Automatic Driving Lessons Clacton Colchester Ipswich

01/10/2023

05/02/2022

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/357251/learners-can-have-driving-test-cancelled-if-car-dirty-warns-dvsa

Cars used in driving tests must be cleared of any rubbish and have their controls wiped down

28/01/2022

29/10/2021

https://www.facebook.com/182233845222510/posts/4291737834272070/

A man who was taking driving theory tests for other people by wrapping a bandage around his head has been arrested after his scam was discovered by staff members.

10/10/2021

The Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency has proposed increasing the number of tests carried out by examiners from seven a day to eight to try to tackle the backlog. However, 92% of drivers balloted by the Public and Commercial Services union voted against that proposal, and plan to strike.

28/04/2021

https://fb.watch/58Y5jlV4Bh/

20/04/2021

The NUMBER 1 test failure is not making effective observations at junctions.

You must:

Make effective observations before moving into a new road

Make sure it is safe before proceeding

Any mistakes you make in this area will be counted under the ‘Junctions - Observations’ fault on your driving test result.

Failing to judge the speed of an approaching vehicle. When you turn either left or right from a minor road, you make observations but fail to judge the speed of the approaching vehicle. You move off, forcing the vehicle to slow significantly.

Entering a roundabout with a vehicle approaching from the right. When you approach a roundabout, there’s a vehicle approaching from the right. You still enter the roundabout, causing the vehicle approaching to slow down.

Making no effective observations at all
When you emerge from a junction, you make no effective observations at all. This causes:

A vehicle approaching from either the left or right to do an emergency stop to avoid hitting you

The driving examiner using the dual controls to brake

Making no observations when joining a dual carriageway from a slip road
When you’re on a slip road to join a dual carriageway, you enter the dual carriageway without making any observations, or you do not give way to the traffic on the main carriageway.

Going straight ahead at a crossroads
When you approach a crossroads, you do not recognise that it’s a junction. You emerge and cross the crossroads without making any observations to the right or left.

Looking too late:

When you emerge from a junction, you look too late (either left or right) for the observations to be effective, as you’re already partly into the next road.

Repeatedly not looking left when turning left
Throughout the test, when you turn left from a minor road into a busier road, you do not make any effective observations to the left. This means you’re unaware of any parked vehicles, obstructions or other possible hazards.

Driving safety facts
Drivers failing to look properly was a factor in 37% of all reported accidents in Great Britain in 2019.

Source: Contributory factors for reported road accidents

08/02/2021

Tests available now for critical workers.

You can get an emergency practical driving test if you’re a critical worker in England or Wales and you work for one of the following:

the NHS, in health or social care
the emergency services
a local council

You must also:

need to drive as part of your job
respond to ‘threats to life’ as part of your job