Theory tests

Try this link:

dsa.gov.uk/mockpaper/theoryintro.htm#

and be honest :wink: :laughing:

Tried a few before, never managed 35 on any of them though :laughing: . Having said that I never failed any either and that includes the bike and bus ones which are tests I’ve not studied for, just shows that they’re too easy :slight_smile:

mrpj:
Tried a few before, never managed 35 on any of them though :laughing: . Having said that I never failed any either and that includes the bike and bus ones which are tests I’ve not studied for, just shows that they’re too easy :slight_smile:

The actual theory test themselves are easier thn the mock ones.

I read the DSA HGV Theory book cover to cover twice before my test. They only pick out the easy ones to give you. I got 35 out of 35. :smiley: :laughing:

Toploadertom:
I read the DSA HGV Theory book cover to cover twice before my test. They only pick out the easy ones to give you. I got 35 out of 35. :smiley: :laughing:

Forgot to mention that I did actually do the theory test (although not the hazard perception) and had also read the DSA book cover to cover, still managed to get one wrong though :blush: :laughing:

Did the HGV ones long before i’d even got the book on the theory test and passed with 35 on both of them! :laughing:

Think i read the book 2 or 3 times…first time…both the questions, answers and explainations…second and third time read the questions…blanked the answers…tried them from memory…and clarified with the explaination if needed…

Most of the questions are repeated…just in different way’s…35 out of 35…although luck has it…I was agencying at a company…where there was a lot of waiting around…so time and nothing else to do was on my side, but revise

What ever you do don’t waste any money buying the DSA Harzard perception test DVD…load of rubbish…instead…can get the Harzard Perception computer CD from somwhere like Morrisons and other places…for 6 quid…The quailty of the video footage is terrible…and makes it quite hard to see things…but that works to your advantage…cos u have to concentrate more…where as the real test picture is perfect…so u’ve worked to abit of a higher standard already…just keep repeatedly…practicing this CD about a week before your test…68 out of 75…

you can download them free from p2p networks like iso hunt and mininova.
you will need to have programs like bit torrent and winrar also downloaderble for free.
the copies coughcough that my friends have had have been good quality and you can open each individual clips to study the hard ones and pause it on the player, i would say the test is false after examining ti this week.
having just failed the hazard perception, after not looking at any programs or knowing what i was doing with it. just clicked at every hazard i came across.

problems on test each click represented a hazard an extra click was placed at crossing which i had clicked well before arrival. the dsa game consol gave zero points what it did not pick up i was clicking beyond the zone they wanted i was upto 3 hazards ahead of the machine.
i am taking it again and i am going to raise concerns about this and i am going to be challeging for class action against the governing body for supplying a jeapordised test.
on the cd rom it would appear that should the candidate click before the potential hazards it does not score yet on several potential hazards it needs to be clicked to gain maximum score.
should a candidate click th esame item several time it can end up on zero again registering hte final click especialy in multipul hazard situations.
i have tried and testeed in the program files on pc to each individual clip.
no potential maximum score is achievable as the program detect and uprates the hazards on success of multi clicks.

Instructor, if you read back through the site, you will find that the problems with the hazard perception test has been well covered. In English too.

then why no one take action against it?

I scored badly on that part of the test due to clicking ā€œtoo earlyā€.

you can download them free from p2p networks like iso hunt and mininova.

i would not encourage using free p2p networks to download software and recommend you go out and source the disc from a reputable source. with p2p you don’t know what your downloading until you either scan it or open it by that time you may either infect your machine or download something completely diffrent :blush: and further most software piracey is against the law .

regards the hazard perception disc ,i failed it many times (didn’t have to do it myself misses as a copy of it) and you can see the hazzard a mile off but clicking to early scores you nowt. bloody rip off if you ask me :smiling_imp:

jon

Hi. I just joined. I don’t drive yet, but I’m trying to save up for the training.

I got 30 out of 35 on the mock theory test - I’m pretty chuffed with that since I’ve only read the DSA question and answer book through once and I’ve just started reading the HGV handbook.

