Show Me, Tell Me
Learn what each safety question is asking, how to explain a check and where to find the relevant controls in your car.
Review the safety questionsPractical driving,
explained step by step.
Prepare for your UK car driving test between lessons. Learn junctions, roundabouts, parking and car controls with clear explanations, 3D demonstrations and short quizzes.
Three complete sample lessons. Continue with Layna Plus. For manual and automatic learners.
Reverse bay parkingCar, steering and pedals together
See how the car and controls move together.
Explore this lessonUnderstand the skill before you practise it.
For car learners in England, Scotland and Wales. Driving lessons give you time behind the wheel; Layna gives you space to go over the explanation again, before or after a drive.
Read the steps
Each practical topic explains the skill and works through two situations you could meet on the road.
Watch a demonstration
In the animated lessons, pause and change the view to follow the car’s position, steering and pedals.
Try the lesson quiz
Choose an answer, then read why it is right or wrong. Return to the explanation whenever you need it.
What would you do at this junction?
This is one decision from the junctions lesson. You’re in the white learner car, turning left. The blue car is approaching along the main road.
Read the road, not just the sign.
The lesson brings together the Give Way sign, the broken lines and the approaching traffic. You can replay the sequence and change the camera view in the full lesson.
The blue car is approaching from your right. What should you do here?
Think it through, then reveal the explanation.
- Turn because you have signalled
- Wait behind the line and reassess the gap
- Move out so the other driver makes space
See the answer and why
Wait behind the line and reassess the gap.
The main-road traffic has priority. This gap is occupied; wait and make fresh observations before emerging.
Prepare for your practical driving test.
27 practical topics, from your first time in the driver’s seat to preparing for your test. Work through them in order or choose one to revisit.
Car controls and moving off
Adjust your seat and mirrors. Learn what the controls do, then work through moving off and stopping.
Explore lessons
Junctions, roundabouts and crossings
Learn where to look, which lane to use and when to wait. See how signs and markings change what you do.
Explore lessons
Parking and test preparation
Study the manoeuvres, revise Show Me, Tell Me questions and check what to bring on test day.
Explore lessonsContinue with the full practical course.
Layna Plus brings together all 27 topics, road and parking demonstrations, worked examples and lesson quizzes. Follow the course in order or return to the skill you’re practising in the car.
See the controls.
Not just the car.
What happens inside the car as you reverse into a bay? Follow the steering wheel and pedals together, or switch to an outside view to connect them with the car’s path.
Your transmission
Switch between manual and automatic. The example changes the gear and pedal sequence to match.
A view that explains it
See just the steering and pedals, or use the outside, overhead and driver’s-seat views in the lesson.
Time to take it in
Pause, replay or move through the steps. Then answer four questions about the manoeuvre.
Try the reverse-bay lesson
The sequence is an example, not a fixed steering point or pedal pressure for every car.
Theory revision, with the explanation included.
Learn the rule first. Practise it without a timer, then check your understanding in a multiple-choice mock.
Learn a topic
21 short topic lessons cover the Highway Code, awareness, safety and the rules of the road.
Practise and review
315 original Layna questions, with answer explanations. Revisit mistakes and the topics that need more work.
Take a timed mock
50 questions, 57 minutes. Flag answers you are unsure about, then review your result by question and topic.
Our questions are written by Layna, not licensed DVSA questions. Mocks cover the multiple-choice part; hazard perception needs separate preparation.
Recognise the sign.
Understand the instruction.
A name is only the start. Revise the artwork, its meaning and the road markings alongside it, then return to signs you need to practise again.
Give way
Give priority to traffic on the major road.
Stop
Stop at the line and give way before proceeding.
No entry
No vehicles may enter from this direction.
Sign artwork from the Department for Transport. The revision deck also includes road markings and supplementary plates.
Know what to expect on test day.
Bring the practical skills together with the parts that are easy to leave until the last minute: safety questions, preparation and understanding the result.
Before you arrive
Work through documents, the car you’re using and arrival arrangements. Read the guidance on nerves, adjustments and bad weather.
Read the test-day checklistUnderstand your result
Learn how driving, serious and dangerous faults differ, and use worked examples to understand the examiner’s feedback.
Understand the marking sheetRead up on the skill you’re learning.
These guides explain the decisions, work through road situations and link to the lesson when you want to practise.
Junctions: give way, stop and observation
Read the signs, improve your view and judge when it is safe to turn.
Clutch control
Understand the biting point, smooth starts and why the clutch is not a brake.
Hill starts
Keep the car secure, prepare the controls and move away without rushing the observations.
Mirrors and blind spots
Know what to look for, what mirrors miss and how observations change a driving decision.
Roundabouts
Choose a lane, judge a safe gap and signal clearly. Includes mini-roundabouts.
Reverse bay parking
Understand the setup, steering and observations, then see the car and controls together in the demonstration.
Guides for learner drivers.
Advice on driving lessons, practising with family and preparing for your tests.
How to change gears without losing track of the road
Read the guide
Driving test nerves: make a plan before test day
Read the guide
Failed your theory test? Make the next revision different.
Read the guideLayna is an independent learning resource. Our sources and review process are collected in one place.
How we check our contentTry a skill.
Build on it with the full course.
Start with a complete lesson in car controls, junctions or reverse-bay parking. Then continue through the practical course with Layna Plus.
- All 27 practical topics, with worked situations and quizzes
- Every available road and parking demonstration
- Theory topic lessons, the full question bank and generated mocks
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Common questions.
What is Layna?
Layna is a website for learner drivers in England, Scotland and Wales. You can study practical driving skills, watch road demonstrations and answer short quizzes. There is also a theory section with topic lessons, road signs, practice questions and timed multiple-choice tests.
Is Layna for UK driving tests?
Layna covers car learners preparing for tests in England, Scotland and Wales: Great Britain. The course uses British driving terms, left-hand traffic and the Highway Code for Great Britain. Northern Ireland has a separate DVA test system; this is not a Northern Ireland test-preparation course.
Is this a replacement for driving lessons?
No. Use Layna to understand and revisit a skill before or after practising it in a real car with an instructor or eligible supervising driver. Completing a quiz shows what you have studied, not whether you can drive independently.
Can I use it if I am learning in an automatic?
Yes. The driving principles apply to both manual and automatic cars. The 3D road and reverse-bay demonstrations let you switch between manual and automatic controls, including a separate steering-and-pedals view.
What can I learn with the 3D demonstrations?
Study road situations such as junctions, roundabouts and slip roads, alongside car controls and parking. Change the view to connect the car’s position with its steering and pedals, choose manual or automatic, and replay the sequence before answering the lesson questions.
What is free, and what does Plus include?
Car controls, junctions and reverse-bay parking are the three complete free sample lessons, including quizzes and explanations. The complete practical course, full theory topic practice and generated mocks require Layna Plus. A free account saves your progress; it does not unlock the full course.
Does it include theory revision?
Yes. There is a separate theory course with topic lessons, original Highway Code practice questions, road-sign revision and timed multiple-choice mocks. The mock covers the multiple-choice part, not a complete two-part theory test.
Is there a mobile app?
Layna works in your phone’s browser now. Dedicated iPhone and Android apps are planned; they are not available in the app stores yet.
Mobile apps are on the way.
For now, use Layna in your browser on a phone, tablet or laptop.
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