Congratulations to William Woodward of Windsor who passed his test in Slough yesterday on his first attempt with just a few driving faults. The test included a parallel park and an emergency stop and the independent drive was following Satnav.
All the best and safe driving from Andy Shrimpton your driving instructor in Windsor, Berkshire.
What happens during the test in Windsor, Berkshire
There are 5 parts to the driving test:
an eyesight check
‘show me, tell me’ vehicle safety questions
general driving ability
reversing your vehicle
independent driving
How long the test lasts
Your general driving ability
The examiner will give you directions that you should follow. Driving test routes are not published, so you cannot check them before your test.
You’ll be asked to pull over and pull away during your test, including:
Pulling over at the side of the road
You’ll drive in various road and traffic conditions, but not on motorways.
You’ll drive for around 40 minutes.
The test is the same for both manual and automatic cars.
normal stops at the side of the road
pulling out from behind a parked vehicle
a hill start
Reversing your vehicle
The examiner will ask you to do one of the following exercises:
parallel park at the side of the road
park in a parking bay – either by driving in and reversing out, or reversing in and driving out (the examiner will tell you which you have to do)
pull up on the right-hand side of the road, reverse for around 2 car lengths, and rejoin the traffic
You’ll have to drive for about 20 minutes by following either:
Independent driving
directions from a sat nav
traffic signs
They’ll set the sat nav up for you. You cannot use your own sat nav.
If you cannot see a traffic sign (for example, because it’s covered by trees), the examiner will give you directions until you can see the next one.
The examiner will not give you a fault for taking a wrong turning.
They’ll help you get back on the route if you do.
Going off the route
If you cannot see traffic signs
The examiner will tell you which you have to follow.
If you make mistakes during your test
You can carry on if you make a mistake. It might not affect your test result if it’s not serious.
The examiner will only stop your test if they think your driving is a danger to other road users.