introducing new, unpublished questions from 23rd January 2012.

Is the second part of the Theory Test, the Hazard Perception Test, changing too?
No, the Hazard Perception Test will not change at all. You should use a revision aid that accurately and interactively simulates the DSA Hazard Perception Test, such as Driving Test Success from Focus Multimedia.

Will the DSA be adding more Theory Test questions from 23rd January 2012?
 No, the structure of the Theory Test isn’t changing. For car drivers there will still be 50 multiple choice Theory Test questions, including 5 case study questions, and then Part Two consists of 14 Hazard Perception Test questions.

Why is the DSA changing the Theory Test?
The DSA has decided, after taking advice from organisations including UK driving schools, that it wants to discourage learners from “learning by rote“. This will, the DSA feels, lead to a better understanding of the actual study materials, in particular the Highway Code.