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The Practical Driving Test lasts approximately 40 minutes
At the start of the test you will be asked to read a car number plate from a distance of 20 metres
(20.5 metres for old style number plates)
You will then be asked 2 questions about basic car maintenance
The test consists of various exercises, and may include some of the following:-
Angle Start (moving off from behind a parked car)
Turn in the Road (3 point turn)
Reversing around a corner
Reverse Parking (on the road)
Reverse Parking (in a car park)
Emergency Stop
The test also includes driving on a variety of roads in various traffic conditions which may include:-
Dual Carriageways
Country Lanes
Shopping Areas
You could meet any traffic situation apart from motorways
From October 2010 candidates are also asked to drive independently for about 10 minutes.
The Independent Driving section can be conducted either by asking the candidate to follow road signs heading towards a particular destination, or by giving the candidate a series of directions, usually three together, and asking the candidate to follow them.
If the candidate is asked to follow a set of verbal directions, it is not a test of memory, the candidate can ask for a reminder of where they have been asked to go.
One of the purposes of the independent driving section is to take away the ‘prompt’ that every time the examiner gives a direction you automatically check the mirrors and apply a signal.
Driving Independently the candidate needs to recognise that there is a junction for themselves, and decide what they are going to do in order to prepare for it, which might include asking ‘which way did you say to go at this junction?’
The test is marked by the Examiner recording any faults that are made, and categorising how serious they are:-
(actual danger)
(potential danger)
(any other errors)
15 or less faults
Pass
Department for Transport (DfT) research indicates that the average number of Driving Lessons required to pass a Driving Test is 45 Hours.
Converting this into an Intensive Driving Course a beginner would probably need a course of between 8 and 10 days.
Everybody is different and how long your course will need to be will depend on:-
How recent that experience is
The rate at which you learn