Level 3: Driving Test Manoeuvres
If you’ve mastered both your beginner’s basic skills and intermediate driving skills you are well on the way to taking your driving test!
Once you’ve reached this stage you’ll be able to get test ready sooner if you practice the following six practical driving test manoeuvres:
- Mirrors, Signal, Position, Speed, Look (MSPSL) routine
- Turning right at a crossroads
- Turn in the road (three-point turn)
- Parallel parking (reverse parking)
- Bay parking (left and right)
- Reversing around a corner
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Lesson 1
MSPSL routine
MSPSL stands for: Mirrors, Signal, Position, Speed, Look.
In this video, Howard shows you how to use the MSPSL routine when you’re approaching and emerging from junctions:
Lesson 2
Turning right at a crossroads
Well, what can we say? Turning left in the UK tends to be a lot easier! Chances are, you’ll need to spend extra time on practicing your right turn manoeuvring skills.
Watch Howard demonstrate how to safely turn right at a crossroads controlled by traffic lights:
This video was filmed in Norwich at the St. Williams Way and Thunder Lane crossroads.
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Lesson 3
Turn in the road (three-point turn)
There’s a good chance you’ll be asked to perform this manoeuvre in your practical test, so it’s well worth mastering.
Here’s quick demonstration of how to do a turn in the road (or three-point turn as it’s otherwise known):
Lesson 4
Parallel parking (reverse parking)
Parallel parking (or reverse parking as it’s sometimes known) is another one of the manoeuvres that you may be asked to perform as part of your driving test.
In this video, Howard gives a brief demonstration of how to do a parallel park correctly:
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Lesson 5
Bay parking (left and right)
The bay park is another essential manoeuvring skill that you may be asked to perform in your test.
In this video, Howard shows you how to do a bay park, both to the left and to the right:
Lesson 6
Reversing around a corner
Finally, learn how to reverse around a corner (to the left) safely and confidently.
Howard’s demonstration will show you how to ace the manoeuvre if you’re asked to perform it in your practical test:
*According to the DVSA (the people who set the driving test) it takes on average 47 hours of driving lessons and another 20 hours of private practice to pass the UK driving test.
By using our structured driver training system, we help our learners pass after an average of just 30 hours of driving lessons – that’s 17 hours fewer than the DVSA average!