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Car driving lessons – Manual

1st Apr 23′ – 31st Mar 24′ DVSA Car pass rates by gender, month and test centre

LTS’ Overall Success rate category B (cars) 1st Apr 23′ – 31st Mar 24′ = 66.7%

Heysham test centre 54.6%

Initial Assessment/Lesson 

All novice trainees are advised to have an initial driving assessment/lesson to gauge how much training time is required to reach the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) test standard.

Complete novices usually need approximately 48 hours, and those with experience need considerably less.

Tests are usually booked after your 5th lesson (we can do this for you). It is recommended that learners pass their theory test before starting the driving lessons as a driving test cannot be booked until the theory test has been passed.

Every lesson lasts 1.5 hours. You can choose the timings as follows (Subject to availability):

  • 8.15am – 9.45am
  • 10.15am – 11.45am
  • 12.45pm – 2.15pm
  • 2.45pm – 4.15pm

You are able to book 2 lessons in a row, totalling 3 hours.

 Lesson Fees 

  • Initial Assessment/Lesson 1.5hrs – £75.00
  • Each lesson 1.5hrs – £75.00
  • Buy 10+ lessons and pay upfront and receive 5% discount. For example 10 lessons = 15hrs – normally £750.00 – £712.50
Plus DVSA test fee £62.00
(If you don’t need all you have bought we will refund the balance, All fees include VAT)
Please note we only pick up and drop off in the Heysham, Morecambe and Carnforth areas and in Lancaster from the north side of the River Lune and we only do lessons Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm (excluding Bank Holidays)

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Driving test changes: 4 December 2017

The driving test have changed from Monday 4 December 2017 to include following directions from a sat nav and testing different manoeuvres.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that the driving test in England, Scotland and Wales will change from Monday 4 December 2017.

The changes are designed to make sure new drivers have the skills they’ll need to help them through a lifetime of safe driving.

The 4 driving test changes

1. Independent driving part of the test will increase to 20 minutes

The independent driving part of the test currently lasts around 10 minutes. During this part of the test, you have to drive without turn-by-turn directions from the driving examiner. This part of the test will be made longer, so it’ll last around 20 minutes – roughly half of the test.

2. Following directions from a sat nav

During the independent driving part of the test, most candidates will be asked to follow directions from a sat nav.

The examiner will provide the sat nav and set it up. You won’t need to set the route – the examiner will do this for you. So, it doesn’t matter what make or model of sat nav you practise with. You can’t follow directions from your own sat nav during the test – you have to use the one supplied by the examiner.

You’ll be able to ask the examiner for confirmation of where you’re going if you’re not sure. It won’t matter if you go the wrong way unless you make a fault while doing it.

One in 5 driving tests won’t use a sat nav. You’ll need to follow traffic signs instead.

3. Reversing manoeuvres will be changed

The ‘reverse around a corner’ and ‘turn-in-the-road’ manoeuvres will no longer be tested, but you should still be taught them by your instructor.

You’ll be asked to do one of 3 possible reversing manoeuvres:

  • parallel park at the side of the road
  • park in a bay – either driving in and reversing out, or reversing in and driving out (the examiner will tell you which you have to do)
  • pull up on the right-hand side of the road, reverse for 2 car lengths and rejoin the traffic

4. Answering a vehicle safety question while you’re driving

The examiner will ask you 2 vehicle safety questions during your driving test – these are known as the ‘show me, tell me’ questions.

You’ll be asked the:

  • ‘tell me’ question (where you explain how you’d carry out a safety task) at the start of your test, before you start driving
  • ‘show me’ question (where you show how you’d carry out a safety task) while you’re driving – for example, showing how to wash the windscreen using the car controls and wipers

How the new test will work