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Welcome to
Pinnacle Driving School
Bray & Wicklow
 

Prepare for the test

 

  • Bring your Provisional Driving License and the letter you received from the Department of the Environment and Local Government
  • Show up about 20 minutes before the test to park your car to your liking in the centre's car park. Reversing into the parking bay will give you a much easier start than having to begin with a reverse out of the parking space.
  • Ensure your vehicle is roadworthy for the test. When the tester goes to your car the tester will check the insurance disc, motor tax disc and NCT discs, (the latter if appropriate), on the car windscreen. The tester will then check the tyres, indicators (back and front) and brake lights on your vehicle.
  • There must be an L-Sign on the car front and rear - i.e. L in red with a white background.
  • Familiarise yourself with the Secondary controls as you may be asked to show how a check would be performed on the engine's Coolant level, the car's Steering (via the Steering fluid level), the engines Brakes (via the Brake fluid level), the engines oil level, the windscreen wash fluid level, the condition of the tyres and / or the cars reflectors.
  • Read through the Rules of the Road with specific attention to Road Signs and Hand Signals.

     

    The driving test is straightforward. For cars it will last about 40 minutes and will include:

    • Questions on the Rules of the Road (including identifying road signs); demonstrating hand signals;
    • Reversing round a corner;
    • A turnabout in the road;
    • A hill start

    • Driving approximately five miles under a variety of road and traffic conditions.
       


     

    Useful information to help you:

    • The driver tester will realise that you may be nervous and will try to put you at ease;
    • Unlike your instructor, the driver tester will not offer you encouragement or advice. You should not be put off by this formal approach which is designed to ensure fairness to all applicants;
    • While you will be given clear directions throughout the test, should you not understand a particular direction, ask the tester to repeat or clarify it;
    • If you make a mistake, do not worry unduly. It may not be as serious as it appears and may not mean you have failed;
    • A supervisory tester may accompany the tester - this is quite normal.




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The Test

 

Aspects of your driving assessed will include:

  • Road positioning;
  • Overtaking and passing;
  • Anticipation and observation;
  • Use of mirrors and signals;
  • Progress;
  • Speed;
  • Compliance with traffic lights, road signs and markings;
  • Use of the vehicle controls (accelerator, clutch, gears, brakes and steering).

  • Use of secondary controls such as wipers, demisters, etc.




 

Your driving will be assessed
in the following situations:

  • Moving off;

  • Driving in traffic;

  • Stopping; Parking

  • Reversing round a corner;

  • Turning about to face in the opposite direction;

  • Starting on a hill;



 

Rules of the Road
The Rules of the Road are available for download using the following link 

     http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/pdf-downloads/english/rules-of-the-road%20eng.pdf

 

 

 

 

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