Top 10 UK Driving Test Myths | Learn to drive: Driving Test Tips

If you are about to take your practical driving test you may have heard other people talking - saying it wasn’t their fault they failed because of some other reason. However, don’t let yourself get worked up, as many of the things you hear could be a myth and are not actually true. In this video we will show you the Top 10 driving test myths, so you know that as long as you drive safely you will pass!

Video chapters:
* 0:00 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

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[AdvanceDrivingSchool]

Thanks for watching - if you found this video interesting then please subscribe to our channel and click the bell to be notified of our next video! This video includes;
* 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

[robbie]

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!!

[neofox.]

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.

[nsoper]

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

[NFDIH]

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.

[jozefdonoghue]

. Well produced and clear videos, thanks you helped me pass my test

[twistsouth]

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.

[ParminderSingh-xnqg]

Learned quite a lot, I really thought some of them were true. Thanks for the video, boosted my confidence

[steffedy]

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!

[yusuf-]

Examiners "would be investigated if there are an unusual amount of passes or fails". Erm... kinda validates so-called myth number 7.

[TimClayton]

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!

[charlotteanncooke]

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.

[ConquerDriving]

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.

[smurfyhh]

I passed 3 months before my 30th birthday I had 32 hours learning

[muhammad]

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?

[fifimotsim]

Absolutely you’re true for everything you have said.superb demonstration

[jemmaisacat]

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.

[kizzychiz]

I have my test in the morning! So nervous about it

[JessMurgatroyd]

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.

[nontedecepto]

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.