Clearway Driving

This depends on what lessons you require. Clearway Driving offer standard driving lessons, pass plus and advanced driving along with options for guaranteed pass courses. Read details about all our lessons here.

Advanced Driving is the art of avoiding preventable accidents. It is a deliberate, skilful and responsible driving technique where you are able to anticipate and control situations to reduce accident risk - read more about advanced driving lessons here.

This involves the six training modules to pass about driving in different conditions - read more details about it here.

Your examiner will assess any mistakes you make and, depending on how serious they are, record them on the driving test report form. You will fail your test if you commit a serious or dangerous fault. You will also fail  if you commit more than a certain number of driving faults. At the end of the test, you will be offered an  explanation of your driving test report. You might like to ask your instructor to listen while your examiner  lives you the explanation.

Examiners do not have a set number of people they will pass or fail. If you achieve the standard needed, you will pass your test.

Apart from general driving, the test will include an eyesight test, vehicle safety check questions and special exercises. You’ll be asked to carry out two of the following.

• Reverse round a corner.
• A turn in the road.
• A reverse park (either into a parking space or behind a car on the road).
• You may also be asked to carry out an emergency stop.

Examiners are closely supervised and a senior officer may sit in on your test, but don’t worry about this. The senior officer won’t be examining you, but will be making sure the examiner is assessing you properly. They won’t interfere with the test, so just carry on as if they weren’t there.

You can ask for a friend or your instructor to be present during your test, but they must not interfere in any  way. If necessary, you can bring an interpreter or signer with you, but you must not use an approved driving instructor for this purpose. Anyone who comes with you on your test must be 16 or over and wear a seatbelt if one is available.

If you fail your test you’ve shown that you aren’t fully prepared.

You will have to wait at least three clear working days before you can take the test again. Good preparation will save you time and money.

There are over 150 test centres throughout Great Britain. Most people have a test centre within 20 miles of  their home, but this will vary depending on the population in your area.

Those who pass their driving test have had, on average, about 45 hours of professional training, combined with 22 hours of private practice. Candidates who combine professional instruction with private practice are  also more sucessful on the test. Some people need more lessons and practice than others. If you’re not  getting it right all the time without your instructor’s help, you’re not ready to take your test.

You will be ready for the test when you show that you have reached Level 5 in all the key skills on your river’s Record. Learners who pass first time do so because they are well instructed and get plenty of practice. They pass because they wait until they are ready. Your instructor has the knowledge and experience to tell you when this is. The pass rate for the practical car test is 42%. The reason for such a low success rate is because candidates are not properly prepared.

You must be able to drive consistently well, with confidence and without help or guidance from your instructor. If you can’t, you aren’t ready for the test. Waiting until you are ready will save you time and money.