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Does the version of the DSA study guide really matter?
« on: July 28, 2013, 09:04:39 AM »
Hi Friends,

I have a copy of the DSA study DVDs from 2008/9, and was wondering if I need to go get the most updated version for 2013?  Can the rules of the road here really have changed that much since then?  I am an experienced driver in the USA so I have the basics down but will be studying and learning the UK way and plan to take lessons; it's really just to get me through the theory test.

Many thanks for any advice!
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Re: Does the version of the DSA study guide really matter?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2013, 09:47:48 AM »
I think that's the DVD/CD version I used.  :)  I'd say as long a it's got something about the Hazard Perception test for the theory bit and something about independent drive for the practical test, it's fine.  Those are the most recent big changes to the test.  The theory questions were a bit different than the DVD, but not too much.... I still passed with 49/50 studying just the DVDs (and a bit of the Highway Code).  :)

Don't underestimate the practical test..... there are a lot of things you'll need to learn the 'UK way'.  :)  I've been driving in the US for 14 years and I still took 12 hours of lessons with my instructor (plus two hours with an instructor I didn't care for as she wasn't experienced in switching experienced driving from one side of the road to the other).  I still passed my first time (two minor faults), but I was quite stressed about the lessons and practical test.  The theory test was the easy bit for me.  :)

Good luck!  :)

Edit- You've probably already seen this thread, but reading through it helped me think of what was different with UK driving (like the way you have your hands when you turn the steering wheel and using the handbrake most of the time when you stop at junctions) and what could be issues, even for experienced US drivers.  :)

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=40309.0
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Re: Does the version of the DSA study guide really matter?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2013, 10:03:03 AM »
Thanks TravelingFrog for your great reply, it's super helpful!  Yes, I understand I'll need to "unlearn" some bad habits as well- beginning to wish I had never driven before, I bet it would be easier to learn with a clean brain, haha! Thanks again  ;D
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