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[@felixcomms]

Your INSTRUCTOR meets up prior to the test. NOT the examiner.

[@hypsyzygy506]

Your instructor is the person who has been teaching you how to drive, and is obviously on your side.

[@MarkPMus]

Yes, I thought he was muddling up the instructors with the examiner. I just had an hour’s lesson with my normal instructor and it took nearly that long to get to the centre from where I lived.

[@BedsitBob]

I took mine in my father's car, with my brother in the passenger seat, on the way to the test centre.

[@evelynwilson1566]

@@hypsyzygy506Yes. They usually meet the student before the test, give them a practise lesson and take them to the test centre. The student will generally use the instructor's car for the test. The instructor will wait at the test centre, while the examiner tests the student in the instructor's car. So the instructor isn't actually involved in the test. Of course you don't have to use a driving instructor's car for the test, but I suspect most people do.

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@evelynwilson1566 I used my father's car, as it's what I took most of my lessons in. Once the instructor could tell he wasn't going to need the dual controls, we swapped to that car from his, as it was going to be the car I'd be using until I could afford my own.

[@BedsitBob]

When I took my test, you had to do a reverse round a corner, a turn between kerbs (aka a three point turn), a hill start, and an emergency stop.

[@jasonalldridge5784]

Yes that's what I was thinking it looks like they have dumbed down the test since then

[@worthington3637]

I had to do all the same in a double-decker bus, with clash gearbox (double-de-clutch up and down the gears). It was easy. At the time I was a student in my 20s and drove part-time to help me through college driving Leyland National buses (11.6m/38ft) around the narrow Brighton streets. I'm a retired professional now and a volunteer driver at Amberley Museum in a Dennis Dart. A diminutive 9.8m (32ft) and it's still easy. Lately it's been a 1937 Leylamd Cub. Back to no power steering and cdouble de-clutching. There are 5 hairpin bends to negotiate so my arms and shoulders are get mighty fine.

[@joyceward8767]

Thats what I had to do in 1965.

[@carolyn2463]

I had to do that too

[@leahkeyworth]

Lol me too.

[@laurieryoung]

The instructor and the examiner are two different people. The instructor is the one who’s been teaching you, and the examiner will assess your fitness to drive. You meet your instructor 1 hour before the test, but not the examiner

[@pineapplepenumbra]

Not in China, apparently. One woman I taught said that they were taught off road, the fastest she had driven was 40 km per hour (so not even 30 mph) and that most brought "presents" for their instructor/examiner in order to pass.

[@sandradring6265]

We in England do NOT beep learner drivers Joel! We are respectful knowing we were all there once . Beeping doesn’t doesn’t help the driver at all...

[@pineapplepenumbra]

I was at a test centre once and an instructor turned up in a car with a sticker, "You hoot, I stall" on the back. One of the examiners said to him, "I was behind you yesterday, and was very tempted to put that to the test." To be fair, most people are accommodating with learner drivers, but some can be right dicks (especially the rare one who turns right at a roundabout without indicating and then has the gall to hoot at the learner who has pulled, out, expecting them to go straight ahead). Ashley Neal has a few videos on the subject of how people treat learners.

[@doctorf1144]

In the UK we don’t beep learner drivers ( who have L plates displayed) as we were all one once….

[@scaz5000]

Agreed, I don't mind waiting for a learner, the last thing they want is someone peeping at them

[@sopcannon]

unwritten rule people follow

[@bowlingbill9633]

Not always true . I had an idiot in a 4x4 (we all know some think they own the road ) come up behind me in a country lane it was raining hard and he kept pressing his horn my instructor told me to just ignore him / her and carry on driving to the conditions. Got the W sign when he/her got past on the main road. 😊

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Driving schools here in the states display a student driver sign on the rear of the car.

[@DarkHelixia]

Which village do you live in? I've seen all kinds of w*nkers treat learners like second-class road users ...

[@hudders11]

It's definitely a really high standard over here in Britain. Makes you wonder how half the full license holders we have on our roads have gotten as bad as they are since passing 🙄

[@Dippy7520]

Because the drivers you’re referring to probably haven’t passed their test, because someone else did it for them. There been a few prosecutions for this. One girl in particular had done it for more than 100 people. I kid you not.

[@hudders11]

@@Dippy7520 yeah I've heard of that. what makes me laugh is imagining over confident license holders turning up to do that and failing cos their standards have slowly declined over the years. It's a difficult one isn't it cos the examiners are under pressure to zoom through tests due to the backlog and they get a very tiny amount of time to establish the correct person is driving the test

[@sushi513]

Some of these people might be fairly old and test standards have changed since they did theirs

[@hudders11]

@@sushi513 I see your point. I think definitely sometimes the tests can be harsher than they need to be and people fail for run of the mill things that you see from license holders on the roads left and right every day. Also, a lot of people are capable of driving safely when they have to for a test and it tells you nothing about how they will behave when they get off on their own. Had it today and happens all the time. Someone pulled out on me from a junction, watched the driver, they weren't even looking in my direction at any point as they forced me to brake quite a bit to make it a non-event.

[@justm9892]

There's a LOT of bad drivers on the roads here and personally I think anyone who is done for drunk driving or dangerous driving should have their licence taken for life!all these idiots going court and getting a fine and a few points oh and a ban for a few months etc is disgusting!courts are too soft on bad drivers imo.

[@PaulineLongley-sp8kf]

During my driving test I had to do a three point turn , a hill stop and start , reverse parking and kerb park .

[@angelapuricelli-fenlon1190]

JPS I travelled to America in 1971 when I was 21, I had never driven in the UK. I was told on arrival I would need to drive. I was given a book to learn the rules of the Road, took the test within days. Then a policeman gave me about 10 lessons over two weeks. After three weeks of arrival in America I was taken to take my test. The instructor sat in the car and told be to drive forward, immediately he realized I was English he was constantly asking questions about my English heritage. As we approached a railway crossing the lights were flashing, he told me to catty on as the train wasn’t due for 2 minutes. Needless to say he passed me. I couldn’t believe it. When I returned to England a year later I bought a car which was a gear shift, I was allowed to drive on my American license for 6 months. I failed my first test in England and passed the second time. 😅

[@philsmith7716]

In the UK if you pass your test in an automatic, you are only allowed to drive and automatic. If you pass in a manual gearbox car you can drive either.

