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About the DSA Theory Test.
The DSA theory test for car drivers is split into 2 parts. The multiple choice/response quiz and the hazard perception test

Part 1 - The multiple choice/response quiz
The quiz consists of 35 questions. Associated with each question is a list of potential answers. You need to select the correct answer or answers by touching the appropriate area of the computer screen. You will be given 40 minutes to complete the test. To pass you need to correctly answer 30 out of 35 questions (i.e. 86%).

Before you start the actual quiz a short video tutorial will explain how the quiz is to be undertaken. Once you have completed the quiz you will go onto the hazard perception part of the test.

Part 2 - Hazard Perception Test.
You will be shown 14 video clips which will last approximately one minute each. There will be 15 hazards to find, at least one in each clip. However one clip will have two hazards. The clips will not contain any sound.

Each clip will start with a 10 second count down. At the end of the countdown the clip will start to play and you will be required to click the mouse each time you see a potential hazard. To let you know that a click has been registered a red flag will appear at the bottom of the screen each time you click the mouse. At the end of the clip the flags will be removed before you start the next clip. Although each clip contain several potential hazards only the one that materialises into a real hazard and involves other road users is marked (i.e. the driver needs to take some form of action to avoid the hazard).

The score you obtain will be dependant on how quickly you spot the potential hazard as it materialises. The time from when the hazard can be potentially seen on the screen to when the vehicle arrives at the hazard is the time frame or window used to determine your score. The window of time is divided into 5 equal segmants. If you click the mouse in the first segmant (i.e. just as the potential hazard appears) you will score the maximum score of 5 points. If you click in th second segmant of this window of time you will score 4 points, then 3, then 2 and in the last segmant just 1. If you dont click the mouse in this window of time you will score 0 for that clip.

If you try cheating by clicking the mouse button repeatedly the program will pick this up by looking at the number of clicks as a whole and the pattern of clicks. Within the scoring window no such checks are made and if you click several time in this window only the first click will be used to determine your score (i.e. the highest scoring click). There is a certain maximum permitted which is over the potential hazards that anyone could resonably perceive. If this is detected a message will appear at the end of the clip letting you know you have received 0 for that clip.

The maximum score that can be obtained for the hazard perception test is 75 (i.e. 15 x 5). To pass the hazard perception part of the theory test you must obtain a score of 44. To pass the theory test you need to pass both parts, if you fail either part you are required to take both parts again.

Booking the test.
You can obtain a theory test application form from me, any theory test centre or by telephoning the theory test enquiry line on 0870 0101 372. If you are able to pay by credit or debit card you can do so on the same number without the need to complete an application form. You will need to quote your driver number which is found on your provisional driving license. Once booked you will receive written confirmation within 4 days. Please note you can apply for your car provisional license upto three months before your seventeenth birthday. This would then allow you to book you theory test on your seventeenth birthday or shortly thereafter. 

Cancelling the test.
You are required to give a minimum of 3 clear working days notice of your decision to cancel or postpone your test, otherwise you will lose your fee.

Arrange a re-test.
If you fail your test you will have to wait 3 clear working days before you can take the test again.

At the test centre.
You must take one of the following items with you to the test centre.

1. Both parts of your photocard driving licence or;
2. your signed driving license or photographic identifiaction (i.e. passport, workplace identity card bearing your photograph, school bus pass bearing your photograph).

It is extremely important that you arrive in good time at the test centre so that the above documents can be checked. If you arrive after the start time you will not be allowed to sit the test and you will lose your fee.

Theory Test Centres
Stevenage , Southgate House (part 6th floor), St. George's Way, Stevenage, Hertsfordshire, SG1 1WX
Milton Keynes, Tempus House (1st floor), 249 Midsummer boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1EA
Luton , 70/78 Collingdon Street, Ground floor, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1RX.

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