Following on from yesterday’s blog post about awareness, the fourth part of our “What Examiners Look For” series ends for this week by covering the topic of reacting to road signs and markings.

When taking your driving test, as well as throughout your life behind the wheel, road signs, markings and other instructions are important to follow! It might sound simple, but without being able to follow these instructions, red lights, slow down, any pedestrian crossings and others, you risk failing the whole driving test! Make sure that it is legal to carry out the instructions on the sign and you’ll be fine for the whole thing! Remember when learning to drive with Britannia to keep your focus on the road and follow the law of the land.

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Welcome back to the third part in this week’s Britannia Driving School Blog posts. We’re still covering the things that driving examiners will be on the look for when you do take your driving test, and today we’re on about awareness.

Staying aware when behind the wheel is a key aspect to driving and one that you should be taking forward with you from your very first driving lesson. As a driver, you need to be able to anticipate what everyone on the road around you is going to be doing next. That sounds like a near-impossible task when it is put before you on paper, but providing that everyone else does the same, everyone can continue together safely.

It’s not just cars, remember to think about pedestrians, cyclists, other vehicles and even horses and you’ll be fine on the road. You can even try out our hazard perception test if you want to give it a practice.

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As we mentioned in yesterday’s article “What Examiners Look For“, we are back again today with the second part of helping you, the driver behind the wheel in what your driving examiner will be looking for when you do take your driving exam. Let’s continue!

When learning to drive you now have the opportunity to drive on the motorway to better get an understanding of what it is like to drive in that environment. This ties back to what examiners will be looking for, as maintaining a safe and reasonable distance between yourself and the vehicle in front of you is key. How many times have you seen a driver almost glued to the back of the car in front? It happens a lot more than people would like to admit. When driving, remember to use the 2-second rule so that you are at least 2 seconds behind the car in front. In wet conditions, increase this to 4 seconds.

We’ll be back again tomorrow with some more tips to look out for!

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When taking your driving test your examiners will be looking for certain criteria. Today, we’ll be touching on a few of those points and go over how you can improve upon them.

When starting the engine, the examiners will be looking for you to successfully start the engine up and if you are using a manual gearbox rather than an automatic, get in gear smoothly when pulling away. The same goes for when you are parking. You want to be decelerating smoothly and making sure you are in complete control of the car.

We’ll be back again tomorrow with more tips on what examiners will be looking for when taking your driving exam.

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When learning to drive, one thing to remember to do is use your mirrors. A key thing that your examiner when taking your driving test will check for is your ability to check for any danger when parking, turning – pretty much anything you do you should check your mirrors first!

Using your mirrors is one of the most fundamental tips we can give you here at Britannia Driving School. Remember that practicing more and more will make checking your mirrors a natural thing, to a point where you won’t even realise you’re doing it when learning to drive.

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From the 4th this week learner drivers are now allowed to drive on the motorway, new legislation means drivers without a full licence will be able to practice in a new way.

However, of course, there are minor restrictions; the learners must be having a full lesson with an official instructor with dual controls, so contact us today and get started.

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Start your journey today and get on the road, you will not regret it.

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Here at Britannia Driving School, we aim to get you on to the road and learning to drive as soon as we can! Whether you want individual lessons or a block of lessons we can provide the time and place to do that! Regardless of whether its a manual or automatic you want to learn, we have you covered.

Check out our booking page to see what we can do for you. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Strong lane discipline is something that we have touched on previously here at Britannia, with it being a compulsory part of learning to drive, as well as maintaining throughout your career on the road. You want to make sure that you aren’t drifting into other lanes, or oncoming traffic. Choose a lane and stick to it. You don’t want to get sloppy, try to concentrate and stick to the Highway Code.

Remember when on the road to always stay vigilant, and to keep yourself aware of any upcoming hazards. Want to test yourself? Check out our hazard perception test to see how well you do!

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