[@Wandafulofit]

Same in Australia

[@BlackMoth1971]

It is very smart.

[@ironsword7]

@@Wandafulofit Not sure if Australia wide, but in Victoria that's only true during the probationary period. Once you're on your full licence, you can drive manual or automatic.

[@CaptainSpock1701]

Same in South Africa.

[@Bullbotha]

Same in South Africa. We also have categories for light vehicles, code B which you can tow a small trailer, and EB which you can tow a caravan.

[@EartwisterTV]

In the UK you have to complete a theory test to show you understand all road signs and road markings, and what you're supposed to do in certain situations. This also includes a hazard awareness aspect. Here, you watch a video taken from the drivers perspective, where you're asked to press a button ever time you see a potential hazard. This could be children preparing to cross a rd, cyclists, a wide load such as a tractor or similar approaching from the opposite direction and so on. The practical test takes around 45 minutes, but is set to get longer, to incorporate a longer independent driving section. Compared to many other countries, the UK driving test is very thorough, with many failing first time. Remember, that a minor fault may be as simple as not looking in your mirror every few seconds. They can rack up very quickly. I recently had the displeasure of being driven by an American friend who had passed their US test 3 years ago. They're driving scared me sh#tless, and without doubt they would have failed the UK test within 2 minutes of getting behind the wheel. I drove home.😱🤣

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

This is done online in the USA as a means to get your what we call a learner's permit. Sort of a temporary license that requires you to be accompanied by a licensed driver whenever you are operating a vehicle until you pass your driving test.

[@nicksykes4575]

As a former driver of wide loads, I can confirm that very few qualified drivers take any notice of them, even with a police escort! I once had a police motorcyclist pull onto a roundabout to stop traffic as I approached it, only to have two cars pass in front and behind him. He turned and looked at me with disappointment written all over his face, and I could practically hear his thoughts "am I fricking invisible here or what?!" Another time I was over to the right at a set of lights waiting to swing a wide left, when an old boy in a car overtook the police car behind me, swung across in front of him and came up the inside of me.

[@eirebhoy132]

⁠@@scrambler69-xk3kv in the uk you just need to apply for a provisional license to be able to drive no test needed at all tho you need to be accompanied by someone older than 21 I think it is with at least 3 years driving experience, most people will hire instructors rather than learn from family so they’ll teach you signs and markings as you’re driving but having to pass it before being able to drive sounds sensible, our theory tests only last 2 years too so if you don’t pass your test in those 2 years you have to redo the theory test.

[@wordsmith52]

When I took my test, hand signals for part of the route were required, together with a "hill start" test.

[@DevonRex116]

Me too. We might be showing our age! 😂

[@wordsmith52]

@@DevonRex116 Definitely! ... but at least there was no man with a red flag walking in front ...lol!

[@DevonRex116]

@@wordsmith52 🤣

[@noefillon1749]

Hand signals ? What are these ?

[@wordsmith52]

@@noefillon1749 Many cyclists use them these days ... haven't you ever seen or heard of bikes?!

[@andyblogger1]

This Brit has just returned from a holiday driving over 800 miles through California. My verdict on American drivers? They're bleedin' awful!

[@TestGearJunkie.]

The thing that scared the crap out of me the first time I drove in the US..? Getting onto the freeway and having to cross 6 lanes of fast moving traffic to take the exit a quarter of a mile further on that was on the *_other_* side of the carriageway 😵‍💫

[@mihohobaba]

Regarding stop signs - in the UK there is no specific minimum time that you must wait. When stopping at a stop sign or stop line you need to come to a complete stop at or before the stop line, look and then give way to vehicles and/or pedestrians.

[@amandag5072]

And 5 seconds is not long at all.

[@davebox588]

​@@amandag5072I agree. I was surprised he was so critical. Shorter times tempt you to use peripheral vision which is a recipe for disaster.

[@superted6960]

When I was taught to drive I was told to apply the handbrake at a stop sign. There could be no doubt then that you had brought the vehicle to a halt. No minimum time; you drove off when safe to do so.

[@craigavonvideo]

Yes, you basically stop and then move off again when safe to do so. There's no time limit.

[@stevieinselby]

@@davebox588 A big difference is that in the US, they often use STOP signs at junctions where the UK would use Give Way (Yield), and where you can clearly see approaching traffic. In the UK, STOP is *only* used at junctions where there is restricted visibility and so you can't see if the road is clear until you are actually at the line - and even then, it usually needs evidence that drivers were treating the junction dangerously. Where there is just a Give Way, you don't need to come to a complete stop if you can see that it is clear to pull out ... at that kind of junction, stopping for 5 seconds is overkill even for a learner driver.

[@taffman1]

About 20 years ago a friend moved to Seattle, had a couple of lessons to get used to the driving on 'other side' went to take the exam, the examiner asked where a coupe of questions, took him and passed him within 15 minutes, and said he liked examining Brit's has they had so much more road sense then Americans.

[@ElunedLaine]

Not only is the test more extensive, the cars have to be tested for roadworthiness every year. I think in my test I had to do a 3 point turn, an emergency stop and reverse around a corner but that was a long time ago, before the theory test became a thing

[@JamesLMason]

When I did mine, it was a turn in the road. The 3 point turn was no longer a thing.

[@davebox588]

Yes, same here.

[@Peter-gv6vf]

Yes i did all those 40 years ago

[@chrisbauer1925]

In Massachusetts, I have to get my vehicle inspected every year too. Though I have gone many months over the expiration many times and have never gotten pulled over for it, so the enforcement seems to be quite lax. THough that may have been because I was up in Maine with a MA inspection sticker.

