{"id":2634,"date":"2017-06-26T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=2634"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T13:57:05","slug":"uk-driving-theory-test-doesnt-prepare-countrys-learners-motorway-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/uk-driving-theory-test-doesnt-prepare-countrys-learners-motorway-life\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Driving Theory Test Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Prepare Country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Learners for Motorway Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK driving theory test and practical exam have been in the headlines recently following the announcement of a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmakeover\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. However, many of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s learner drivers don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think the theory test or practical exam do enough to prepare them, especially for motorway driving. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s find out why\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The RAC kindly carried out a survey recently to determine how Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s newest motorists feel about motorway driving. The results are in, and it would appear that a large majority reckon they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not prepared enough to tackle the motorway, despite passing the UK driving theory test<\/a><\/strong> and practical exam.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the survey, which had 2,000 participants, just 14 per cent of respondents believed that they were confident enough to take to the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fastest roads. This indicates a potential issue with the standard of driver education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Does the UK driving theory test educate enough?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

In order to apply theory, one has to understand the practical side of something. While the UK driving theory test does ask questions in relation to motorway driving, learner drivers don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to access to motorways during their lessons. Equally, motorway driving does not feature in the UK practical driving test<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why? The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and the Department for Transport (DfT) have deemed motorway driving too dangerous, not only for learner drivers, but for other road users.<\/span><\/p>\n

The RAC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s road safety chief, Pete Williams, said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Many learner drivers do not live in an area which has access to the motorway network. In addition, those drivers that live in regions furthest away from a motorway are less likely to drive on one on a regular basis.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Williams went on to say that the high speeds on the motorway can be \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnerve-wracking\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for new drivers who recently passed their UK driving theory test and practical exam, adding that they might feel vulnerable when they take to these types of roads for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Motorway learner lanes?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Surely, the only way learner drivers can learn to drive safely on the motorway is to drive on them. It might be an idea to convert long stretches of the hard shoulder into designated \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclearner lanes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, exclusively designed for learners and new motorists to practice in and build confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, although 79 per cent of those surveyed by the RAC said that driving standards would improve with actual experience of driving on Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s motorways, the thought of doing it made them apprehensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Data shows that motorways in the UK are the safest roads in the country. Despite this, combined with the knowledge that all approved driving instructors in Britain operate dual controlled cars, a minority of respondents think driving standards would worsen if learners were allowed on motorways.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the survey does show that almost half of survey respondents did not feel fully prepared for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclife in the fast lane\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 after passing their UK driving theory test and practical exam. The RAC claims that this is the perfect time to consider new policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Book your driving theory test with us<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Make an online theory test booking with us, today and take advantage of our\u00c2\u00a0three free retests scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n

Book Theory Test Today offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a\u00c2\u00a0UK theory test<\/a><\/strong>, or practical test, at test centres across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your theory test \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your theory test? Book your theory test online today\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n

No. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not affiliated with the DVSA or the gov.uk website, but that does not make us a scam. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re charged an admin fee to cover our staff costs and the process of booking a theory test or practical exam on your behalf.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK driving theory test and practical exam have been in the headlines recently following the announcement of a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmakeover\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. However, many of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s learner drivers don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think the theory test or practical exam do enough to prepare them, especially for motorway driving. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s find out why\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,74],"tags":[304,111,661,117,174,597,83,116,134,229,683,631,78,608,149,86,546,127,190],"class_list":["post-2634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-theory-test-today","category-learning-to-drive","tag-book-theory-test","tag-book-theory-test-today-2","tag-book-your-driving-theory-test","tag-book-your-theory-test-online","tag-book-your-theory-test-online-today","tag-booking-a-theory-test","tag-driving-theory-test","tag-dvsa","tag-learner-drivers","tag-motorway-driving","tag-online-theory-test","tag-online-theory-test-booking","tag-practical-driving-test","tag-prepare-for-your-theory-test","tag-take-your-theory-test","tag-theory-test","tag-theory-test-booking","tag-uk-driving-theory-test","tag-uk-practical-driving-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}