Your course will take you into a variety of driving situations and conditions. You’ll cover everything the Driving Standard Agency expects you to demonstrate in your practical driving test, broken down into three stages:
Stage One:
Use of car controls & instruments
Carry out cockpit drill
Moving off safely
Steering an accurate course
Stopping normally
Change gear
Clutch control
Turning & emerging left and right
Move off at an angle, uphill and downhill
Controlled stop
Approach crossroads
Stage Two:
Use mirrors effectively
Give signals
Straight line reverse
Sharp left reverse
Sweeping left reverse
Reverse right
Turn in the road
Reverse park
Bay reverse park
Parallel park
One-way systems
Roundabouts
Pedestrian crossings
Complex junctions
Distance following traffic
Road position
Pace with traffic
Overtaking traffic
Meet traffic
Cross traffic
Lane discipline
Stage Three
Awareness & planning
Town roads
Country roads
Night driving
Adverse conditions
Eco-safe driving