Why am I watching I've passed already???

So when there is a Stop sign, you stop, pull the hand brake, turn off the engine, and get out of the car to make the examiner absolutely sure you did come to a complete stop.

First clip is stupid. 30mph is far too low for that kind of road, even with the roadworks. It would be dangerous to slow to 30mph before the sign. Speed doesn't kill, speed difference does. The majority of the traffic would still be going 50mph+ by the time they hit the sign.

I passed my auto test first time due to a left leg Injury in which that was my only choice, recently just passed my manual with 0 faults/minors. The best advice is to keep as calm as you would on a normal casual lesson.

That last one is so sly lol I know it's a complete stop but the driver was going maybe half a mile an hour...

If somebody would actually drive as legally as you need to to pass a driving test, you'd probably be pulled over for suspicious driving. Nobody drives like that, probably not even the examiner during his free time. These tests are way too harsh.

Pulling the handbrake to show the instructor you have stopped is the dumbest thing I've heard...I would've floored the brake so hard the instructors face would be burried in the frontseat and shouted "WE HAVE NOW COME TO A COMPLETE STOP SIR !!!😂😂😂 Just to be sure he knows the car is at a complete standstill

Think that last one was a bit harsh.

pull the handbrake up at a stop sign? Thats the dumbest thing I ever heard

The last clip may be to the law, but it's a silly law really. 1mph for a few seconds is enough to judge safety to pull out. I know stop means stop, but that's as good as stopped...

2:20 is such a perfect example, the kid on the bike may have only looked left when coming out of his house as that's where he expects traffic to be coming from.

I remember the stupidity of driving lessons. Putting your handbrake on for a half second stop. Physically moving your head to show you are looking in mirrors. Driving at 29 in a 30 to be on the safe side. Stopping in the middle on the road blocking the way for everybody else when asked to pull up somewhere safe.

Driving in test mode would in most circumstances hamper your concentration on traffic around you. Dropping to 30 in the first clip would also be more dangerous as most vehicles will always be going much faster

3:20 Light was yellow and it only turned red cause they used the brake instead of accelerating

On the roundabout when the light turned yellow, I bet £100 that it was the instructor that pressed the brakes. The car would have gone through quick enough before the lights went red, I know because I live in Oxford. Now I understand the instructor is only being uptight because the examiners are even worse but we need a lot of changes in the driving test. We need the driving test to reflect realistic driving, and acknowledge road etiquette that isn't in the books.

why didnt the student at 1:30 just pull over 10 meters ahead on the parking spot?

*Nobody* drives in 'driving test mode' after they pass their test - NOBODY, including examiners and people with advanced driving certificates. You learn the silly rules and adhere to them to get yourself through the test. Then, and only then, you start learning how to drive properly. That's why young drivers have the bad safety record - they pass their test & think they're the best driver there's ever been, but it takes time (and not adherence to the ridiculous 'fails' in this video).

Nice work BRM. These vids are a good idea. I like the fact that people are discussing the content. Some of the comments are a real eye opener into the minds of UK drivers.

The first clip was unfortunate, as the nearside speed sign is hidden by the tree and only clearly visible a couple of car lengths. Normally you would see advance notice of the lane closure and to reduce speed (often 20mph below the speed limit on a dual carriage way ). But in this instance these did not exists and as the revised speed limit signs can be seen for a good 10 seconds before the zone, so the instructor is quite correct in the assessment.

