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Legal responsibilities
Licence, insurance, vehicle legality, eyesight, fitness to drive and your responsibility for safe decisions.
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Getting started7 resources
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Safety checks
Identify important checks for tyres, lights, fluids, brakes, steering, windows and warning indicators.
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Cockpit checks
Set doors, seat, steering position, head restraint, seat belt and mirrors before moving.
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Security
Leave the vehicle secure, safely positioned and protected against avoidable risk.
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Controls and instruments
Use the accelerator, brakes, steering and secondary controls smoothly without losing observation.
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Moving away and stopping
Prepare the car, observe effectively, choose a safe gap and move smoothly. Stop in a safe, legal and controlled position.
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Lesson notes
Complete lesson handbook
Browse all 27 chapters together, with written explanations and key points in a printable handbook.
Observation & planning7 resources
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Safe positioning
Maintain a safe road position, clearance and lane discipline while adapting to hazards.
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Mirrors – vision and use
Check the correct mirrors in good time before changing speed, direction or road position.
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Signals
Give clear, well-timed signals when they will help another road user; cancel them when no longer needed.
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Anticipation and planning
Identify developing hazards early and create enough time and space to respond safely.
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Use of speed
Drive within the legal limit at a speed suitable for visibility, traffic, road layout and weather.
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Other traffic
Interact safely with meeting, crossing, overtaking and following traffic, including vulnerable road users.
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Fuel-efficient driving
Plan ahead, use smooth control and avoid unnecessary acceleration or braking while maintaining safety.
Junctions & crossings3 resources
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Junctions
Approach at a safe speed and position, observe effectively and emerge or turn only when safe.
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Roundabouts
Read signs and markings, choose the correct lane, judge gaps, signal and leave with safe lane discipline.
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Pedestrian crossings
Recognise crossings early, control speed and give priority correctly while checking surrounding traffic.
Manoeuvres4 resources
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Reversing
Reverse slowly and accurately with effective all-round observation throughout.
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Turning the car around
Choose a safe, legal method and location to change direction without creating avoidable risk.
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Parking
Park with control, accuracy and observation using a suitable bay, parallel or roadside method.
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Emergency stop
React promptly, stop under full control and secure the vehicle before observing and moving again.
Roads & conditions8 resources
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Country roads
Adapt speed and position for bends, narrow lanes, limited views, animals and changing surfaces.
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Dual carriageways
Join, maintain safe speed and separation, overtake correctly and leave with good planning.
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Motorways
Understand safe joining, lane discipline, smart-motorway signs, breakdown procedures and higher-speed planning.
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Driving in the dark
Use lights correctly, manage reduced visibility and adjust speed for what can be seen.
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Weather conditions
Adapt speed, following distance, controls and visibility for rain, fog, ice, wind and bright sunlight.
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Passengers and loads
Understand how passengers, distractions and loads affect safety, handling and stopping distance.
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Independent driving and following routes
Follow sat-nav directions, traffic signs or a series of instructions while continuing to drive safely.
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Route collection
Practice routes
Find the available local practice loops. Choose a suitable route with your instructor or supervisor.
Theory practice1 resources
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Questions & practice
Theory & hazard practice
Review original practice questions by topic and try a timed mock.
Quick practice1 resources
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Interactive practice
Decision practice
Work through short driving scenarios and review the explanation for each decision.
Test preparation3 resources
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Self-check
Readiness reflection
Use a short self-check to identify useful topics to revisit. This is not a test-pass prediction.
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Interactive guide
Understand driving faults
Explore common fault situations and what safer driving would look like.
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Local guides
Local test-centre guides
Explore the available local centre guides and plan focused preparation with your instructor.
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A few useful things to know
Do I need to sign in to use the library?
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Will this replace driving lessons?
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Are my completed activities saved to my account?
Not yet. Some tools remember progress on the same browser, but this is not a record synced to your account or another device.