The LDC Theory Test 3-in-1
PC CD-rom software
This PC software product was first launched on the 1st October 2005 and became an instant success winning the best buy 2005 award by Auto Express for Driving Theory test software products. The only product awarded 5 stars. In June 2006 it was awarded 5 stars by Computer Active and is now the UK’s best selling CD-rom software for the theory test.
New in 2007 a totally revamped version of the 3-in1 for those users with DVD-rom drives in their PC called the Driving Test Complete (most PC's after 2005 include DVD-rom / CD-rom dual drives). So if you have a PC with a DVD-rom drive the new Driving Test Complete product provides every feature contained in the 3-in-1 plus much more.
Updated in July 2007 for the new question data bank, the new harder test in September 2007 and the new Highway Code.
The product combines the best of the LDC Theory Test 2-in-1 and the LDC Driving Test eXtra with several major updates. It is packed to the brim with software features and information. You can test yourself on all the Official Theory Test questions and 165 Hazard Perception Test simulation clips (10 full tests and 25 practice clips) to help you prepare for the Theory Driving Test. To help you prepare for the practical Driving Test you can follow the unique LDC learn-2-drive programme, watch and interact with a full driving test and learn how the test works including a comprehensive insight into how the Official marking system is applied. To find out why we are confident it is the best product on the market see the extensive feature list below.
Purchase details
The price of the standard 3-in-1 product is £9.99 (£10.99 including postage and packing). You can also buy the standard product with the Highway Code for £12.49 (£13.99 including postage and packing). Alternatively you can buy the standard product with the Hazard Perception eXtra product for £20 (including P&P) or the standard product with the Highway code plus the Hazard Perception eXtra product for £22.50. To purchase any of the product combinations please contact us on freephone number 0800 400 777 or send a letter together with a cheque (made payable to “Learner Driving Centres”) or postal order to Material Sales, Learner Driving Centres, Station House, Station Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 1RB.
Alternatively, you can buy any of the below product combinations online, over a secure connection, by clicking on the appropriate PayPal button below. Goods purchased online will be despatched by first class post. Allow up to two working days for delivery. Please note postal prices quoted are for UK only. For people out side of the UK please call our Material sales department on 01977 691810.
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3in1 |
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3in1 CDRom + HC only £13.99 |
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3in1 CDRom + HP only £20 |
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3in1 CDRom + HP and HC |
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Hazard Perception eXtra |
Product feature list summary
Four disks, three tests, seven applications all for only £9.99
1. Theory Multiple Choice Test
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Contains the entire Official DSA Driving Theory Test Question Bank for car drivers and motorcyclists. Over 1,200 questions and answers with click on text professional voice over. New 2007/08 question data bank. Ready for the new harder test in September 2007. - Interactive tutorial that tells you all about the Theory and Hazard Perception Test with professional voice over.
- Interactive animated help tutorial again with professional voice over to show you how to use the product.
- Three unique learning quiz programmes that enable you to cover all the Official questions with ease. One designed to work with the standard DSA theory categories, one to work with your study of the Highway Code or one to work hand-in-hand with your in-car driving lessons. No other product gives you such learning flexibility.
- Also includes one learning quiz programme specifically for the motorcyclist theory test.
- Pre-study illustrated learning notes with professional voice over for each of the above learning quiz programmes with relevant extracts from the Highway Code, our own unique supplementary notes (covers the theory needed that is not in the Highway Code) and the Motorcycle Riders the Essential Skills publication.
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Learning quiz hint pop up screen with full professional voice over again with appropriate extracts from the above publications to help you with any difficult questions. - Unique traffic light progress monitoring detailing which of the Official questions have been answered correctly, incorrectly or not at all. The only product to make it easy to know when all the Official questions have been learnt or what’s outstanding.
- Six properly balanced pre-set simulated Theory Tests based on our extensive experience (as the third largest national driving school in the UK) of the most commonly occurring test questions. Just like the real thing.
- Random Theory Test simulations (again properly balanced) giving you virtually unlimited tests.
- Automatic feed back of any incorrectly answered questions into the products learning quiz section. Nothing is left to chance; the program automatically picks up on these weaknesses.
- Over 10 hours of professional voice over presentation is provided throughout this product. Perfect for anyone with reading difficulties or who find reading the computer screen tiring.
2. Highway Code
- Full talking version of the latest Official Highway Code for you to listen to, view and/or print.
- Easy to listen to professional voice over presentation.
- Full search and extract capabilities.