The serious fault on that penultimate one was correct according to the signage and law. However it shows the problems that occur because of two things: 1. Poor signage and road markings;2. Inappropriate speed limits; Why is that red tarmac there? Why is it across the whole road? Looking at Google Streetview imagery from 2008 before the tarmac wore down dangerously it has a 30 painted on it. Clearly it is there to remind drivers coming the other way of the speed limit. There is no extra hazard to remind drivers going in the direction of the test candidate of. So why do drivers have to be reminded of the speed limit? Could it be that the road is not actually an urban one? Could it be that therefore a speed limit of 30 mph is NOT appropriate for that road? I do believe that is the case. So if a 30 mph speed limit is not appropriate for that section of road what is? It is not fully rural so national speed limit would not be appropriate. How about 40 mph? Yes that sounds about right. The speed limit should change from 30 mph to 40 mph pretty much where the red tarmac is. The speed limit should then be 40 mph until changing to national speed limit where it actually changes from 30 mph to national speed limit. On that section of road there are only a limited number of houses on one side of the road, each of which is a considerable distance apart. The highways authority have caused a hazard on that road by an inappropriate speed limit for the road conditions. In order to remind drivers of the inappropriate speed limit they have created another hazard by putting coloured tarmac across the road which wears quickly, thus becoming ambiguous and distracting to drivers. Nice going Oxfordshire County Council.

I‘ve already got my license but this video would‘ve provided me with some useful tips for the test and for driving in general. Very good effort!

Thanks for this! Hoping to get my driving license all sorted this year, vids like this are a massive help.

These videos are so helpful and i really enjoy them as a learner driver!

Burst out laughing when one of them got a _serious_ fault for not coming to a complete stop there.

I passed 2 years ago but I still find videos like this help in making sure I don't pick up bad habits

I gave my oldest refresher lessons some 3 yrs after she stopped professional ones, before she took her test in a strange town (last minute cancellation)! The “..follow the road ahead unless I or the road signs dictate otherwise!” Thing also applies to the correct exit of roundabouts, denoted as a thicker exit on the signs. We did some practices in the strange town & this became a case in point during one of our practices, and she had the same approach to the same roundabout in her test, thus got it right! There’s clues in the instructions you’re give, eg, take the next left means take the next left, but take the next available left means do NOT take the next left, it’s a no entry...

I am quite confused by the use of the handbrake. I've seen many teachers tell their students to use the handbrake when, for example, you're at a traffic light or releasing it right before you hit the gas after start up. Why just not use the brake pedal? So much easier... Now I don't know how you do it in the UK (I'm from Sweden), but the only time I ever touch the handbrake is when I've parked.

Failed my first test for driving too slow. NSL sign wasn't completely visible, I knew they were there but wasn't sure what I should do. I stuck at 30mph to be safe and failed thinking you can't fail for going too slow.

When I tookmy test I drove round the block one way, emergency stop, 3 point turn, drove back to the test centre and passed. Took all of 10 minutes. Not sure I'd pass a test now though. Much more strict and too many bad habits!

Parking on a footpath or to close to a corner seems to be the norm these days.

Why is that red tarmac there if it has nothing to say? Equally with the water, and rain, it can be difficult to see, and usually it would be a speed change. So I can't really call is serious.

When I took my driving test here in America a few years ago, I pulled out of the DMV, turned around and parked and got my license. I did not actually leave the road and I passed. The driving test was less than 2 minutes.... I went over to the UK and noticed a large amount a amazing drivers but when I got back, it was back to the chaos on the road...

Pass on a yellow? Fail. You've parked on the curb like *EVERY FUCKING DRIVER EVER*? Fail. You didn't fully stop, put a handbrake on, switched off the engine, and inspected the road with a magnifying glass at a stop sign to see if its safe to turn? Fail. Passed it all first time few years back, and I'm so glad i dont have to deal with any of this bullshit anymore. Handbrake on a stop... and to believe some people do that long after passing their tests...

as my dad said "you only drive right on the day of your test" after you pass you just chug along

I had to drive down that road in the first clip about 4 times a week back when the roadworks were around. Having a black box I would always sit at 30 and the number of times drivers honked me or overtook dangerously close to the lanes merging... Scary times eh

Funny story...I've been riding bikes since I was 16 and went for my A license when I was 21...I only went for my car license at age 29.At my first attempt to get my carlicense I failed for speeding in multiple places...The instructor didn't know I already had a bikelicense for years and told me I wasn't ready to go into traffic on my own...In front of his nose I put on my leatherjacket,my helmet and gloves and boarded my Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6.I wheelied out of the street.I would've liked to see that instructors face as I did that.That would've been hilarious 😁😁😁🖕🖕🖕