[@BedsitBob]

They only stopped requiring the man with the red flag, the year before I took my test. 😊

[@Jill-mh2wn]

I really don`t understand the American uncertainty about what they call `a narrow road `. If there is room for cars to pass ,with a couple of feet extra on either side ,which there usually is ,then unless one car swerves out of it`s lane, then surely that is enough . Of course ,there are times when this is not enough but safe driving is always dependent on the driver`s judgement.

[@sopcannon]

narrow in the US is any road 2 snow plows cant pass on one side of the road.

[@antonycharnock2993]

You would also be marked down for hesitancy if there is sufficient room to pass. I'm sure there are narrow roads in the older parts of the US like New England.

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

It's not the widths of our roads that are the problem. It's all the cars parked on the side, especially in the villages. The 'find the nearest gap rule' is essential to UK driving...and woe betide anyone who doesn't do the obligatory wave of thanks. 😅

[@Jill-mh2wn]

@@ThornyLittleFlower I have seen videos of drivers and they are indeed alarmed when in ordinary 2-way streets and roads .

[@sharonbunn2363]

5 seconds will give you time to check for cars coming and even motorcycles which get overlooked by people rushing at stop signs. Look both ways then look again FOR BIKES!

[@MarkPMus]

Sounds like someone’s watched Conquer Driving in the last day or so. Their last video was about exactly that, bikes. I’d rather wait 5 secs in this life than be 40 years early for my next life!

[@sharonbunn2363]

@@MarkPMus No, just 60 years old and passed my test at 17 (first time!). I clearly remember the "Think once, think twice, think bike" adverts!!! xxx

[@MarkPMus]

@@sharonbunn2363 Oh crikey, so do I. I remember the bit where the bloke in the ad said, “Think BIKE!” whilst karate chopping the table. I did that in the Wimpy aged about 9, and managed to knock a glass of Coke flying!

[@enemde3025]

You will need to have passed your THEORY TEST before being allowed to take the PRACTICAL TEST. Most people use their driving instructors car to take the test in. It's the INSTRUCTOR that meets you beforehand NOT the EXAMINER. INSTRUCTOR = teaches you to drive. EXAMINER = tests you on your driving and passes or fails you. This video is vastly different from when I passed my test in the 90s. There was no " independent " part using SATNAV, or " show me , tell me" questions. We just had a book of road signs to say what each one meant. The " turn in the road" used to be called a "3 point turn". You had to turn the car around in 3 moves without hitting the kerb at any time. We HAD to be able to reverse around a corner. We HAD to do the " emergency stop " . In the UK we are allowed to park on either side of the road , facing in either direction. I notice that some of the drivers in the video are " crossing " their hands on the wheel and not keeping them at 10 to 2 ! That would be a FAIL.

[@raindancer6111]

The turn in the road didn't have to be a three point turn. It was a turn in the road using forward and reverse gears. As long as you didn't hit the kerbs and kept up good observations you could make more moves.

[@binkybuns462]

Actually, if your car is to be parked during the night, you are required to park your car pointing in the correct direction for the side of the road you are parked on, in other words 'with the flow of traffic' except when in a marked parking bay. If on a one way road then you can park either side. Also remember that if your car is parked on the road in fog/weather reduced visibility or on a road of 40 mph or over then you must leave either your side or parking lights on. If your car is hit and you have not followed these rules then your insurance may be called into question.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Parents are for the most part the instructor over here.

[@neil5877]

That's why we don't buy big trucks in the UK. Only people with small willy's buy them over here 😂

[@petermillwater6905]

Willy's what? You mean willies!

[@Mr4dspecs]

@@petermillwater6905 apostrophe’s s’uck

[@kennethbowry1521]

speak for yourself,

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

We buy them because we use them over here. I guess that is the equivalent to riding a scooter in the states. You are considered gay if you ride one.

[@marc87supra]

Going to assume you live in a city? Where I live up here in North Yorkshire, most who have trucks actually use them, from the farmers using them to ferry something across their land to those who just require the off road capabilities. An old friend of mine has a driveway that’s a badly surfaced 1/4 of mile and likely be a real struggle unless you are in a truck or decent SUV.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

A lot higher standards here in the UK.Unlke in America where there aren't any.

[@peterfhere9461]

10:38 - the driver didn't feed the steering wheel through her hands but nearly crossed arms. That certainly used to be a fail......

[@dauntless1248]

You can drive however you want now (keeping 2 hands on the wheel) as long as you're in full control of the vehicle

[@antonycharnock2993]

I dont think its a thing anymore since power steering is on all cars now. It was to stop you breaking your wrists if the steering wheel jerked. The ten to two hands isn't a thing any more because of airbags. They now recommend holding the wheel in the middle.

[@rosincox9799]

My Brother failed his test because he did that .

[@DerekGM6]

There is a very good reason why the hands at ten to two is a good steering position. It means that in an emergency you can instantly yank the wheel left or right to get out of trouble and be in full control. I freak out when as a passenger the driver is casually steering with one hand or with arms crossed: in that position he has NO control over the wheel in an emergency. Call me old fashioned if you like but I have been driving for over fifty years, I drive as I was taught, and I have never had an accident.

[@mistakenot...4012]

@@DerekGM6hands at ten to two is no longer advised in any vehicle with a steering wheel airbag.

[@royhardy407]

I took my ADVANCED Driving Test - 10 lessons of 1 hour in a classroom, 10 lessons with an Advanced driver each for 1 hour, a 3 hour test with, giving a continuous commentary (as like the Police ) an Advanced Police driving instructor - worth the work - I passed !

[@TraceUK]

They tell you if you’ve failed or passed, at the end. Otherwise you then have to drive back to the test centre, having failed….

[@anglosaxon5874]

Ha ha. When I did mine at 17 in 1978, we finished and he [examiner] asked me if I passed. I said: "I don't know, you're the examiner". He said: "Well how do you think you did?" [he was writing on a small A5 paper]. I said: "I think I did ok". He said: "Yes you did really well. When we write on a smaller piece of paper [which he hands to you after] means you passed as opposed to the larger one where the faults are crossed on." My friend did it at the same time and he 'won the pools' - got 10 X's so failed.

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

Not if you have a serious fault then you are asked to return to the test centre.

