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Ok so I had my driving test today. I got a serious fault within ten minutes. I had to change lanes, I checked my mirrors but made the change quite abruptly in front of a car. I realised my mistake and heard the examiner gasp. I knew I’d failed, and was half tempted to abort the test and head back to the test centre. I carried on because I wanted to see how many minors I’d get. I drove the rest of the test near perfectly and the instructor scribbled out the serious fault and passed me. He said he knew I checked the mirrors and said the satnav instruction to swap was confusingly premature. Given how I’d driven the rest of the test, he said he was going to give me the benefit of the doubt. So... don’t quit when you’ve made a mistake!!
I had a experience just like this. 5 mins into my test i was told to pull up on the left i panicked a bit and drove on the curb under my breath i said shit and even he was thinking this is gonna go terrible. And i drove perfectly for the rest passed with 1 minor. Never give up people
When I passed my test, my instructor told me "Now you will learn to drive" He was right. No hand holding, you're on your own. Everyday is pretty much a different scenario, doesn't matter if it's the same roads. 19 years later, I'm always trying to improve and refine my driving. Some people think after they pass, that's it, I don't need to learn anything else. They couldn't be more wrong. It's why I like watching these videos to learn something new or improve other aspects of my driving.
Myth 9 was not true for me. I spent my whole driving test in gridlock traffic so there was nothing I could do to fail. Barely drove half a mile in the whole test
At number 2 near end of the video My deaf friend failed on driving test because she keep check mirrors too often. I find it harshly, I'm deaf too, us deaf people have better vision than hearing people. I driving for four years. I have no problem even pull over allow emergency vehicles overtake me. You hearing people growing up to learning from sounds and reliable on sounds, us deaf people growing up learning from visuals and reliable on visuals. It is just myth that deaf people fail to pull over for emergency. Deaf people can drive.
Correct, examiners don’t mark wrong turns as faults. However, they do get irate if you constantly take wrong turns. As I did in my test a week ago. In fact, my examiner was so angry at my constant accidental wrong turns with the SatNav (I don’t know what happened, I was so nervous) that he started snapping at me and being extremely rude. “AGAIN... you have gone the wrong way!” At one point he sarcastically asked if my instructor finds me “difficult”. I considered pulling over and asking him if he has considered a different job - glad I didn’t because despite his attitude, he passed me. Apparently I am “an idiot, but not a dangerous idiot.” My navigation was so bad the test took almost double the typical duration - no joke. So for anyone nervous about navigation on their test: just be safe and ignore the examiner if he/she is behaving like a complete twit. As long as you drive safely, you’ll pass! I had only 6 minors.
I had a pupil whose cunning plan was to distract the examiner by talking about sport (if I had been an examiner it wouldn't have worked, as I have no interest in sport), and his idea worked a little too well. We were supposed to take a right turn, but the examiner forgot to tell my pupil,, as he was so busy talking about rugby, so we went a long way down a road, found a road to turn round in, reversed round a corner with parked cars opposite (back then there were 2 manouevres on tests) and then took ages waiting for a gap in commuter traffic, while trying to turn onto a fast moving road. We started at 8.10 and didn't finish until 9.15, but obviously that's nowhere near as long as your experience.
An examiner can fail you if you’re taking wrong turns every time, because essentially you’re not even following the directions, which could be considered dangerous sometimes
The examiner can only mark faults as serious or dangerous (and fail you) if you put yourself in potential or actual danger - so don't worry if you drive the wrong way. As long as you do it safely there should be no fault.
muhammad40000 I think what they mean is that there will always be a certain number of people who fail and that leaves about a mean number of passes and fails that is kept at constant, but I see where you’re coming from, because I actually thought the same thing, haha
0:44 “as long as you drive safely you pass” will that is really not true as long as you are lucky you pass because if the instructor is not in the mood he is going to fail you for the stupidest reasons
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Although it's true that children learn faster than adults, as I understand it the learning potential between a 17 year old and a 30 year old is small. In my experience the reason older people take longer to learn on "average" is the same reason they are learning at an older age. Usually they haven't learnt to drive because they have no interest in driving or are fearful of driving and have only decided to learn because of a recent work or personal need (new job or having kids are two examples). Therefore I believe older learners don't take longer to learn because they learn more slowly, but because of the reasons they have been putting off learning in the first place.
