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PART 1 - ADI (Approved Driving Instructor) THEORY TEST
The theory test is made up of two parts:

Multiple choice
A question and four answer options will appear onscreen and you have to select the correct answer to the question by touching the screen or using the mouse. Some questions may require more than one answer. You can navigate between questions and 'flag' questions that you want to come back to later in the test. You will have 90 minutes to answer 100 questions that will be split into four bands which will be:
· road procedure
· traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge
· driving test, disabilities, law
· publications, instructional techniques
The purpose of the banding is to ensure candidates have a comprehensive knowledge across the whole syllabus.

The pass mark for the multiple choice part of the theory test is 85% -that is 85 questions answered correctly. However, you must reach a minimum 80% (20 out of 25) in each of the four bands. It is therefore possible for you to get an overall mark of 85% or above but still fail the examination because you have not gained the minimum of 80% in one of the bands.

After the multiple choice part you can choose to have a break of up to three minutes before the hazard perception part starts.

Hazard perception (HPT)
The hazard perception part is also delivered on a computer but you respond by clicking a button on the mouse. You will be presented with a series of 14 video clips which feature every day road scenes, in each clip there will be at least one developing hazard, but one of the clips will feature two developing hazards. To achieve a high score you will need to respond to the developing hazard during the early part of its development. The maximum you can score on each hazard is five. You will not be able to review your answers to the hazard perception test; as on the road, you will only have one chance to respond to the developing hazard.

The pass mark for the hazard perception part of the theory test is 57 out of 75.

You need to pass both parts to pass the theory test. If you pass one part and fail the other you will fail the whole test, and you will need to take both parts again.

At A-S-A-P DRIVING SCHOOL we can offer email support to you if required, but this part of the qualifying process can be achieved through the studying of the DSA question bank and the practice of the HPT on the many CD-Roms available on the market. Many other Driving Schools/ Instructor Training Businesses can charge up to £500 for the questions and a classroom session/correspondence course. We believe that your money could be better invested in Parts 2 & 3 of the qualifying process.