Advice

How to drive a car

• Starting your vehicle

  Understanding warning lights, starting your car

• Moving off safely and smoothly

  Using your mirrors, MSM routine, using the gears and brakes

• Stopping, parking and reversing

  Slowing down and stopping, parking, reverse parking

• Using your vehicle’s instruments and driving aids

  Dashboard warning lights, using switches and controls, mirrors

• Accelerating and using the gears

  How to use gears effectively

• Steering and manoeuvring

  Manoeuvres, OSM routine, coasting, skidding

• Driving an automatic vehicle

  Using the gear selector and safe acceleration

Car drivers

• Pass your learner tests

  Includes theory test, hazard perception, driving test, road signs

• How to drive a car

  Includes basic manoeuvres, parking, reversing and stopping

• Develop your practical driving skills

  Includes hazard perception, defensive driving, positioning, towing, road signs

• You and your experience

  Includes your health, planning a journey, fuel-efficient driving, breakdowns and incidents

• Your vehicle and documents

  Basic car maintenance, buying a car, vehicle documents and staying legal

• Car drivers

  Packed full of advice for everyone from learners to professionals

• Motorcycle riders

  Essential advice and information for each stage of your riding life

• Heavy goods vehicle drivers

  Learn about driver CPC, the practical test, driving for a living and more

• Bus and coach drivers

  Essential advice for learner bus and coach drivers

• Instructors and trainers

  Find out what it takes to become an Approved Driving Instructor or Motorcycle Trainer

• Other driving and riding careers

  Explore other driving careers with these easy-to-follow resources

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