There are so many variables that determine how long an individual will take to learn to drive - and personally I still feel that I can learn something new at the same speed that I would have done when I was younger. The statistics don't lie though, so for whatever reason older drivers just need more time to get that pass!
I did my test at 8.20am and they took me on the easy test route to avoid traffic. Depends where you take your test and what area. Also my uncle was a test examiner and he said it’s true they have to pass and fail so many a MONTH to make their income.
Charlotte Cooke well you’re uncle is wrong...if you have a flawless test they simply can not fail you, doesn’t matter what your uncle says it’s not true
Had my test today and passed first time. I didnt understand the satnav and just continued on when I should of turned right. If I did try and correct it at last minute I would of failed.
Well done! It's fairly common to take a wrong turn, but like you said just stay calm and don't do anything dangerous and it won't cause a fail. Good luck on the road :-)
My driving instructors speedo is set like 5 miles less than it actually is, so if speedo says 30miles im doing 25-27 miles and hour so im used to just looking at the satnav since its more accurate so when i do my test should i just follow the speedo or satnav which is more accurate?
All car speedometers over-read slightly, so the sat-nav will always be more accurate. However, for the purposes of the test the examiner will be using the car’s speedo.
A little roll back is normally a minor fault, but if it’s too far or too near a vehicle behind the examiner will use his brake to stop the car - which will be a serious or dangerous fault. If you are driving at the correct speed and a driver in a rush overtakes you, that isn’t a fault. However if you are driving too slowly and this causes following traffic to get frustrated and eventually overtake, it would be a fault.
I stall on my test..failed but not cause of the stall. I got the car started and moved on when it was safe to do so and wasn't effecting any other traffic. I was really nervous and made a few silly mistakes.
Advance Driving School yeah money has gotten tight at mo as I'm 16 weeks pregnant but I will pass next time. I've failed twice but did loads better second time. failed my parallel park which I've done correctly loads.
Examiners do have targets and if their pass rate is too high they get a flagging meaning they have to average it out by failing some so it is kinda true, i wouldnt say its a weekly thing but more a daily thing
Interesting video, thanks for posting. It's a bit worrying how many drivers can't accept that they failed through their own actions, and try to suggest that it's a quota thing.... My examiners (yep, plural) were great. Even when I failed; it felt as if they wanted me to pass as much as I wanted to pass.
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What are your thoughts on this situation? I had a test last month, I got a parallel park which was carried out with no faults. Later in the test I was asked to do a second manoeuvre in which I got a serious fault. The reason I failed was fair, I don't disagree with the reason, but why was I given a second manoeuvre? My first one was faultless... As was explained at the end. Really confused and frustrated me.
It sounds like the test wasn’t carried out correctly - and if so you can make an appeal to get your test fee back. You’ll still have to book another test to get a pass though 😔 Ask you instructor for more information.
Advance Driving School to be honest, I've put it behind me and booked another test for next Thursday. These things make me physically sick with nerves and I'd rather not go through it. I just want to make people aware of it in case it happens to them.
My student failed a test, but didn't carry out a manoeuvre, therefore the test wasn't in the official guidelines, I appealed and she had her test fee refunded as she had passed on the 2nd attempt before the appeal had gone through. Appeal it, email customer services, and.ask them if they can clarify that 2 manoeuvres were carried out on the test. Do you still have the copy of the dl25?
I would be interested to know exactly what manoeuvres you did, and what fault was recorded. Myth 11 is that an Emergency Stop is a manoeuvre for example.
Sometimes badly parked cars or junctions at an acute angle will need a small 'cut' - as long as it doesn't get in anyones way then there is no problem.
