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News & tips for your practical driving test

Practical articles to help you prepare well for your practical driving test.

Driver checking traffic to merge and change lanes safely

Merging and Changing Lanes on Your Driving Test

Lane changes look simple yet cost plenty of points. The fixed sequence, choosing the right gap and how to zip merge and join traffic without forcing it.

5 October 2026

Driving in Rain, Fog and Glare: Driving Test Tips

You don't choose your test day, so you don't choose the weather either. Here is how to adapt your driving to wet roads, limited visibility and low sun.

30 September 2026

Candidate driving in an unfamiliar area during the practical driving test

Driving Test in an Unfamiliar Area: How to Prepare

Not everyone takes their test where they live. How to explore an unfamiliar area, learn to read it and stay calm when nothing feels familiar.

24 September 2026

Supervisor and learner in the car while practising

Practising With a Supervisor: Tips for Every Drive

The passenger seat is a demanding place. How candidates and supervisors can learn together without arguing, and why one focus point per drive is enough.

18 September 2026

Failed Your Practical Driving Test? Do This Next

A failed test is a setback, but rarely the end. How to use the feedback, make a recovery plan and stand at the start with more calm.

14 September 2026

Amber Light in the Driving Test: Stop or Go?

The amber phase makes many candidates hesitate. What the rule says, how to decide in time and why accelerating is never the answer.

9 September 2026

Candidate giving a thumbs up after the practical driving test

Practical Driving Test Day: What to Expect

From the evening before to the result: how the day usually goes, what to arrange in practical terms and how to deal with nerves and the unexpected.

4 September 2026

Cyclists and Pedestrians on the Driving Test

Vulnerable road users deserve special attention in the test. Zebra crossings, overtaking, turning right and children: the situations that matter.

30 August 2026

Zone 30 in a built-up area: choosing the right speed

Zone 30 and School Areas: Choosing the Right Speed

A speed sign gives a maximum, not an instruction. How to choose the right speed every time on the practical driving test, even when you are within the limit.

19 August 2026

Driving instructor goes through the checklist with a practical driving test candidate

Practising the Special Manoeuvres on Your Driving Test

Reversing, parking and changing lanes: the manoeuvres that test your precision. What the examiner assesses and an approach that works.

13 August 2026

Checking Your Blind Spot on the Driving Test

Many accidents involving cyclists and motorcyclists begin with a missed glance over the shoulder. Here's how to check your blind spot, including on your practical driving test.

1 August 2026

Driver calmly holding the steering wheel during the driving test

Exam Nerves: How to Stay Calm in Your Driving Test

Exam stress is not a character flaw. How nerves affect your driving, which routine helps and how to turn tension into alertness.

22 July 2026

Roundabouts on the Driving Test: Approach to Exit

Almost every test route includes at least one roundabout. What examiners expect, where candidates make mistakes and how to drive through calmly.

16 July 2026

An examiner going through a checklist with the candidate during the practical driving test

What to Bring to Your Practical Driving Test: Checklist

A forgotten document or a car that doesn't meet the requirements can ruin your day. What to lay out, what to check and how to arrive without stress.

3 July 2026

Priority to the Right in Your Practical Driving Test

On paper, priority to the right is simple. In practice it often goes wrong with the exceptions and with how you look. A thorough explanation for your test.

24 June 2026

Most Common Mistakes on the Practical Driving Test

Observation, hesitating at junctions, following too closely and forgetting to signal: what goes wrong, why it goes wrong and how to prevent it.

17 June 2026

Practising efficiently with practice routes for the practical driving test

Practice Routes: How to Use Them Well

Driving a route is not yet the same as practising. The best way to use a practice route, and why you should never learn it by heart.

4 June 2026

How many driving lessons you need for the practical driving test

How Many Driving Lessons Do You Need for the Test?

There is no fixed number. What does exist: signs that you're ready, factors that set your pace, and an honest way to test it.

27 May 2026

Recognise Road Signs Faster Before Your Driving Test

If you only notice signs late, you're always one step behind. Here's how to train your eyes, which signs cause confusion and how to practise at home.

14 May 2026