Before starting your lessons
On your first lesson
On your first lesson ensure you know highway code rule 90 - 100
Introduction
Before starting your driving lessons you must make sure you have a valid provisional driving licence (category B), be physically fit and you must be able to read a cars number plate from a distance (about 6 car lengths) 20 metres if it is the new-style number plate. New-style number plates were introduced on 1st September 2001.
When applying for your driving licence from the DVLA, you should let them know:
- If you wear glasses or contact lenses.
- Any visual condition that affects both eyes (not including short or long sight or colour blindness).
- Any visual condition that affects your sight (not including short or long sight or colour blindness), for example:- If you have sight in one eye only.
- If you have had sight correction surgery you should declare this when you apply for your provisional licence.
Highway code rule 93
Slow down, and if necessary stop, if you are dazzled by bright sunlight.
Highway code rule 94
At night or in poor visibility, do not use tinted glasses, lenses or visors if they restrict your vision.
Click the below link to apply for your provisional licence.
PROVISIONAL DRIVING LICENCE
On your first lesson your driving instructor
will check your provisional licence is valid (if it is not we cannot carry on the lesson) then check your eyesight with you reading a number plate and then will drive you to a safe location and will give you briefing on the below topics (this could also happen at the training location) :-
- The cockpit drill.
- Introduce you to the main hand and foot controls of the vehicle.
- Brief you on how to move off and stop your training vehicle under full control.
