The Driving Test Report.  DL25  -  Are You Test Ready?

The DSA state that those who pass their driving test have had, on average, about 47 hours of professional training combined with 20 hours of private practice.
Below is a copy of the Driving Test Report DL25.  This is the marking sheet DSA examiners use when conducting a practical driving test. To pass your driving test, you are allowed up to 15 minor driving faults, which is actually quite a lot.  If you were marked with a serious or dangerous fault, this would be marked in the 'S' and 'D' boxes, and would be a fail.

Let's focus on the positive side:   If you look further down the page at 'The Driving Test Report Explained'  After reading this you should be able to understand what the examiners look at when marking your driving test. You will have covered all of these driving topics in the process of you learning to drive.

Before going to test you need to competent in all of these areas. If you go to test before you are 'test ready', not only will you feel deflated, it is also a waste of your time and money.

Your driving instructor will advise you of test readiness, this needs to be agreed between you and your instructor before any practical driving test is booked! You will know when you're ready, when you become consistent in how you are driving with very little input from your driving instructor.

Remember you are not just learning how to pass your driving test. This is a life skill which will last you a life time. Keeping your life, and other lives safe!   Your success is our success.  We want you to be driving safely, we want you to pass you driving test, and soon. But we will not send you to test unless it is agreed with your driving instructor.

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Your driving instructor has been highly trained to keep you and other road users safe. She also has 25 plus years of driving experience.  If your test has been booked but you have not reached test standard for whatever reason you will be advised a course of action.  If you disagree and insist in going to test, then of course you may still do so. However, we reserve the right to withdraw the use of the driving school car, until a time  you reach a driving standard that you are considered to be safe on the roads and in full control of the vehicle!  We feel that this is a better course of action, than sending you to test, when we feel you still have areas which need work. We have a duty of care to other road users, and are very passionate about road safety!  Most people want to be good drivers and do take good advice, these people go on to pass the driving test! Your success is our success and is in yours and ours best interests in progressing you quickly on....