Favona - Mt Wellington Lesson Notes

 

1. Hand position - Don’t twist your hands when turning.
2. More searching - recheck center mirror before braking. Check all side streets.
3. Blindspot Checks - If moving left or right check next to you before moving.
4. Braking and Speed control - cover your brake before braking, don’t brake hard.
5. Lane changing and merging - nothing sudden.
6. Curbside parking - must check left blindspot and vehicle must be under 30cm from the curb.
7. Dual lane right turn - must stay in your lane. 
8. Downhill speed control - cover your brake, stay under the speed limit.
9. Trucks and Buses - Double your following and stopping distance.
10. Ped Crossing - check both side and center mirror before moving through.

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Going for your driving test for the first time?

Going for your driving test for the first time?

One or more of these will happen to you:

• You will forget where you parked the car or try get into someone else’s car.
• Not be able to unlock the car doors, or set the alarm off in the process.
• Lockup the steering wheel and won’t be able to unlock it.
• The windscreens fogs up and stays fogged up.
• During the pre test check list forget where the indicators, wipers, lights and footbrake are located.
• Have no idea which side is left and which one is right.
• Going into reverse to go forward and drive to go back.
• Forget about the handbrake, or notice any other red lights on the dashboard. Seatbelt and doors are the most common.  

All this even before you leave the car park.

Give us a call and we can take you though a simulated driving test.

Alert Driving School Auckland

0800 ALERTDRIVING

info@alertdriving.co.nz

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Gift Vouchers from Alert Driving School Auckland

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• $60.00 – 1x hour lesson  
• $275.00 – 5x hour lessons – (Equivalent to $55/hr – SAVE $25)
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•  $1000.00 – 20x hour lessons (Equivalent to $50/hr – SAVE $200)
• $6000.00 – UNLIMITED HOURS for 6 months (per person and non-transferable)

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027 525 3662

How I Personal Rate The Driver Test Centers:

How I Personal Rate The Driver Test Centers:
Easiest
1 - Howick/Meadowlands
2 -Manukau
3 - Penrose
4 - Browns Bay/Northcross
5 - Pukekohe (+less traffic)
6 - Westgate/Henderson
Hardest


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Alert Driving School - Driving Test Tips

My advice to all my students during the test is to :

• Take your time and drive, don’t rush to finish the test. 
• No one drives at the speed limit, (don’t keep up with other cars) go at your own pace. 50km – stay between 45 – 50
• Fully STOP at STOP signs. (Count to 3 - go after 3 seconds)
• Follow the give way rule. If you have to give way – GIVE WAY even if the other driver tells(signals) you to go, wait until you have to go.
• Be prepared for everyone to move in front of you. 
• As you approach an intersection, try to eye ball the other drivers, make sure that they are slowing down or have stopped for you. 
• Don’t just go by the vehicle indicators but where the vehicle is on the road and which way are the wheels pointing 

As you drive: 

• Search ahead for traffic.  Use the 12 second rule, Identify your potential hazards.
• Use your mirrors to identify traffic behind you. 
• Do a shoulder check (check your blind spot) when you need to change lanes or merge. 
• Use your indicates to communicate your intentions.
• Brake smoothly aim to let the car roll and stop. 
• Adjust your speed that you are able to drive around and away from hazards, without sudden course corrections. 
• Position your vehicle to avoid oncoming traffic.
• We can't see everything at once, look as far away as you can, aim high and keep your eyes moving. Get the whole picture, don’t just focus on one potential hazard and miss the other hazards.

The most common and most obvious reasons for failing your driving tests:

• Failing to give-way or giving way to the wrong vehicle. 
• Failing to fully stop at a stop sign. 
• Exceeding the speed limit by more then 5-10km

Things you must NOT DO during your driving test:

• Looking at the gear stick or feet when driving.
• Driving with the clutch in too far before stopping.
• Riding the clutch around corners / changing gears around corners.
• Not stopping on an orange / amber light.
• Failing to fully stop at a stop sign.
• Only checking one side of the intersection. 
• Following too closely and stopping too close to vehicles at traffic lights. 
• Excessive using gears to slow down / using wrong gears. 
• Leaving your hand on the gear stick.
• Driving with one hand, keeping your hands crossed after you have made a turn.

Alert Driving School Auckland

0800 ALERTDRIVING

027 525 3662

www.alertdriving.co.nz

Demerit points for driver licence related offences

Demerit points for driver licence related offences

• 35 - Drives motor vehicle contrary to the GDLS conditions of his or her driver licence (excluding the requirement to display L plates)
• 25 - Failure to display L plate as required
• 25 - Drives a motor vehicle contrary to the non-GDLS conditions of his or her driver licence

More information

 http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/offences-penalties/demerit.html#licence

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/factsheets/55/driving-offences.html

How Can I Fail My Test?

Take a driving lesson  and simulated driving test with us and we can help you pass your driving test. Teach you how to avoid common and critical errors.

Learner / Restricted / Full Auckland Wide 

Critical Errors:

• Too slow
• Mounting a kerb
• Too fast
• Stalling the vehicle
• Failing to look
• Incomplete stop at a Stop sign
• Failing to signal
• Other illegal action
• Blocking a pedestrian crossing

Immediate Failure Errors:

• Testing Officer intervention
• Excessive speed
• Failing to carry out an instruction
• Stopping at dangerous position
• Collision
• Failing to stop
• Failing to give way
• Other dangerous action

ALERT DRIVING SCHOOL

www.alertdriving.co.nz

info@alertdriving.co.nz

027 525 3662

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