I kind of disagree with number one, I had two lots of lessons when I was 18 and 20 couldn't get it/didn't enjoy it, I'm now learning at 29 and am doing so much better than before and am confident I can pass
Examiners are humans .Most conduct tests fairly but there is a significant number of troubled ones who judge learners & make unfair decisions .The best course of action is to record every test & those who abuse position of power must be prosecuted .The current decades old system doesn't allow recordings which makes it easier for nasty ones to play their game.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool personally I find it a bit more comfortable even though it reduces steering control, but when I pass I might keep some of the good habits just in case I had to do a test retake
They probably are checking, but since their mirrors are correctly adjusted, you don't see it. The same thing *does* happen with examiners, regardless of "training" so I won't fault you on that, but it does bring that myth about adjustment into question.
1) There is no such thing as a minor fault, you need to be more consistent with using the term 'driver fault'. 2) when it comes to the 'myth' examiners have quotas of how many candidates to pass/fail then you should highlight the Civil Service Appeal case of DVSA Examiner Pete Murray in 2005 who was sacked for failing to many candidates. He states, "pressure put on examiners to get their pass rates in line is jeopardising road safety" You've got examiners totting up their pass rates every day and every week. If your figures are in line, then they leave you alone." I do not accept any responsibility if what I have quoted is wrong if the newspaper article posting this story, quote is wrong
The term ‘minor fault’ is still commonly used by learner drivers so will not confuse anyone - even if the correct term is now ‘driver fault’. Of course there will be isolated incidents of poor examiners doing things that are against their guidelines, or making mistakes or errors in judgement. I personally believe that these events will be very rare, and if a candidate drives safely they will pass. I cannot recall even one occasion where one of my pupils was ‘failed’ unfairly - there was always a serious or dangerous fault committed and the outcome was fair. The overall message of the video is that if you drive safely you will pass, and we believe that is usually the case.
Advance Driving School so it's not necessarily a myth then as it appears there is the possibility that examiners do have quotas and from the article I read it appeared that DVSA did not offer any defence to this as they reached a financial settlement with the examiner . Again I accept no responsibility for posting incorrect information should the article be incorrect. Regarding the use of 'the term minor' it appears that the term is actually commonly incorrectly used by ADI so surely an ADI posting an educational video should use the correct terminology as this would discourage learners from using the incorrect term too.
If 99.99% of tests are conducted fairly, and 0.01% tests are unfair because of whatever reason then yes, overall we would say that it IS a myth. Put it this way, if a test candidate makes no serious errors what can the examiner do except pass them? They can’t just make something up!
Advance Driving School have you never asked yourself the question as to one day why an examiner uses discretion and the next they don't. Eg: candidate driving 23mph in a 20mph Zone, examiner says "what's the speed limit on this road" the candidate takes the hint and adjusts their speed correctly, next time you get "can you slow down please as you are driving at 23mph in a 20mph zone" maybe examiners do make things up and maybe they don't but one thing is 100% certain they are allowed to use discretion and therefore it is possible that they use this discretion when it is in their own interest to do so and not in the interest of the candidates.
Well, between my wife and I we have probably witnessed over 100 tests from the back seat and have never questioned the result of a test. There is no benefit in questioning an examiners integrity - surely it would be better if pupils concentrated on just driving safely and trust the (much more experienced) examiner’s decision to be correct?
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* 0:10 Introduction
* 0:52 Myth #10
* 1:53 Myth #9
* 2:55 Myth #8
* 3:48 Myth #7
* 4:36 Myth #6
* 5:32 Myth #5
* 6:29 Myth #4
* 7:36 Myth #3
* 8:48 Myth #2
* 9:37 Myth #1
* 10:39 Summary
Would you say it's okay to allow the steering wheel to reset itself as long as you don't let go completely?
Ok so I had my driving test today. I got a serious fault within ten minutes. I had to change lanes, I checked my mirrors but made the change quite abruptly in front of a car. I realised my mistake and heard the examiner gasp. I knew I’d failed, and was half tempted to abort the test and head back to the test centre. I carried on because I wanted to see how many minors I’d get. I drove the rest of the test near perfectly and the instructor scribbled out the serious fault and passed me. He said he knew I checked the mirrors and said the satnav instruction to swap was confusingly premature. Given how I’d driven the rest of the test, he said he was going to give me the benefit of the doubt. So... don’t quit when you’ve made a mistake!!
