Driving Lessons Gloucester- How To Pass Your Driving Test.

I've spent this morning calculating our overall performance as a driving school, going straight to the statitistics that everybody is most interested in, the practical driving test pass rates for John Lowe Driving, for the last six months.

It has made pleasant reading, because as a driving school, we have far outshone the local and national averages. Our overall pass rate in Gloucester came in at 81%.
The average pass rate for all driving tests taken at Gloucester is around 48%, and the national pass rate is even less than that.

Why are the national pass rates so dismal?
There are literally hundreds of ways to fail a driving test, but firstly, let's have a look at who conducts your test and how it is marked.

Who conducts your test?
Driving tests are conducted by driving examiners from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), an executive agency of the Department for Transport.
These driving examiners have qualified to conduct driving tests after rigorous training and they are without doubt the best in the world. They all work to the same high standard, so the same result will occur, whichever examiner you get.

How is it marked?
Your driving test is marked on a Driving Test Report, technically known as a DL25, which is currently divided into 33 sections, some of which are further broken into sub sections. Some sections on the form do not refer to "L" tests, so I will leave them out in my explanations.
The examiner will only use a negative marking system, with no awards for doing anything well. You begin the driving test with a "clean sheet" and as faults occur, your chances of success reduce.
The examiner will be looking for all driving faults, but will record them differently, as minor faults, serious faults and dangerous faults. You can have 15 minor driving faults recorded, and still pass, but 16 minor faults will result in a fail. However only 1 serious and/or 1 dangerous fault will also fail you.
A minor fault by itself is not enough to fail, but habitual minor faults will be viewed as below standard, that is, if you keep committing the same minor fault.
A serious fault is any fault that is potentially dangerous.
A dangerous fault is any fault that is actually dangerous.

I will be working my way through the driving test report over the next few weeks, in further posts, using my long experience of driving tests to bring to you how to avoid the most common ways of coming to grief on your test.
Watch this space!

If you need any help with your driving or test preparation, call us on 01452 614226.

As always, be careful out there!
Warm Regards, John Lowe.
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