| The driving test is conducted
by a Driving Standards Agency Examiner and lasts between 38 - 40 minutes.
The routes are used to include a typical range of traffic and road
conditions and starts and finishes from your local Driving Test Centre, on
average you drive for about 8-miles during this period. The Examiner tests
your ability to drive safely and competently and tests you on all that you
have learnt during your lessons. You can fail the test if you commit a
serious or dangerous fault, or if you have 16 or more driving faults.
During your test you will be asked to
carry out some of the manoeuvres that you have been practicing on your
driving lessons. The set manoeuvres are turn in the road, reversing around
the corner, parallel park, reversing into a parking bay and emergency
stop. You will not be asked to do all these exercises, the examiner will
tell you when and which ones he/she want you to do during your test.
If you think you have made a mistake
during your test try to forget about it and carry on. As what you
think is a serious error, may possibly be a minor mistake and would not
necessarily mean you have failed your test. If you do make a serious
mistake at the beginning of your test, you will still be expected to
continue and complete the test, then the examiner will tell you what you
have failed on.
Immediately after the test the Examiner
will advise you if you have passed or failed. If unfortunately you
have failed you will be advised where you went wrong and given a report
with the details. This report will be useful to show your driving
instructor to assess what further training is required. You can apply for
another driving test straight away providing 10 working days has elapsed
between each test.
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