Hayley's mock driving test - Kings Heath, Birmingham.

Описание: A mock driving test from Kings Heath test centre in South Birmingham. Hayley drives one of the most difficult test routes just weeks before her real test but how will she do?

What makes this test route so hard? The Robin Hood roundabout for one! It is hard to get the correct lane on the approach due to the markings being so late. It also has traffic lights on it which is rare for roundabouts in this area and many pupils get confused by them, stop at a green light and give way to vehicles on the right who are waiting at a red light.

This is also a harder route because we hadn't been on most of these roads before so it's not like some test routes where you just tootle around quiet housing estates that you've already covered in lessons.

You'll notice this route lasts longer than the usual 35 to 40 minutes. That's because I believe in testing pupils harder than the real driving test would. I sometimes add bits in and extend the route so they're overprepared and ready to pass a test harder than the one they'll do. In this route, you'd normally head straight on where I turned the sat nav off before going left back to the test centre. I also added the bit shown in the chapter called Tight Backroads. You'd normally go straight on there and not do that estate.

Learn more about Kings Heath driving test centre and see more mock tests from there at https://www.1stdrive.com/kings-heath-...

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Tell me question
2:51 - Pre-test guidance
3:39 - The driving test begins
8:40 - Bay parking
12:51 - Pulling over and moving off
13:28 - Tight backroads
17:50 - A roundabout people often miss
19:10 - What would you normally be doing...
19:55 - Angled start
20:42 - Pull up somewhere safe
21:39 - To about pulling over
22:18 - Sat nav independent driving
22:55 - Show me question
26:26 - Pull up (disregard driveways)
27:19 - What are driving test examiners like?
28:27 - Lots of people hit this kerb
28:54 - Robin Hood roundabout
44:00 - Two bridges that often cause problems
50:38 - The problem with Kings Heath test centre
52:37 - Test result and debrief
54:24 - Observation
54:54 - Clutch
55:51 - Gears
56:40 - Signals
57:43 - Don't say too much!
58:18 - Signal correctly
59:08 - Undue hesitation
1:00:39 - Awareness and planning

Notes:

I forgot to go over the Show Me question so there were nine driver faults in total. You can see the answer along with all of the others and a video of a pupil going through them with an examiner in this video of mine https://www.1stdrive.com/show-me-tell...

The tip about pulling over didn't come across as well in the video. What I meant was that after you pull over in a test you must apply the handbrake, select neutral and turn off any signals before the examiner will speak. If you just stop and don't take those measures the examiner will sometimes just not speak which causes the pupil to wonder what's going on or drive off. They're waiting for you to complete pulling over so make sure you've applied the handbrake, selected neutral and turned off any signals.

The audio is a bit muffled on my part. It's odd because when I wear a lapel mic in my videos you can hear me fine whether I'm indoors doing therapy or outside driving. For some reason, the microphone in the car doesn't pick up my voice as well and it sounds muffled and mumbled. It must be the acoustics of the car and the fact the microphone is sitting on the dashboard where it picks up all the engine noise and vibrations.

Watch someone failing epically on this route in this video!    • Real driving test fail  

-With regards to the speed camera in this video, one of the most common questions I get asked in driving lessons is "What happens if a learner gets caught speeding?". I asked the police this question through askthe.police.uk a few years ago and they said the driver (the learner) gets the points and the fine. The driving instructor is not prosecuted.

This leads to the question "But isn't the driving instructor aiding and abetting?" encouraging someone to commit an offence or crime). The police said that the instructor would only be prosecuted for aiding and abetting if the learner could prove, with evidence, that the instructor was actively encouraging them to speed. The evidence would need to be in the form of video/audio of the instructor telling them to speed, or the testimony of a witness who was also in the car at the time.

This leads to people saying "But I haven't got a licence!". You have, your provisional. "But what if I am driving without a provisional?". Then you're committing even more offences and you would still get the fine and the points are held for when/if you ever fo get a licence.

Being a learner does not make you exempt from the law.