Knowing this may reduce your driving test nerves. (Great Britain)

Driving test knowledge that may help you feel more confident when you do your driving test in Great Britain.

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00:00 It's Normal
00:15 Easier than you think
02:14 Reversing myth
03:11 Don't know what to do
04:37 Take your driving instructor
06:08 Lane guidance
07:20 Rushing
08:33 Be ready
09:14 Reduce the pressure
10:33 Make manoeuvres easy
14:27 Don't give up

[MariusNinjai]

I would't have been worried about the test if i didn't have to wait months to book another one

[emilybarclay]

My test is in 3 hours. I’m doing my best to keep cool. It’s scary but it’s doable!
EDIT: I PASSED!!! Only two minors! I’m so happy :D

[insertnamehere]

My examiner told me when I was doing the manoeuvre at the end of the test, "it might be in your best interest to leave the car in this position" then he passed me with 0 faults

[saduko]

I was so nervous during test this week, my whole body was trembling entire time. but then i went ahead and passed with 0 faults. dont over complicate things just as this channel shows. just do the things you need to do to be safe. THANKS FOR THE HELP <3

[joemarshall]

I passed first time today at the age of 34, having never thought I'd ever drive. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your videos, mate. Your help can truly allow others to unlock a better quality of life.

[KingSidas]

For everyone who has their test coming up, it's only scary until you actually start driving cos when you're driving it's just what you've been doing for the past few months

[royston]

I had 1 Hour Lesson before my Test and I was so Nervous I couldn't do anything Right. My Driving Instructor said as we pulled up outside the Test Center, 'I Hope you do better than that on your Test.' But when I took my Driving Test with the Examiner, I thought 'Oh it's nice and Quiet in here.' Because I Did Not have the Driving Instructor Complaining and Nagging at me. I then Felt myself Psychically Relax and I did everything Correctly and Passed My Driving Test 1st Time, 47 Years ago this Year.!

[FPL-LARD]

I passed my test today at the ripe old age of 60 first time, enjoyed watching your videos and picked up a few good tips from you to add to my instruction, many thanks..will be pointing anyone who is learning to drive to your videos.

[tomfitzsimmons]

Passed my test today with only 1 minor, just wanted to say thank you for all the helpful videos you've posted over the years! Good luck to anyone else taking their test soon

[thedeltax]

Didnt realise how easy and short the test was ! Passed first time, thankfully my instructor was a friendly chap and we chatted throughout

[Pecandoit]

My examiner said I was driving too slowly when turning into junctions and my progress of speed was slow at times. He said he isn’t worried about that, as this will grow with confidence and he will see me wizzing around in no time 😂 He passed me with 5 minors, that was my first test✨
I watched this video and it calmed my nerves before my test so THANK YOU!!!

[LGJosh]

Just passed my first test with only 1 minor, everything you say in this video was helpful. If I had to pinpoint my biggest takeaway from your videos then it’d be what you say about attitude, not rushing and taking risks and instead focusing on being safe and being legal, it changed my driving implementing it. There was a few times in my test that I thought I might get a minor for hesitation at a junction but I didn’t get a single one. Examiners aren’t expecting us to drive like experienced drivers so we shouldn’t pressure ourselves to.

[fanwilliam]

I just had my test today afternoon as this video dropped this morning. Huge shoutout to the point where you talked about examiner intervention. On my test, I went from a very crowded side road to a very crowed and covert main road, I got confused and used 20mph, examiner told me it is a 30mph road. I apologise and speed up, he then followed with "this road is a bugger”. Have I not known that examiner’s intervention does not mean I made a serious fault, I would have lost my cool and rushed everything. Instead, thanks to this video, I know examiner sometimes just giving advice and understand there are certain situations on the road that learners are not aware of, i was able to keep my cool and do things at a good time. He took me to a route that was completely new, did two roundabouts, reverse bay parking and went to motorway (even more difficult then my mock test, in mock I only need to follow satnav, in my exam I need to follow road sign myself), I passed my exam first time with 1 minor. Advice I can give is first: do whatever you feel it is safe, second: don’t treat it as a test, treat it just like a 40 minutes driving session where your instructor invite someone to join you for a ride. And finally do not dwell on the mistake you make or you thought you made. It will affect your confidence and most importantly your judgement.

[YoBoyRona]

Edit: I passed with two minors!!! Best of all to everyone going through their exams, you got this!! 🎉

My first exam is tomorrow and my word am I nervous, all my sleep have been so restless this week lol
Pray for me and good luck to everyone else taking their driving test!

[deaks]

The point about not giving up is *really* important; During my test, I bumped the kerb when pulling up and fairly early on. I didn't mount the kerb or anything, just small bump. I immediately thought I'd failed, but I didn't give up; I told myself that if I got a "That was perfect aside from that one mistake" then I at least had a consolation prize. I made a couple of errors when I was in the wrong lane on a roundabout but didn't panic and just went round etc.
Long story short I actually passed, and on my first attempt, with just two minors, both essentially for being a little late with a signal and the examiner even chuckled about it with me after because I was *absolutely* convinced I bottled it. But I kept going and the examiner said I actually drove really well.

[bloonface]

I found the thing that worked for me was just reminding myself that all I was doing was driving, and that all the test was was driving for a little bit, and I could drive just fine, so all I had to do was a bit of driving and it was fine. And I passed first time.

It was quite funny though, I wasn't nervous at all, just incredibly calm... unlike my instructor, who was obviously agitated. He was more stressed about my test than I was!

[mikiomi]

I just passed my test today with three minors, and this is the final video I listened to before it. Thank you for all the work you do in helping learners!

[EruditoHacker]

I just passed today, my 3rd attempt! Just one minor, which during the test I was sure had failed me but no! Thanks for all your help through your many videos Richard!

[Sheubaba]

I like the conclusion of this video, the new driver will get better with more practices. The more you drive the better you become

[SamDavies]

Great info for learners here. I've been driving for a few years now, took me 3 tests till I passed.

My second fail was based around a situation where a car let me turn into a road, as there was traffic and space the other side. He flashed me, I checked mirrors indicated, it was safe. As I turned into the road, a car proceeded to do a three point turn in front of me, causing me to stop.

I was given a serious for observations, even though it was safe to move into the lane, and I had checked.

The drive home I vented my frustration to my instructor, who presumed I was making something up or did something really wrong...

A week later I had my next lesson, I got in the car and my instructor apologised to me, he had watched the dash cam footage from the test, and also agreed that I'd technically done nothing wrong and I'd handled the situation as best as anyone could. He said the examiner was very harsh to fail me for me...