ACADEMY DRIVER TRAINING

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The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) driving test for car drivers is about 40 minutes long. During this time the examiner will try to ensure that you cover a wide variety of different road conditions, from quiet low speed roads to busy high-speed roads and town or city centre driving.
You will also be required to undertake several set manoeuvres and optionally the emergency stop
The examiner may require you to undertake two of the following manoeuvres and optionally the emergency stop
1, Reverse parking behind a parked car or into a parking bay

2, Reversing round a corner

3, Turn in the road
During the test the examiner will tell you in good time which way to go. If you go the wrong way do not panic the examiner is testing your ability to drive not your ability to follow directions. It is better to go the wrong way correctly than to go the right way incorrectly.
If at any time you are unsure what the examiner requires do not hesitate to check what he or she wants; the examiner appreciates that you may be nervous and will be happy to repeat any instructions or clarify any instructions given.
While you are driving the examiner will note any driving faults on the driving test report form (DL25). The driving faults are categorised into minor, serious and dangerous and are recorded against the appropriate headings shown below. Each fault is denoted by a slash '/' in the appropriate box. At the end of the test the examiner will total up the number of minor driving faults under each heading and overall.
If you commit 16 or more minor driving faults you will unfortunately fail the driving test. If you commit one or more serious or dangerous driving faults you will also fail the test. Even if you feel you have failed the test you should continue to try, as the test will help you to identify where you need more practice.
Common reasons for not passing the Driving Test
Failure to act properly at road junctions

Reversing around a corner incorrectly

Failure to make proper use of steering

Problems with parking

Failure to make proper use of gears

Failure to make effective use of mirrors

Driving too slowly

Failure to act properly when turning right

Causing delay by not pulling out promptly at junctions

Failure to move away correctly from stationary positions

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