Well done - yes it proves that we should never give up! Sounds like your examiner was very fair 👍🏼
I would say overly fair! I feel very lucky, but it just goes to show how important it is to keep going - you might get as lucky as I got today.
Very lucky! This was why I failed my first test, with no minors :( I did pass second time though
I had a experience just like this. 5 mins into my test i was told to pull up on the left i panicked a bit and drove on the curb under my breath i said shit and even he was thinking this is gonna go terrible. And i drove perfectly for the rest passed with 1 minor. Never give up people
When I passed my test, my instructor told me "Now you will learn to drive" He was right. No hand holding, you're on your own. Everyday is pretty much a different scenario, doesn't matter if it's the same roads. 19 years later, I'm always trying to improve and refine my driving. Some people think after they pass, that's it, I don't need to learn anything else. They couldn't be more wrong. It's why I like watching these videos to learn something new or improve other aspects of my driving.
Myth 9 was not true for me. I spent my whole driving test in gridlock traffic so there was nothing I could do to fail. Barely drove half a mile in the whole test
At number 2 near end of the video
My deaf friend failed on driving test because she keep check mirrors too often. I find it harshly, I'm deaf too, us deaf people have better vision than hearing people. I driving for four years. I have no problem even pull over allow emergency vehicles overtake me.
You hearing people growing up to learning from sounds and reliable on sounds, us deaf people growing up learning from visuals and reliable on visuals.
It is just myth that deaf people fail to pull over for emergency.
Deaf people can drive.
Correct, examiners don’t mark wrong turns as faults. However, they do get irate if you constantly take wrong turns. As I did in my test a week ago. In fact, my examiner was so angry at my constant accidental wrong turns with the SatNav (I don’t know what happened, I was so nervous) that he started snapping at me and being extremely rude. “AGAIN... you have gone the wrong way!” At one point he sarcastically asked if my instructor finds me “difficult”. I considered pulling over and asking him if he has considered a different job - glad I didn’t because despite his attitude, he passed me. Apparently I am “an idiot, but not a dangerous idiot.” My navigation was so bad the test took almost double the typical duration - no joke.
So for anyone nervous about navigation on their test: just be safe and ignore the examiner if he/she is behaving like a complete twit. As long as you drive safely, you’ll pass! I had only 6 minors.
I had a pupil whose cunning plan was to distract the examiner by talking about sport (if I had been an examiner it wouldn't have worked, as I have no interest in sport), and his idea worked a little too well.
We were supposed to take a right turn, but the examiner forgot to tell my pupil,, as he was so busy talking about rugby, so we went a long way down a road, found a road to turn round in, reversed round a corner with parked cars opposite (back then there were 2 manouevres on tests) and then took ages waiting for a gap in commuter traffic, while trying to turn onto a fast moving road.
We started at 8.10 and didn't finish until 9.15, but obviously that's nowhere near as long as your experience.
An examiner can fail you if you’re taking wrong turns every time, because essentially you’re not even following the directions, which could be considered dangerous sometimes
The examiner can only mark faults as serious or dangerous (and fail you) if you put yourself in potential or actual danger - so don't worry if you drive the wrong way. As long as you do it safely there should be no fault.
I feel like you should have been failed. What's the point of independent driving if you don't fail when you are unable to follow a simple sat nav?
Examiners "would be investigated if there are an unusual amount of passes or fails". Erm... kinda validates so-called myth number 7.
I love this channel! Thanks so much for all of the helpful information you guys provide. I've got my test in 4 days. The panic is setting in!