[@anglosaxon5874]

@@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey Maybe now darling BUT NOT when I did the test. Probably before you were born!

[@dasy2k1]

It depends on what you fail with. Any dangerous fault and it will stop immediately and the examiner will drive you back (or more likely your instructor if they are sitting in the back) If its just for totting up minor faults then I think the test carries on to the end

[@TerenceDixon-l6b]

Don't forget that we don't have Climate destroying huge gas guzzling cars in the UK generally and are more skilled drivers, that's why we have such a much lower rate of car accidents and road casualties, including deaths, than in the US. Per billion miles driven, deaths in UK = 5, USA =12.6

[@steviekeane]

Most of the parking spaces arnt wide enough either for moden cars .

[@barrysteven5964]

They’re big enough for my car but not for these big SUVs which are becoming popular. They take space, block views for others and are a pain. Getting sick of sharing the road with Sherman tanks.

[@kathylye378]

You meet the instructor not the examiner an hour before 😊

[@george-ev1dq]

What instructor?

[@ladyenfamouz]

@@george-ev1dqAn instructor is the person who has been giving you lessons and teaching you to drive. Usually, you use the car you’ve been practicing in i.e. the instructor’s car (because many people don’t have their own) and therefore, your instructor is with you before your test and a little bit after. They’ll wait for you during your test.

[@george-ev1dq]

@@ladyenfamouz The point I was making is that driving lessons or an instructor are not required, only learner motorcyclists must undertake mandatory instruction (CBT)

[@petretepner8027]

It's considered very mean to beep at a car with "L"-plates (indicating it's being driven by a learner).

[@jpatpat9360]

In South Africa we have a similar test to the UK. In addition to highway driving, parallel park, and parking, 3 point turn in a narrow road, and we also have to do a hill start using the handbrake without jerking or rolling back. The examiner will also be watching to see if you're using your rear view and wing mirrors, and obey road signs and traffic lights.

[@davebox588]

In my experience, SA drivers are failed if they drive at LESS than 140kph round blind bends and over hill brows. 'Taxi' drivers in Gauteng get failed if the DO observe any of the driving regulations. :D PS I did like the yellow mini 'passing lanes' though. For non-Saffers, these are narrow lanes you move into to allow others to pass on single carriageways, a bit like those in Ireland. Typical overtaking speed is around Mach 0.95.

[@jpatpat9360]

@@davebox588 ha ha ha!! I was talking about licenced drivers and the actual driving test - I qualified 50 yrs ago. As 1/3 of SA drivers on the road today 'bought' their licences its insane, and you take your life in your hands just going to the shops never mind the freeway!!

[@Thorium_Th]

Sat nav during a test? When I did my test (Germany, not Britain) I had to follow the instructions of the examiner. When she said "please turn right on the next possible occasion" that could be tricky because the next street to the right might be for residents only and the street after that might be for busses only. So the only POSSIBLE OCASSION to turn right would have been the third street and that's how they make sure if you pay attention to signs.

[@gavvo-7640]

I remember my driving test, about 20 minutes in, I stalled the car at a roundabout. I then panicked, restarted the engine and tried to pull away without having it in gear! I said to the examiner "I think i've broken the car!!" After that I thought i had failed so all my nerves left me and I carried on with the test. Imagine my shock when at the end they said "Congratulations, you have passed"! Couldn't believe it!!! That was on Christmas Eve 2000.

[@trevorcoultart]

I did something similar: when reversing round a corner I misjudged and my nearside rear tyre came into contact with the kerb. I was sure that touching the kerb would have meant an immediate fail, but somehow I had the confidence to turn to the examiner and say "I'm just going to pull forward so that I can straighten up". I started to pull forward and he said, that's fine I won't ask you to repeat that", which made me even more convinced I'd failed. In fact, I think it was that confidence to correct my error that got me through, and I passed first time.

[@gavvo-7640]

@@trevorcoultart Congrats mate! Sounds like a very similar situation to me. I'm glad you passed first time too. A little mistake actually makes the nerves go if you think you've failed.

[@annamack5823]

I stalled on a roundabout and failed. The next time, I also stalled(!) and was convinced that I'd failed again but carried on. I was extremely surprised to have the examiner tell that I'd passed.

[@jeffknott1975]

The guy in the car was an examiner, he examines not instructs! An instructor is what you use when learning. Our test is hard, one serious mistake and it's all over, a few minor mistakes and it's all over, took me 3 times to pass!

[@thefiestaguy8831]

Not convinced. Examiners usually wear a high viz... He looked like an instructor doing a "mock test". I note he didn't have any real paperwork that he completed at the end so it is probably just that, a mock test with the instructor.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Sad thing here in the states is that most young drivers are taught by their parents. I have been driving for 55 years, and at one time driving schools were quite prevalent in the US, but sadly they for whatever reason are fading away. We also at one time had in our high schools a class called drivers ed. But many schools for cost reasons have done away with it. The sad thing is that took place many years ago, and now enough generations have passed without all of this that most parents do not know what they do not know. Safe following distance defensive driving all gone making our roads much less safe. Today I HATE driving on US roads.

[@antonycharnock2993]

I have terrible nerves when taking any exam. I passed on my 3rd. With the chief examiner with what is called a P & B (Boll****ing) I failed my 2nd because the indicator had cancelled turning right and I'd not realised. This was in 2005. I'd been stop/starting with learning to drive since 1991 due to the cost.

[@jeffknott1975]

​@@antonycharnock2993 no way me too, I have clinical anxiety and I think it was nerves why I failed the first two times, by the third time I was put on meds (propranolol) and they are a god-send my anxiety is very low and defo helped me pass!

[@kevinturner3997]

The driving test is quite stringent, both written and practical. Unfortunately for some drivers, most of it is ignored once they've passed

[@Lily-Bravo]

I took my test many many years ago. I started off from the Test Centre and there was a roundabout. It was morning rush hour, so quite busy and I waited a while, then there was a gap and I nipped out into it and immediately regretted it as it would be a fail. Later, for the emergency stop the car skidded round to face the kerb. Long story short, hs asked me a the end who had priority on a roundabout, so I said the vehicles on the roundabout, and he said, to just make sure I practised that in the future, you have passed! I always thought it was because I had my school uniform on!

