Avoid These DRIVING TEST Serious Faults: Volume 1

This is a new Series of videos covering the most common Serious Faults in the Driving Test. Each Fault is explained in detail. Use this video to prepare for your Driving Test so you are aware of common Serious Faults.

00:00 Mirrors & Steering When Turning (Double Fault)

At this left turn Esme makes 2 serious driving faults. When moving into the left lane for the turn, she doesn’t check any mirrors. And then as she is approaching the turning, she starts drifting towards the right and there is a lorry overtaking which we got very close to.

00:41 Reverse Bay Parking Observations (Blind Spot Check)

So here is Michaels one and only serious fault which cost him a pass.
He starts off with good all round observations before reversing and continues with good checks out of the back.
BUT…when steering to the left, into the bay he doesn’t check the right blind spot which is over the right shoulder.

01:56 Roundabout: Gear and Stalling

At this roundabout Jenny selects 3rd gear instead of 1st which means she’s going to stall. As she stalled, our car positioned onto the roundabout disrupting the path of vehicles on the roundabout.

02:49 T-Junction: Positioning/Observation - Slow Build up after turn

03:30 Following Sat Nav: Normal Driving Position

Now the satnav instructs to keep right but our turn is quite a distance away. Chloe positions in the right hand lane way too early and continues to drive in it.

04:17 Stalling and Positioning - Blocked Crossing

When stopping behind this vehicle, Chloe stops on the crossing and when it’s time to move off as the lights change, she rushes off the clutch so stalls. So we end up waiting on the crossing.

04:51 Sharp Right Turn: Positioning & Hesitation

This right turn is on a sharp bend. Instead of following the bend round to get a better view of the oncoming vehicles, Dipen steers to the right at bit early and stops to give way to the vehicle that’s approaching from the right. We had priority over that vehicle and should’ve only waited for the oncoming vehicles.
Remember on your test, always be considerate towards other road users but when you have priority and it’s safe….always continue.

05:47 Stop Signs - Letting the car edge forward

Here we have a stop sign so he must fully stop at the line.
Samson continues to edge forward and progresses. When talk about this during the feedback at the end, he admits that he didn’t notice the stop sign.

06:32 Signal - Signalling too early

07:18 Stalling - Not putting Clutch down and causing car to come to an abrupt Stop

On the approach to this junction, he doesn’t put the clutch down and stops quite sharply and too early. There is a lorry close behind. He then takes a while to move and emerge out.

07:46 Car Park Observations - Not Yielding and checking for other cars

We can see the giveway markings so must check for any vehicles approaching before we enter the car park. Esme doesn’t look….luckily there was no one approaching from the right.

What Next

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If you are learning to drive or will be starting soon please check out my Ultimate Driving Course. The Ultimate Driving Course itself has been designed to enhance your Driving Journey helping you save time and money on your driving Lessons by offering structured and informative videos on every single topic required to pass your test for the price of one lesson

But don’t take my word for it, I have unlocked the first three modules/10 Videos of the Automatic and Manual Editions of the Ultimate Driving Course for you to try. So even if you don’t buy the course you will be prepared for your first few lessons with your own Instructor


We have now introduced a FREE TO ACCESS Theory Section. As part of Phase 1 you can now access the below features.

• Practice Theory Questions
• Road Sign Flashcards
• Theory Mock Tests

These new features will be free to access regardless of whether you have purchased the Ultimate Driving Course or not.

[ItsCircleTime]

I love that even though this is a fault test, so many people can learn about these real live scenarios. Great job DGN.💯

[Peacey]

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[xextremedarkness]

Passed my test this morning with 5 minors, just like to thank you for these videos mate it has helped so much, thank you for your service 😂 I shall continue to watch for fun now 💙

[CosyUK]

Saw this vid pop up yesterday as soon as I opened youtube, had my test this morning and passed first time with 3 minors! Thanks for the videos as they were a huge help. Gonna join the passed but still watching club finally :)

[thewyk]

Passed my driving test on my first attempt two days ago! Thanks a lot Pin.

[jalalhaider]

Wonderful series by showing other main mistakes, very informative and makes a lot of sense ❤

[reboot]

i failed my test in the end i had 3 min left.
but in the end i took this as a positive experience and i count this like a pass because i manage to get so far since i started learning, it gave me a lot of positive energy and confidence.
if you don't feel 100% confident but i think you still have to go and have that experience even if you might fail that test.
obv if you doing serious mistakes regularly then don't go, I'm sure most driving instructors will know when you are ready.
test really puts your nerves on the test and that is good exp, only problem is that its hard to get tests this makes everything 100% worse.

[mrmj]

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[nicoleophobia]

3:45 so should she have merged right later? What would happen if she wasn't able to get onto the right side in time (you can see its congested) would she have failed?

[mawangshallhang]

Such a good idea!! I was hoping for a face cam of your reactions while eating popcorn lol

[turtlebeast]

the switching to right lane early one seems so harsh, i swear other drivers were doing that 😭😭😭

[mackyjohnson]

Nice video Pin. Got my test a week today. Your videos really help. Thanks again :)

[SIVAKUMAR]

In second fault I noticed he observed right shoulder.

[sukhjinderkaur-nfxo]

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[mythicaldragon]

I passed my test today in the morning. Passed with 4 minors let’s go 🎉🥳🙌😃

[Airkaz]

Daer @DGN_Driving,
I just wanted to say that I passed my driving test thanks to your videos! I watched them for the last 6 months and they helped me learn the skills and knowledge I needed to pass. Thank you for your help!

[rob]

I really want to thank you for watching your videos helped me pass my driving test today

[SaifurRahman-oepc]

just passed my test with 4 minors, thanks for this vid, watched it right before my test

[yunglenny]

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