UK Driving licence theory test and My note

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This is my experience sharing, data collection, and personal note ( done on August 2022). 

A. Office Website: 

https://www.gov.uk/theory-test/revision-and-practice


B. My experience as a Malaysian Driver

I recommend studying for 2 weeks if you are working on sfhit. 

Take the first weeks to study the book or question bank, then do the mock question bank. 

If you are in rush and want to try to be fast, some people even say they can just study for 4 hours or 4 days.

Intensive study for the last 1-2 days is strongly recommended. 


I personally felt that the traffic law and rules in UK are much more complex than in Malaysia. 

Why? 

It involved different users like cyclists, pediatricians, cars, public transport, and ANIMAL (horse), which is not common in Malaysia traffic roads. 

There are tram and puffin crossing too. 


I used 4 in one apps, which cover driving theory tests and hazard perception. 


Officially there are three books to read (refer to the official website, the first link given in this pages), It is always good to have a read on those book rather than just study from the question bank. 


Tips:

On the exam ----> If you are finished with your quiz (theory part) early, take the time to rest your mind and eye. Don't submit your theory test too soon. Originally, there is only a 3mins break. Stay calm and prepare your mind before entering the hazard perception test!




Part A: Driving theory test

- 57mins / 43 correct answers out of 50 question 

YouTube suggestion:

- https://youtu.be/jJ2Jrz_aFaQ

- https://youtu.be/84NkaNkZOrI

- https://youtu.be/fg8QANRCzhY

- https://youtu.be/-NW6PrC9h1g

5 common mistake of failing https://youtu.be/xCXr2aUdZzE



Part B: Hazard perception

Advice/ Tips

  • two click method/ three click method 

  • No more than 4 clicks in a row, no more than 10 clicks in one video 

  • Focus on moving hazard rather than static hazard 

  • Click any place in cursor, like you saw hazard and going to brake 

  • Total 14 video clips, 44 out of 75 marks 

  • Do your best to only respond to things that are or could be developing hazards, while limiting the number of times you respond to static hazards.

  • Don’t double or triple click in quick succession, just try to click once deliberately.

  • It’s worth remembering that the majority of complaints that the DVSA receive about the hazard perception test come from people failing due to clicking too much

  • Stay cool head and practice

  • Important to know: those video clips usually give hints of the object (developing hazard), you need to pay extra attention to small details e.g. road sign shows animal (likely you will get an animal), road sign shows school (you could get pedestrian), wet environment, motorway (likely you could get sudden enter of a car from another lane into your lane, you keep to keep an eye of three-lane)

  • Hazard perception tips: https://hazardperceptiontest.net/hazard-perception-tips/


Youtube suggestion:



C. My note

My note: 


Toucan - pedestrian and cyclist 


How frequent need to change the photo on the driving license 

Ans. 10 years 


What is the depth of types? 

Ans 1.6mm


Legal Age for must have own seat belt 

Ans 14 years old 


Go to a police station within 7 days 


Distance 

Wet  x2 

Ice  x10


Junction 

  • don’t park within 10 metres 


Parking light on at night 

  • speed more than 30mph 

  • Park in direction of traffic flow

  • Not close a junction 


Overtake in a one-way street 

  • either side! 


Move off from the snowy surface 

  • use a higher gear than normal 


When you use your fog lights 

Ans 100 meters visibility 


When a car broke down, the Safety distance for the warning triangle 

Ans 45metres 


Max number of seats for types B car license 

Ans 8

Weight 3500kg 


If got street lights, the speed limit 30mph 


Maximum nose weight for trailer or caravan 

  • found in the vehicle handbooks or vehicle manufacturers' agents


The national speed limit on a 

Car towing a trailer - 50mph 

single carriageway road - Ans 60mph

Motorway or dual carriageway (car / motorcycle) - 70mph


Switch on, in the tunnel - radio and dipped headlight 



Motorway, no to use by

  • pedestrian 

  • Cyclist

  • Motorcycles under 50cc 

  • A certain slow-moving vehicle without permission 

  • Power wheelchair/mobility scooter 


Towing

  • can’t exceed 60mph

  • Don’t use the right side of the lane

  • Stabilizer help fitted to tow bar help handling the combinations 


Breakaway cable 

  • fitted into the trailer braking system 



Toucan crossings 

  • cyclist and pedestrian 


🧑‍🦯🦮👩‍🦯🦯

Plan white cane - blind

White cane  + red band = blind and deaf or hearing impaired 

White Cane and dog - blind 

White can with red band or using a dog with red and white harness/ dog with yellow or burgundy cloth - deaf 

