TEST DAY ADVICE

Imediately before your test you should have a 1.5 hour lesson with your instructor to warm up and feel comfortable in the car. It also gives us the opportunity to go over those show me, tell me questions again, and if an issue is discovered (e.g. - a faulty bulb ) it gives us the time to put this right before your test. It'll also help to calm any last minute nerves you may have, and to go over any concerns that you may have (e.g. - to cover any of the manoeuvres or the emergency stop ) Remember to bring along your test appointment letter, provisional driving licence and some other form of photographic ID. Click here for ID requirements.

This will be checked by us before we leave your house.

What happens at your driving test ?

First off, the examiner will ask you to sign a form and show your ID. Then they'll ask you to point out the car you'll be driving and read another car's number plate from the required minimum distance.

Then you will answer one 'show me' and one 'tell me' vehicle safety question. Both answers need to be correct, or one driving fault will be recorded.
The examiner will be looking to see that you're a competent and safe driver - responding to situations sensibly and making sound judgments. Apart from general driving, such as which direction to go, where and when to turn and stop, your examiner will ask you to carry out one manoeuvre :
Reverse around a corner.
Turn in the road using forward and reverse gears.
Parallel park.
Or a bay park at the test centre,

Currently 1 in 3 candidates will be required to perform an emergency stop. If
this is the case, your examiner will ask you to park in a convenient place and will explain what you need to do. You will also have to drive around 10 minutes, as part of the independent driving section of your Driving Test. Please see our Independent Driving Test page for more information.
Your examiner wants you to do well

The examiner won't say much in case it puts you off. Put any mistakes behind you and just concentrate on what's happening. One minor error doesn't mean a fail. Despite what you might have heard - there's no quota for test passes or fails. If you've reached the required standard, you'll pass your test. It actually takes 16 driving faults or one serious or dangerous fault to fail your driving test.