[@petersp63]

Oh and Joel in the words of the song Let it Go!!!! lol

[@richardhargrave6082]

In the real world no one would have beeped. We don't do that to learners or anyone at all, unless the beeper is a dick. Passed first time

[@foodandstuff2724]

In the UK you can do a advanced driving course aswell

[@leetaylor13]

I used to work with a guy who taught advanced driving and taught aspects of pursuit driving to the police. If he had no front seat passengers, he kept a raw egg on the passenger seat. His logic was that if he ever broke the egg, his driving had been bad and he could think about what he had done wrong whilst cleaning up the mess. It was always worth checking the seat to avoid sitting on an egg before becoming his passenger.

[@TeamGB-Diving]

I think you should do a video on the American Driving test JPS. The UK driving test can seem a bit daunting. My last 3 cars have had auto reverse and parallel parking function. Simples! hahahaha Also JPS didn't mention how we drive on the correct side of the road. When you take into consideration the types of roads we have, the speed limts can range from 20mph to 50mph, even 70mph in some cases. We also have to concentrate on the gears, clutch, indicators (not blinkers), mirrors, oncoming traffic, the width of the road, pedestrians who try to cross the road, looking out for pot holes and craters. Driving in the uk can be very taxing on the brain especially when it can take upto 2hrs to drive 10miles. That used to happen to me when I used to drive from Birmingham to Wednesbury here in the UK. One accident on the M6 or Aston Villa FC had a home match midweek evening kick off, that was it all over. Finish work 5pm and get home from 7pm to 7:30pm. Happy days! Hahahaha My first test in Wednesbury at the Test Centre was a failure, An idiot in an Opel Manta cut me up and I failed; my second test I drove up the road, round the Island and back to the test centre and it was congratulations you have passed. All good drivers pass second time.

[@foodandstuff2724]

The UK test is about 45 minutes

[@dddaddy]

I remember they made it clear to us before the test that I wasn't expected to do the tasks perfectly. Just demonstrate that I understand the task and do them at a reasonable level. Of course it's trivial, but it calmed my nerves. When they tell you you failed: it depends, because if it's an immediate fail there's no point in continuing, but you might have already failed just by the number of small mistakes and you won't typically know until the end.

[@MrSinclairn]

Yep,failed one on my birthday,within a few minutes;the test examiner walked back to the test centre,told me to sit still,not touch or do anything,for which I then had to wait,while my instructor came down,to drive me and the car back ! 🙄

[@timkelly9930]

One of the other manoeuvres in the UK is reversing around a corner, that's probably the most difficult one. Back in the day, we had to parallel park, reverse around a corner, do the emergency stop and do a turn in the road. I believe it's one of the 3 plus the emergency stop now rather than all of them but those taking their test now have to pass a theoretical test before even contemplating the actual driving, something us older drivers didn't have to do. I Germany, I understand they have 3 tests, day driving, night driving and high speed (motorway / autobahn) driving. It's tough!

[@edwardwoodstock]

Really glad tp see you're not still bitter about your 3 second stop sign fail Joel 😂😂😂😂 made me smile thanks

[@catherinewilkins2760]

When I took my test, my instructor told me, of the examiners, one of whom rarely passed people. I got him! So I thought, that's it I've failed. No panic, thought just a trial run for next test. I was so shocked that he passed me. I was unable to drive home in the instructor's car. Couldn't believe it. Must have been perfect, on the day. This is the basic test, there is also advanced driving test, some occupations require this!

[@thefiestaguy8831]

The advanced "test" you reference isn't a mandatory driving test to be allowed to drive on UK roads it's simply a higher level of competency, bit like how RoSPA do "Gold" certifications for their members who have been assessed and have achieved the highest driving standards consistently. IAM Advanced I believe is the one you're thinking of, a lot of which is based on "Roadcraft" which is taught to emergency services drivers like myself.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

10.40 I had someone who passed with no minors and he pointed out to the examiner that they seemed to have written down a lot (this was back when they used a clipboard and pen), and the examiner pointed out that they had to make a note of when he had pulled up and moved off, which manoeuvre he had done, etc. So I always tell people to ignore what the examiner is up to, and not worry about it.

[@XMan-tu4iu]

It was 1977 and my parents didn’t have a car so my older brother gifted an old Singer Chamois to them. My mother wanted to learn to drive and I did too (at 18). I drove the car once and applied for my test as there was around a three month waiting list. My mother took the car out next and something went wrong with the gearbox. Long story but I didn’t have and paid for driving lessons and a long story, but I didn’t get the car fixed until 10.30pm on the night before my driving test. I drove to work in the morning with my step dad in the passenger seat, then drove to the test centre at lunch time - about an hour in all. I just felt that the test would be a good learning experience and I’d learn to drive afterwards. I took the test and did a couple of little errors and one major and I thought I’d failed. We got back to the test centre and I answered right questions on the Highway Code - and unbelievably I passed!!! Exactly a week later I moved to London and was driving around the busiest roads in the UK - my palms were sweating! I’ve driven for 47 years and only had one speeding fine for driving 37mph in a 30mph limit and I had one accident with a woman from Boston who had just arrived in the UK and didn’t know how to drive around a roundabout. The police charged her with “driving without due care and attention” and even although she was 100% in the wrong she took it to court. I was there as the witness for the police and this woman lied about every aspect of the accident. I was flabbergasted! Luckily I had taken pictures of the crash scene immediately after the crash (within 1 minute) before we moved to the side of the roundabout. One of the pics totally contradicted what she said and when I pointed it out to the police lawyer she was scuppered! She got points on her licence, a big fine, and had to pay the police costs and my costs for attending court.

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

When we moved from Kenya to Scotland, my mother had to retake her driving test (this was in 1960). The examiner asked her to make an emergency stop (this was in the days before seat belts). She was very nervous and stopped very gently and the examiner said this would not do. So she had to redo the emergency stop again and this time put her whole heart into it : result the examiner hit his head on the windscreen.....he was not happy but my mother said "what the hell do you want me to do ?". She passed her test !!!!

