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Optional Category B module

Module 15: Motorway driving

Optional Category B training covering safe motorway joining, lane discipline, signs, signals and higher-speed planning.

What this module covers

These are the official DVA topic headings for this part of the Category B Programme of Training.

Motorway signs and signals
Driving on a motorway

How to work on this module

Use the official Logbook for the formal record and sign-off. These PureCar prompts are for practice planning.

1

Learners may only drive on a motorway with an Approved Driving Instructor.

2

Practise joining, lane discipline, safe following distance and leaving the motorway with an ADI.

3

Do not attempt learner motorway practice with a private supervising driver.

Important: learner motorway driving is ADI-only

Module 15 is optional. A Category B learner may only drive on a motorway while accompanied by an Approved Driving Instructor. Private practice with a parent, friend or other supervising driver is not enough for learner motorway driving.

Read the motorway rules
Reviewed against official Northern Ireland guidanceInformation checked 21 September 2026.
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