| The test
for new drivers consists of two parts and both must be
passed before you can take your Practical Test. If you
fail one part you will have failed the test, you will then have to
retake both parts again at your next attempt. Your test certificate is valid for two years and you must
pass your practical test within this time frame or you will
need to retake the test. Multiple Choice Test
 This
part of the theory test is performed on
a touch screen computer system. When you enter the room
you will be assigned a booth and questions will be
displayed on the Visual Display in front of you. The test
has 50 multiple choice questions and you must answer at
least 43 of them correctly to pass. Each question may
have more than one answer and this will be indicated in
the question. The system will also alert you if you have
not answered a question in full. All questions are
randomly selected from a bank of thousands on a selection
of topics.
You have 40 minutes
(Candidates with special needs can apply for more time)
to answer all 50 questions. You are allowed 15 minutes
Practice time at the start of the exam to get used to
answering the questions and how to use the system. To
answer a question you simply touch your choice of answer
from the listed answers on the computer screen. If you
make a mistake you can deselect a choice and reselect a
different option. You are allowed to go back to a
question at any time and you can also flag questions you
are unsure of to allow easier reference if you choose to
come back to it later.
Hazard
Perception Test
The Hazard Perception element of the exam was introduced in November 2002 and the
pass mark was subsequently increased in July 2003. This
part of the test is taken after the Multiple Choice part
and you are allowed a break of 3 minutes between the two
parts. For this part of the test you will use a computer
mouse and you will be shown a short tutorial before the
test starts.
 The Hazard Perception
test contains a series of 14 clips lasting about 1 minute
each. Every video features a real road clips and their
are a total of 15 scoreable hazards. 13 of the videos
will contain one hazard and the other 2 will contain two.
Once you see a hazard you must click the left and right
mouse button you will not gain any points for clicking
outside the scoring window and you wont lose points for
clicking more than once and your highest mark for each
question is recoded. The earlier you spot the hazard the
higher your score ranked on a scale from 1 to 5.
You must score at least
44 out of a maximum of 75 points to pass this element of
the test. Each video will be displayed only once and you
cannot retake any of them.
Resources
For
study and practice we recommend purchasing a twin CD pack, about
£9.99 from most good bookshops. In the meantime why not
try our simple 'mock driving theory test' which will give you a taste of
how you will perform in the Theory Test.
You can
also the highway code for less than £2 or you can view it online by clicking
here
Booking
the Theory Test
By Phone -
0870 01 01 372 (followed by **111 will save listening to a lot of
useless messages)
By
Internet - http://www.dsa.gov.uk/tests/online_booking_1.asp
(be careful - they don't promote all available test dates on the
internet)
Mock Driving Theory Test
To take
our mock online theory test Click Here
Good
Luck !
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