{"id":2334,"date":"2015-03-10T22:51:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T09:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=2334"},"modified":"2025-01-22T20:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T07:50:52","slug":"how-to-pass-your-driving-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/how-to-pass-your-driving-test\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pass your driving test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/driver-licence-pass-female-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"driver licence pass female\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/driver-licence-pass-female-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/driver-licence-pass-female-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/driver-licence-pass-female.jpg 997w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Theory test<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Learn the Road Code questions by using the free tests here for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/roadcode\/car\/?utm_source=guide&amp;utm_medium=resources&amp;utm_campaign=learner\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">car<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/roadcode\/motorbike\/?utm_source=guide&amp;utm_medium=resources&amp;utm_campaign=learner\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">motorbike<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/roadcode\/heavy_vehicle\/?utm_source=guide&amp;utm_medium=resources&amp;utm_campaign=learner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heavy vehicle<\/a> &#8211; if you can get 100% in all the sections for your vehicle, you&#8217;ve got a really good chance of passing because the questions are the same.<\/li>\n<li>Or you can get\u00a0our app for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.zeeroapps.drivingtests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/nz\/app\/driving-tests-nz-road-code\/id913821658?ls=1&#038;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Book your test well in advance. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzta.govt.nz\/licence\/getting\/where-to-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this page<\/a> for where and how you can do that.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you get enough sleep on the night before the test, and aim to arrive there half an hour early.<\/li>\n<li>Go through the questions again using your phone either on this website (free) or using the app &#8211; now they&#8217;ll be in your short-term memory, too.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Practical test<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll have a much better chance of passing your practical test if you get a qualified driving instructor to teach you. Check out our <a title=\"How to choose a car driving instructor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/how-to-choose-a-car-driving-instructor\/?utm_source=guide&amp;utm_medium=resources&amp;utm_campaign=learner\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide for picking the best driving instructor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get as much practise as you can. Your driving instructor will tell you when you are ready to take the test because you&#8217;ll be able to drive for long distances without making minor errors.<\/li>\n<li>If you get nervous in tests,\u00a0make sure you read this article about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/making-your-driving-test-a-relaxing-experience\/?utm_source=guide&amp;utm_medium=resources&amp;utm_campaign=learner\">techniques to help you relax<\/a> in your test.<\/li>\n<li>On the day of your test, take care with <a title=\"Watch your diet before you take your driving test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/watch-your-diet-before-you-take-your-driving-test\/?utm_source=guide&amp;utm_medium=resources&amp;utm_campaign=learner\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what food you eat<\/a>, and <a title=\"Effects of dehydration on driving\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/effects-of-dehydration-on-driving\/?utm_source=guide&amp;utm_medium=resources&amp;utm_campaign=learner\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keep yourself hydrated<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Turn up early enough to complete the paperwork.<\/li>\n<li>In the test itself build rapport with the instructor, ask if you are unsure, and keep your focus on the road. You should definitely turn your mobile phone off!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure to bookmark this page so you can keep referring back to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theory test Learn the Road Code questions by using the free tests here for car, motorbike or heavy vehicle &#8211; if you can get 100% in all the sections for your vehicle, you&#8217;ve got a really good chance of passing<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/how-to-pass-your-driving-test\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[356],"tags":[99,34,100,57],"class_list":["post-2334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driver-licence","tag-learner-licence","tag-practical-test","tag-restricted-licence","tag-theory-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21947,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334\/revisions\/21947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}