Official Dsa Theory Test for Car Drivers

by Driving Standards Agency

Prepare to pass your theory test with this number one best-selling theory test book. It is written in an easy-to-remember way which links the theory back to your practical driving experience to help you really understand.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

504 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012

About the author

We improve road safety in Great Britain by setting standards for driving and motorcycling, and for the education and training of drivers and riders. We also carry out theory and practical driving and riding tests. We will merge with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency into a single agency in 2014.

Reviews

[Jiahua Dai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slay ig

[Annabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very useful textbook that accompanied me everywhere for a few weeks while I revised in every spare minute! Lots of detail, key information and useful practice questions. Invaluable for me, and I passed the theory test first time!

[Literary Ames · Rating 2 out of 5]

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I passed my theory test on November 14th 2013! And that was after only 8 hours of sleep in 48 hours, and the day before I was sitting in a hospital room waiting for my mother to come out of high risk hip replacement surgery. I was so pleased she pulled through okay that I didn't care if I passed or not. But when I saw I did, I had to turn the letter over in my hand to check my name, and not someone else's, was on it!



Honestly, I didn't use this book that much. Answering the questions and watching the Hazard Perception clips on Theory Test Pro for 3 weeks trained me up to pass. All the questions you get wrong get funneled into the next practice test you take so that you eventually learn from your mistakes. I'd advise anyone learning to drive in the UK to use this website to study for their theory test.

If, however, you're without a reliable internet connection then this book is the next best thing, although it will only suffice for the multiple choice portion of the test as there's no substitute for the Hazard Perception part where you click the mouse when you see a hazard in the short video clips to test your response times.

I'd also recommend The Official DSA Guide to Driving: The Essential Skills which I'm reading right now for my intensive driving lessons starting tomorrow and ending with my practical test on Friday, so if I'm not around for the next week you'll know why.

I've yet to tackle The Official Highway Code and Know Your Traffic Signs but I'll expect they'll be useful at some point.

[Zoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was gonna give this a scathing review since there is a lot of repetition (like literally the same question repeated twice in a row) and whoever at the DVSA wrote it doesn't know the different between 'round' and 'around' but I did pass first time and got 48/50 on the multiple choice questions, so I suppose it taught me well!

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Happy to announce the time spent reading this paid off. Passed my theory! Difficult to rate. But you know I liked it cos I passed

[Kathryn Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I mean I passed my test so I assumed it helped?!

[Steph May Heads · Rating 1 out of 5]

A boring read but very informative. 🤣

[Rystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Passed my test...This has to be the dullest thing I have eve read

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I passed did it's job

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read in 2017.

[Mr S Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Channie Pearl · Rating 5 out of 5]

The theory test for Car drivers is a great read and test for driving. It helps to understand things in a good way as its detailed. It even has websites for you to see a few things in practical sense.

It is really informative and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to drive.

[I'mogén · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally! I've finished!
This only took me FOREVER to read because I was pacing myself and because it was kinda boring. I really hope this book helps me pass my theory as I feel like the easy to read layout has helped me to retain some knowledge and the helpful images also allows me to picture things relevant to the scenarios.

Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! ^^
Gén

[Shahd Bensaoud · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amaizing book!
I used it to revise for my theory test and I passed from the first time.
I particularly liked the explanation section at the beginning of each section, it gives you an idea before trying to attempt the questions.
I used questions app to confirm that I can answer them all and it made using the book easier for me.