Taking your driving test and proving you can drive safely
Learn what happens during your driving test and how the examiner checks you have the skills to keep yourself and other road users safe.
Getting ready for the day
What to take to your driving test
Check what you need to bring on test day, including the rules your car must meet if you’re using your own vehicle.
Ask your driving instructor to sit in
Find out why having your driving instructor in the car during your test can help you improve your skills, whether you pass or fail.
What happens during the test
What happens during the driving test
Learn what to expect during the test, from the eyesight check and safety questions to independent driving and reversing exercises.
How the test is marked
Driving test marking, faults and results
Understand how faults are marked, what you need to pass and the most common mistakes people make.
Driving test myths
Get the truth about common driving test myths, including whether examiners have pass quotas and if you automatically fail for stalling.
Not feeling completely prepared?
Only take your driving test if you’re feeling completely prepared.
You can move your driving test back if you’re not feeling quite ready yet.
It’s free to change your appointment time, as long as you do it at least 10 full working days (Mondays to Saturdays) before your test.