Newton Abbot – Document Checks

The driving test from Newton Abbot practical test centre will start with the examiner in to see your provisional photo card license. The driving examiner will ask you if you would like you accompanied driver to sit in the back of the test. The way to your car, you will be asked to read a number plate at a distance of 20 meters. As the Newton Abbot practical test centre has a car park, is a high possibility that he will be required to carry out the manoeuvre.

Newton Abbot – Independent Drive

Overall, driving test will last approximately 40 minutes and will include a large proportion of independent driving. During this section of the test, you will be required to either the road signs or alternatively follow directions from satnav. The test will start within town driving where you will be dealing with traffic systems such as crossroads, roundabouts and junctions of all shapes and sizes. The residential roads of Newton Abbot will be used as of the reverse manoeuvre and possibly the emergency stop exercise. Also to the examiner an opportunity to assess your skills meeting vehicles.

Newton Abbot – Country Roads

Deal with the rural country roads where you will encounter “A” roads such as the A380 dual carriageway. These country lanes can be hazardous the learner drivers high speeds and the harsh corners. It is important that the learner driver takes plenty of practice in order to be able to assess speed required for these harsh corners. In order you to should driving test, the examiners at Newton Abbot expect safe but confident drive. You are allowed to make certain mistakes. In fact, you can make 15 minor mistakes is still pass your driving test.

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Address of Newton Abbot Practical Driving Test Centre  

Newton Abbot DTC,
Vander House
Brunel Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4YQ.

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There is a Level car park with a single opening door which opens outwards to driving test centre. Both male and female toilets are available. Furthermore, Candidate car parking facilities are available. This Test Centre Provides Tests For Cars only.

Driving Test Centres closest to Newton Abbot DTC:

Exeter Practical Test Centre – Distance: 12.37 miles
Plymouth Practical Test Centre – Distance: 27 miles
Launceston Practical Test Centre –  Distance: 32.82 miles
Taunton Practical Test Centre – Distance: 41.35 miles
Barnstaple Practical Test Centre – Distance: 44.02 miles

Pass Rate at Newton Abbots Driving Test Centre

Newton Abbot Driving Test Centre has higher than average pass rate of 57.9%. 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, 2533 people attempted their driving test, with 1466 people passing, giving Newton Abbot’s test centre a pass rate of 57.9%.

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.