Your car must be smoke-free - this means you cannot smoke in it just before or during the test. Dashcams and other cameras An EU member state photo card licence can now be used for the ADLI route. The GB Driver Number can be obtained from the examiner’s journal. Uneligible ADLI candidates

Driving tests are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations. Turning right: Late or incorrect positioning before turning right, including failing to move forward into the correct position to turn right at traffic lights If you feel more at ease in your own car than your instructor’s car, it makes sense to use your own car for your test.For those taking the ADI test of instructional ability the trainee licence is accepted instead of a passport. are constructed for use as a tractor for work off the road in connection with agriculture or forestry. Minimum on road time is measured from when the vehicle starts moving at the beginning of the test to when the engine is stopped at the conclusion of the test. Therefore, manoeuvres carried out in the DTC car park count towards the minimum time period. However, as already stated, when taking into account all DVSAs requirements the total test time will last between 38 and 40 minutes.

Where a special need prevents a candidate from carrying out a practical activity for the ‘tell me’ question they should be asked to demonstrate understanding by oral explanation, however they should be expected to carry out the ‘show me’ question on the move. Reasonable consideration must be adopted in cases of disability and if adaptations don’t allow candidates to operate windows or demisters on the move, and they are unable to do so, then an alternative question should be asked. Health and safety The third/ fourth copies (DL25C/D) (this includes the ‘Driving Test Report Explained’) should be given to the candidate at the end of each test to supplement the oral de-brief. Have no tyre damage and the legal tread depth of 1.6mm on each tyre. No space-saver spare tyre fitted.If you’re learning to drive and would like to start practicing in your own or another person’s car, it is a legal requirement that you have learner insurance. You can have a dash cam fitted to your car (for insurance purposes), as long as it records externally. The Regulations require the candidate to demonstrate competence to drive the vehicle without danger to other road users and, where possible, be observed to drive on roads outside built up areas and if necessary on urban roads. It is important that, unless the test is terminated, the minimum driving times are strictly adhered to. Insert the category of vehicle in the appropriate code boxes, this should be based on the actual vehicle presented for test.

Whilst driving on a suitable road, and at a safe location, the candidate should be asked to pull up on the right when it is safe to do so. Once stationary, the candidate should then be asked to reverse for two car lengths before being asked to drive on again. If the candidates begins to select a location which is not suitable, then the exercise should be aborted before moving across to the right and attempted later in the test. It is important to note however that by using a blind spot mirror is not a replacement of the usual observations. It’s essential that you still perform all round observation before moving off, including the blind spot. Failure to do this during the driving test will result in a test failure as described in the How to fail the driving test section. The blind spot If a candidate is driving on an open road and has to reduce speed to comply with a change in speed limit or road and traffic conditions, he/she should be able to do so by responding early. This will allow timely use of the accelerator to use ‘engine braking’ to assist the vehicle in slowing down smoothly. The alternative of not using this technique is to brake late, which uses more fuel and is not a demonstration of effective Eco-safe driving principles.candidate arrives for test with an expired photo-card driving licence and the examiner is satisfied that the photograph is a true likeness of the candidate; the examiner should take the test. If the candidate fails they should be advised to apply to DVLA to have their photo-card licence updated. If the candidate passes the examiner should return the licence and advise them they will need to apply to DVLA for their new photo-card licence. The MAM is the limit on how much the car can weigh when it’s loaded. It’ll be in the car’s handbook. Tax and insurance You need to make sure that whichever car you take your test in, you’re able to get home again when you pass! Once you’ve passed your test you may no longer be insured if you only hold a provisional insurance policy, so you may need someone to get you home until you can sort new insurance out! Vehicles built between 9 Sep 2014 and 15 Oct 2014, with vehicle identification numbers ( VINs) between wF7xxxxxxER516105 and VF7xxxxxxER523367 i) for the case of a test for a licence authorising the driving of a class of vehicle included in the category B+E, C+E, and D+E, not less than 50 minutes

The examples below do not cover the whole range of eco-safe driving styles and are for guidance only). ControlThe size and layout of the car park may restrict the options available to the candidate. Examiners should allow the candidate to reverse into any bay of their choice and no attempt should be made by the examiner to determine or dictate which bay is used or how the candidate carries out the exercise. At the start of the test The examiner should explain to the candidate that they will be looking over their shoulder to make sure it is safe to carry out the exercise, and that they should not pre-empt the signal by suddenly stopping when the examiner looks round, but should wait for the proper signal to be given. To minimise the risk of premature braking, examiners are advised to ask the candidate if they understand the ES instructions. Vehicles built between 9 Jun 2014 and 15 Oct 2014, with VINs between VF3xxxxxxER256527 and F3xxxxxxER017078 an old style valid signed UK, Northern Ireland or EU community paper driving licence; and a valid passport Normal driving: Incorrect positioning during normal driving, including cutting across the normal road position when going ahead at roundabouts without lane markings.