Driving test availability varies throughout the year and wait times are typically longer at busier test centres. Under normal circumstances, test slots are released in batches and when all the slots have been used up, test candidates looking online may find that no test dates are available. The key here is to keep checking until …
If you’re using your driving instructors car during the driving test, the instructor may wait back at the test centre, go have a cup of coffee, or perhaps sit in the back of the car during your test. What ever the instructor does, they can’t offer you an awful lot of help, so why do …
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Yes, you can bribe your driving examiner. In the UK there have been a few rare instances where corrupt driving examiners have accepted a bribe in exchange for a test pass certificate. However, rather than asking ‘can I bribe my driving examiner?’ perhaps ask ‘should I bribe the driving examiner?’ In reality, paying off the …
No, driving tests do not take place in the dark and are only conducted during daylight hours. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) state that the reasons for this are to ensure consistency and to maintain a sufficient level of vision. They state: ”This ensures that tests are conducted on a consistent level and …
For some, passing the driving test seems like an insurmountable challenge and with driving test pass rates at a 10 year low, learner drivers are looking for all the confidence they can get. Although the driving test changed in late 2017, the most common reasons for failure have remained very similar. Being familiar with the …
Each year the number of licensed vehicles increases in Great Britain with March 2019 seeing over 38 million on the roads – that’s a 1.4% increase compared to the year before. What this means in realistic terms of the driving test is that whilst there’s an increased risk of failing due to an unfortunate action …
The specific law regarding how many penalty points you can have on a provisional driving licence is as follows: There is no limit to the amount of points you can have on a provisional driving licence, but when you reach 12 points or more, the matter has to go to court and the judge will …
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Yes you can! The very moment you have passed the driving test, you can drive solo, totally independent without anyone sitting next to you watching your every move. Here’s how it works. Shortly after you hear those wondrous words emitted from the examiner ”Congratulations, I’m happy to inform you that you’ve passed.” (or something similar), …
As a continuation of the rules that already apply to cars used on the practical driving test, two new rules are to be implemented. From Monday 4 June 2018, you will be unable to take a driving test in a car that: has the engine management light permanently illuminated, or if the light does not …
How much of the driving test is down to luck? Some might argue that there’s no luck involved and only the ability of the test candidate will result in a pass. In our experience however, there certainly is an element of luck, at least for there is for the average test candidate. The ‘average’ test …
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For many years, the practical driving test has been shrouded by myths, with tales being told from candidates of past. Due to the driving test often being conducted by only the examiner and the candidate, this somewhat isolated experience, charged with heightened nerves and adrenaline often results in exaggerated claims. It was way back in …
The new driving test set to begin on December 4th 2017 and will of course share many similar aspects to the current test which is covered in ‘what to expect in the driving test‘ and which will be updated when the new test officially begins. Explained here is an update from ‘2017 driving test changes‘ …
