Driving instructors are road safety experts, specially trained to help you learn the 27 skills you need to drive. They have the experience and knowledge to teach you properly. If you need to rebook the test, spend time practising and improving this skill with your driving instructor or supervising driver. You could work on:

length of the burn cooling has modified from 10 to 20 minutes: “Cool the burn for at the least 20 mins with plenty of smooth, cool water.” for first aid on the road. Highway Code annex 7 on providing emergency care has been updated. This is following new guidance from the British Burns Association. You needed to recognise each type of pedestrian crossing and react correctly to each. Examples of faults

selecting the wrong gear causing a sudden reduction in your speed, forcing vehicles behind you to slow down You needed to show you can use these while driving, without losing control of the car. Examples of faults If you need to rebook the test, spend time practising and improving this skill with your driving instructor or supervising driver. Practise your awareness and planning by: You needed to show you can drive at a safe and reasonable speed when appropriate. Your examiner will have assessed this throughout your test. Throughout the test, you should have used appropriate signals to let everyone around know what you were about to do. This should have been done in good time. Examples of faults

This new edition has been updated to include details on independent driving (which is being introduced into the practical driving test from October 2010), additional information on emergency diversions and travelling through road works, and advice on overtaking slow-moving vehicles, plus other key revisions. The Official DSA Guide to Driving - the essential skills, together with The Official Highway Code and Know Your Traffic Signs, provides the source material for learner car driver and driving instructor theory tests, being referenced throughout with the latest official DSA theory test titles for car driversYou needed to show you can use the car’s secondary features and controls and know when to use them. This includes things like windscreen wipers, and heating. Talk to your driving instructor about when you should rebook your test if you failed. You should only book it when they agree you’re ready. You needed to keep a safe amount of distance when passing other road users, stationary vehicles or hazards - at least one metre when possible. Examples of faults If the examiner had to tell you to do something or take control of the car to avoid an incident, your result will show the ‘examiner took action (ETA)’.