Situated amongst both rural country roads and busy town roads is Herne Bay driving test centre. Both of these road types are likely to appear in the driving test, both of their own sets of hazards.

Herne Bay – Busy Town Roads

In the busy town roads of Hervey Bay, you will find lots of narrow roads with parked vehicles. Many learner drivers fail their driving test on meeting oncoming vehicles. At the first sign of an oncoming vehicle, the driving examiner will expect you to check your rear-view mirror and ease off the accelerator. This will give you time to decide on whether you should stop or continue. The driving examiner attorney bay will expect you to have a good knowledge and understanding of road systems such as crossroads, roundabouts and open and closed junctions. High-speed a road such as the A299 is also likely during the driving test.

Herne Bay – Rural Roads

The rural roads outside Herne Bay are not as well maintained as residential roads. Due to this reason, you should expect to deal with hazards such as potholes and uneven road surface. The driving examiner will expect you to make progress on these roads. However, they must never be compromised.

More information on Herne Bay.

Address of Herne Bay Practical Driving Test Centre 

Herne Bay DTC,
Altria Business Park
Margate Road
Thanet Way
Herne Bay, Kent CT6 6LA.

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Both male and female toilets are available at this test centre.  Wheelchair access to the main door is almost impossible, due to the strength of door spring. Parking facilities are available. Herne Bay Driving Test centre currently provides testing for Cars, Motorcycles and ADI.

Driving Test Centres Closest to Herne Bay DTC:

Canterbury Practical Test Centre – Distance: 6.53 miles
Ashford, Kent Practical Test Centre – Distance: 18.87 miles
Folkestone Practical Test Centre – Distance: 19.62 miles
Southend-on-Sea Practical Test Centre – Distance: 22.79 miles
Gillingham Practical Test Centre – Distance: 24.45 miles

Herne Bay – Pass Rate

Herne Bay driving test centre conducts on average around 600 driving tests monthly, making it a relatively busy driving test centre. For example, in the month of August 2016, 582 people undertook a driving test here, out of which 251 candidates were passed by examiners. This gives the test centre a pass rate for this month of 40%. In comparison, during the month of September 2016, 702 driving tests were taken here, from which 319 were passed. Giving the test centre a higher pass rate of 45% for that month.

However, the pass rate can fluctuate from 40% to 45% depending on the month. An average taken from 6 months of pass rate shows the overall pass rate to be at 42.8%.

When you book your last-minute intensive driving lessons, you will have the choice of learning in an automatic or a manual car. Last year there were over 1.7 million driving tests conducted. Out of these, only about 30% were taken in an automatic car.

Manual or Automatic Intensive Driving Lessons

It’s easier to pass your driving test in a week by taking an automatic car compared to a manual. This is because you don’t have the extra task of changing gears, especially on approach to junctions such as roundabouts. This, in turn, means that you will have more time to focus on the speed and observations on the approach to such junctions. Once you’ve passed your driving test in an automatic, you will be restricted to driving only automatics. However, you are most welcome to upgrade to a manual license by retaking and passing another test.

If you have no problem with the changing of gears, then it would be wise to take your last-minute intensive driving lesson and the official driving test in a manual car. Once you’ve passed in a manual car, you will in effect have 2 licenses. An automatic as well as a manual license.