Everything a UK learner driver needs to learn
74 topics in 8 parts. Each topic says what you should be able to do and know, explains it in plain English and ends with questions to test yourself.
Learn it topic by topic
Work in order, or jump to what you are practising this week.
Before you drive
Fitness to drive, the law, your documents and checking the car and your passengers before every journey.
- Fitness to drive
- Alcohol and drugs
- Tiredness and emotional state
- Vehicle checks before you drive
- Documents and the law
- Passengers, loads and animals
- Planning a journey
Vehicle controls and moving off
The cockpit drill, the pedals, steering, gears and braking: the foundation skills of your first lessons.
- The cockpit drill (DSSSM)
- The dashboard, gauges and warning lights
- Pedals and main controls
- Clutch control and the biting point
- Moving off safely
- Pulling up and stopping safely
- Steering
- Using the gears
- Braking and stopping distances
- Hill starts and driving on hills
- Lights, wipers and demisters
- Driving an automatic
Junctions, lights and signalling
Mirrors, signals, turning left and right, crossroads, box junctions and traffic lights.
- Mirrors, signal, manoeuvre
- Signalling: when and how
- Approaching and emerging from junctions
- Turning left
- Turning right
- Crossroads and box junctions
- Traffic lights and filter lights
- One-way streets and multi-lane roads
Crossings and vulnerable road users
Pedestrian, cycle and level crossings, and sharing the road with people who are easier to hurt.
- Pedestrian crossings
- Pedestrians, children and older people
- Cyclists and horse riders
- Motorcyclists and moped riders
- Level crossings
- Lorries, buses and trams
- The hierarchy of road users
- Emergency vehicles
Roundabouts and faster roads
Mini and large roundabouts, dual carriageways, country roads, overtaking and motorways.
- Mini roundabouts
- Roundabouts and lane choice
- Multi-lane and spiral roundabouts
- Dual carriageways
- Country and rural roads
- Overtaking
- Joining and leaving a motorway
- Driving on a motorway
- Breakdowns on motorways and smart motorways
Manoeuvres and parking
Reversing, turning in the road, parallel, bay and roadside parking.
- The emergency stop
- Reversing in a straight line
- Reversing round a corner
- Turn in the road (three-point turn)
- Parallel parking
- Reverse bay parking
- Forward bay parking
- Pulling up on the right and reversing
- Where you can and cannot park
Road awareness and positioning
Observation, planning ahead, speed, following distance, signs and markings, and independent driving.
- Road position and lane discipline
- Speed and speed limits
- Observation and awareness
- Anticipation and planning
- Meeting traffic and giving clearance
- Following distance
- Road signs
- Road markings
- Signals from police and other road users
- Independent driving and sat nav
- Traffic calming and road works
- Making progress and driving too slowly
Safe and eco driving
Defensive driving, bad weather, skids, breakdowns, incidents, towing and smooth, economical driving.
- Defensive driving
- Driving in rain, fog, ice, snow and wind
- Driving at night
- Skids and aquaplaning
- Eco-safe driving
- Breakdowns
- Accidents and incidents
- Mobile phones and distractions
- Towing a trailer or caravan
One quiz, every topic
Random questions drawn from every topic in a random order. Great for the week before your test.