It will help them learn why there are traffic lights at the entrance to motorways<\/a>, how to deal with slip roads<\/a>\u00a0and how to drive safely on motorways<\/a>.<\/p>\n Drivers will be able to put their motorway theory knowledge into practice as they will see the following signs in real-world situations.<\/p>\n Signs such as these are learned for the theory test but can’t be put into practice if learner drivers can’t drive on motorways<\/p><\/div>\n Drivers will learn how to read motorway signs, which will help with navigation and understanding the road ahead<\/p><\/div>\n This change will apply to England, Scotland and Wales and brings the UK in line with other western, left-driving countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Trainee driving instructors won’t be able to take learners on the motorway.<\/p>\n Driving instructors will be able to remove their driving school roof-top box during motorway lessons to aid with fuel consumption, but they must still display L plates (or D plates in Wales) on the front and rear of the vehicle.<\/p>\n DVSA isn’t planning on providing any specific extra training to ADIs for motorway lessons, but learning materials and the car driving syllabus<\/a> will be updated to help driving instructors plan their motorway driving lessons.<\/p>\n The exact date of the change will be confirmed later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learner drivers can take a driving lesson on our motorways from 4 June 2018, however, they must be supervised by an approved driving instructor (ADI) in a car with dual controls. The motorway lessons will not be compulsory and it…<\/span><\/p>\n![\"countdown](\"\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/countdown-markers-at-motorway-exit-information-sign-.gif\")
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