Light 💡 

Blue beacon - emergency vehicle need priority 

Green beacon - doctor car

Amber - slow eg. Road maintence/ frequent stop (max speed 25mph) 

Illegal hour use horn 🚨🔈🔊🔈🔇🔔

  • 11.30 pm to 7am, in built up area 

  • Expect cause another user pose danger 

Blue Badge holder 

  • disable, parking bay

Advance warning triangular distance

Ans at least 45metre behind your vehicle 


It change lane

Mirror, signal, manoeuvre 


Double yellow line = no waiting at all (no wait/ park, but cans stop to pick up or drop off) 


Wet road, you begin to skid.  Don’t have anti-lock brake 

Ans - release the foot brake


Ford - a depth gauge


Petrol station - LPG liquid petroleum gas


M&S tyres - mud and snow tyres 


SORN - statutory off road notification 


Powered vehicle by a disabled person

  • small vehicle 

  • Max speed 8mph

  • Dual carriageway if speed limit exceeds 50mph - AMBER FLASHING BEACON 


MotoRWAy stud

Red - left hand/ btw hard shoulder and main carriageway 

White - btw carriageway 

Amber - right hand of the main carriageway, next to the central reservation

Green - to exist/ btw carriageway and side way 


Green/  yellow- roadwork or contraflow system 


Colour of stud 

-edge of carriageway/ hard shoulder- red

-slips road leave or join motorway - green


Traffic light out of order = nobody priority 


Traffic light sequence

Red- must stop 

Red + amber - remain behind the line. Prepare to go

Green- can go if safe to do so

Amber alone- stop behind the line 


Pelican traffic light - flashing amber - give way to pedestrians 


🤢Puffin crossing - steady amber after green 


Vehicle beacon 🚨

Blue - emergency vehicles need priority 💙

Amber beacon - slow moving vehicle/ road maintence 

Green - doctor car 💚

Flashing amber + red light - traffic officer 


Road traffic sign

Blue circle- mandatory instruction

Triangular red - warning ahead 

Red circle - prohibited 

Yellow rectangle- temporary information

 

Blue - motorway 

Brown - tourism 


Rectangular - give information/ direction

Triangular - warning

Circular - order

Eigh-sided - stop 🛑 

Diamond - tram 


When you can cross the double solid white line

-stationary vehicle 

-pedal cycle, horse, road maintenance vehicle if travel 10mph or less 


Flash headlight = horn = warn their presence 

 

Eco safe driving - improve road safety 


Catalytic converters - exhaustion system 


Red routes - double red line - no stop at any times

Double yellow -can’t wait here at any time

Single yellow- wait restriction apply at certain time 

Zigzag yellow line - keep clear / carriageway near school 



Check the tyre pressure - when cold 🥶 


Under inflated tyre - stop distance will increase 


Vehicle watch scheme- invite police to stop your vehicle if use midnight to 5am



Car’s problem

  • Brake fault or incorrectly inflated tyres:  Pulls to one side when braking

  • Shock absorbers are worn: continues to bounce after pushing down on the front or rear


Tred on your tyres wearing before others, the problem of

  • Brake, suspension, wheel-alignment fault



Pass Plus scheme


Level crossing 🚂

Steady amber - > twin flashing red light (must stop) -> alarm (train approaching) 


💡🚗🚙💡

Light use during well- lit motorway at night 

Ans headlight 


Rear fog light 

Ans to make visible in thick fog 


Kick down - lower gear = enable accelerate faster


Contraflow bus lane- seen in one way street parking 


The registered document, show Vehicle detail

  • Date of first registration 

  • Register number

  • Registered keeper

  • Previous keeper

  • Make of vehicle

  • Engine size

  • Chassis number 

  • Year of manufacture

  • Colour 





Hope this helps





Here is the table of contents for other topics: https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/02/table-of-contents.html



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