Anyone who has applied for a first provisional licence between 25 April and 10 June 2001 will have the validity period of their licence limited to 90 days and will have the balance of the normal period of two years granted when they submit the theory test certificate to the licensing authority. Anyone who has applied for a first provisional licence between 25 April and 10 June 2001 and passed the practical driving test must also pass the theory test before they can get a full driving licence. There are 40 questions in the test and candidates have to answer 35 questions correctly to be successful. Test questions are taken from a database of 743 questions, which are published in book and CD-ROM formats and are available from bookshops and from the Driver Theory Testing Service. The test is taken using a touch screen computerised system.
Candidates select their answers by touching the computer screen.
A practice session can be undertaken before you take the actual test so that you can get used to the system. The test is scored automatically and results are made available to you immediately. You will receive a pass certificate for your theory test at the test centre. Rules Anyone who applies for a first provisional licence on or after 25 April 2001 has to do the theory test. Anyone who has applied for a first provisional licence between 25 April and 10 June 2001 and passed the practical driving test must also pass the theory test before they can get a full driving licence.