[@jasontiver3302]

Congrats on 100K subscribers. I've had my iicesense in the US since 1977. Parallel parking is becoming a lost art. I don't understand why because its fairly simple. I have several friends in England and they tell me it's normal to fail the driving test the first time.

[@fraserjackson]

I did hear of a driving test where the candidate messed up the emergency stop, and would have failed, except that 10 minutes later there was a genuine reason for an emergency stop which they achieved successfully.

[@TerenceDixon-l6b]

Parallel parking and reversing to change direction are intended to demonstrate a good level of ability to control the vehicle. That is not a wide road, it is a very narrow road, even for England. You have been watching the wrong videos, which overemphasise the very narrowest of our roads, which are used by relatively little traffic. We have a lot of much wider roads such as our motorways which have up to 5 lanes in each direction with a median. Also, our dual carriageways, which are very common, have at least two lanes in each direction, again with a median.

[@coot1925]

I'm 62 now and passed my UK driving test at 18. I've also got a an HGV1 (LGV) or truckers licence, a flammable liquids licence. A fork lift and tracked vehicle licence, full motorcycle licence. When I took my test there was no ABS braking, so if you locked the wheels or didn't stop the vehicle in good time you failed. I've had 3 accidents over that time, only one being my fault. I've also taken a Florida driving test which is a joke. For what it's worth they may as well ask you to count how many wheels are on the car and ask where the cup holders are. No wonder Florida drivers have a bad reputation, and I've seen some bloody dangerous drivers on the road over there. To be be honest Joel, if it takes someone more that 3 seconds to assess whether it's safe to pull out they shouldn't be driving. Stupid rule. ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Known as a CDL Commercial Driver's License over here.

[@davebox588]

Three seconds to look properly is surely minimum though? Having driven quite a lot in the US it's probably to help prevent the buggers that too frequently just pull out in front of you without even looking for what might be coming.

[@Zak_Nike]

The uk test has changed because of all the new 'guests' we have from other countries, because people who i see drive today NO WAY would they have passed the test i took, NO WAY!!! Hence why road accidents and fatalities have skyrocketed in the uk over the past 10 and intensely over the last 5 years

[@george-ev1dq]

Guests can only drive on UK roads for one year using their foreign licence

[@annamack5823]

@@george-ev1dq Legally, but what does that matter to our guests?

[@annamack5823]

I live in Lincolnshire, which is full of Eastern Europeans. Let's just say that our roads are quite dangerous.

[@george-ev1dq]

@@annamack5823 if they are stopped with a foreign licence after being resident in the UK for one year their vehicle will be seized and the driver prosecuted.

[@annamack5823]

@@george-ev1dq If they're stopped. You clearly have no experience of Lincolnshire roads.

[@navysealuk8755]

Yes in the UK you dont know if you have passed or failed until the end of the test, unless its a major fault then you can be asked to stop, you will then be told you have failed and need to wait for instructor to come and drive you back, once you have passed you are no longer allowed to drive the car as the insurance is only valid for instructor and learners.

[@andirutherford2615]

Unless your in your own car

[@andirutherford2615]

Also depends on the instructors insurance, and why would you need to they wouldn't just leave you, they'd take you home, I was in own car and left the instructor…. Well, her husband was there with their car anyway

[@navysealuk8755]

@@andirutherford2615 all instructors cars are only insured for them and learners, once passed the instructor drives and takes you home, and yes different if you use your own car and insurance.

[@silikon2]

I got my license in rural Tennessees and we weren't tested on parallel parking. There was probably not even a place to parallel park in the county. Later when I traveled (to San Francisco of all places) I had to learn how to do it on the spot and with no training at all. With both the hills and crowded nature of the city, this was challenging indeed.

[@oocares]

Stop at a Stop Sign and send a text in the UK and you will be fined for dangerous driving. 😂

[@jxin4822]

The opening is frigging adorable :)

[@rogerrabbit3524]

In England it is known that the examiner has to fail a certain amount of drivers due to over capacity on the roads, they will fail you on the smallest of things where normally they would pass you. I failed my first time due to a small error I made although passed on my second try which was all that more satisfying.

[@fionamcwilliam8703]

The test in Australia has even more in it. We have to reverse park, ie, stop next to a car parked parallel to thekerb and reverse into the space being it. We have to do a hill start, a three point turn in a side street and go around a roundabout correctly, ie, indicating into and put of the roundabout. Plus look properly in our mirrors when changing lanes as well as indicating to change the lane. Plus lots more! No wonder that we end up having really bad drivers from overseas if the tests aren't as comprehensive as ours!

[@colourific]

You don’t get told if you have failed throughout only at the end but sometimes you know you have failed. For example if the Driving Tester presses the brake or helps you with steering, you’ve failed but you still need to complete the whole test before they tell you

[@Simon-lt6fe]

I believe it's the Finnish driving test where you have to actually learn rallying (or at least maintaining control while going sideways round a corner)

[@chrisst8922]

The Fins don't get taught to rally, they have it in their DNA.

[@taffman1]

Apparently, in Finland, there is a strict curriculum for driving, takes nearly a year, day, night, throughout the year and driving in snow.

[@reckley]

They tell you at the end if you've passed or failed. I passed, first time by the skin of my teeth (I was one more minor fault away from a fail). The examiner said "You tried really hard to mess that up but, you've passed."

[@BlackMoth1971]

Nowadays more and more automobiles have automatic transmissions. In 1991 when I got my license in Czech, we had to pass parallel parking in the slope with a stick shift! Driving, parking, and passing in the US is a piece of cake compared to the conditions in Europe.

[@Joe_Pomona]

Im 42 and we never met before the test. It took me 4 attempts to pass my test, and i had to wait 6 months between each test. I had to do a hazard awareness test before i could sit the physical test. I passed my test back in 2003.

