5 Mistakes That Could Ruin Your Driving Test 

Passed on monday first time 3 minors all i can say is drive the best of your ability go in with a clear head no nerves you can smash it was a great feeling saying you passed

Im starting to think.its impossible to pass UK driving test. I failed 3 times already. The examinator always found new reasons to fail me. Its impossible to please them.They don't understand how hard is to learn to drive and be confident during the exam. Last examinator made me so nervous that I made 4 major mistakes:( Im losing hope. My instructor said I know how to drive and Im ready to be a driver. Then you see how ppl with licence drive and how many mistakes they made. Its so frustrating.

Good man Preciate your help and guidance ❤

I think the main problem at junctions is candidates stopping too far back to effectively see down the main road far enough to be adequate. They observe "no cars" and pull out followed by minimal acceleration. Checking the mirror in the new road they do not then accelerate fast if they are being caught.

i just passed yesterday , thank you so much Josh for you helpful videos!!

Thank you! Have my test on Tuesday morning and this video really helps ❤

As a American who’s getting ready to take my test and learning(on my own) you don’t realise how helpful your vids are. I’m lucky as I’ve been able to drive with my current license, so I can get all the practice time in as possible. Saves money on lessons and gives up spaces for younger people who are now starting to learn. Just shaking off the rust and bad habits and hoping to knock it out in at least three attempts. Thanks once again bro.

I failed my first test for hesitation on a roundabout 😢

Hi Josh! I just passed my driving test on Monday 😊🎉 I'm so happy and also greatfull for your videos ❤ big fat thank you 👍

I have my second test on Thursday! I'm super nervous but hopefully I'll be able to stay calm and won't make a stupid mistake. Thanks for the video!

Iv got a test today super nervous it's going to be my 4th but your videos help so much thank you

For your first point - make sure you don't hesitate too much, as you can in fact fail for hesitation on roundabouts (source: me LOL)

thank you

I got my test in two weeks! So excited hopefully i pass.

can you keep the tape (for parking) on for the exam or will they ask you to remove it because its an obstruction or something?

1- failing observation at junctions ( cross roads , t junctions , roundabout ) 2__ not using the mirror correctly 3--not having proper control of the steering 4-in correct position turning Rt 5- fail to blind sport check

yup - blind spots, always check them !!!

josh what are the vehicles registration requirements for the pco for the first time acc to 2023 legislation ?

I would add, don't let your observations get old, it may be 20 seconds till you can pull away, but if you only did your 360 degree checks 20 seconds ago then the situation may have changed, a cyclist may come out of nowhere just as you pull away. This happened on my test, I had to wait a short while before a line of cars passed me (going around 30mph), I put in a second 360 degree check just before the last car passed, so I would be ready to go straight away once it passed me. Not sure if you can get a serious for old observations, but I wasn't planning on finding out at the time.

Hi I came to your channel specially to say thank you for your helpful and informative videos. I have watched loads of your videos to prepare myself to pass the test this time(3rd attempt...) I passed yesterday finally!!!! I can now even more enjoy watching your videos to remind me to drive sensibly. 🥳

I'm praying I'm 3rd time lucky. Had a total of 28 hours of lessons plus about 30 unofficial ones. 2 failed tests and going for my 3rd in December and in an automatic now. It will be awful if I fail again as the condition I have is progressive so in a few years time I likely won't be able to drive anymore and it's a life long goal to be able to drive even only for a short time.

I failed for not going at a busy roundabout last Friday, my drive went really well and the flow of traffic was constant from the right as i was waiting to join the roundabout from the right. The examiner felt i could of gone sooner and failed me for delaying someone behind me.

I failed my first one, Was too far left on a one way street (when turning right) Wasnt looking out the back enough while reversing And on the six point check wasnt exaggerating enough on the final check before i pulled out

I've got my first (AND HOPEFULLY ONLY TEST) booked in a couple weeks time after just 10 hours worth of lessons (never drove in the past but rode motorcycles) this videos has made a lot of sense even though my instructor says I'm test ready obviously nerves tell you other wise I'll let yous know how I get on 2 weeks from yesterday 🙏🏻

Something even worse than failing your driving test is being told you're still not ready to take it! I've had like almost 100 hours now and three mock tests where I've made one serious error and a few minors in each so that's not awful but my instructor still feels I'm not quite there yet 😑😒😔. The mock tests I took aren't the worst and I've seen many people keep failing them days before their year and yet still go for their test. So I think I should but my instructor still feels like I'm not like the average learner, where usually you'll be able to pinpoint where the weaknesses are. For me the main issue is focus and my mistakes are slightly more random. He did say he can't really teach me anything new at this point because he feels I know what to do: I have all the skills to drive and have all the potential, very good car control etc but can't maintain the level for long enough due to lack of concentration. Like I'll drive really well for 30 mins and then make a mistake, dwell on it, lose focus then make another error and so on. Then my negative thoughts remind me how useless I am for taking this long. I guess what worries me is that if it's the case that I can't be taught anything new, then I may never be able to do this. I'm almost 40 so age doesn't help but after this many hours I should be there. It is really demoralising. I've had three instructors with some bad experiences with the previous two, some big gaps in between like a month with no driving. I feel very inadequate and worthless as a human being. I've never been that confident in myself so this isn't helping. I feel like there has to be something really wrong with me to fail like this. I'm already a failure in life, unfulfilling admin job, haven't had a relationship in many years. I wish I was never born. Hate what I've become. Anyway regardless, Monday I'll have a final mock test and then decide if I need to delay the test which will be difficult to accept after so many hours and lessons and money.

This is not complete info but what based upon the documents which is populated by the examiners, they fail people for so many other reasons but write it down under certain categories. The mistakes sometimes are very trivial and random. The driving in UK now looks like its the training to go to space or become a fighter piolet. But the main reason of frustration is no dates available. Many people have to wait more than a year or even two just to get a licence and not to say spending thousands of pounds.

Iv got mine at 8am tomorrow in yorkshire. Iv been learning the routes and hopefully it will be a nice bright morning 😊 soo exited Anyone who isnt observing isnt ready for a test. Its one of the first things we learn

Haha there’s me who failed my first attempt for hesitation too many minor mistakes for hesitations 🥲😂