. Well produced and clear videos, thanks you helped me pass my test
10:22 that just contradicts what y said. “Unusual pass or fail rate”
So doesn’t that mean they also try to fail people
To keep this rate normal?
muhammad40000 I think what they mean is that there will always be a certain number of people who fail and that leaves about a mean number of passes and fails that is kept at constant, but I see where you’re coming from, because I actually thought the same thing, haha
0:44 “as long as you drive safely you pass” will that is really not true as long as you are lucky you pass because if the instructor is not in the mood he is going to fail you for the stupidest reasons
Not true. Driving examiners are professionals and they are still expected to act as such regardless of personal circumstances.
Another utterly professional video, in currency, clarity, brevity, comprehensiveness, variety, editing, annotation, and overall production values. Because of yours, I now only make videos for the private use of individual students; I would never reach your standards (even with the money and time!). But that's a good thing. Each era has its frontrunners., You, with Patreon, are the deservèd "people of the moment". Live long and prosper, and thank you from ALL our students!
Thanks very much - although I don’t think we’re profiting just yet! TH-cam revenue is quite modest, and we currently have only 2 patrons via Patreon.... However we enjoy making the videos and it feels great when people say how much we have helped them 👍🏼
Learned quite a lot, I really thought some of them were true. Thanks for the video, boosted my confidence
Absolutely you’re true for everything you have said.superb demonstration
I passed 3 months before my 30th birthday I had 32 hours learning
Very well done! The figures we quote are only an average of course - so you must have been a quick learner!
Although it's true that children learn faster than adults, as I understand it the learning potential between a 17 year old and a 30 year old is small. In my experience the reason older people take longer to learn on "average" is the same reason they are learning at an older age. Usually they haven't learnt to drive because they have no interest in driving or are fearful of driving and have only decided to learn because of a recent work or personal need (new job or having kids are two examples). Therefore I believe older learners don't take longer to learn because they learn more slowly, but because of the reasons they have been putting off learning in the first place.
There are so many variables that determine how long an individual will take to learn to drive - and personally I still feel that I can learn something new at the same speed that I would have done when I was younger. The statistics don't lie though, so for whatever reason older drivers just need more time to get that pass!
what are your thoughts on taking tests during rush hour.
I did my test at 8.20am and they took me on the easy test route to avoid traffic. Depends where you take your test and what area. Also my uncle was a test examiner and he said it’s true they have to pass and fail so many a MONTH to make their income.
Charlotte Cooke well you’re uncle is wrong...if you have a flawless test they simply can not fail you, doesn’t matter what your uncle says it’s not true
Rubbish. They don't get paid according to how many people pass or fail. Their job is to carry out driving tests, that's it.
I have my test in the morning! So nervous about it
Have you watched our video about driving test nerves? Good luck!
I ended up passing my test :D
Brilliant! 🎉congratulations 🎉
I thought this was a clickbait video, but it's actually quite good!
Had my test today and passed first time. I didnt understand the satnav and just continued on when I should of turned right. If I did try and correct it at last minute I would of failed.
Well done! It's fairly common to take a wrong turn, but like you said just stay calm and don't do anything dangerous and it won't cause a fail. Good luck on the road :-)
My driving instructors speedo is set like 5 miles less than it actually is, so if speedo says 30miles im doing 25-27 miles and hour so im used to just looking at the satnav since its more accurate so when i do my test should i just follow the speedo or satnav which is more accurate?
All car speedometers over-read slightly, so the sat-nav will always be more accurate. However, for the purposes of the test the examiner will be using the car’s speedo.
do you fail for slightly rolling back or if someone overtakes you
A little roll back is normally a minor fault, but if it’s too far or too near a vehicle behind the examiner will use his brake to stop the car - which will be a serious or dangerous fault.
If you are driving at the correct speed and a driver in a rush overtakes you, that isn’t a fault. However if you are driving too slowly and this causes following traffic to get frustrated and eventually overtake, it would be a fault.
I fail due to learner car bcoz he turn little late where I move my car and go
Question when you come to a stop sign how long do you need to of actually stopped before moving off
We would always stop for long enough that we can have a good look to check it is safe to move away.
The requirement is to stop behind the line. There isn't a length of time needed to be stopped.
