Hi and welcome to another edition of the Swan & Soto show! In today's podcast show we discuss :

The 10 reasons why a learner driver fails their driving test

Every year about 1.5 million driving tests are conducted in the UK. With a pass rate of only 47%, many more tests fail than pass. Soto and I wanted to share with you our top reasons for failing a driving test and give you many examples of what a learner may do to get a serious fault in these areas. For a more detailed account please visit our website https://www.swanandsoto.com/

10 - Response to road markings (section 17)

• Landing in a box junction when you are not permitted
• Double yellow lines
• Solid white lines
• Single yellow lines

9 - Control when moving away (section 13)

• Stall at a roundabout whilst going over the give-way markings (where you end up)
• Rolling backwards (hill start)

8 - Turning right (section 21)

• Major to minor turns (cutting corners)
• Turning right at roundabouts (lane discipline, lane control, judgement)

7 - General road position (section 23)

• Roundabouts - lane discipline
• Left and right at t-junctions
• Go over the centre white line when turning right
• Major to minor right - cutting corners

6 - Steering (section 12)

• Mounting the curb, oversteering (back wheels taking a shorter course than the front wheels)
• Allowing the steering wheel to slip back your hands
• Under steering - wide in the new road (cause and effect)

5 - Response to traffic lights  (section 17)

• Stopping over the white line (when lights change to red)
• Going when you had time to stop (when lights change to red)
• Not going on a green light
• Slowing unnecessary (inviting the traffic lights to change)

4 - Reverse parking (section 5)

• Being too wide
• Go back too far - leaving too much space! (no more than 2 car lengths)
• Left the car too close to the parked car and need to reverse
• Clipping the curb

3 - The use of mirrors (section 14)

• Not looking prior to slowing down
• Not responding to what you see when speeding up (overtaking vehicles from behind)
• Not checking mirrors prior to signals (repeat minors add up and become serious/fail)
• Not checking wing mirrors when pulling around blockages and parked vehicles

2 - Observation moving away (section 13)

• Not checking blind spots
• Not checking both blind spots after the emergency stop exercise

1 - Observation at junctions (section 21)

• Looking well before proceeding out of a junction/roundabout /crossroads
• Not judging correctly when coming out of a junction/roundabout/crossroads
• Making someone slow down as a result of emerging too early
• Being too hesitant
• Not accelerating enough when you come out a little bit too early (a minor becomes serious)

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