Very different from mu UK driving test many years ago. We had hill starts with gears, backing around corners, three point turn, emergency stop for a start. Then we were expected to drive in London traffic all thorough the test and answer questions. It was really tough. My car, a brand new Austin 40, would not go into gear which annoyed the tester until I asked him to try. At the end of the test where he had made me do a very difficult hill start onto a busy road and I did not like that at all, I passed first go but it was one of the most difficult drives of my life. Oh and you were not allowed to dawdle at right hadn't turns with traffic approaching. You had to judge where you could safely slip through and no waiting for the end of a long line. If you missed your chance you were failed as being too slow. This test would be a piece of cake.
Got my license test today!!! Easy drive😝 the instructor didn't tell me to indicate any hazards through out the test and I only did around 20? Min drive thinking that I failed.
Lol this old guy probably marks based on how he was taught to drive in the 1950's. Wish I had him as instructor, I just get insta fails from the VTNZ guys around here.
Dont even try to say you was trying to stretch out time when you Waited two weeks for the car in the car park to go Waited ten hours to turn right Waited seven years at the roundabout Did a drawn out 3 point turn but called it a “U-turn” which i reckon is what the instructor really meant
Thank you, mate. That was useful. I passed in the same route. For people who are going to the test: pay attention to the distance between you and obstacles from your sides and look to the mirrors all the times!
Depends on the instructor....Most of the international driving conversion to Full Driving license they may not ask to identify hazard or parallel parking. But always be prepared rather than be surprised.
Just wanted to help by giving my own cheatsheet for the test, please like if you agree to get this information to other who could use it: PROCEDURE 1. IDENTIFY HAZARD 2. CALL IT OUT 3. ADDITIONAL POINTS 4. NOTES IDENTIFY HAZARD 1. Check your four directions; left, right, up ahead, behind. 2. Check for the main three; cars, pedestrians, cyclists. 3. Check for any other hazards; loose objects, parked cars opening possibly, basically anything that might move into your way or affect your driving (red lights, pedestrian crossings, railway crossings, etc.). CALL IT OUT 1. Call it out as you see it and/or what you're doing to prevent any accidents. NOTE: Name all of them as much as you can. Just to let them know you're aware. ie. Mock dialogue of what I said in my own test "Oncoming car, keeping left." "Car coming from the right, giving way." "Scanning my eye to the left, there's a pedestrian, cars coming from the left as well, waiting for a safe time to go." "Parked car up ahead with a driver, keeping as right as possible in case they open the door." OR IF THE ROAD IS SMALL "Parked cars to the left of me with a driver, potential door hazard, slowing down to a safe speed in case I need to stop." "Car behind me, keeping an eye on it." "Oncoming car, keeping left. I'm slowing down for the red light. Pedestrians are to the left of me, crossing, keeping an eye on them." AN EXAMPLE OF A FREAK SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN MY FULL WE WERE ON A SMALL ROAD AND A DUMP TRUCK COVERED HALF THE ROAD BUT INDICATED TO ME TO PASS SAFELY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS PICKING UP BINS COMING UP CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION Me: "Do you want me to overtake them?" Instructor: "I'm not going to say, I'm going to leave that to you to decide." Me: "F*ck it, I can't see what's up ahead, I'm just gonna stay put." WE WASTED 20 SECONDS JUST SITTING THERE, BUT INSTANTLY THE INSTRUCTOR REPLIED (I don't recommend swearing on the test, my instructor accidentally did and I just laughed and said it was okay, then started swearing casually in conversation) Instructor: "Sweet! Nah, good decision. That's all I needed to hear. You gave a good reason why you're not moving and if you had overtaken there was a danger that we'd come up to the intersection alongside the truck and you'd be stranded up at it on the wrong side of the road." ADDITIONAL NOTES 1. Regularly check your rear mirror, this one seems to be one people often forget, and mention it if there's a vehicle there. 2. Don't forget to indicate when leaving the roundabout, even if you're only going straight; I know some people who tripped up on this one too. 3. Stop for 3 seconds at a giveway. Even if you don't have to, just do it. I've seen some people failed because they didn't stop there for 3 painful seconds at a giveway or stop sign. 3. Refresh yourself on the road code. I was surprised how I'd forgotten some small rules like two hands on the wheel at all times (I drive manual) and turning the wheel at 6 - 9, or slowing down slightly at a pedestrian crossing even if there's no one there. 4. Exaggerate everything. Just indicate clearly to the instructor that you know what you're doing. When checking for trains at a railway crossing, slow down to 20 and move your head, even if you don't need to, just do it to show them. Even checking the rearview mirror, nod your head up to show you're looking at it. 5. Take everything slow. Sometimes driving at 40 just so you can get your mind together is better than forcing yourself to 50 and quickly trying to think through things. Allow most of your subconscious knowledge to take over and only think about communicating what you're doing. Driving at this point should be mostly second nature, and it's more about showing that even while distracted you can drive to the rules. But driving slower can help you feel like you're at a car's 'walking speed' and casually chatting to a mate. It helps calm you down too. 6. Conversate with the instructor if you can. It helps make the mood run smoothly and also distracts them slightly from their job so they don't vigorously test you. Not many people know, but the instructors