On the day of your test it's normal to have an hour's lesson before your test just to finally familiarise yourself with
the area around the test centre and to check that all your skills are in order.
Before your test begins the examiner will ask you one of the Show Me/Tell Me question combinations, but don't worry -
I'll explain this well in advance of your test.
Your test will take about 40 minutes and you'll be asked to perform two of these manouvers:
A parallel park behind a parked car
A turn in the road (often referred to as a 'three-point turn')
A left-hand
reverse around a corner
A bay park
The examiner usually asks you to perform an emergency stop. All of these manouvers will be covered fully in your
lessons, and you'll be discouraged from taking your test until I believe that you can perform them to a standard that will
enable you to pass your driving test.
During your test the examiner is watching the standard of your driving but also your awareness of the road ahead and
situations occurring around you. You are allowed to make 15 minor faults, so long as you do not make the same minor fault
three times. I'll go through this more fully with you as you near test standard.
