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Driving skills

Driving skills, step by step

A course of 18 lessons in three groups, from moving off to finding your own way. Each one has pictures from above, steps that match them, and a quiz. Take them in order, or go straight to the one you need. Finish a lesson's quiz and it is ticked off here.

Control skills

Getting the car moving, stopping, steering and reversing, then the manoeuvres.

Lesson 1

Moving off and stopping

How to move off safely from the kerb, from behind a parked car and on hills, and where to pull up. With pictures and a quiz. Free, no sign-up.

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Lesson 2

Gears and steering

Using the gears, clutch and steering smoothly: brakes to slow, gears to go, pull-push steering and clutch control. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 3

Emergency stop

How to do the emergency stop: the examiner's signal, braking with and without ABS, stopping distances and skids. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 4

Reversing

How to reverse in a straight line and round a corner, close to the kerb, and the rules on reversing. With pictures and a quiz. Free, no sign-up.

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Lesson 5

Turn in the road

How to turn your car round in the road: where to do it, the three moves, clutch control and looking all round. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 6

Bay parking

Bay parking step by step: where to stop, when to steer, getting straight, and driving in then reversing out. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 7

Parallel parking

Parallel parking step by step: where to stop, reference points from the seat for when to steer, and finishing close. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 8

Pull up on the right

How to pull up on the right, reverse about two car lengths and rejoin the traffic safely. Step by step with pictures and a quiz. Free, no sign-up.

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Road skills

Junctions, lights, roundabouts and crossings.

Lesson 9

Junctions

How to turn into and pull out of junctions safely: the routine, where to position, give way and stop lines, and looking properly. Pictures and a quiz.

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Lesson 10

Crossroads

Crossroads step by step: looking into both side roads, turning right with the car opposite, and unmarked crossroads. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 11

Traffic lights and box junctions

What each light means, amber, cyclists' boxes, turning right at lights and yellow box junctions. Step by step with pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 12

Roundabouts

Roundabouts step by step: which lane for each exit, when to signal, giving way, mini-roundabouts and what to do if you get it wrong. With a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 13

Pedestrian crossings

Zebra, pelican, puffin and toucan crossings: when to give way, what the lights mean, zig-zags and queues. With pictures and a quiz. Free, no sign-up.

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Traffic skills

Reading the road, faster roads, town driving and finding your own way.

Lesson 14

Hazards and defensive driving

How to spot hazards early and drive defensively: parked cars, cyclists, children and buses, and keeping a safe gap. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 15

Dual carriageways

How to drive on a dual carriageway: joining from a slip road, which lane to use, overtaking, crossing and leaving. With pictures and a quiz. Free.

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Lesson 16

Town and city driving

Driving in town: picking your lane in one-way streets, bus lanes, cycle lanes, road humps and busy streets. With pictures and a quiz. Free, no sign-up.

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Lesson 17

Progress and eco-safe driving

How to make steady progress and drive eco-safely: plan ahead, ease off early, keep a two-second gap, use your gears well. With pictures and a quiz.

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Lesson 18

Independent driving

How independent driving works on the test: following a sat nav or traffic signs, and why a wrong turning is not a fault. With pictures and a quiz.

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Also: road signs, show me, tell me and practice routes.

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