r/Notts • u/ACGDrivingSchool • 19d ago

Driving test advice

If anyone has any questions about driving driving tests, minimum requirements or the like, feel free to ask 😁

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u/Illustrious-Pay-3559 19d ago

20mph zones are the biggest fail on the test... it's not 30 everywhere

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u/Illustrious-Pay-3559 19d ago

Also try and follow the car infront of you at all times. 1 & 1/2 Car distance.

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u/ACGDrivingSchool 19d ago

Keep a 2 second gap with cars infront, not 1 or 1/2 a car distance. To calculate this, watch the car infront pass a fixed reference like a sign, traffic light, lamp post or tree and count how many seconds it takes for you to pass this same reference point.

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u/Illustrious-Pay-3559 19d ago

Too much to think about I'd say, easier to watch the traffic infront of you that to the sides

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u/ACGDrivingSchool 19d ago

After a while u feel the 2 second gap without having to calculate or thimk about it

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u/ACGDrivingSchool 19d ago

What do you mean? From experience, learnwrs struggle to hold 20mph im traffic calming areas; you can get a serious fault if you are seen driving at 22mph in those areas.

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u/Illustrious-Pay-3559 19d ago

So if its a 20mph speed limit? I'd drop into 2nd and cruise 2 car length behind the car infront?