Tbh as twenty year driver it was only a few years ago i was aware of the gated system so to speak regards speed limits. Much easier to get the wrong speed with it but equally makes you more vigilant looking for the gate speed particularly on local roads.

on my second test i failed coz i went into a "keep clear", but the markings on the road we're so faded you could barley see them. funnyly enough about a week later my dad was giving me a lift and i pointed out the keep clear... he was parked in it and didnt notice it either

I think these kind of videos are great for people learning to drive. What we more experienced drivers take for granted isn't always obvious to a learner. Also, anyone wanting to pass their test needs to drive to the letter regardless of how (seemingly) silly some rules might appear. Luckily, when I passed my test, I had a guy walking in front of me waving a red flag which might have helped!

the first clip really gets me, as a new driver. i see these a lot on duel carriageways and smart motorways. traffic is usually reduced to 40 from 70. so my natural reaction is to try and slow down. but everyone one else on the road continues doing 70, so i cannot slow down to 40 as the sign requests. because i'll cause a crash as everyone else is doing normal speed.

"You need to change your speed BEFORE the sign" Then later in the video, "You cannot change your speed until AFTER the sign" What a great instructor.

Be sure to slow down before the signs to slow down! Clarvoiance required!

LOOOOL you activated my Siri at 2:34 when you said “Its a serious”!!! AHAHHAH

I'm sorry but the roundabout at 3:20... I appreciate it was safe to stop at the amber light, and the candidate should have, but it was 5-6 seconds before the white Audi would have contacted the learner, thus it was safe to proceed IMO.

Funnily enough there are far more serious faults in the comments than the video. The general attitude is shocking.

So, if I do a handbrake turn, have I then come to a full stop at the stop sign?

When it comes to 2.20 no entry do you need to signal left or not?

1 mph seems harsh that it's a serious fault. but, then again, it does say stop and I think people understand what that actually means!

I got a major for parking on the curb when I was learning. My teacher never taught me about that and other cars were parked on the curb. He also told me that a sign that said max speed 35 on a 60 that's been resurfaced is just a suggestion and not law.

Top tip from one instructor to another. Stop taking blind students for test.

The way people are taught to drive in the UK and the way they actually drive are 2 very different things!

Brilliant video, and was very impressed with your delivery, well done, and guys stop means stop not keep moving slowly, legal requirement breached.

American here. I didn't see the tea and crumpets test. When do you get to that?

Examiners are so picky as long as the student is safe while driving and not causing any danger to themselves or others they should pass. Like that end clip was just bullshit.

The 3rd clip interesting . with the no entry . I was on my HGV driving test . the left turn was 7.5 MAM ,and u couldn't see the sign for trees... and i had a right turn on a mini roundabout , and I was always told to go straight ahead if these no instructions . so I went left to swan neck to turn right but the examiner said STOP during my turn ...I new there were only one way I could go . and I had to explain in the middle of the roundabout that I new it was a 7.5MAM . and that I was turning right . hah . I got a Minor for that .

Been a while since I passed, whilst getting these serious faults on a driving test, are you then immediately told to get out of the car and the examiner drives the car back to the test center?

Failed mine twice due to weather which apparently got much worse half way through the test and a warning light on the dash of the car I was in 😭😭 Thanks bro!

Thanks, keep it up!

complete stop here in New Zealand is pretty much following a 3-second rule where the vehicle is stationary.

This is so helpful !!!!

When you encounter a STOP sign you must stop AT THE LINE more people get it wrong by stopping short. In a place where you can't see enough of the main road/s to take a safe decision of if it is safe to emerge. Then they peep and creep forwards and emerge on the roll. They have failed to stop at the line. They need a second stop to be an actual STOP AT THE LINE in a position where a proper assessment can be made. The reason the examiner fails you is because at a later stage in your driving career it is likely you will just come out at a stop junction and cause a serious accident. Hence serious error.

0:52 You got a serious fault (according to the on screen speedometer)...

