Practical Test

The driving test
starts with an eyesight check. If you are unsure about your eyesight, the following information may be useful: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/LearnerAndNewDrivers/LearningToDriveOrRide/DG_4022529
There will then be 2 vehicle safety questions. For more information regarding the questions you could be asked, click here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@motor/documents/digitalasset/dg_170484.pdf 
The
driving part of the test lasts about 40 minutes. Throughout the
test the examiner will be looking for an overall safe standard of
driving. They will be checking that you know The Highway Code and can demonstrate this through your driving, and that you are a safe driver. You can make up to 15 driving faults and still pass the test. 16 or
more faults results in failure. If you commit one serious or dangerous
fault you will fail the test. If at any time the examiner considers
you to be a danger to other road users your test will be stopped.

Once you have had your sight test and answered the safety questions, your practical driving test will start. It will include a
specific manoeuvre. This will be 1 of the following: turn in the road (formerly 3-point turn); reverse round a corner; reverse park into a parking bay; and parallel park. You may also be asked to perform an emergency stop.
Your test will also include 10 minutes of independent driving.  In this section of your
test, you will drive for about 10 minutes without
directions from your examiner.
For the rest of your driving test, the examiner gives you step-by-step instructions for where to go, but during the independent
driving section of the test, the examiner will ask you to drive by
either following a series of directions, following traffic signs, or a
combination of both.
To help you understand where you’re going,
the examiner may show you a diagram. It doesn't matter if you don't
remember every direction, or if you go the wrong way - that can happen
to the most experienced drivers. Independent driving is not a test of
your orientation and navigation skills.
Driving independently
means making your own decisions - this includes deciding when it’s safe
and appropriate to ask for confirmation about where you’re going.
If you ask for a reminder of the directions, the examiner will confirm them to you.
If
you go off the independent driving route it won’t affect the result of
your test unless you commit a driving fault. If you go off the route or
take a wrong turning, the examiner will help you to get back on the
route and continue with the independent driving.
If there are
poor or obscured traffic signs, the examiner will give you directions
until you can see the next traffic sign - you won’t need to have a
detailed knowledge of the area.
You can’t use a sat nav for
independent driving as it gives you turn-by-turn prompts. Independent
driving tests how you make your own decisions.
To
help make the driving test more representative of real driving, the
Driving Standards Agency (DSA) no longer publish details of test
routes. 
This change is being made to
support the introduction of independent driving. The point is
to allow you to demonstrate your ability to drive safely in realistic
driving situations, rather than memorising a particular test route.
To book your practical Driving Test, click here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_186302.html
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