I stall on my test..failed but not cause of the stall. I got the car started and moved on when it was safe to do so and wasn't effecting any other traffic. I was really nervous and made a few silly mistakes.
Sorry to hear that. Keep practicing and better luck next time :-)
Advance Driving School yeah money has gotten tight at mo as I'm 16 weeks pregnant but I will pass next time. I've failed twice but did loads better second time. failed my parallel park which I've done correctly loads.
Who needs driving schools ... just play some GTA and you ready to go.
How exactly do you train somebody to monitor eye movement?
I don’t know how the DVSA trains it’s examiners, but as an instructor it’s easy to see where people are looking.
Examiners do have targets and if their pass rate is too high they get a flagging meaning they have to average it out by failing some so it is kinda true, i wouldnt say its a weekly thing but more a daily thing
If that’s true, when their pass rate is low they might be looking to pass someone - and give you the ‘benefit of the doubt’ 👍🏼
Interesting video, thanks for posting. It's a bit worrying how many drivers can't accept that they failed through their own actions, and try to suggest that it's a quota thing....
My examiners (yep, plural) were great. Even when I failed; it felt as if they wanted me to pass as much as I wanted to pass.
KEEP UP THE GOOD work with wonderful voice well done!!!!!!
It's not embarrassing!! To fail... You just need more practice.....
Thanks really helpful video,enjoy watching ur videos really nice voice 😁
Well made video, good info and I’ll pass it to my customers
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What are your thoughts on this situation? I had a test last month, I got a parallel park which was carried out with no faults. Later in the test I was asked to do a second manoeuvre in which I got a serious fault. The reason I failed was fair, I don't disagree with the reason, but why was I given a second manoeuvre? My first one was faultless... As was explained at the end. Really confused and frustrated me.
It sounds like the test wasn’t carried out correctly - and if so you can make an appeal to get your test fee back. You’ll still have to book another test to get a pass though 😔 Ask you instructor for more information.
Advance Driving School to be honest, I've put it behind me and booked another test for next Thursday. These things make me physically sick with nerves and I'd rather not go through it. I just want to make people aware of it in case it happens to them.
Thats probably the best thing to do - better luck next time!
My student failed a test, but didn't carry out a manoeuvre, therefore the test wasn't in the official guidelines, I appealed and she had her test fee refunded as she had passed on the 2nd attempt before the appeal had gone through. Appeal it, email customer services, and.ask them if they can clarify that 2 manoeuvres were carried out on the test. Do you still have the copy of the dl25?
I would be interested to know exactly what manoeuvres you did, and what fault was recorded. Myth 11 is that an Emergency Stop is a manoeuvre for example.
Would bumping the curb while reversing be a fail?
That depends on how hard. We generally give a minor fault for rubbing the kerb, but a serious fault for hitting or bumping up it.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool ok thanks !
My tests in an hour😬thanks for the good videos
We hope it went well!
I passed with 7 minors
Excellent!! Very well done :-)
see number 9 is what i thought but my instructor said to change tests to 8am since the examiner wouldnt take me as far. i am livid.
I have my test coming up in Hendon got to stay as calm as possible and take junctions with time and precautions.
Sounds good. Most test routes are only about 10 miles long, so it’s not that far! Good luck 👍🏼
I have my driving test in Aus in 10 more hours
Good luck!
@DJM TV he died
my practical test is tommorow your videos have really helped me thank you :D
Good luck! 🤞🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thank you i passed with only 1 fault :)
Very well done! 🚘😃👍🏼
Got my test this Friday on the 9th
Good luck 👍🏼
Advance Driving School passed, got 9 minors though
Nice one 4:19, cutting the junction
Sometimes badly parked cars or junctions at an acute angle will need a small 'cut' - as long as it doesn't get in anyones way then there is no problem.
