I've heard the Theory Test is changing: what's happening?
The Government has begun a consultation on proposed changes to the Theory Test and Hazard Perception. In our view, the result of these changes if they come into effect will be to make the Theory Test and Hazard Perception HARDER. If you're at all worried, we suggest signing up now and getting the Theory Test passed as soon as possible. Check out our memberships.
Some of the options being consulted on are:
Withdrawing the Theory Test questions from sale: in other words, you wouldn't be able to practice with the real questions as you can on Passyourtheory today
Case Study style questions rather than just multiple choice. These will be designed to be "more rigorous" (harder)
Changing Hazard Perception to a 3D version: rather than using video clips it appears they're suggesting a 3D simulator
You can download the consultation document using the link below. These changes will not come into force immediately but it's certainly worth thinking about passing your theory test as soon as possible. Signing up with us is the quickest, simplest and cheapest way of doing this.
Please note that the vast majority of computers meet these requirements already.
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*(The Sign Recognition training does not currently work on a Mac)
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"My card has been declined but my bank account shows
the payments. What's happening?
This is what our payment provider, Nochex, tells us:
"Whenever a card transaction is attempted with Nochex we perform some checks with the bank associated with that card - we check the cvv2 number and the address details provided; these are checked with the bank records to make sure they are correct (in order to reduce incidents of card fraud). To carry out these checks we have to pass what is called a ""Pre -auth"" (pre-authorisation) transaction - this allows us to carry out these checks - we then get a reply back from the bank with either a ""pass"" or ""fail"". These pre auth transactions have to carry a value and in our case we use the same value of the payment attempting to be made. If the signal we get back is a ""fail"" then the transaction does not go through but the ""pre-auth"" has still been passed - hence - the pre auth cannot become a real transaction unless we send a signal back to the bank to allow the payment to go through - since we do not want to process transactions that fail the security checks we do not process any that return with the ""fail"" message. We have up to 3 working days to reply to a ""pre-auth"" hence after a couple of days the ""pre-auth"" transaction disappears.
The money was never actually taken from the bank account - it just affects your available balance"
This happens with certain specific debit card types (eg Electron). Unfortunately, bank staff don't seem to be particularly well briefed on this .
"How is PassYourTheory different?"
We believe that we offer an unbeatable combination of:
experience: we've been providing practice theory tests since June 2005 and over 60,000 people have used our services to help them pass. We're not a "here today, gone tomorrow" operator.
features: no other site provides our combination of features. We even send you a CDROM if you join as a premier member!
quality: we are frankly appalled at the poor quality of some of the other theory test websites. We believe that if you pay for our materials, you should expect to be delighted at their quality.
price: we offer the best value on the web: from 3p per day!
personal service: we answer every email personally, usually within a few hours
guarantee: we guarantee that you will pass, or we'll give you a refund
expertise: we're an elearning company. We know how to develop learning materials that mean you'll take the minimum time to learn what you need to pass easily
"Are the questions on your site the real DSA questions?"
YES! Our tests contain real questions from the DSA: the same questions you'll see on the day! Beware sites that cut corners (and costs) by creating their own questions.
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Please use Internet Explorer to access the site as we do not support the AOL browser. To do this, sign into AOL in the usual way but, rather than using the AOL browser, double click Internet Explorer on your desktop (or Firefox or Safari) and use that to visit our site.
"Can I book my test through you?"
NO! We're not the DSA: we provide training to enable you to pass the Driving Theory Test (including Hazard Perception) using questions and video clips officially licensed from the Driving Standards Agency.
"Which vehicle types do you cover?"
We have separate question banks for both the car and motorbike tests although we understand that the questions for other vehicles (including HGV, LPGs etc) are very similar. The Hazard Perception clips for both cars and motorbikes are the same and we understand that the same clips are used for all vehicles.
"I've paid but I can't access anything"
Make sure you click Log in, enter your email address as the user name and the password you chose when you registered. If you've forgotten your password, click the password reminder button on the login screen.
Please check that your payment went through properly: you will receive a receipt from Paypal or Nochex and an email from us.
Sign up as a premier member (£9.99) and you'll receive a CDROM in the post. This CD contains 14 elearning modules, the hazard perception training at high resolution and sign recognition training.
"Who are you and what is passyourtheory?"
We create elearning for Collins Education,BMW, Mini, Pendragon and Citroen: we know what we're doing!
passyourtheory.co.uk is a site devoted to helping you pass your DSA Theory Test next time. We believe that the internet is the best place to study for your theory test because it means we can keep the question bank up to date, track your progress and add new features without you having to buy a new CDROM. Once you've signed up with passyourtheory as a Premier Member, you get all new features for free as they are developed.
Passyourtheory was developed by NlightN Multimedia Ltd , an established company developing elearning for the educational and corporate markets. We've used our expertise to develop what we believe is the very best theory test package on the market.
"How does the Money Back Guarantee work?"
It's very simple. If you're a Premier Member and you fail your test, we will refund your membership. If the worst happens, email us and we'll sort it out!
"What do I get when I join?"
Join as a Premier Member and get:
- Access to the official Driving Standards Agency Theory Test question bank for as long as you need it
- Your progress tracked by category so you can see which areas you need to work on
- Access to our 14 unique elearning modules covering every part of the DSA Theory Test
- A Hazard Perception CDROM which will be posted to you, or you can access it from the site
- A Sign Recognition CDROM program to help you practice traffic signs (PC only)
...for as long as you like!!
Standard Members get the same deal but for 3 days (£3.49), 7 days (£4.49) or 1 month (£7.99) and they don't get the CDROM posted to them. They can, however, download it from our website.
"How much does it cost?"
Premier membership costs just £9.99 and lasts for 12 months: you can renew it free of charge for as long as you like!
Standard Membership lasts for one month (£7.99), one week (£4.49) or 3 days (£3.49)
"Can I try before I buy?"
Some parts of our service are freely viewable. Or you can sign up for a trial membership from the home page.
"How long does it take to join?"
Sign up in a few minutes and get instant access as soon as your payment is made!
"How can I pay?"
We accept credit and debit card payment via the Nochex and Paypal payment systems.
"My screen isn't big enough for Hazard Perception"
Because of the video component of Hazard Perception, it requires a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768. The vast majority of PCs support this resolution and you can change your screen resolution by doing the following:
1) Start Control Panel
2) Double click Display
3) Select Settings
4) Change the Screen Resolution to a minimum of 1024 x 768
5) click Apply
"What's your refund policy?"
We want you to be delighted with your membership of Passyourtheory so, if you encounter problems, please use our helpdesk facility at www.pytsupport.co.uk in the first instance.
If your problem is not solved to your satisfaction, please drop us a line at support@passyourtheory.co.uk outlining your issue. If, in the end, you want a refund then we will refund you. If you've been sent a CDROM we ask you to return it before the refund is made.
And that's it! This is, of course, in addition to your statutory rights.
"I have a problem, who do I contact?"
In the first place, check here in case we've created an FAQ covering the issue. If this doesn't answer your question, please use our new helpdesk facility.
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Access to ALL 1250+ official DSA Theory Test questions FOR CARS AND MOTORCYCLES
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Interactive elearning on all 14 DSA Theory Test categories online
Hazard Perception training including DSA Licensed video clips (online)
Sign recognition training available for download
Online access to mock theory test results category by category
