From June 2018, Learner drivers have been permitted to take driving lessons on a Motorway as long as certain criteria is met.
That criteria being that the learner has a valid provisional driving licence and the vehicle being used is being supervised by a fully qualified Driving instructor (an ADI is permitted, a PDI is not permitted to carry out motorway lessons) and that the vehicle is fitted with dual control.
You will cover ALL of the elements that are listed in the National Standard for Driver training.
These elements are:-
Element 3.1.4: Drive on motorways and dual carriageways
Performance standards
You must be able to:
Join a motorway or dual carriageway safely and responsibly from the left or the right
Leave a motorway or dual carriageway safely and responsibly to the left or the right
Drive in the most suitable lane
Allow for other road users joining or leaving the motorway or dual carriageway
Change lanes safely and responsibly
Knowledge and understanding requirements
You must know and understand:
How to join a motorway or dual carriageway, safely and responsibly, from traffic light controlled or uncontrolled slip roads
How to leave a motorway or dual carriageway safely and responsibly, including the need to position yourself well in advance to allow other road users enough time to react
How to join or leave a motorway or dual carriageway safely in a safe way systematic way
that you may not stop on a motorway except in an emergency
When and for what purposes you are allowed to use the hard-shoulder
That you mustn’t pick up or set down anybody, or walk on a motorway, except in an emergency
That you mustn’t cross the central reservation, or drive against the traffic flow on a motorway or dual carriageway, unless directed to do so by an authorised person or traffic signs
The rules that apply when using a motorway or dual carriageway
that some stretches of motorway may have local, active traffic management (also known as smart motorways or managed motorways) control systems installed, which will change speed limits or the direction of flow in particular lanes, and that it is vital to obey the instructions given by such systems
The need to scan well ahead on the approach to junctions to make sure you are aware of:
Other road users joining or leaving
Queuing traffic
The correct use of hazard warning lights
The risks posed by drivers of left-hand-drive vehicles, in particular large goods vehicles
In addition to those elements, we will also ensure you understand the different road signs.
Road markings.
About Safe zone on Smart Motorways.
Understanding marker posts and how to read them.
Using Emergency phones.
What to do in the event of a break down.
How to safely overtake.
What lane hogging is.
The dangers involved in tailgating at higher speeds.
Following distances at higher speeds.
Steering control at higher speeds.
What to do at slip on/off roads when leaving or continuing on the motorway.
All motorway session are a minimum of 2 hours duration.