Learners drivers can now test their knowledge at the touch of button through their mobile thanks to an innovative revision aid.
The Theory Tester is a new interactive download to take the pain out of studying for the motor theory test.
Around 15 per cent of the 1.5 million people in the UK who take the theory exam every year fail - but now a Lightcliffe company has come up with a solution.
Outsource IT managing director Steve Cattell invented the concept three years ago.
"Initially it wouldn't work on a lot of phones, so the full version wasn't viable.
"Now it is compatible with the majority of mobiles so we can have lots of questions and it's worth the money.
"It's a first for a mobile. There are CD-Rom versions out there, but you can't practise on the move.
"It is also identical to the actual theory test where you get 35 random questions. It's aimed at 17 to 25-year-olds with time on their hands who can't drive and are sat on trains or in cars or waiting at the bus stop - they can just spend five or 10 minutes testing themselves."
It draws on more than 750 questions from the official Driving Standards Agency's test question bank, allowing learner drivers to test their knowledge on the go.
Users can chose between answering a selection of practice questions or taking a mock test via their mobile.
The new development is compatible with the majority of phones launched in the last two years.
"The mobile revision aid is a cost-effective alternative to text book study. It is also portable and stored on your mobile phone ready for whenever you want to use it," said Mr Cattell, 37.
A spokeswoman from the Driving Standards Agency said: "Any new methods or technologies used which will result in helping candidates to effectively prepare for their test; must in principle be a good idea.
"Candidates must remember the theory test is a test of two parts, the multiple choice question part and the hazard perception part. Both parts must be passed at the same time for the candidates to pass the theory test."
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