As for the hazard perception, my mate failed his too for clicking too early. (this was about 8 months ago now). Shocking - surely the whole point of the test is to show forward planning and observation? :unamused:

The DSA software is very poorly programmed IMHO.

I cant realy see the point of the hazard perception section anyways. If you cant anticipate hazzards you will fail your test, wether it be LGV or car. :unamused:

I cant realy see the point of the hazard perception section anyways. If you cant anticipate hazzards you will fail you test, wether it be LGV or car. Rolling Eyes

I would tend to agree there - surely it is better for the examiner to assess that on the road rather than some stupid - poorly programmed video game.

Just passed my Theory last week and I can very much recommend the DSA publications that are available.

I used the official guide to the Theory test in book and cd rom form and to be honest they are more or less exactly the same. With hindsight the cd rom is all you need, assuming you have access to a pc. Having said that, the cd rom was for me the better of the two. It allows you to take a mock test, tailor your own test by focussing on areas you may be struggling with or to revise a whole subject in one go. The cd rom was twice the price of the book but it was better in that it duplicates the format you will experience on the test.

Did it work on the day? 35 out of 35 says yes it did.

The Hazard perception is a whole different ball game and although I managed a respectable 57 out of 75, I would still say I am not happy with the format. The key word is perception and that is a dubious area. What one person perceives as a hazard, another may not. Again I used the offical DSA dvd and it does help you prepare but I have to say I did not enter that part of the test as confidently as I did for the Theory. The problem for non-computer users is knowing when to click when you see a hazard developing.

Each clip has several potential small hazards and a large one that develops and then ulimately results in the mock vehicle you are driving having to slowdown. That is the one that gets you a maximum score as long as you click at the right time. Too soon and you will not score on it, too late and your score reduces. Regarding the number of clicks you can actually make, you would have to do a very large amount to fail each segment or be clicking at the wrong time. In one sense it is quite simple, see a pedestrian, click and you score, don’t click and you won’t. But it never does seem quite so easy.

The problem is perceiving what that pedestrian will do next. In the real world we are driving past pedestrians all the time and we deal with it matter of fact and it is only if we are unlucky and one steps out that a real problem develops. All the DSA are asking is that you can recognise such hazards with a mouse click.

As I said not too easy but nor is it too hard, it just requires preparation and the ability to play the game because in reality I perceive it to be nothing more than that, a computer game.

:laughing:

The problem is perceiving what that pedestrian will do next. In the real world we are driving past pedestrians all the time and we deal with it matter of fact and it is only if we are unlucky and one steps out that a real problem develops. All the DSA are asking is that you can recognise such hazards with a mouse click.

Really it’s just to show that you were aware pedestrians were there, which is all you do on the road, you see them there and act acordingly.
There are those who drive around with tunnel vision and dont think about what’s going on around them. I think the Hazper section does at least make these kind of people think.
Trouble is those of us that have all passed our HGV tests are aparently better than average drivers, so we’re all going to think the hazper is a waste of time.

I think it’s good in that it weeds out some of the numpties before they use up valuable practical test bookings. Bear in mind the same test is also used for cars and bikes etc, so the clips have to be geared for a 17 year old who’s never been on the road and doesnt yet have any hazard perception skills, this atleast goes someway to make them develop their skills and think about whats happening around them without causing any harm.

I think the Theory section is way too easy though to be of any real use. I mean i passed both the HGV tests online with full marks before i’d even seen the book. And then passed the real one with full marks, the same as i did with my car test when i did that. (that was still on paper! :laughing: )

I think a much more effective hazard test would be a two part test. Part one based on the current format with part two based on a short video where the student has to list as many hazards as possible but without any prompting or leads from anyone.

That way an examiner or examining authority would get a true picture of the individuals hazard perception.

The HP test needs to be better programmed. In the real world there is no such thing as seeing a hazard too early, but as has been said previously if you do this in your test too many times you will fail. :unamused:

In the theory test, how many questions do you have to get right to get a pass?

30 for the theory

50 for the hazard