Hello, I'm Chris. In this video, we're going to
see Adam take a mock driving test. Any faults made during the test will be shown on screen
in real-time and explained as they happen to help you learn from them. I'll also be
giving you commentary at key moments during the drive. So let's go and meet Adam. Adam had
10 hours of driving lessons over 10 years ago, took a break from it and recently had 17 hours of
driving lessons and some private practice. He's got his driving test in just over a week's time.
He wants to try a mock test to not only see how test ready he is but also how safe he drives on
his own without any help. You're allowed up to 15 driving faults during the test, often called minor
faults. These aren't potentially dangerous but if you keep making the same fault throughout your
test then it could become a serious fault.
Get a serious or dangerous fault and it's a driving
test fail. A serious fault is something that could potentially be dangerous and a dangerous
fault involves actual danger to either yourself, the examiner, another person or property.
For more information on the driving test, have a look our other video, there's
a link in the description below. Let's catch up with Adam as he's about
to start his mock driving test.
Tell me how you check that the brakes are working
before starting a journey. So you can press the pedal and and the pedal should feel responsive
and not spongy. And then when you pull off, immediately test the brakes lightly and they
should work and you shouldn't start veering to the left or right. Okay, great thanks. The
examiner will then say throughout the drive, continue ahead unless traffic signs
direct you otherwise. When I want you to turn left or right I'll tell you in
plenty of time. Start the car when you're ready and drive on when you're ready
please. I'll be directing you at first. A good start to the test getting
the tell me question correct and all round observations before moving off. [Music] At the end of the road turn right please. I like the way Adam is double-checking before moving out and takes a
good safe opportunity to go. It's easy to drive over the
speed limit downhill but he controls the speed really well. At the
roundabout turn left, first exit please.
Pull up on the left in a safe place please. Okay thanks. This is the beginning of the
independent driving part of the test. I've asked Adam to follow a series of directions
from the sat-nav and to continue following the sat-nav until I say otherwise.
Drive on when you're ready please. After 300 yards bear right. The sat-nav said
bear right and it's just a bend Adam has to follow round but sometimes the sat-nav
might say bear right and it's an actual right turn that you'd have to signal for. So be
careful and occasionally glance at the screen. Adams driving at a sensible speed here
as you really can't see far ahead. After 300 yards, go left on the roundabout
and take the first exit then turn right.
Go left on the roundabout and take the first exit, then turn right. The signal cancelled but
Adam noticed and put it straight back on. 200 yards turn right. Not only ready to go around the car but
also looking out for cyclists. Top marks Great observations here. Not only is a lack of
observations one of the main reasons why people fail their driving test, but it's also
one of the top causes of road accidents. In 300 yards go left on the roundabout and
take the first exit then take the third left. Go left on the roundabout and take the
first exit, then take the third left. Good speed through here, trying
to be ready for the unexpected. After 200 yards turn left, then turn right. Turn left, then turn right. After 200 yards turn right. Turn right. After 100 yards turn right. Turn right. Pull up on the left in a safe place please.
100 yards turn left. During your driving test, you can expect the examiner to ask you
to pull up on the left for a hill start. Drive on when you're ready.
Adam didn't
let the car roll backward at all but he got a driving fault for checking the blind
spot after he moved off rather than before. Turn right, then at the end of the road turn left. Turn left. Before emerging, you should at least check right, left and right again just in
case you've missed anything. Pull up on the left in a safe place please. Okay thanks, drive on when you're ready. Good observations before moving off and
only indicating once it's safe to go. After 200 yards, cross the roundabout and
take the second exit. Really pleased he waited for the bus rather than squeezing through
and good mirror checks before moving off. Cross the roundabout and take the second
exit. Check your mirrors before moving to the left for any cyclists, especially at
this speed as they could easily catch you up.
After 200 yards, cross the roundabout
and take the second exit. Always look out for signs and markings. It's
easy to assume that you'll need the left-hand lane for going ahead
but it's not always the case. Also, the roundabout. Now take the second exit. Adam spots the markings
and chooses the correct lane. You will be turning right at the end of
the road at the traffic lights.
