Meeting 18/09/23
Top ten reasons for failing at Burgess Hill
1. Junctions - Observations
2. Mirror – Change Direction
3. Judgement – Meeting
4. Move off – Safely
5. Use of Speed
6. Reverse Park – Observations
7. Position – Normal Driving
8. Response to Road Markings
9. Control – Steering
10. Junctions – Turning Right
Everything and examiner will do is recorded and monitored
Every Examiners route usage is recorded
Every manoeuvre on every route is recorded
Every safety question is recorded
Every single driving, serious, dangerous fault is recorded
Pass rates per route, per examiner
Accompanied test
Private vehicle use, Instructor vehicle use, dual controls, Vehicle registration, ADI badge number
How do examiners assess the fault
Examiners have a set of rules and tools that they use to assess any given situation:
1. Is it the only thing that they have done wrong (perfect before and after)
2. What was the risk (high or low)
3. What can be added or taken away from the situation
4. What was the defined outcome (is that how I would have done it)
5. The 16th fault
In the end it mostly comes down to one of three things
1. Was it safe
2. Was it legal
3. Was it done wrong
General updates
Driving test trials. Burgess Hill has been put forward to conduct possible trials for the Driving Test which include the whole of the test to be on Sat Nav. More news to follow.
Driving Test Anomalies
Burgess Hill does have some anomalies, namely the Tesco roundabout or some of the new ones that have been built on the edge of the town. These are not straightforward in terms of a basic roundabout. The anomalies are normally when travelling ahead, and what is deemed ahead or deemed to the right.
Using the Tesco roundabout as an example, ahead 3rd exit. This could be negotiated in the left lane or the right lane. The main area is awareness and lane discipline. If a candidate selects the left lane, then it is expected that they will keep this path throughout the roundabout. If they use the right lane, again, it is expected they keep this path, then making sure it is safe to exit.
Problems occur when candidates weave in and out of lane with no awareness of the situation around them.
More information regarding driving tests can be found in the DT1 Examiner Guidance.