- Free LDC Highway Code book (rrp £1.95) in pdf format.
- Free LDC Theory Test Highway Code Workbook (rrp £6.99) in PDF format.
3. Signs, road markings and signals
- Learn the signs, road markings and signals via pre-study lessons.
- Test yourself using the Official Theory Test questions.
- Signs memory game to make learning fun.
4. Hazard Perception Test
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Official DSA video introduction to the Hazard Perception Test. - 165 Hazard Perception video clips used to accurately simulate the Hazard Perception Test including the 10 Official DSA Hazard Perception sample video clips.
- Video is shot from outside the car in full PAL resolution (i.e. 720 X 576) just as on the real test - not from behind the windscreen of the car in a lower, grainer resolution as on other leading products.
- 10 properly balanced pre-set full Hazard Perception test simulations each with 14 clips containing 15 hazards.
- Uniquely, the DSA sample clips are incorporated into one of the pre-set HP test simulations, making this test particularly realistic.
- Random Hazard Perception Test simulations giving virtually unlimited test combinations.
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Exceptionally accurate anti-cheat mechanism to help you determine what type of clicking is and is not allowed. - Comprehensive video tutorial and interactive presentation about the scoring mechanism and precisely what constitutes a developing hazard.
- Weakest clip league table section to allow you to identify the type of hazards you have difficulty spotting with re-test and review facility to help ensure you don’t get caught out on the real test.
- Sophisticated review feature with time line showing you exactly where you clicked and where each section of the scoring window was on any individual clip or full test with the option to pause at each score point.
- Practical driving lesson plan to show you how to develop your Hazard Perception skills for real with the help of your instructor or an experienced driver, again with professional voice over.
5. Learning to drive
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Highly acclaimed LDC learning to drive programme of 20 lessons for you to follow with mom or dad or indeed your driving instructor. See how the professionals do it. - Hundreds of graphical illustrations of the skills you need to develop with accompanying professional voice over presentation.
- Key Information Browser containing all the information you need to know about the driving theory and practical test in a web page format (over 60 web pages of text, diagrams and photos).
6. Show me Tell me
- Full Show me Tell driving lesson video with one of LDCs expert driving instructors.
- Interactive mock test video examples of each possible show me and tell me question. Click to see what would happen if you got that question on test.
- Illustrated training notes for you to view or print
7. Practical Driving Test
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Interactive multi-media (i.e. animation, video and slideshow) tutorial on the Driving Test with professional voice over. - Use an interactive talking version of the Driving Test examiners report to determine:
i) what the examiner is looking for at each stage of the test and.
ii) precisely what driving faults might be recorded. - Interactive training notes to help you correct any faults you may have identified from the above.
- Interact with a full driving test video game. Take on the role of the examiner and determine how to mark the pupils Driving Test Report. Watch and interact with a full driving test.
LDC driving test 3-in-1... the magnificent seven
Add the HP eXtra product
New for 2006, you can now also buy the 3-in-1 product with the Hazard Perception eXtra product which gives you an additional 3 disks (i.e. 7 disks in total) with 12 additional unique Hazard Perception Tests and 17 practice clips (i.e. an extra 185 Hazard Perception clips). When you add this to the 3-in-1 product that gives you a staggering 350 unique Hazard Perception Test simulation video clips for you to practice on (i.e. 22 unique full Hazard Perception Test simulations and 42 separate practice clips). No other product can even come close to this. In addition the new product also provides some exciting new features including a more indepth appreciation of the Hazard Perception Test and how to develop Hazard Perception and Defensive Driving skills for real.
Hazard Perception eXtra (3 disk extra cost option)
You can also buy the additional Hazard Perception eXtra product that increase the number of unique hazard clips from 165 to 350 and give you an additional 12 unique hazard tests to undertake making a total of 22 full hazard test simulations.
Minimum PC specification
The minimum PC specification recommended to run the above software is as follows:
Operating System: Windows® 98 / ME / XP / NT / 2000.
CPU: Pentium 650 or faster.
Hard Drive Space: Minimum installation- 350mb.
Memory: 64mb (128mb recommended).
Graphics: 800 x 600 x 16bit or higher.
CD-Rom Speed: 16 x or faster.
Audio: 16bit SoundBlaster® or 100% compatible.
Printer: Recommended.
Internet Access: Optional.
Other Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Although we are confident that the majority of Computers that satisfy this minimum specification will successfully run the program we can not guarantee this as other factors can also effect compatibility.