Learn the rules of the road

Before you get behind the wheel, it’s a good idea to learn the rules of the road.

The sooner you begin learning the theory, the more confident you’ll be when you start to drive.

Rules

The Official Highway Code is essential reading for all road users.

The Official Highway Code

Stay up to date with the rules of the road.

Know Your Traffic Signs is an official source of theory test questions.

Know your traffic signs

Prepare for the theory test by learning essential traffic signs.

Remember - It’s important you keep up to date at every step of your learning journey – even after you’ve passed your test.


Practical tips

The Official DVSA Guide to Driving – the essential skills, includes really helpful tips on:

  • good driving techniques
  • what to do in an incident, accident or emergency
  • maintenance and security
  • fuel-efficient driving
  • towing
  • driving and the law .

The Official DVSA Guide to Driving – the essential skills

Packed full of advice designed to help you become a safer driver.

Joined-up learning

Safe Driving for Life have worked with DVSA to produce exclusive eLearning content to support learners with their instructors.

The subscription package uses references to the Highway Code (HC), Know your traffic signs (KYTS) and Driving - the essential skills (DES), to help learners' understanding of the topics covered by the multiple choice theory test:

The Official DVSA Theory Test Kit for Car Drivers

Contains everything you need to pass your car theory test first time.

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