Driving examiners, contrary
to popular belief are human and do have Fathers.
The examiners know
that you are going to be nervous, and will do everything they
can to help put you at ease. BUT remember they are testing you to
see if you are ready to take to the roads by yourself. Use this link Book the Driving Test on line . or call 0300 200 1122.
The cost of the Driving Test
The practical car driving test fee from 30th March 2009 is, Monday to Friday £62.00 which is included in your course cost. Saturday driving tests are £75.00.
If you request a Saturday test £13.00 will be added to your course cost.
The extended Driving Test
Disqualified drivers who have been told they need to take the extended double lengh driving test will be charged an extra £62.00 for a Monday to Friday test and £75.00 for a Saturday driving test. The extra amount being charged is by the Driving Standards Agency not Learning2drive and will be added to course cost.
The driving test has no magical secrets, the examiner will be looking only
to see that you drive safely when you take to the road demonstrating that you have;
RESPONSIBILITY towards other road users
CONFIDENCE in driving the car on you own
AWARENESS & ANTICIPATION of hazards and dangers
CONSIDERATION and ATTITUDE, especially the vulnerable road users
Add to this the driving test set of MANOEUVRES
The examiner is not looking just for a good drive, he will be watching for faults with your driving. When these faults occur he will record them. If you show you can control your drive and correct faults safely without interfering with other road users you will have no difficulty
in passing your driving test FIRST time Reporting for your practical driving test.
The examiner will judge your driving against what is refered to as the "perfect drive". Every departure
from this standard could be fault and will be assessed on whether
the fault is of car control, or road procedure. In assessing
faults the examiner will ask themselves the question that follows as the fault is observed.
Question
'If this candidate's driving had been perfect up to this point, and this was the only fault made, would this fault be sufficiently serious enough to justify the candidates failure of the driving test?'
If the examiner without doubt or hesitation answers 'NO' to the
question then the fault is recorded only as a MINOR fault. Minor faults
will normally not entail failure, but under the totting
up procedure if there are 16 or more minor faults made the driving
test will end in failure.
If the answer to the question is 'YES' then he will assess whether
the fault was a SERIOUS or DANGEROUS fault.
The main difference between these two is that a Dangerous fault
actually causes another road user to brake, swerve,
or take some form of evasive action.
A Serious fault is one that
would have caused another road user to take evasive action.If you make just one Serious or Dangerous
fault the test will be failed.
One in eight tests the examiner is forced to take action either verbal or physical
he will then also mark in the examiner took action section. This is
as well as the failure mark alongside the item that failed the
candidate.
Show me tell me questions
The driving test now has 2 show me tell me questions. The examiner will ask you questions at the begining of your test from the Show me tell me questions (Link to questions) learn them and give the answers he will be looking for.
What happens if I fail?
For some it will seem as the end of the world, they may even think the examiner did not like them or that he had already used up his quota of passes for that week. The driving examiner will be fair in his judgement if you fail you did something wrong.
If you fail listen to the reasons why he failed you Learn from the mistakes you made and with the help of your instructor prepare for your next test with more determination to do well. Not everyone will pass their driving test first time even the good drivers can fail, more than once. You are able to book your next driving test on the day of failure but you will have to wait a minimum of 10 working days before it can take place
Did you know?
1) The car driving test was introduced on 13 March 1935.
2) When the test was brought in 70 years ago there were only 1.5 million registered vehicles on the road in the UK.
3) The year before the compulsory test was brought in, 7,000 people were killed as a result of road accidents.
4) Introduced as a safety measure, it saw fatal and serious injuries fall by 17% within 3 years.
5) Hand signals were originally part of the car test but were removed in 1975
6) Since 1996, drivers have to pass the written Theory Test before they are able to take the practical driving test. The video hazard perception test was introduced in 2002.
7) The Show me, Tell me questions involving vehicle safety were introduced at the beginning of the practical test in September 2003.
8) The Driving Standards Agency conducts over 1.3 million tests for car drivers and 1.4 million theory tests each year.
9) The DSA has over 1,635 driving test examiners in the UK and 31,000 registered driving instructors.
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