Did You Know?

The UK has some of the busiest roads in Europe. In Western Europe, only Italy has more vehicles per mile than the UK.
There are around 35,760,901 vehicles currently on the UK roads, which is roughly one car for every two people
Our favourite car colour is silver. There were 7,996,383 silver cars on the road in UK in 2014
Percy Shaw's glass reflectors, otherwise known as Cats Eyes, first appeared on British roads on 29th April 1935
The world's first speeding ticket was given to someone driving at 8mph!! Back in 1896, the speed limit in Britain was a meagre 2mph and cars had to have a chap walking in front with a red flag to warn pedestrians of their approach.
The Gatso was the first speed camera used in the UK when it was installed on the M40 in 1991.

Why Learner Drivers Fail

It is always easy to blame someone for the fact you did not meet the standard required on your driving test.

Learn Driving Skills will advise when you are ready for your practical test, if you book when your instructor says you are ready, you have a much higher chance of passing.

Your instructor will have the experience, knowledge and training to teach you properly and ensure that you are ready.

You need to be achieving the standard consistently otherwise you are not ready to take the test. You will be give more than one mock test to assess your ability prior to going to test.

Below are the top ten reasons why candidates fail:

Moving away safely
Poor observations.

Observations at junctions
Poor observations and poor judgement.

Lack of steering control
Steering too early or steering late.

Reverse Parking
Poor observations and a lack of accuracy.

Incorrect positioning on the road
At roundabouts or on bends.

Use of Mirrors
Not checking or not acting correctly with the information you see in them.

Reversing around a corner
Ineffective observations and a lack of accuracy.

Incorrect positioning to turn right
At junctions and on one way streets.

Incorrect use of signals
Not cancelling or give misleading signals.

Inappropriate Speed
Travelling too slowly or being hesitant.

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