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Theory test center Colchester news Colchester's theory test centre is to close in August.
The Driving Standards Agency announced the centre in North station Road will shut its doors on August 31.
Learners now face a 35 mile round trip to Ipswich to sit their theory tests.
The centre has the capacity to host 30,000 tests a year, but last year fewer than 9,000 learners sat theory tests there.
It is one of dozens of centres across the UK to be axed.
Rosemary Thew, chief executive of the Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
said:
"DSA relies for income on the fees we receive from our customers
so we have a duty to spend that money responsibly while
maintaining a good level of service.
"As the theory test centres in Colchester and Ipswich both have spare
capacity it is not cost effective to keep both of them running."
Why not shut the Ipswich center!
The theory test is made up of two parts; the multiple choice part and
the hazard perception part. You need to pass both parts to pass the
theory test. Once you have passed the theory test you can then apply to
take your practical driving test.
Taking your theory test
The multiple choice part is
delivered using a touch screen computer and the hazard perception part
records your responses through the use of a computer mouse button.
If you pass one part and fail the other you'll fail the whole test, and
you'll need to take both parts again.
The questions in each multiple choice test vary according to the category of
vehicle you're hoping to obtain a licence for i.e. a motorcycle theory test
will contain specific questions that don't appear in any other test.
For the hazard perception test there are no separate versions for different
vehicles, each vehicle category takes the same test, however the pass mark is
different for different categories of tests.
Part one - multiple choice Before the test starts you'll be given instructions
on how the test works.
You can also choose to go through a practice session of the multiple choice
questions to get used to the layout of the test. At the end of the practice
session the real test will begin.
A question and several answer options will appear onscreen and you have to
select the correct answer to the question by touching the screen. Some
questions may require more than one answer.
For cars and motorcycles you'll be asked 50 questions in 57 minutes and the
pass mark is 43 out of 50.
For lorries and buses you'll be asked 100 questions in 115 minutes and the
pass mark will be 85 out of 100.
You can navigate between questions and 'flag' questions that you want to come
back to later in the test. After the multiple choice part you can choose to
have a break of up to three minutes before the hazard perception part starts.
Part two - hazard perception After the break you'll then be shown a short tutorial
video clip about how the hazard perception part works.
The hazard perception part is also delivered on a computer but you respond by
clicking a button on the mouse. You'll be presented with a series of 14 video clips,
which feature every day road scenes. In each clip there'll be at least one
developing hazard, but one of the clips will feature two developing hazards.
To achieve a high score you'll need to respond to the developing hazard during
the early part of its development. The maximum you can score on each
hazard is five.
You won't be able to review your answers to the hazard perception test; as on
the road, you'll only have one chance to respond to the developing hazard.
The pass mark for the car and motorcycle hazard perception part of the theory
test is 44 out of 75. For lorries and buses the pass mark is 50 out of 75.
At the end of the test. At
the end of the hazard perception part of the theory test you'll be invited to
answer a number of customer survey questions.
You don't have to answer the questions if you don't want to, and any
information given is anonymous and confidential. The survey questions don't
affect the result of the test.
When you have finished the test you may leave the examination room. Once you
have left the room, you'll not be allowed to enter it again. You'll then be
given your result by the test centre staff.
Local Theory test centres
Driving theory test centre
Colchester Closing on 31st August
Century House South
Riverside Office Centre North Station Road
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1RD
Driving theory test centre
Chelmsford
Grosvenor House (1st flr)
51 New London Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 OND
Driving theory test centre Ipswich
Crown House
Crown Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 3HS
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