Anchor Academy of Driving Skills - A local company you can trust

The DSA driving test has been designed to see if you:

• can drive safely
• know The Highway Code and can demonstrate this through your driving

The test will include an eyesight test, this is done in the form of reading a number plate on a parked vehicle at a distance of:
The distance requirement for the old-style number plate is 20.5 metres.
The distance requirement for the eyesight test with the new-style number plate is 20 metres. New-style number plates were introduced on 1 September 2001 and are easily identifiable because they start with two letters ie AB51 ABC.
If you fail this, your test will not continue.

After the eyesight test you will be asked a combination of two vehicle safety checks, these can be viewed in the "show me/tell me" section on the website.
You will then be examined on your general driving and on two reversing exercises.

The reversing exercises will be chosen from:

• reverse around a corner
• turn in the road
• reverse parking (into a parking bay or behind another vehicle)
• You may also be asked to carry out an emergency stop exercise.

A standard driving test takes about 40 minutes.


Training with Anchor will help you avoid the top 10 reasons for failure.

1. Observation at junctions - ineffective observation and judgement
2. Reverse parking - ineffective observation or a lack of accuracy
3. Use of mirrors - not checking or not acting on the information
4. Reversing around a corner - ineffective observation or a lack of accuracy
5. Incorrect use of signals - not cancelling or giving misleading signals
6. Moving away safely - ineffective observation
7. Incorrect positioning on the road - at roundabouts or on bends
8. Lack of steering control - steering too early or leaving it too late
9. Incorrect positioning to turn right - at junctions and in one way streets
10. Inappropriate speed - travelling too slowly or being hesitant