[@FBI_Agent_69420]

1:54 one of the test routes in my area will have you driving up a road like that, at 40-60mph, around many bends with surprise potholes and ditches waiting for you on the other side. Sometimes I drive up there and I'll find myself holding my arms in to make myself thinner, as if that's going to help me squeeze past the oncoming cars lol. It is a really fun road though, once you know where the potholes are.

[@LegsAkimbo]

That was not a narrow road. It was a normal road. In OZ, I was told that a road I was planning on driving was narrow. "OK," said I, "that's fine, I'm English, I know that I can tuck my side mirrors in if it's very narrow." The guy's jaw dropped. Ah! How I love putting male drivers' in their place!

[@bconn3652]

Can't believe how easy the test is compared to when I did it many years ago we had to do many more manoeuvres, reversing round a corner, three point turn, hill start, turning right and giving way at a cross road.

[@kategray9]

Me, too. Had to do all that.

[@kungfutuber]

11:52 That tablet computer the examiner is holding there looks awesome. Almost looks like he's holding a REAL clipboard with paper!

[@gerrymccabe7912]

I remember the first time coming up to a newly installed roundabout in Scotland. It was getting dark and all I could see was a mass of traffic lights on it I was extremely apprehensive. It was multi-lane as in four and you had to get into the correct lane on approaching but it was well signposted and all was good. You go on to the huge roundabout and before the first exit the lights went red now the lights are actually on the roundabout. The next thing you see a load of cars pass through and exit. the lights go green and you proceed each time you are guided to an exit lane that you need to go to. so I went through this four times and I was on the correct road. I must admit it was a brilliant system and worked flawlessly not to mention that I hadn't passed my test so 3 motorbikes and multiple cars later I finally sat it and passed because I was emigrating to Australia. You know you have passed when the examiner stops staring ahead turns around and asks why it has taken me so long to sit it. I explained about Australia etc and we drove back to the center at the last turning of a simple traffic light I was turning right and some idiot decided to change his mind and come straight through from the opposite direction so I had to put my foot down to avoid him. On giving a pass she commented on getting a wee fright at that point but that I knew what I was doing! Result!

[@pineapplepenumbra]

For motorbike tests you need your Theory Test certificate, but although the confirmation for a car test says that you need it, that's not true. No examiner has asked for one for many years.

[@angelmagickcosplay4162]

I live in the countryside, so imagine the roads HALF the size of that first road 😂 Also we had to do reverse around a corner and three point turns, when I did mine 😂

[@alanmoss3603]

In the UK it is perfectly legal and acceptable to roll down your window and shout "Ginn-ja!" at a Ginger!

[@dalempiggin]

In the UK we have to study for a written test to that you have to pass before we can the test .

[@3deverything690]

When I moved to the USA from Europe, I failed to come to a full stop at an intersection during my driving test. I got upset with myself because I was convinced that the DMV lady would say, let's go back to the DMV office because you failed the test. It only cost me 3 points and I passed the test with 97 out of 100. There aren't stop signs at every intersection where I'm from.......

[@georgelowles5077]

You missed the theory test with both Highway Code questions and also a hazard awareness test done on computers. You can also have your driving instructor in the car during the test as my wife did.

[@Phiyedough]

I passed my test in UK but now live in Croatia, which also has lots of narrow roads. The difference here is that very few people park in the street so you mostly have the full width available. I don't know what the test is like but there seem to be a lot of crashes.

[@markdickins1976]

12:14 if you do the same minor fault twice, the third time it becomes a major fault and is a fail. Basically, its showing that if driver does same error 3 times in 30 minutes, they need to improve that area.

[@matiabilud8437]

I recommend @Clearview Driving, she's an instructor in London and has videos on her channel with mock tests, lessons etc. For me it helped a lot with the learning journey.

[@davidberriman5903]

I didn't get my licence on the first attempt but I got it very easily on the second. Although it was in 1972 I will never forget it. The examiner got in the car and asked if I knew where a certain hamburger joint was? I told him yes I was quite familiar with it. He said take me there please, so Indicators on and pulled out. On the way he told me that he and his wife had a heated discussion the night before and she threw his dinner in the garbage. He was quite hungry. As we were approaching the shop he said if there is no parking available pull up and let me out. Drive through the traffic lights, do a U turn come back and pick me up on the other side of the road. No way I was doing a U turn. I drove around the block and came back and he was waiting for me between two parked cars. I stopped so he could open the passenger door and get in. We went down the road a bit where there was a park. We sat there while he ate his handburger then went back and he processed my licence. Fifty years later and I still get a laugh when I think of it..

[@geddesjimmy]

We also have advanced driving in the UK, I passed my driving test first time although I thought I had failed, I was also tested when I took my minibus test and tested again before driving for the fire service which was 100 miles, 50 of them under blue light conditions. I also attended a defensive driving course, so there are a lot more options after you pass your initial driving test. Driving in Spain at present and the drivers here are very impatient, they appear to rush everywhere and when they arrive everything turns to mañana.

[@WilliamBennett-up6gs]

Even after passing the test you are still learning for 1 or 2 years before you are realy driving relaxed

[@kaelon9170]

Yes, being able to parallel park is one of the required skills in most european countries in order to get your license. In the Netherlands I had to demonstrate being able to parallel park in a fairly tight space, to do a three-point turn on a fairly narrow road (a bi-directional road which in the US would be a one-way road), and being able to safely go around a corner in reverse gear. Mind you that this is not special training or anything, it's what all people must demonstrate being able to do in order to get their driver's license. Funnily enough, in the Netherlands, the 5-seconds-at-a-stop-sign rule does not exist. We just need to come to a stop, demonstrate we're actually looking for conflicting traffic, and then get moving again, all of which I did in about ~2 seconds max on the driving test.

[@joealp8196]

When I took my test in around 1985, I was informed that examiners had a quota of passes they could award each month. So if at the end of the month, if no passes remained you were bound to fail. I took mine on the 2nd day of the month.😊😊

[@ktgequestrian4475]

That is not true, but a common fallacy.

