Review

Review

Table of contents :

About the authors x
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1

Part 1 Driving skills 9
Stage 1 Before you drive 11
The Highway Code 11; Who should I get to teach me? 12; Safe
driving for life 13; Pass Plus 13; How often should I have driving
lessons? 14; How much will it cost? 14; Are you learning
already? 15; Ready for your lesson? 16; Are you fit to drive? 16;
Practising with friends and relatives 17; Checkpoint 1 20

Stage 2 Get to know your car 25
The cockpit drill 25; The main controls 28; The importance of
mirrors 35; Driving an ‘automatic’ 37; Checkpoint 2 38

Stage 3 Starting to drive 43
Starting the engine and preparing to move off 44; Moving off
and stopping 46; Changing gear 48; Choosing a safe place to
stop 51; More about signalling 52; Exercises 55; Checkpoint 3 56

Stage 4 Learning to plan ahead and gaining more control 62
Taking responsibility 63; The hazard routine – MSPSL 63; Safety
margins 65; Passing obstructions 67; How to follow and pass
cyclists safely 67; Dealing with hills 68; Exercises 68;

How to stop in an emergency 72; Exercises 73; Skidding 74;
Planning ahead to avoid danger 75; Checkpoint 4 76

Stage 5 Road positioning and turning corners 82
Road positioning 83; Lane discipline 83; Dealing with bends 84;
Dealing with junctions 85; Checkpoint 5 93

Stage 6 Manoeuvring at low speed 98
Exercises 99; Using reverse gear 100; Exercises 100; Making a
U-turn 112; Checkpoint 6 112

Stage 7 Gaining experience and using common sense 117
Lane discipline at junctions 118; Dealing with pedestrian
crossings 120; How to approach traffic lights 124; How to deal with
crossroads 125; Dealing with roundabouts 129; Driving along dual
carriageways 132; Turning right on to dual carriageways 132;
Dealing with level crossings 133; Dealing with tramways 135;
Checkpoint 7 135

Stage 8 Learning to anticipate problems and avoid accidents 140
Accidents cost lives 141; Concentrate on your driving! 141; Make
good use of the mirrors 142; Be sensible with your speed 142;
Be patient 143; Dealing with oncoming vehicles 144; Overtaking 146;
Common dangers at junctions 148; Changing lanes in heavy
traffic 149; Avoiding accidents with vehicles to your sides 150;
Dealing with buses 150; Dealing with emergency vehicles 151;
Vulnerable road users 152; Avoiding accidents on country
roads 154; Make sure you can be seen 154; Avoiding accidents
at night 155; Fog, snow and ice 155; Avoiding problems by
reading the road ahead 156; Driving in windy conditions 157;
Driving through floods and fords 157; Avoiding aquaplaning 157;
Checkpoint 8 158

Stage 9 Driving at higher speeds, basic maintenance and
dealing with emergencies 163
Planning your journeys 164; Lane discipline 165; Reducing the risk
of breakdowns 166; Changing a wheel 168; If you break down 169;
What to do at the scene of an accident 170; Reducing the risk of
fire 171; Breakdowns in tunnels 171; Dealing with road works 172;
Vehicle security 172; The driver and the environment 173;
Checkpoint 9 173

Stage 10 The driving test and the Pass Plus scheme 179
Applying for the test 179; Before the test 180; Your vehicle 180;
Arriving at the test centre 181; The test 181; At the end of the
test 184; After passing 184; If you don’t pass 184; The Pass Plus
scheme and advanced driving tests 185; A final word 185;
Checkpoint 10 186

Part 2 Driving theory test 197
About the theory test 199
What you can be tested on 199; Taking your theory test 207;
Hazard perception test 208; Theory test practice papers 209
Theory test assessment paper 1 210
Theory test assessment paper 2 222
Theory test assessment paper 3 234
Theory test assessment paper 4 246
Theory test assessment paper 5 258
Theory test assessment paper 6 270
Theory test assessment paper 7 282
Theory test assessment paper 8 294
Answers to theory test assessment papers 306
Assessment paper 1 306; Assessment paper 2 307;
Assessment paper 3 307; Assessment paper 4 308;
Assessment paper 5 308; Assessment paper 6 309;
Assessment paper 7 309; Assessment paper 8 310

Part 3 The Highway Code rules and appendices 311
Highway Code rules for car drivers 313

Appendix 1 Show me, tell me questions for car drivers 409
Appendix 2 Checkpoint answers and progress record 415

Index 424