Practical Test

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 15 or more driving faults.  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 printed sheet with the details.  This sheet 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.

One or both questions answered incorrectly will result in a fault being recorded and may result in you failing your test.

Get your Driving Instructor to go through the questions with you so you understand how to do the safety checks on your training car.

Remember all cars are different so make sure you are familiar with the car you are using for your practical test.

New changes to the Practical Test were introduced on the 1st September 2003.

The changes will be conducted at the beginning of your Driving Test and will consist of the examiner asking you two questions on vehicle safety checks.

Example of Questions

• Would you identify where you would check the oil level and explain how to check that you have sufficient oil?
• Show me how you would check that your headlights and taillights are working?
• Show me how you would check that your direction indicators are working?
• Explain what checks you would make on the tyres before starting a journey?
• Show me how you would check that the power assisted steering is working?
• Identify where the windscreen washer reservoir is and explain how you would check that you have sufficient fluid?

To download a copy of the questions you may be asked, click on the links below.

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