can sometimes be nervous since they have to watch you for the test, watch the road in case they need to step in to stop you from getting you both killed, and also tick stuff off as well. So if you add conversation to that, it helps keep them busy and they won't be so crazy about asking you to identify hazards. I only got asked to identify twice in the entire trip, it would have been once, but the first one didn't have any pedestrians, so he got me to identify a second time to see if I would point out the pedestrian. The rest of the trip was me talking to them about my work experience. Just chat pleasantly about anything. I was lucky, I managed to get my instructor comfortable enough that he accidentally swore in front of me and apologized, but I let him know it's okay hoping it would earn me brownie points. Strangely enough, he relaxed a whole lot more because of that and we just chatted like workmates until the end. And I asked him a lot of questions about what it's like to be doing his job, which is why I'm sharing this information now. But by him relaxing, I relaxed a lot also. 6.5. Partly why you should converse also, and he said this is why he didn't ask me to identify hazards as much, is because: Conversating actually serves as a distraction also. If you are able to converse while driving, it shows that you can be distracted and still drive safely which is the same as having to call out your hazards. 7. Drive automatic if you can. It's one less thing to think about. Even though I'm a manual driver, I tested in an automatic and found the experience a lot more enjoyable since I didn't have to name hazards, chat, and change gears as well. There was no chance of stalling, even though I haven't stalled since I was on my learners. But better safe than sorry. But if you test in a manual, you're a f*ckin' badass and you get all the big d*ck energy to brag about. 8. Ask a lot of questions. Or at least this one worked with my instructor. But I found that he lowkey gave me the answers to help me pass the test without even realizing it. For example, I asked "When it comes to intersections, would you rather I stayed there and identified all the hazards then move off, or move off and just continue identifying hazards as if I were still there?" He said "Nah, it's still an open road, so drive safely and I will just tell you 'Thanks that's all I need' and if I don't tell you 'Thanks' just keep identifying because usually you've missed something and I'm waiting for you to say it. But there's only so much time I can wait before I just have to write you off." I found that little piece of advice inspiring in the moment, because it meant if he went quiet, I'd just run off a whole bunch of random hazards hoping if I sprayed like a machine gun I'd hit what he wanted. If you follow my IDENTIFY HAZARDS section you should be fine. Hope this helps, best of luck to you guys out there. Remember, if you agree, like it up. If you don't comment why and I'll consider changing what I said. Let's help more people get their full!
Thanks for the video upload and the tips shared by the community. Passed my test today. Key things to note that I received from the Supervisor: 1. Don't indicate for more than 3-4 sec as it may confuse the driver behind you when you want to make a turn. 2. Drive as per road condition if the street is 50kmph speed limit and if only a curve mentioning 35 kmph speed. Then DON'T drive at 35kmph. Driver as per road condition or weather condition i.e Drive at speed around 40 - 50 kmph as curve speed is for heavy vehicles with weather conditions without obstructing the traffic. Note : At Glenfield after 35 kmph curve there is a slope, don't go above 50 kmph
I swear there is a huge difference to how each instructor marks. There something about these test that are designed to make people fail, more revenue I guess.
I just passed my full license test here! For those who are planning to do their full here - There are multiple routes so it most likely won't be the same, but there was just a bit less than 50% overlap of the test route when I did it. Just drive around this area to familiarise. Hazard identification is pretty much only at intersections.
im doing my full this arvo in albany. It happed with my restricted, I didn’t know what the speed limit was. So I just drove 70km/h. I think it was 80 cos I still passed. So what do I do in that situation? I told the instructor that I didn’t know the speed limit and he just shrugged. 😭
@@denikagardner8383 If it wasn't a residential area, then most likely it was 80. I think you did the best in your situation - kind weird for your instructor to not say anything tho :/ Hope your test went well!
Layla Cherry how did it go? I did my restricted a month ago at vtnz Glenfield and they failed me for a bus pulling out and not indicating (wasn’t my fault) and they failed me on a “instructor intervention”
Layla Cherry this may seem like a random question but could you describe the instructor you had... also I’m resisting my restricted this Thursday so good luck me
Wow! what an easy test; no reverse parking, no emergency stop, no taking off on a hill, no city or town driving; unbelievable. Driving tests in England are way harder than that.
John Robinson that’s because those are in the restricted test (not in full license test) There’s no hill stop stat if you’re using automatic and there’s no emergency stop in NZ test.
You can only get one critical error wrong on your full licence if you get more then one you failed . And if you do any dangerous things or don’t come to a complete stop at a stop sign your test is over . Well done on passing your test im practising for my full licence
He was correct to wait at the round about at 6:50 because those cars sitting there waiting could have shot out between the cars coming across their path and hit him
No he had plenty of opportunity to proceed safely; you don't have to stop for cars that are waiting to enter the roundabout if they cannot do so because of traffic already on the roundabout, he was not hampered in any way and should have proceeded
