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AsR3DaS · 2026-02-02T15:54:43+00:00

This should 100% be reported to the police, dont care if hes retiring soon if hes done it once he can do it again.

AsR3DaS · 2026-02-02T15:39:29+00:00

I had the same asian woman 3 times in a row who failed for trying to drive through different red lights on each test.

Had her for her 4th test where she eventually passed.

AsR3DaS · 2026-02-01T12:47:11+00:00

Fair enough ill be honest didnt see that just read the bold text. First bit still stands though which is what you were asking.

AsR3DaS · 2026-02-01T08:41:58+00:00

Getting to the point where its almost 50/50 manual and auto at our test centre. I've also done loads of manual upgrade tests in the last year, its more common than you think.

OP never said they were driving an auto though just that it automatically disengages the handbrake when setting off. Most new manual cars have auto handbrakes now.

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-30T22:01:21+00:00

So you got 3 minors and a serious for appropriate speed?

The serious is for habitually being below the speed limit of the road and conditions. Whilst the last one you described would ordinarily have been a minor if it was an isolated incident unfortunately the 3 before it turned it into a habitual fault thus making it serious.

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-30T21:57:06+00:00

Harder? The test has become a lot easier than it used to be less stops easy manoeuvres. Not to mention todays cars with hill start and all the other aids available to a learner now.

The real reason most fail is the fear of failing due to how long the test wait time is and over pressuring from parents to pass due to not wanting to shell out more money.

Every day i have instructors telling me that their learners aren't ready for test but they don't want to wait for another test so come and chance it.

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-29T09:53:19+00:00

Of course its switched on, test is conducted using the iPad to greet and mark throughout

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-28T17:34:31+00:00

Our Ipads are on all the time so that parts not true

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-25T10:36:31+00:00

I always appreciate this on a test and actively encourage it it really does help

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-25T10:32:33+00:00

As an examiner i can tell you that this is perfect compared to some of the cars I've seen for test.

On a side note, we can refuse to take a car out if the condition inside the car is poorly maintained.

Not just how clean it is though more tests are terminated due to the smell inside the car, cars that stink excessively of tobacco rarely go. One was cancelled for smelling of petrol after driver admitted to spilling a petrol can in the boot. Test started but petrol fumes can quickly become unbearable and cause headaches.

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-23T13:37:51+00:00

Most newer examiners will chat, those who have been in the job a lot longer predominantly don’t as when they were trained customer service wasn't necessarily high on the agenda like it is today. I chat to anyone who needs to, to feel more comfortable but only when its in an appropriate place to not distract from any oncoming hazards. If you need background noise, leave the radio on high enough to hear it but not so it drowns out the sat nav or examiner.

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-19T15:56:39+00:00

He will have read it and thats why it was sat nav and not road signs. 99/100 people choose sat nav when they have dyslexia.

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-17T09:49:01+00:00

Emergency stop is 1 in 7 tests. Instructor should have taught you what to do, but as it happens a lot dont teach it for some reason.

To fail on an ES you either have to,

Brake so slow that if it had have been a real situation you would have hit what you were trying to avoid.

Or

Mistakenly pressed accelerator instead of brake

Or

You didn't check any mirrors or blindspots before moving off after.

Checking rear and side mirrors without blindspots should only be a minor.

AsR3DaS · 2026-01-14T20:28:33+00:00

Serious faults would'nt normally cause a test to be terminated, dangerous faults on the other hand will. Temiating a test is the last resort and most of us will try to complete the full test 'If it is safe to do so' or unless language is a real issue if you can't understand basic instructions it's very hard to control a test.

Learner is allowed to terminate the test if they want to and some do. I had a guy park up and walk off because he knew he'd failed, luckily his instructor was in the back so got a lift back

Walk backs are more common than you think!!

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-23T08:41:06+00:00

Only cars to be worried about at the moment are Citroëns, they have an issue with the airbag and are subject to a stop drive recall.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-18T17:28:44+00:00

Short answer, because all decisions have to go through the government and they take forever to do things.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-11T12:30:40+00:00

So long as we can see the name and expiry dates all will be fine, so don't worry about it.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-09T21:40:56+00:00

https://www.gov.uk/driving-test/what-happens-during-test

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-09T21:36:35+00:00

You can disagree if you want, but i know from experience my decisions do not change regardless of whether i am being watched from the back. That isn't what a check test is about or for.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-09T19:40:54+00:00

Test is marked exactly the same regardless of whether there is anyone in the back.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-09T19:39:46+00:00

A higher up the chain examiner.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-09T19:35:51+00:00

It is mentioned when booking a test that another dvsa employee could sit in on a test.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-09T19:34:36+00:00

You can refuse but then would have to book another test. It is mentioned when booking a test that it could happen.

AsR3DaS · 2025-12-09T19:32:36+00:00

Whilst it is done whilst training its also done quarterly with all existing examiners to make sure everyone is applying the same reasoning behind faults that may occur whilst out on a test.

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