[@carllynn4264]

Congratulations on ya 100k 🎉😊👍

[@batman51]

I didn't realise the test now only requires one "manoeuvre". Although I didn't have a theory test, I had to parallel park, reverse round a corner and do a three point turn. And I had to do hand signals!

[@stevieinselby]

I think it changed when they brought in the "independent driving" element of the test.

[@mattwardman]

To answer your question, the driving examiner will not say pass/fail until the end. Unless there is something done that makes it dangerous to continue, in which case they will stop it then and there, and get a taxi back to base.

[@jonathanmulley]

Just to let you know joel some of the driving footage is filmed in a town called bury st edmunds where i passed my test 😃

[@victorialovatt976]

When I passed my test (2nd try) several millennia ago, I was about half way through and really thought I’d failed while doing a parallel park. Just thought oh well might as well enjoy the drive and carried on without the nerves and still eager to show the examiner I wasn’t a total moron, and could obey signs, limits, good observation etc. Very surprised when he said you’ve passed I think I applied the brake a bit a bit hard while reversing, I honestly thought I’d hit the kerb. I said “You’re kidding!?” to which he replied “No, I never kid”…😬. I think nerves have a lot to answer for in any test. Good luck to all who’ve yet to take theirs!

[@margieguild519]

Parallel parking is very common here in Aus. I live in rural NSW and here 45° tail to kerb parking is the norm.

[@brianhepke7182]

You have to be careful not to be caught out by your examiner. For example, he/she may say, "turn left at the next intersection," when the road sign clearly indicates 'no left turn'. This happened to me way back when I took my test, and I realized he was tricking me; I quizzed him about the sign and he said I was right. He did it deliberately to test my alertness. It's basically all logic and common sense.

[@daviemac9925]

Oh we've got our fair share of bad drivers!! Your Examiner can terminate the Test right away, if you commit a dangerous fault. If you commit a serious fault they won't say anything but it is recorded as a fail. A dangerous fault is when the Examiner has to take control of the car to prevent you causing a crash, a serious fault is when there would have been a crash if another road user had been present. My Son is a Driving Instructor and He's married to a Test Examiner! She is not allowed to test His Learners, which is probably just as well as their home would be a war zone! That stop at the Stop sign for 5 seconds sounds silly, here you stop and check before moving off.

[@clarelawton4653]

Congrats on 100K

[@rosannabyrne6697]

Most drivers over here remember what it was like whilst learning so are fairly patient with learner drivers. Also, that lane that they were driving down at the beginning was fairly narrow even by our standards, urban roads are wider than that, still narrow compared to American roads but we can’t help it, we have so much less room 🤣 also, we have moved along a little from the time when our highways were designed for a horse and cart, some of our roads may be hundreds of years old but we don’t just leave them as bare dirt roads, we do tarmac them 😂👍🏻

[@iangt1171]

I failed my first test too. The examiner did what he had to and didn't tell me until the test had finished but I had a good idea at what point I'd blown it 🙄😁

[@mrskgiggles]

My sister took 5 or 6 tests 😅 Only one of them did he tell her she’d failed early. She knew as a car cut her up. At least she got to finish up early that time I guess. She’s still an awful driver 20 years later 😂

[@britbazza3568]

Hi Joel I actually became a qualified ADI or Approved Driving instructor and as such one has to pass a advanced driving test which is to the same level as a police driving test. During this test i had to drive a number of roads as stated on the video they ranged from urban roads in town to motorway driving including dual carriageway and Single track roads too. . The manouvre i had was to turn a 15 ft long saloon car around in a road about 20 ft wide without catching a kerb using forward and reverse gears yes the car was manual too. I did that successfully. Then i was asked to drive a rural country lane single track with oncoming traffic too and at 60 mph or national speed limits again this was done successfully. Then i was asked to peeform an emergency stop of which i actually locked up the wheels so effectively lost control for a shoert while. I then released the brake pedal and re aplied the brakes which then broght the car to a stop. At which point i thought ive failed the test so was wondering whether to drive like Bo Duke for the rest of the test for a laugh. But resisted that idea and continued to drive to test standard. When i got back to the test centre i was told i had successfully passed with no faults. When i asked the examiner about the skidding in the emergency stop. He said that i did everything correctly by taking my foot off the brake and re applying the brake pedal thus bringing the car to a perfect stop. It was at that point the examiner made his mind up that i would pass were his words so im glad i didnt drive like bo duke after all lol

[@100SteveB]

Here in the UK, if you learn to drive and pass your test in a car with an automatic transmission, you will need to take another test before being allowed a full licence to drive a car with a manual transmission. Seeing that the majority of cars in the US are auto's, where do you stand when it comes to driving a manual - if you passed your test driving an auto? Do you have to take another test?, or are you just free to let loose on the roads in a manual without further instruction and test?

[@pineapplepenumbra]

8:35 They tell you your result at the end, and sometimes give helpful feedback, whether you have passed of been "unsuccessful on this attempt". They don't like using the word "failed".

[@dianef4227]

First test attempt I nearly ran a red light. Instant fail, return to the test centre. Second time I passed. Back then you did two of three from reverse round a bend, three point turn or parallel park. Reverse round a bend had strict rules about how far you can be from the kerb at any time.

[@joannasleight7608]

I managed to fail my first test with 1 major and 0 minor faults. I was so annoyed, as I was convinced the fault was not mine anyway! 2nd time I passed with a clean bill a couple of weeks later.

[@lisadenny751]

In the UK you only know if you have passed or failed after you have completed everything and are back in the carpark at the test centre.

[@michaelprobert4014]

Pleased to say most people ( around here )would not beep a person parking ..especially if it's a learner.. an eye roll perhaps or an internal " Oh No " but otherwise most people are very good.

[@BeardlessKoala]

I did my parallel park perfectly with my instructor twice before my test then fucked it during the actual test. Was raging 😂. Nerves got the best of me. Was only a minor fault.

[@amandag5072]

You can have up to 15 minor faults. So you cannot just fail on one. You are only allowed one major or serious fault - as those are faults that are considered dangerous.

[@just_passing_through]

Yrs, in the UK you have to actually be able to drive to obtain a licence. I know… shocking.