How the examiner marks

Read-aloud uses AI-generated voices when recordings are available.

The examiner judges each fault by how serious it is. Only serious and dangerous faults are written on your test report. In this app we show each one as a picture and a word.

• Small slip — practice feedback

  A small slip is a habit to practise. This app does not determine its grade on a real driving test.

• Serious fault

  A serious fault. The test is failed with 4 Grade 2 marks in the same assessment row or aspect, 6 within one broader heading, or 9 overall. Different mistakes can count in the same row. Four marks spread across different rows in one heading do not alone mean failure.

• Dangerous fault

  A dangerous or possibly dangerous fault, or completely ignoring a traffic light, sign or road marking. One of these means a fail.

What the examiner watches

• Looking around (observation)
• Where you are on the road (position)
• Signals
• Mirrors (side-mirror faults go under observation)
• Who goes first (right of way)
• Keeping moving safely (progress)
• Seeing and reacting to danger early (anticipation)
• Speed
• Signs, lights and road markings
• Giving room and overtaking safely (clearance)
• Using the car's controls
• Checks and questions before you drive
• Reversing around a corner
• Turning the car around (turnabout)
• Parking at the end of the test