The DSA Driving Test
The DSA driving test has been designed to check if if you can drive safely and know The Highway Code well enough to demonstrate this through your driving. The practical test which lasts around 40 minutes also includes:
An eyesight test: This is done by reading a number plate on a parked vehicle from 20 meters or 20.5 meters, depending on whether the number plate is the old or new style. (If you fail this part of the test you will not be able to continue.
Show Me, Tell Me. You will also be asked a combination of two vehicle safety checks, otherwise known as show me, tell me. Our driving instructors will run through each part of the show me, tell me test with you as part of your standard lessons.
Reversing your vehicle
The examiner will ask you to do one of the following exercises:
parallel park at the side of the road
park in a parking bay - either by driving in and reversing out,
or reversing in and driving out (the examiner will tell you which you have to do)
pull up on the right-hand side of the road, reverse for around 2 car lengths, and rejoin the traffic
Training with Gary's School of Motoring will help you avoid the top 10 reasons for failure:
1. Observation at junctions
2. Reverse parking
3. Use of mirrors
4. Reversing around a corner
5. Incorrect use of signals
6. Moving away safely
7. Incorrect positioning on the road
8. Lack of steering control
9. Incorrect positioning to turn right
10. Inappropriate speed
