Newport – Waiting Room

The drive from Newport driving test centre will start of driving examiner will see your documents. You will then be asked to sign the declaration confirming that you have lived in the UK for at least six months that you have bought a car which is insured for you to drive. The driving examiner will conduct site test asking you to read plate from a distance of 20 metres. You will then be asked a vehicle safety question before proceeding to the drive.

Newport – One Reverse Exercise

As part of the driving test at Newport, you required carry out one reversing manoeuvre. The most of popular manoeuvre at this centre is the bay park. This is because of the practical driving test centre park with marked bays. Examiner may request the reverse park or the forward bay park. However, the examiner chooses the manoeuvre, and you will be asked to carry out the parallel Park exercise or the stopping on the right side of the road exercise during the drive.

Newport – Independent Drive

The practical test will last an average of 40 minutes during which time the examiner will require you to minutes of independent driving. Every three driving test candidates required to carry out the emergency stop procedure. Before carrying out this exercise, the driving examiner will ask the pupil to pull up on the left. The emergency stop procedure will then be explained.

Various Road Systems

Newport driving test route will involve various road systems. To will range country roads, small villages, high-speed “A” roads the town roads. The busy town roads will incorporate several roundabouts, crossroads and various junctions.

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Address of Newport Practical Driving Test Centre 

Newport DTC,
Stephenson Street, off Corporation Road
Liswerry
Newport
Gwent
NP19 4XH.

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Car parking spaces are available for driving test candidates. Both male and female toilet facilities are available. This Test Centre Provides Tests For Car, Motorcycle and Taxi.

Driving Test Centres closest to Newport DTC:

Cardiff Practical Test Centre – Distance: 9.96 miles
Bristol (Avonmouth) Practical Test Centre – Distance: 12.95 miles
Weston Super Mare Practical Test Centre – Distance: 15.87 miles
Bristol (Southmead) Practical Test Centre – Distance: 16.29 miles
Pontypridd Practical Test Centre – Distance: 16.37 miles

Pass Rate of Newport Driving Test Centre

Newport Driving Test Centre has a slightly above average pass rate of 50.6%. This figure has been achieved from the number of attempted driving test booked over the last year, by the number of candidates who passed their practical driving test. Last year, 2995 people attempted their driving test, with 1514 people passing, giving Maidstone test centre a pass rate of 50.6%.

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.