Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach me at info@learningwithdavid.co.uk if you cannot find an answer to your question.
You can apply online at https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence or by post using a D1 application form (available at Post Offices). To be able to apply for your provisional licence you must:
- be at least 15 years and 9 months old
- be able to read a number plate from 20 metres away
- have legally lived in the UK for at least 185 days in total in the past 12 months
You can learn to drive a car and take a driving test at 17 years old. If you have a disability or long term health condition you may be able to learn to drive at 16 years old - you can check here https://www.gov.uk/vehicles-can-drive
You will know you are ready to take your test when:
- You don't need any prompts from your driving instructor
- You do not make serious or dangerous mistakes when you are driving
- You can pass mock driving tests
- You have practiced ways of managing your nerves
- Your driving instructor agrees you're ready
- Visit READY TO PASS at Ready to Pass? - How to pass your driving test for more details on how to check if you're ready to take your driving test
To take a driving test you will need:
- a valid provisional driving licence
- to have passed your driving theory test within the past (valid for two years)
- to be able to drive safely in different road and traffic conditions, and show that you know The Highway Code by the way you drive
- Visit READY TO PASS at Ready to Pass? - How to pass your driving test for guidance on how to check if you're ready to take your driving test
No, I provide lessons in a manual car. If you are worried about learning to use gears, it is much easier than you think! Many of my students have come to me, after initially requesting lessons in an automatic car, and they have all been surprised and pleased when they realise they can do it.
Remaining calm and supporting you to learn at your own pace is fundamental to the way I teach. I teach many nervous new learners to become confident and safe drivers, as well as providing refresher lessons for drivers who have not driven for a number of years and would like to return to the roads.
For any learner to take their test in my car I would need to be confident that they are 'test ready'. To do this I am happy to provide a lesson in my car where you would take a 'mock test' so I can properly assess your driving skills and competence against the driving test standards. Please contact me in plenty of time before your test if this is something you would like to request.
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