Searching For A Driving Your Education?
Searching For A Driving Your Education?
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In October 2010 changes were made to the way the driving test works in the UK. It does not affect the cost of the test or how long the examination lasts and you are still allowed the same number of faults as you were before. There is not impact on the amount of lessons that you will need to take, though the changes may lead to a few changes to some of the things that you will practice when taking lessons. Your instructor does not have to go with you and you are not more likely to fail. Now that we have done away with a lot of the rumours that have been flying around with regard to the changes, we can get to what is actually different on the new driving test, the main change being the introduction of an Independent Driving period.
In more unusual cases the road layout may be a bit confusing. One of the roads in my local area fits this description. As you look down the road it appears to head toward a set of traffic lights, but on closer inspection, there is a give way line some sixty metres before the lights as the through road curves in from the right and up to the lights. You are in fact in the side-street and need to yield. Although I deliberately take all of my pupils to this junction for the experience, a couple of them have still been caught out due to bad weather conditions or lack of concentration.
Is the car automatic or manual? In the UK, most people learn to drive in a car with a manual gear box. It is easier to learn in a car with an automatic gear box as it is one less thing to think about. The problem is that if you learn in an automatic car you can only legally drive an automatic car once you have passed your test.
Instead of having two maneuvers on the test there will be only one maneuver on the new driving test. This will allow you to drive further distances and to drive areas you are not familiar with. The new driving test will now include such things as high streets, crossroads, and right turns. With only one maneuver you will have more time to cover them.
Always follow all these driving rules while driving lessons watford with your child otherwise you may end-up setting a bad example. If possible discuss these rules so as to make him understand their significance.
Other factors to avoid include harsh acceleration and sudden braking. Hard acceleration will get you nowhere fast and at best will cause your wheels to spin. It's best to accelerate slowly and keep your car in as high a gear as possible to avoid wheel spin and losing control. Sudden braking won't bring you to a halt but will instead cause your brakes to lock and the car to slide and spin. If this happens, try to steer into the spin to avoid making the problem worse. It goes without saying you should allow a greater stopping distance on snow covered roads. In snowy conditions stopping distances are around ten times longer than normal so this gives you some idea of what you are dealing with. Rather than using the brakes, instead take your foot off the accelerator if you need to slow down.
There is a saying that "if you want a job done properly ask a busy man" mainly because, and this is particularly true with driving instructors, there is a reason they are busy. Their service is in demand probably because its high quality. If you call an instructor that has been recommended and they are too busy for you to start immediately DON'T BE PUT OFF. Its easy to ring someone else who is not so busy but this could cost you more money in the long run driving lessons watford as the instruction might not be as good.
Another part of the new driving test which you may not be too crazy about is the fact that theory questions will no longer be published. Pupils were just learning the questions and answers to the theory test and not learning the meaning of the answers. They were not learning the information. Starting September 2011 the questions and answers will no longer be published anywhere. You will have to read books or watch DVDs to learn the information and remember it.