Humphreys Driving School

Driving Tips

Welcome to our Driving Tips hub! 🚗💡

Whether you’re a learner preparing for your driving test, a new driver building confidence on the road, or someone looking to sharpen your everyday driving skills, this is the place for you.

At Humphreys Driving Lessons, we know that safe driving isn’t just about passing the test—it’s about building habits that will keep you and others safe for life. That’s why we’ve put together practical tips, advice, and step-by-step guides to help you:

  • Stay safe in different road conditions
  • Build confidence behind the wheel
  • Handle tricky situations like roundabouts, parking, and motorways
  • Save money with fuel-efficient driving
  • Prepare for the driving test with proven techniques

As we grow this section, you’ll find new tips added under the Driving Tips menu above. Each guide is simple, clear, and designed to give you the knowledge you need to feel at ease on the road.

👉 Browse the dropdown menu for specific topics—or check back regularly for fresh advice!

Your journey to becoming a safer, more confident driver starts here.


🚦 Core Skills & Road Awareness

Roundabouts Explained

  • Main: how to drive on a roundabout
  • Secondary: roundabout rules UK, signalling at roundabouts, learner driver roundabout tips

Junctions & Right of Way

  • Main: how to approach junctions
  • Secondary: right of way rules UK, emerging at junctions, driving test junction tips

Overtaking Safely

  • Main: safe overtaking tips
  • Secondary: when can you overtake, overtaking rules UK, learner driver overtaking advice

Traffic Lights & Road Signs

  • Main: traffic light rules UK
  • Secondary: driving test traffic lights, common road signs UK, stop and amber light rules

🅿️ Manoeuvres & Parking

Parallel Parking Made Easy

  • Main: how to parallel park UK
  • Secondary: parallel parking for learners, step by step parallel parking, parking test tips

Bay Parking Tips

  • Main: how to bay park UK
  • Secondary: reverse bay parking tips, forward bay parking UK, parking manoeuvres driving test

Hill Starts & Clutch Control

  • Main: how to do a hill start
  • Secondary: clutch control tips UK, driving uphill and downhill, learner driver hill start

Turning in the Road & Reversing Safely

  • Main: reversing manoeuvres UK
  • Secondary: turn in the road, 3 point turn tips, reversing around a corner

🛣️ Driving Conditions & Situations

Motorway Driving Tips

  • Main: motorway driving tips UK
  • Secondary: motorway rules for learners, motorway lane discipline, joining the motorway

Driving in Rain, Fog & Ice

  • Main: driving in bad weather UK
  • Secondary: driving in rain tips, driving in fog, driving on icy roads

Night Driving Tips

  • Main: night driving tips UK
  • Secondary: driving with headlights, night time driving advice, learner driver night driving

Country Roads & Rural Driving

  • Main: driving on country roads UK
  • Secondary: rural driving hazards, bends in country lanes, safe speed country roads

📝 Test Prep & Confidence Building

Top Driving Test Tips

  • Main: driving test tips UK
  • Secondary: how to pass driving test first time, learner driver tips UK, driving test checklist

How to Stay Calm on Test Day

  • Main: driving test nerves tips
  • Secondary: how to calm nerves before driving test, stay relaxed driving test, confidence tips learners

Common Driving Test Faults

  • Main: common driving test faults UK
  • Secondary: top reasons people fail driving test, driving test minors and majors, avoid test mistakes

Post-Test Driving Advice

  • Main: new driver tips UK
  • Secondary: advice for new drivers UK, driving alone after passing test, building confidence driving