Okay. Keeping in lane is really important and he does this perfectly here. At the
end of the road, turn right. Turn right. Although Adam is in a lane for turning
right it's still good to signal for other road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. Good stopping distance from the car in
front. This gives Adam plenty of time to react if needed. It's easier to see
further ahead and read road markings. Adam reacted well to this car.
Also, because of his speed, changing down to second gear would have
been best rather than first. It wasn't worth a driving fault. After three
hundred yards, turn left turn right. Turn left, then turn right. Turn right, then at the
end of the road turn right. Turn right, then go left on the
roundabout and take the first exit. A good opportunity to go but unfortunately
he wasn't prepared and missed the chance. A driving fault as there was a little rollback.
Go left on the roundabout and take the first exit. When it's safe to do so, can you show me
how you'd open and close your window please.
Thanks. After 300 yards turn right. Turn right. Addam sees a good opportunity and takes it. I'm just telling Adam to ignore the sat nav for a moment as I'd like him to turn right
after the red lorry into a car park. Just follow the blue signs. You will do one reversing manoeuvre on the
test. For Adam it's forward bay parking. I'd like you to drive forward into any bay on the
left or to the right so you end up within the lines please. Okay. He's decided to go into a
bay on the left and has done the correct thing to move over to the right but he didn't check
first to see if anyone was going around him. He's finished within the lines.
An examiner would
be happy with this but Adam wants to get the car a little more central in the bay which is quite
important if he's leaving the car in the car park. He didn't have the biting point which resulted in a slight rollback in first gear,
although it wasn't worth a fault. Okay, thanks. Okay, I'd like you to reverse out
to the left please when you're ready. Adam did the right thing here. You're allowed to open your door
as long as it's safe to check you're in the bay. Great all-around observations. You can
see how he's really looking around for others and also making sure that the front
of the car doesn't hit the other vehicle.
Just follow it round to the right
please. So we'll head towards the exit. Follow that blue sign and
markings towards the exit please. Okay, just go through these black gates back to
the main road and we'll turn right at the end of the road please and follow the sat-nav
again. You know it's often these smaller inclines rather than the big hills that catch
new drivers out. You don't realise you're on a hill and roll back. With pedestrians close to
the car, this cost Adam a serious fault. Luckily he braked or this would have been a dangerous
fault. The parking brake helps a lot when doing a hill start and especially important to use
if there's pedestrians behind the car. He also got a driving fault as his signal cancelled
and a moved quite far out before realising. After 80 yards turn right. It's difficult to see oncoming vehicles here and sometimes they do squeeze through but
it's safe to go and he observes well. Adam anticipates this traffic light
really well and stops calmly and smoothly. It's really good to see that he's keeping a
safe distance from the vehicle in front.
Adam also noticed the speed limit change to 40 miles
per hour earlier which some drivers do miss. This 30 mile per hour speed limit sign
is a little hidden but he notices it, checks the interior mirror and slows down before
the sign. Slowing down a lot lower than 30 miles per hour for no reason can be a fault on
your driving test as drivers behind might not expect it and you'll possibly frustrate
them. You have reached your destination. Okay I'll direct you from here.
At the roundabout follow the
road ahead, second exit please. Great position on the roundabout,
especially with the van next to us. At the traffic lights turn left please. Adam realises that he's signalled a little early and to avoid any confusion he does
the correct thing and cancels it. Take the next road on the right please. I'd like you to pull up on the left just before
vehicle please. Try and get reasonably close to it but leave enough room to get back out.
During your test, the examiner will ask you to pull up on the left behind a parked vehicle.
Sometimes they might tell you to ignore the driveways on this occasion. And then ask you
to drive on again to see how you move off. OK, that's great thanks.
Drive on when you're ready please. Pull up on the left in a safe place please. That's the end of Adam's mock driving test. On
your test, you're not allowed any more than 15 driving faults and no serious or dangerous faults.
Unfortunately, Adam failed this mock driving test for rolling back with pedestrians close behind.
How do you react to failing your test? Well, you could blame the grumpy examiner or the
weather, even your instructor. Or do you learn from your mistakes get some more
experience on the road, do research at home and improve? The good news is Adam did
just that, he had two more driving lessons, a little more private practice and he passed his
driving test with no driving faults, first time! Congratulations Adam and a big thank you for
taking part in this filmed mock test.
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