When you call to book your first driving lesson with 1 Way Driving School, our friendly office staff will be on hand to make all the necessary arrangements.

If you would prefer to learn with a male or female instructor or wish to learn in a particular car just let us know your requirements when booking.

Your on road lessons will be structured to meet your individual needs, and your progress will be recorded by your instructor during each lesson. We use specially designed progress records which cover the full DSA syllabus for learning to drive. Your instructor will work through the various stages with you, until you are driving independently and ready to take your test.

Before booking your driving test it would probably be a good idea to take a mock driving test with one of our other instructors, just to see how you would cope driving with a different person next to you.

Your instructor will be able to advise you when to book your test and can even arrange for our office staff to book it for you.

Our instructors use the following 4 test centres:

Colwick         
Chalfont Drive
Loughborough      
Grantham    

Attending the test.

On the big day, your instructor will normally pick you up about an hour before your driving test, just to get you warmed up and cover any last minute things that you may be concerned about.

You should arrive at the test centre in good time and have your provisional licence and theory test certificate with you. You must also have some form of photo identification if you don't have a photo card licence. Remember...... the new photo licence is made up of 2 parts, Photo Card and paper counterpart; you must bring BOTH parts when attending the test or you will not be allowed to take the test.

You will sit in the waiting room until the examiner comes out and calls your name. The examiner will check all of your documents and ask you to lead the way out to the vehicle.

If you would like your instructor to accompany you on the test, you should tell the examiner on the way out to the car.

Before entering the car you will be asked to read a vehicle registration plate from approx 67ft/20.5m, and you will be asked 2 vehicle safety check questions.

Once in the car the examiner will give you instructions on what he/she requires you to do during the test.

The test will last approx 40 minutes and you will be tested on your driving ability. There are a large number of test routes at each test centre, which all cover various types of junctions and varying road conditions. During the test you will be asked to carry out 2 manoeuvres and you may also be asked to carry out an emergency stop.

At the end of the test the examiner will give you the result and offer you a briefing on the test. You may want your instructor present during the briefing.