Exactly, I was thinking how to slow down from 50 to 30 in short time , without slowing others! Even if you drive 40, 50 metres over 30 slowing down and being safe , would have been considered as a minor !! Just my humble opinion !

I remember one time i was pulled over by a police officer for not stopping at a stop sign. he said to me "you didn't stop at the stop sign that is going to land you some points" so i replied "don't worry about it i slowed down its the same thing!" that is when the police officer pulled out his baton and started smacking me around the head really fast and shouted...."do you want me to stop or just slow down?" i got the point.

Can you pls explain serious for observations? Failed on a serious for observation because I turned at a junction where the left view was obstructed by parked cars. Harsh I think

Some of these 'faults' are really dumb like pull the handbrake at the stop sign, I wonder if the instructor does that when he drives. I believe when a student is assessed the instructors should take into consideration their own driving and how rules are aplied in the real life, no just in tests, as that student even if they pass complying with all the rules you throw at them you still wont be able to see what their driving style will actually be after they pass.

Excellent video. So many existing license holders need to watch this!!!!!!

1:40 always thought that rule was stupid considering how tiny our roads are. (Granted there is plenty of room on this occasion) But they ask the same for LGV but if you parked on the side of the road like they want you to do on test. You'd be blocking the entire road on nearly all your drops.

Examiners are failed instructors. Cue the rage haha

Hi - if parking the vehicle on a footpath/pavement is a fault during a driving test why are streets clogged with cars parked on the pavement and pedestrians forced to walk in the road? It is a serious problem which authorities prefer to ignore. Any ideas?

Could you have entered that road if you were residing there or would you have to go in from the other side?

That last one is a bit mean, yes a complete stop is what the sign says but in reality no-one actually stops if the road is clear. You would slow right down and look out, if a car is coming, you'd stop fully. Another one of those, learn to pass your test moments! Very helpful video though, thank you.

Glad I passed my test a long time ago... I'd probably fail now...I still know next to nothing about the highway code. Good thing my Schumacher-esque skills have made sure I almost never have problems that were my fault. I watch EVERYTHING when I'm driving...I can barely even talk when I'm driving.

The road @4:10 would be a 60 miles an hour road in Scotland and it is insane, one lane country roads with lots of bends are 60 miles an hour, scary, but sometimes fun.

Thanks for the video

That last one was extremely harsh. A serious fault for going through traffic lights on amber was quite harsh too

I don't live in the UK and I also already have a driver's license, still watch it

Don't worry people, there should be only one time in your life that you drive like a robot, after that you can become a human again and drive like everybody else.

The video at 2:00 is in my home town (Aylesbury) it seems a bit weird because that road(left) leads to the same road as the entrance and actual driving tests never go down that road. I think the instructor did it on purpose to catch the driver out

04:35, oo thats harsh. other reasons are fair enough! the driver entering the no entry signed road, i worry about them being put forward for a test... although i suspect they were never tested in this way when being taught.

In my town most people drive at 15-20 MPH and this is in a 30 zone. Drive so slow nearly causes accidents. Its going to be crazy once we have the electric cars on the roads doing the speed limit and going slow, will be late for every appointment lol

Throughout a discussion on another comment I made here something has become apparent to me. Stop signs are perfect examples of laws for its own sake. Its purpose is to force people to take the extra precaution needed before driving onto a road from a difficult junction, but the problem is that this law is unambiguous and absolute. This means that it imposes a condition which in certain circumstances will in reality be absurd. In fact, the proof lies with yield signs. They fulfill much of the same purpose, but with less specificity. Yet, you could without issue replace all stop signs with yield signs and achieve the same effect since the onus is on the driver to ensure he/she doesn't impede traffic, failing to yield, and if that requires a full stop then that's fine. In fact it's already implied. If anything, stop signs are useful warnings for particularly difficult junctions which more than likely will require something very close to a full stop. Instead of imposing unambiguous reality distorting conditions like a full stop, stop signs would be more useful as a yield sign warning you to proceed with extreme caution. There's no doubt in my mind anymore since the logic is rock solid. A law shouldn't exist for its own sake. It should exist to fulfill a purpose in a meaningful manner. Denying this is the same as being a lawful sheep who would defend similar laws, in the most extreme case laws demanding one to exterminate a certain group of people, for example, since the logic of defending a law for its own sake automatically will be able to logically extend to any absurd law. "The law is the law, therefore it's good". I almost feel like I've had a revelation.

