AS WAITING lists for driving tests get even longer, here are seven resources every learner driver should use to keep on top of their lessons. 

Demand for practical driving tests is the highest it's been in a long time, and there's a whopping 17 week wait for a test due to the lockdown backlog.

The four month wait will be frustrating for learner drivers, particularly for those who have already been waiting months for lockdown to lift just to resume lessons. 

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To help young motorists, Peter Vardy have revealed seven resources that learner drivers should be utilising in the four month wait for their test to maximise their chances of passing first time. 

1. #drivinginstructor TikTok - 
Driving instructors have been taking to TikTok throughout the pandemic to share videos of driving test failures, show-me-tell-me questions and additional information for learner drivers. The #drivinginstructor hashtag has 64.2M views and is a great resource to top up gaps in your driving knowledge during the wait for a test. 

Drivingtestsuccess is just one user giving bundles of advice over on TikTok. The driving instructor has a staggering 605K followers and a shared 6.6M likes on her helpful videos. 

2. Highway Code Online Games
You may have passed your theory, but the quizzes are still just as useful as they were when you were revising for your written driving test. 

Highway Code Test has an abundance of games to test your knowledge on road safety signs, the highway code and a mock theory test to refresh your knowledge before your practical. 

3. Show-me-tell-me questions at home
Get your parents to ask you show-me-tell-me questions on their own car. The more prepared you are to answer them, the better chance you have answering them correctly on your driving test.

4. Private practice with parents if you can 
Not only can you resume normal driving lessons again, you can still take extra lessons with members of your household or support bubble. The household member must be over 21 and have had their driving liense for  threefull years in order to teach you how to drive in their car. 

Driving routes near your local test centre will alos help you to get familiar with any tricky roads, so when the time comes to drive with an examiner, you know the route well.

5. Watch Youtube tutorials to strengthen your driving knowledge
Much like TikTok, Youtube has an abundance of in-depth, helpful videos from driving instructors and examiners. A simple search for something you're struggling with on your lessons (for example, parallel parking) can land you on a tutorial that heps you get to grips with it so you don't struggle on your test. 

6. Highway Code Revision & Driving Essential Skills Book
Your highway code book will continue to be a useful tool, even after your theory and practical tests. It's essential to know the rules included from front to back cover so you're prepared for every scenario on your driving test. 

7. Driving Apps
Mobile App stores carry an abundance of useful tests and games for young drivers. From practice theory tests to simulation apps to help you get ton grips with tracky manoeurvres. There's even a few apps that will alert you when there's been a driving test cancellation in your local centre, so you can book in earlier than expected. 

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