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New Practical Driving Test from October 2010.


new driving test The UK practical driving test is changing from October. Newdrivingtest.co.uk gives you the information you need to know about the changes coming in the new test as well as what you need to know and do to pass both the NEW and CURRENT tests.

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The start date for the new practical test is currently set for October 4th 2010.

The new driving test will have two major changes from the current test.

The first change is that you will only be required to carry out ONE driving manoeuvre (see details of manoeuvres in Current test section below) instead of the current requirement for two manoeuvres. This is to allow more time for the new INDEPENDENT DRIVING part of the test which is the 2nd and most significant change.

INDEPENDENT DRIVING-

The independent drive part of the test will last about 10 minutes.

The candidate will be asked to do ONE of the following:

  • Drive to a destination following traffic signs.

  • Drive following a series of verbal directions - Diagrams will be shown to candidates given verbal directions.

  • Drive using a combination of both of the above methods.
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    The diagrams may show a simple route path such as, Follow to a road end and turn right - at the next road end turn left- at the roundabout turn right.

    During the Independent drive the candidate must still drive correctly as per the rest of the driving test including using correct observations, using mirrors correctly, obeying speed limits, road markings and signs etc etc, but completely independently, unaided and unprompted.

    The test duration may also be increased to allow extra time for Independent Driving, and this may result in an increase in the test fee.


    The Current
    Practical Driving Test

    Below is what happens in the Current Practical Driving Test.
    1) Both Parts of your driving licence (paper and plastic card) are checked by the driving examiner.

    2) Your eyesight is checked by reading a number plate of a car in the vacinity of the test centre.

    3) You will be asked two 'show me tell me' questions relating to your car's maintenance/ safety/ minor controls. An example question is "Show me how you would check the oil level on this car". For full a full list of show me tell me questions, answers, explanations and under bonnet pictures of tuition vehicles please visit WWW.SHOWMETELL.ME - Questions and answers.

    4) You will be asked to make yourself confortable in the driving seat and then the examiner will explain how the test will be conducted, and you will be told to drive up to speed limits, and to follow the road straight ahead unless told otherwise.

    5) You will be asked to start the engine and either drive away/ out of the carpark or to carry out a reversing manoeuvre into a parking bay in the test centre carpark. If you are asked to perform the reverse bay park manouevre on test it will normally be carried out at the start of the test, but candidates are sometimes asked to perform it at the end of the test on return to the test centre carpark.

    6) You will drive along a test route where your examiner will give you clear instructions such as "Take the next turning on the left please".

    The test route will involve minor roads and more major roads where the speed limit may be up to the national limit of 70mph. Dual carriageways may be used where they are available. You will NOT be asked to drive on motorways- this is illegal for learner drivers.

    You will be asked to park on a number of occassions on test, often before a manouevre etc.

    7) If you DID NOT carry out the reverse bay park at the start of the test, you will be asked to carry out two driving manouevres. If you did carry out the reverse bay park at the start, you only will be asked to perform one more manouvre.

    The manouevres are:

  • Turn in the road using forward and reverse gears.
  • Reverse around a corner.
  • Reverse / Parallel Park.
  • Reverse Bay Park at start, during or end of the test.


    • NOTE- You would only carry out one of the parking manoeuvres, so you may be asked to carry out a Parallel Park AND a Turn in the road, or a Bay Park and a Reverse around a corner but NOT a Parallel Park AND a Bay Park.

    8) You MAY be asked to carry out an Emergency Stop.

    9) You will return to the test centre and be asked to park and switch off the engine.

    10) You will then be told the result and given a de-brief. During your test the examiner will have noted down any MINOR, SERIOUS or DANGEROUS driving faults. You will fail if you commit one or more serious or dangerous faults, or more than 15 minor faults.



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