"sometimes they will tell you to ignore then"... this is what I don't get, it's one rule for examiners and one rule for everyone else

At a stop sign.. Roll to a stop in 2nd gear. When the car is still and after you see the road is free, only then shift into 1st and pull away is how I learned it.

These students should drive euro truck simulator 2 before taking their test

Let's say I'm on a test like that and I stop, but don't pull the hand break (which to be honest is the stupidest thing ever, there's a reason it's called a parking break and not a stop break), could you actually give me a fault for it?

When I was taking my driving lessons I used to drive 30mph on non-residential roads. I never had any issues with my instructor or the invigilator. I have now been driving for over 5 years and I still see learner drivers driving at 20mph on a 30mph road! I think to myself why don't these instructors tell their students to keep it at 29mph at least!

2:15 Hazard Perception too! Lad on his scooter comes up a side alley and stops sharp! Could've been worse!

Funny how the people you hear complaining about failing driving tests or losing marks are some of the worst drivers that you might know.

1:35. Of course pedestrians can walk past, they just walk around the car. This is so ridiculous.

I tapped someone’s wing mirror. Felt like shit when It happened

When I drive on the road I assume that everyone else is going to behave like an idiot: they will stop for no reason, suddenly turn without indicating, cutt me up, pedestrians leaping out in front of me, the list goes on ad infinitum. Reading through most of the comments confirms this is the correct approach..

First wouldnt be a serious. It would be around 2 minors with the examiner asking about the speed, and then if its not changed, a serious will be recorded. It would be different in a built up area

I don't understand how can you drive wrong in a one way street if the sign is clear? I would have made this mistake if I had been in the situation there.

1.30 - this one really irritates me. Many decades ago I can still hear my instructor telling me, never bump up onto the kerb until you pass your test, then unless the road is adequately wide or the pavement is too narrow, bump up on the pavement to reduce impedance to other road users - I understand the pavement user argument too however I would never reduce the pavement width so much that a pram, wheelchair or disabled scooter could not pass. Around here if people did not park bumped up on the pavement the roads would be paralysed. However, instructors like you ingrain a driving habit that causes more issues that it is supposed to prevent. I can think of 3 kids on my street who passed in the last year or so and not one of them would I let out on the road they are all awful. 1 of them parks about 2 feet from the kerb, opposite driveways and clearly thinks this is parked suitably - I used to see her instructor turn up and park similarly, albeit closer to the kerb, so this girl now believes in her daft little head that she is driving and parking well! Another lad parks on the road adjacent to the kerb but does so opposite parked cars (bumped up on the pavement) thus reducing the road to JUST about a cars width, I have had to push in mirrors to pass him. So to all learner drivers reading this and instructors, take a minute to think about this one and perhaps encourage parking by common sense, rather than by the book all the time. You inconvenience more people parking "by the book" then you do bumping up onto the kerb a bit. Your comment "...as a result no pedestrians could get by" is just plain rubbish. Also, drivers, consider damage to your vehicle by leaving it hanging out in the middle of the road - I have seen plenty of wing mirrors smashed and scrapes to "properly parked" cars.

My ex-girlfriend hit a parked cop car on her test. She went out with the proctor and apparently did very well but when they got back to the test center parking lot she ended up hitting a parked police car. She caused several thousand dollars(Canadian) worth of damage to both cars. She obviously failed.

I pulled up on double yellows on my test (the lines were hidden by parked cars) and only got a minor 😬 feel like that was lucky considering the guy failed in this video for going on the kerb)

2:34 set my Siri off had to rewind to make sure and it does it every time anyone else have the same happen

Some of these are mental, should I just stick to my bicycle, like I have for the past 20 years?

Looked like the traffic light was amber when car crossed the white line.