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How to pass the learner licence driving test when you have reading or literacy problems

Drivers who suffer literacy problems can struggle to pass the theory test. There are several options available to drivers to help with reading and comprehension when learning the questions required for passing a car, motorbike or heavy vehicle learner licence test.

  1. Drivers that want to persevere with their literacy can practice using our free Road Code test for an unlimited amount of time.
  2. Use the audio recordings in our Road Code quizzes by clicking on the green speaker icon. This works on desktops, smartphones and tablets. Click on Car, Motorbike or Heavy Vehicle in the menu above. Using this will get you familiar with answering questions in a test environment. Audio recordings are only available by purchasing any course (the cheapest option is Learner Licence Plus), and you get full access to all our premium learning materials, too.
  3. Use our YouTube channel and go through the videos of us walking through and explaining all the questions. Bear in mind that this does not give you practice answering questions
  4. Contact Literacy Aotearoa to see when courses are being run in your area to help with literacy and numeracy. Some courses will focus on the Road Code.
  5. Use a text-to-speech reader on your smartphone, tablet or computer. Examples are the Read Aloud extension for Google Chrome, Google Text-to-Speech for Android phones, or Spoken Content for Apple phones. This is good, but kind of frustrating after a while as you’ll need to click on each individual answer otherwise it will read things on the page that you don’t want to be read.
  6. Use the built-in translation function if you are viewing our website on a laptop or large tablet by choosing a language from the menu.

Taking the test in your native language

The theory test is also available in the following languages:

  • Arabic
  • Chinese (simplified and traditional)
  • Gujarati
  • Hindi
  • Korean
  • Māori
  • Punjabi
  • Samoan
  • Thai
  • Tongan.

The Road Code and practice materials are not available in these languages, though, as it would be prohibitively expensive to do.

You need to request this from VTNZ when you take your learners test.

Using the audio recordings for corporate driver training

The question audio is available if you have any paid course licence.

Audio is not available in the tourist quiz.

By Darren Cottingham

Darren has written over 3000 articles about driving and vehicles, plus almost 500 vehicle reviews and numerous driving courses. Connect with him on LinkedIn by clicking the name above

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