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The Official DSA Guide to Driving - the essential skills
Downloadable PDF
Author:
Driving Standards Agency
Publisher:
TSO (The Stationery Office)
This new edition has been updated to include details on independent driving (which is being introduced into the practical driving test from October 2010), additional information on emergency diversions and travelling through road works, and advice on overtaking slow-moving vehicles, plus other key revisions.
The Official DSA Guide to Driving - the essential skills, together with The Official Highway Code, and Know Your Traffic Signs provides the source material for learner car driver and driving instructor theory tests, being referenced throughout the latest official DSA theory test titles for car drivers. It is strongly recommended that you study from these source materials, as well as products containing the theory test questions themselves, to prepare fully for your tests.
Key Features
- Essential driving techniques, including manoeuvring and defensive driving
- Driving on motorways, driving at dusk, at night and in all-weather conditions including fog, snow and ice
- Information about travelling through road works, including what to do if you break down
- Advice on overtaking slow-moving vehicles
- An explanation of emergency diversion routes
- Details about the independent driving part of the practical test
- What to do in an accident or emergency
- Ecodriving and the environment
- Vehicle maintenance and security
- Towing a trailer
- European driving
- Also includes a chapter devoted to taxi drivers.
- Provides instant access to the content of the book at the press of a button
- Is created to be downloaded and stored on one computer only; it is for single-user use and is non-networkable
- Is available to print once only
- Includes bookmarking functionality, plus linked table of contents, glossary and index terms for easy navigation
- Links cross-references directly to other section within the main content to aid navigation
- Links directly to referenced email addresses and web pages
The Official DSA Guide
Author:
Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
Publisher:
TSO (The Stationery Office)
for success in their practical test, this DVD is the perfect companion to complement your driving
lessons. Essential viewing for all learner drivers, examples of a test in action help take the mystery
out of the practical test, instilling confidence and reinforcing driving theory.
Updated to cover changes made to the test in 2010, this DVD includes information on independent driving, an important new element of the practical test which will come into effect from October 2010. It also includes information for candidates considering to take their instructor with them on their test and references The Official Highway Code throughout, offering candidates the opportunity for complete preparation.
This DVD:
- Shows a test in action so you know just what to expect
- Demonstrates in detail the key driving skills you'll be tested on
- Introduces and explains the new 'independent driving' section of the test in detail
- Includes questions at the end of each section to help you remember what you have learnt so far
- References the current edition of The Official Highway Code
- Explains the 'Show Me, Tell Me' part of the test
- Features English hard of hearing subtitles.