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Various useful info for our students

About Hognestad Driving School:

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The traffic school was established in Stavanger in 1946 by Mr Ingebret Hognestad. The school started out with an ordinary car training programme. Over the years the traffic school was further developed and in 1980 MC training was included in the programme. In 2008 the programme was extended to include training for driving a car with trailer (category BE).

In 2011 the traffic school moved from its original location in Kannik to Madlaveien 8, where its base is located today, and a branch was established at Tau. The moped training course was included in the program in 2012, and the year after, in 2013, Hognestad Trafikkskole opened a branch at Ski, which moved into new, modern premises at Ås in 2015.

In 2016 the traffic school included Tractor to the training programmeand and in 2017 Hognestad Driving School opened a new branch in Sandnes. A traffic school under continuous development.

School regulations

It is the student´s responsibility to familiarize themselves with our school regulations.

Appointments:
You usually get your first driving lesson through the office, but after that you will schedule your next driving lessons directly with your driving instructor. Should you wish to change driving instructor contact the office and we will help you with this.

Basic Traffic Course certificate/ Driving License:
Remember to bring a valid ID to all driving lessons, combined with the Basic Traffic Course certificate. If you have a valid diving license in a different category than the one in which you are practice driving, bring this. It is important to bring this documentation since we can be stopped in a normal traffic control during the driving lessons. This is your responsibility. If you are above 25 years, you only need to bring a valid ID.

Cancellation:
The deadline for cancellation of normal driving lessons is before kl. 10:00 in the morning, 1 workday before the scheduled driving lesson. The Practical driving test and mandatory lessons and courses such as: 3.10 (slippery driving), 4.1.2 (long driving) and 4.1.3 (map driving), must be cancelled before kl. 10:00 in the morning, 3 workdays before the scheduled driving lesson. In the event of a later cancellation, you will be charged for the course/ driving lesson(s).
Cancellation and rescheduling of driving lessons must be done directly with your driving instructor by sending an SMS. You can find the number of your driving instructor on your Student page at www.TABS.no under “Skoleinformasjon” or at our website here!
Applies for the department in Stavanger: In the event of illness (also corona), you will not be charged for the appointment if you deliver a doctor’s statement within 5 workdays from the first day of illness, with the exception of mandatory lessons and courses, you will only be charged for 50% of the appointment if you deliver a doctor’s statement. You can use a maximum of 2 doctor’s statements during the course of your training.
Applies for the department in Ås: In the event of illness (also corona), you will only be charged for 50% of the appointment if you deliver a doctor’s statement within 5 workdays from the first day of illness.

SMS notification:
We have a free SMS notification service that sends you an automatic SMS from TABS the day before your driving lesson. If you do not receive an SMS notification in advance of a driving lesson/ course, it does NOT count as valid absence. To be on the safe side, you can keep up to date on your coming driving lessons/ courses on your personal Student page at www.TABS.no.
If you change your phone number, or for some reason do not receive SMS notification, notify the office as soon as possible.

Complaints:
Complaints should first and foremost be directed to the general manager.

Payment:
Payment is made immediately after each driving lesson. Courses are paid at the latest on the day of the course, you will receive an e-mail with payment information ahead of the course. It is easiest to pay through online banking (you will find account and KID number on www.TABS.no), but you can also pay with card* (not in Ås) or cash at the office counter or pay with Vipps**. If the outstanding balance is not paid within 3 days for driving lessons and at the latest on the day of the course for courses, we must create, send and follow up the invoice manually. An invoice fee for kr. 10,- and an expedition cost for kr. 70,- will then be charged. Remember that all credit, including the driving exam, must be paid at least 3 workdays before your driving exam.
* If you pay with a credit card at the bank terminal at our office a 3% fee will be charged.
** When paying with Vipps, Vipps will charge you a fee.

“NO-SHOW”:
You will be charged for driving lessons you do not attend. Please let us know if you will be delayed. Your teacher will try to reach you if you are absent, either via SMS or phone call.