Thanks
At 19 I’ve have 64hours worth of lessons 🙈 had my test cancelled and postponed 6 times by my instructor 😬
Try not to worry about how long it’s taking, as long as you are a safe driver in the end. Good luck! 🤞🏼
I kind of disagree with number one, I had two lots of lessons when I was 18 and 20 couldn't get it/didn't enjoy it, I'm now learning at 29 and am doing so much better than before and am confident I can pass
Examiners are humans .Most conduct tests fairly but there is a significant number of troubled ones who judge learners & make unfair decisions .The best course of action is to record every test & those who abuse position of power must be prosecuted .The current decades old system doesn't allow recordings which makes it easier for nasty ones to play their game.
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Do you fail if you drive with one hand on the wheel for the entire test
Only if it affected your steering control - although why would you choose to steer that way?
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool personally I find it a bit more comfortable even though it reduces steering control, but when I pass I might keep some of the good habits just in case I had to do a test retake
Why is your learner car not using daytime lights?
It does - you can see them in the last clip at 9:45 - perhaps they don’t look that bright on camera.
driver in this video is not checking center and side mirror before starting indicator and changing routes.
They probably are checking, but since their mirrors are correctly adjusted, you don't see it. The same thing *does* happen with examiners, regardless of "training" so I won't fault you on that, but it does bring that myth about adjustment into question.
conflicting .. "to check their passes are in a normal range" yet look at myth 7. its like everything else its all about money. easy money
1) There is no such thing as a minor fault, you need to be more consistent with using the term 'driver fault'. 2) when it comes to the 'myth' examiners have quotas of how many candidates to pass/fail then you should highlight the Civil Service Appeal case of DVSA Examiner Pete Murray in 2005 who was sacked for failing to many candidates. He states, "pressure put on examiners to get their pass rates in line is jeopardising road safety" You've got examiners totting up their pass rates every day and every week. If your figures are in line, then they leave you alone." I do not accept any responsibility if what I have quoted is wrong if the newspaper article posting this story, quote is wrong
The term ‘minor fault’ is still commonly used by learner drivers so will not confuse anyone - even if the correct term is now ‘driver fault’. Of course there will be isolated incidents of poor examiners doing things that are against their guidelines, or making mistakes or errors in judgement. I personally believe that these events will be very rare, and if a candidate drives safely they will pass. I cannot recall even one occasion where one of my pupils was ‘failed’ unfairly - there was always a serious or dangerous fault committed and the outcome was fair. The overall message of the video is that if you drive safely you will pass, and we believe that is usually the case.
Advance Driving School so it's not necessarily a myth then as it appears there is the possibility that examiners do have quotas and from the article I read it appeared that DVSA did not offer any defence to this as they reached a financial settlement with the examiner . Again I accept no responsibility for posting incorrect information should the article be incorrect. Regarding the use of 'the term minor' it appears that the term is actually commonly incorrectly used by ADI so surely an ADI posting an educational video should use the correct terminology as this would discourage learners from using the incorrect term too.
If 99.99% of tests are conducted fairly, and 0.01% tests are unfair because of whatever reason then yes, overall we would say that it IS a myth. Put it this way, if a test candidate makes no serious errors what can the examiner do except pass them? They can’t just make something up!
Advance Driving School have you never asked yourself the question as to one day why an examiner uses discretion and the next they don't. Eg: candidate driving 23mph in a 20mph Zone, examiner says "what's the speed limit on this road" the candidate takes the hint and adjusts their speed correctly, next time you get "can you slow down please as you are driving at 23mph in a 20mph zone" maybe examiners do make things up and maybe they don't but one thing is 100% certain they are allowed to use discretion and therefore it is possible that they use this discretion when it is in their own interest to do so and not in the interest of the candidates.
Well, between my wife and I we have probably witnessed over 100 tests from the back seat and have never questioned the result of a test. There is no benefit in questioning an examiners integrity - surely it would be better if pupils concentrated on just driving safely and trust the (much more experienced) examiner’s decision to be correct?
Passed my 1st test on Friday...
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If people actually believed these myths 😂😂😂
I never ever heard most of these.
why is it embarrassing ?
you should write what you speak, so your voice is some incomprehensible
Have you tried turning on the subtitles?