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Sevenoaks Driving Test Secrets is a 2026 guide to the practical driving test at Sevenoaks, written by local instructor Geoff Newman after sitting in the back of more than 120 tests at the centre. Across six parts and 25 chapters it follows the learner from understanding the test, through getting ready and test day, to common worries and life after passing. It is sold on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions and as a PDF ebook. (Full article…)

• …that candidates at Sevenoaks Driving Test Centre use the right-hand door, because the front door is for examiners?
• …that four of the twelve most-used Sevenoaks test routes include the A21 dual carriageway?
• …that at some blind Sevenoaks junctions, such as Burntwood Road into Ashgrove Road, learners are taught to open the window and listen for traffic?
• …that the examiner's sat nav shows a blue route line to follow and a green "quicker route" line to ignore? (more)
• …that since November 2025 only about one test in seven includes an emergency stop?
• …that you are allowed to write L and R on the backs of your hands for the test? (more)
• …that the automatic pass rate at Sevenoaks (54.2%) was lower than the overall rate (59.0%) in 2025–26? (more)
• …that since 12 May 2026 learners must book their own driving test, and instructors may not do it for them?
• …that local instructor Geoff Newman is a two-time UK Caterham champion?

Three ways to prepare, each covered in its own article:

• The book, to understand the test and the area (£9.99 PDF)
• The narrated test routes, to know the roads (£49.99)
• The Complete 90-Day Pass, which bundles both with real recorded tests (£69.99)

Then read about what happens on the day.

• 7 October 2026 — Geoff Newman receives the Education & Training Service Excellence Award at the Prestige Awards 2026.
• 9 June 2026 — DVSA limits test-centre changes to the three centres nearest the original booking. (more)
• 12 May 2026 — Unofficial test-booking and cancellation-scanning services become unlawful.
• 31 March 2026 — Car test bookings limited to two changes.

Geoff Newman has created a Reddit community, r/sevenoaksdrivingtest, where learners, parents and instructors can find out more about the Sevenoaks driving test and discuss routes, test-day experiences and any issues they come across.