When can I apply for my provisional license?
You can send off for your provisional license when you are 16 but this does not become valid until your 17th Birthday.
So the minimum age for learning is 17 however, if you are in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of the disability living allowance you may start to learn at age 16. Click here to see all they ways you can apply for your provisional license.

How many lessons before I will be ready for my test?
The DSA guide for the average number of  driving lessons required by someone to prepare for the practical driving test is one and half hours per year of age. This can vary according to the individual but may serve as a rough guide.

When do I have to take the theory test?
Introduced in 1996 and you will have to pass it before you can book your all important Practical. Practice for your Theory Test with the Driving Standards Agency - the people who set the driving tests. Click here.  Other online practice tests The Big Red L Company
You can also practice the hazard perception test online at driving-test-success.com  theory-test.co.uk hazardperceptionchallenge
There are some good clips here to help understand gaps and distances, you will need to click on the screen to find out how each clip works. Try the RoSPA's Stopping Distance Simulator.
The nearest test center to Keighley for the theory is Bradford Theory Test Centre Caspian House (1st floor) 61 East Parade Bradford Yorkshire BD1 5EP
You can book your theory test by telephoning 0870 0101 372 or online by clicking here

When should I start learning the highway code?
The highway code provide the rules of the road, therefore It is highly recommended that before you commence driving lessons that you understand the highway code. Many of the rules in the Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence. You can buy the highway code in book form from most bookshops and stationers or order online from Amazon, or view it on line by clicking here

How do I book my driving test?
You can book your practical test by phoning 0870 0101 372 or click here to do it online. Keighley Driving Test Centre Spencer Street rear of 54 Devonshire Street Keighley BD21 2BL. By clicking here you can see the pass rate at Keighley and see what the present waiting times for tests are. You can also download the test routes in PDF. At the present time there are 16 possible routes that your examiner might take you on. A map of routes (this is a very big file, please be patient while it downloads)  we can not be held responsible for any errors of the route, intended for guidance only. For the extremities such as Silsden and Bingley we recommend that you view the PDF files.

The day of your test
On the day, what will happen johnfoote.co.uk
The Test johnfoote.co.uk
What the examiner is looking for DSA website this is a pdf document
Show me tell me The questions the examiner will ask before entering the car johnfoote.co.uk
The Driving Test Report johnfoote.co.uk
What the driving test report looks like wikimedia.org
Top 10 reasons for failure drivingschoolsregister.com

OK, I have passed my test, now what?
Now your legal to drive on the road but take it easy, there’s still a lot of new areas you have still to cover, why not try Pass plus. The Pass plus scheme was introduced by the Driving Standards Agency in connection with most of the UK's insurance companies. The aim is to offer further training, delivered and assessed by your instructor, to help you improve your driving skills and also receive an insurance discount of up to 40% from  Insurers.
The course will cover:- Town driving - Motorways - Country driving - Dual  carriageways - All weather driving - Night driving.
When your instructor is happy you have reached the required level in each of the topics, you will receive a certificate from the DSA which you can use to receive your insurance discount.
The course not only helps with the cost of your insurance but will considerably help your driving confidence and skill, giving you tips and assistance that normally takes years to learn. In many cases the discount received off your insurance far out ways the cost of this course and in many cases insurers are asking for this type of scheme to have been completed before they will insure you.
Don’t worry if you haven’t got a car at the moment, you may be able to defer the discount for up to two years. Again, check with your insurance company.
Click here to visit the Pass Plus web site. And here to see which insurance companies taking part in  Pass Plus.
Pass Plus. Heavily discounted rates for pupils that trained with us. Your Pass Plus training will cover: Town driving - All-weather driving - Driving out of town - Night driving - Driving on dual carriageways - Driving on Motorways.


What's the point of P-Plates?
They show people you’re new on the road and most other drivers will give you a bit more time and consideration. Drivers in their first 2 years of driving after passing the test are at high risk! Over a thousand new drivers lives are lost each year on UK roads. New drivers only make up 7% of the drivers in the UK but have 12% of accidents that cause injury. After the first two years of a driver passing their test, research shows that the probability of having an accident that causes injury is nearly halved.

  Getting your driving license back after disqualification direct.gov.uk

Arrive Alive Classic website Driving Standards Agency (DSA) launched a programme of presentations specifically aimed at those drivers aged 50 plus, with a particular focus on the retired age group.