Under 18 years?
If you are under 18 years of age, your guardian must sign a form confirming that they take financial responsibility until you are of legal age. This form can be signed electronically, contact the office if you have not received the form yet. You can also find this form on your Student page at www.tabs.no under “Dokumenter”. The form is called “Skjema for deg som er under 18 år». This completed form can either be sent to us by e-mail, delivered to your driving instructor or delivered to the office. You will find instructions on how to log into your Student page later on this webpage.

Duty of confidentiality:
All employees at Hognestad Traffic School have a professional ethical duty of confidentiality.

Your personal student page at www.TABS.no:
You can now log in to your Student Page on www.TABS.no. Log in with Vipps or select “mangler password” and follow the instructions for logging in. On www.TABS.no you can see upcoming lessons, duration, prices for your driving lessons, and you can also pay for your lessons there. Under “Dokumenter” on www.TABS.no, you will also find important documents such as our school’s regulations and safety check for your category. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the school’s regulations.

If you need help or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

Last updated 23.04.24

Practical Test

Important things to remember before the test:

Once you have passed the theoretical test can you in consultation with your instructor book a practical test. You have to be 18 years old before you can take the test. The test for category B lasts for about 70 minutes and you will be driving a warm up lesson with your instructor before the practical test.

All Traffic School fees must be paid in advance, otherwise the test will be canceled.
Cash or a bank card to pay the fee and the making of the driving licensen to the traffic station.
Approved ID.
Bring Basic traffic course certificate/ driving license.
You must be able to answer question about the safety check.
Be on time.
Go to bed early the night before, eat a good breakfast and get a good feeling!

In the beginning of the test will the examiner ask you some questions about the safety check. Remember that all the Traffic School fees must be paid in advance and remember to bring cash or a bank card to pay the fee to the traffic station. You also have to bring approved ID.

If you do not pass the the test, you will have a reason in writing. A new test may be taken after 4 weeks, and the fee must be paid again.

Good luck!

Theory test

Want your drivers license? As known you have to pass a theoretical test at Statens Vegvesen.

The test for category B last for 90 minutes and consists of 45 questions where 38 must be correctly answered. The test is diffucult for many and you can practice on the internet before you take the test. We also recomend to read the theoretical book.

To test yourself on the internett you can visit teoritentamen.no/en. You can pay with your phone or bank card. The questions are produced by Autoriserte Trafikkskolers Landsforbund and they are simlar to the test you will get at the traffic station

Info from vegvesenet

Before you can take the theoretical test you have to submit an application about driving license to the traffic station. You can do that on the internett throug “You page” on www.vegvesen.no/dinside/. When your application has been registrated can you take the theory test.

The test can earliest be taken 6 months before you meet the minimum age requirement for the category. There is an exception for moped and snowmobile, then the minimum age requirement must be meet since it is the final test.

You have to take the theoretical test at the traffic station. You dont have to book an appointment, but some of the traffic stations have limited hours for the test. You have to show vaild ID and pay for the test and a photo before the test. In their examination room will you be answering the questions on a computer. You will get the result instant when you are finished with the test.

Once you have passed the theoretical test can you in consultation with your instructor book a practical test. You can take the practical test when all of the mandatory lessons have been approved and the age requierment for the category is meet. You can check this at “Your page” on www.vegvesen.no. Should something unexpected happpen such that the test is not completed or that you dont pass, it is good to know that the theoretical test is valid for 3 years.

If you fail the theoretical test you have to wait two weeks before you can take a new test. You get to know what topics you answered incorrectly, but not the specific questions. You have to show vailid ID and pay for a new test.

Info from teoritentamen.no

At teoritentamen.no/en can you find tests for car, moped, mc and for all the other categories as well.

At teoritentamen.no/en can you easy and safe practice for the test you will get at the traffic station. Teoritentamen offers different accesses with different durations, you can choose what suits you best. Unlimitet accsess on both pc and smartphone for the period you choose.

Teoritentamen.no/en is the biggest collection of theory questions for car and other categories in Norway. The question database consist of more than 6500 questions and are developed by authors from Autoriserte Trafikkskolers Landsforbund (ATL). The authors are also the develoepers of several reading books and questions book in the book series “The road to your driving licence”. Their question database is continously updated with new questions and they are continously adapting the questions such that they always are consistent with the current rules and regulations. Through the long cooperation with ATL, teoritentamen is known for the good quality.

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