the route to a Class 3 driving license
Thursday, 28 May 2009
For those who are keen to have a driving license.
There are two ways, either private or school. I prefer private because I have the same instructor throughout my lessons and he can chart my progress. Of course, you can choose your instructor when you are learning in school but you have to pay extra for EACH lesson. Otherwise, you are allocated instructors for every lesson and you MIGHT get confused as different instructors teach different things. Three more advantages for learning in school are: practice papers for your BTT and FTT, you have the priority in using the circuits and booking of Traffic Police (TP) driving test.
The choice is yours.
The driving centres in Singapore are: Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC), Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC), and Comfortdelgro Driving Centre (CDC) or known as Ubi.
Whether you are taking private or school, you need to pass both Basic Driving Test (BTT) and Final Theory Test (FTT) in order to book TP.
If you are taking private, do make sure who is your instructor and which centre he is teaching in.
First: Go to any driving centre and book a Basic Driving Test (BTT). Please bring your Identification Card (IC) and $20 or NETS card. The test is not free and you may want to buy the BTT 'textbook'. The lady or man at the counter will ask if you are taking private or wanting to register/sign up school, just reply, 'private' even if you are uncertain.
Test venue: The driving centre where you booked your test
Test format: 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and 3 to 4 options for each question. Test is computerised i.e. touch screen.
Duration: 50 min
Thing(s) to bring: Identification Card (IC)
Similar to all examination, switch off your pager/mobile phone and keep them in your bag.
Questions are really trivial and logical. Hence, I dont think you need to buy those assessment books or what I called the 'Ten-Year-Series' (TYS). Just a reminder: in any situation, please dont choose the answer with horn(ing), unless the test qn goes something like 'in which situation(s) can you can/cannot horn?'
You get your results upon completion of the test. It is "PASSED" or "FAILED". Efficient huh? If you failed, go to the counter and book another test date. Before that, please reflect how you manage to fail.
Suppose you passed and so on the same day of BTT,
Second: Go to self-service kiosk to print out the result slip
Third: Book the Final Theory Test (FTT) and also get your Provisional Driving License (PDL). Please bring $40 or NETS card (for some reason, they are happier when you use NETS). Both FTT and PDL are not free, and you may want to get your FTT textbook as well. FYI: FTT lasts for 2 years and PDL lasts for 6 months.
For FTT
Test venue: The driving centre where you booked your test
Test format: 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and 3 to 4 options for each question. Test is computerised i.e. touch screen.
Duration: 50 min
Thing(s) to bring: Identification Card (IC)
I recommend you have your practical lessons while preparing for your FTT because you will have a clearer idea what the textbook is describing. The questions are slightly harder than the BTT. But no worries, they are logical as well. I flipped through the textbook the night before and I did a TYS (passed down from Dolly). Of course, I passed. Suppose you passed, so on the same day:
Fourth: Print your FTT result at the self-service kiosk.Fifth: Book your TP. If your instructor is registered in the same school as you took your tests, then proceed to the counter to register in the school and book TP. If your instructor is not, you have to make a trip to that school for registration and booking. Take I for example. I took all my tests in SSDC because it is nearest to my home. However, my instructor is registered in CDC. So after my FTT, I went to CDC to register in the school and book TP. In either scenerio, to book TP, please bring your
IC,
PDL,
FTT printed result and
have your instructor's IC number..
You are now on your way to your Class 3 driving license.
If you are taking through school, just tell the person at the counter and pay accordingly i.e. just bring your NETS card. Everything will be settled =)
-- Shirlyn --
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