How to remember all the road signs for your driving theory test

Almost six hundred road signs to memorize and that too, just for one section of your theory test (which itself is half of your complete driving test!) - let us guess, you’re panicking. Sure, it’s not the easiest thing to do - learning sign after sign. But if you strategise your approach with these steps, it’ll get a lot easier, we promise.

Practice, practice, and then practice some more!

There’s really no substitute for it- if you want your license, you’ll have to put in the work. There are some great apps to review signs and your driving theory test material in general – you could opt for UK Drive Test’s apps and mocks tests. This way you’ll also be able to keep a track of the signs that you tend to forget.

Examples from real life

Experience is the best teacher. Whether you’re out with your friends, heading for work or just walking in the park, you’re bound to come across signs. Don’t ignore them like you usually might and instead observe the effect they have on traffic. Trust us, if you’re stuck in traffic for an hour because of a particular sign, you’ll definitely remember it.

Categorize your approach

For those of you who are visual learners, try to break down a sign’s meaning to its shape and color. Road signs come in three shapes and five colours. If you can remember the meaning of each of these broad categories, you’ll be more likely to make an educated guess about the sign’s meaning.

Try some old school methods

A driving test is like any other exam you’ve taken, so why not use the methods you used back in school? Recite your answers out loud – this one works great because you’ll be hearing the information as well as seeing it, so it’s registered in your memory in two different ways. Other old-school methods include flash cards and getting your family members to quiz you.

If you get bored easily, you can try all of the approaches listed above to keep it interesting. And most importantly, don’t give up. Over time, you’ll start recognizing all of the road signs one by one and eventually, be ready to pass your driving theory test. 

With UK drive Test get yourself prepared for traffic signs in a convienent and easy way. 

Just scroll through the categories of traffic signs to remember them easily.

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