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The Driving Test
You will be expected to know how to carry
out checks relating to :- Tyres, Brakes, Fluids,
Lights, Reflectors, Direction Indicators, Heaters, Washers and Wipers, Head
Restraints and Horn. The Examiner will ask you one of each of
the following:- To EXPLAIN how you would carry out
certain safety checks. To DEMONSTRATE how you would carry out certain safety
checks. You will be asked 2 questions from a question bank of 19 questions. Once inside your vehicle you should
ensure you carry out the cockpit drill, you should not leave these checks
until after you have started the engine. Your examiner will give you a brief
and ask you to go ahead, unless traffic signs direct you otherwise or he/she
ask you to turn which he/she will do so in good time. The test will last about 40 minutes
(Extended test for persons convicted of serious offences will last
approximately 70 minutes). Apart from general driving your test will include:
- Special exercises (Your examiner will ask you to pull up, explain the
exercise and ask you to carry it out). You'll be asked to carry out One of the
following: - Reversing around a corner, turning in the road or reverse
parking. You may also be asked to carry out an emergency stop exercise. You
will also carry out a 10 minute Independent drive, by following Signs,
Direction or a diagram which will be explained by the Examiner. Your examiner will want you to drive
safety and competently in various roads and traffic conditions. You will be,
given directions clearly and in good time and asked to carry out set
exercises. You should drive the way you have been taught by your driving
instructor. Should you make a mistake, don't worry, keep calm and concentrate
on your driving. If at any time during your test your examiner considers you
to be a danger to other road user your test won't continue. Who can be present during your test: -
Your driving Instructor, A senior officer from the DSA (The senior officer won't
be examining you, but making sure the examiner is testing you properly) and
an interpreter should you require one (He/She must
be over 16 years of age. On completion of the test, your examiner
will inform you whether you have passed or failed your driving test. Your
examiner will have assessed any errors you have made and, depending on their
degree of seriousness, record them on your Driving Test Report form (DL25).
You will fail your test if you commit a serious or dangerous fault. You will
also fail if you commit more than a fixed number of driving faults
(previously known as minor faults). During this debrief, the examiner will
give you a few pointers on eco-safe driving, and will take your drive into
account and suggest areas in which you may need to improve. Eco-safe driving
includes correct use of the controls when starting and moving off, use of
accelerator, gears and brakes, and appropriate use of speed. This comes under
the header CONTROL. Hazard awareness and planning, engine braking, and stopping
the engine in prolonged waits in traffic comes under the heading PLANNING. The criteria the examiner will use
are\as follows: - Driving fault - less serious, but has been assessed as such because of
circumstances at that particular time. An accumulation
of driving faults may result in a fail. Dangerous fault - recorded when a
fault is assessed as having caused actual danger during the test.
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