Got mine tomorrow, thanks for uploading this one because it's really easing the nerves on what to expect. It's surprisingly difficult to find a video where there's audio, and when there is you can hardly hear anything, so this video is a life saver 🙌
You're a top lady, Bridget. Thank you for posting this video. It truly helped with my test this morning. Such a relief to be a fully qualified driver now. 😊 Much appreciated.
not really a hazard, if you cant speak while driving you shouldn't be allowed to drive with other passengers (what the full license test is for), its not to check whether you can spot all hazards, its to see if you can pay attention to the road while speaking
@@i0x37 Good point, but I think its both for hazard detection and to see if you can safely carry passengers. Part of becoming a safe driver is proactively recognizing and reacting to hazards - this is what the defensive driving teaches its students'
I go for my full on Tuesday! This is very informative. I have anxiety and this tends to affect how I speak (I can often ramble) so this is extremely helpful!
hazard calling is something I'm gonna get nervous about taking my full licence in the future cause you have to look from mirror to see whos behind you and you also tell the testing officer about everything what you see what are you about to do, but overall you dont have to do reverse parallel park stuff its just basic driving
Yep, I found that overall, the full test was much easier than the restricted because it’s shorter, and you skip the introductory “easy part.” (Including parallel park as you said.) I didn’t learn how to call hazards until about two weeks before the test, so it doesn’t take too much effort to get it to a passable level! Because you’re checking mirrors anyway, the additional step of saying what you see, and what you’re doing about it, isn’t too hard to get into the habit of doing :)
@@bridget27 Its just that the testing officer will ask you what are hazards and you tell him what are doing about it. I still have 4 years of my restricted until I get my full
I only learned to call out the hazards the night before my test lol whoops. I’d been on my restricted for 5 years but still found it frustrating having to actually say it all out loud. The test was easy and the testing officer just said thank you, or as he put it politely telling me to shut up when he had heard enough. No errors and an “excellent pass” so glad it’s all over!
Yes. I got my full license back in 2019 and that small error almost cost me my full but luckily i got a good bloke that gave me the pass regardless. The reason for the head check is because they rekon that there may be a cyclist next to you but you wouldnt notice. Just an extra tip from me, make sure you check your blind spots when you enter a flush median, its the same reason as the stop light area.
i will have my test for full lisence 1st of march..im nervous about explaning the hazzard as english not my first language, and also im not very good with pararel parking..thanks for uploading..
Because you do not have to stop at a give way sign, you won’t be penalised for not stopping (unlike if it were a stop sign). Because I slowed down, and the testing officer could very obviously see I was checking for traffic (which there was none,) there were no issues :)
From what I understand, there is no parallel park in the full test, as this is just a requirement in the restricted test (if that’s what you mean!) I believe there was no highway driving as there was no appropriate highway nearby to drive on. This may vary per location however, and I’m not sure whether many locations actually have highway driving either
Thank you for this video! Did your driving instructor say anything about parked cars being a hazard? That is all my driving instructor focuses on for hazards and it is very annoying. :)
Before the test began, he explained that while parked cars weren’t hazards in themselves, if there is a possibility they may move into your path (i.e. you can see doors opening, brake lights on or indicating, people getting in and out etc,) you should then call them as a hazard. However, this may vary per testing officer - to be safe, it may be worthwhile to call them anyway, especially if your instructor says so!
All up, around 15 minutes - basically everything in the video was the test, plus a few minutes beforehand where my tester checked my car and explained how the test would work etc. Good luck for tomorrow!
I believe you need to check all three mirrors every 5-8 seconds, rather than just the rear one. While I didn’t have a stop sign on my route, I think it’s that you must stop BEFORE the line, wait three seconds, and if it is clear, you are then allowed to crawl out if you can’t see traffic :)
You can stop after the line if you can't see what's coming. The written rule is that you stop where you can see what's coming if that differs from the line, but usually the line will mark where that is. The shape of your car, parked cars near the intersection or vegetation that has grown up since the line was painted can change this of course. When I did my restricted I almost did a rolling stop but caught myself in the nick of time and stopped fully. When I admitted that to the testing officer he asked what the rules were for stop signs and I quoted that (stop where you can see what's coming) and he said I was one of only 2 people he can recall who actually got that right when asked. I ended up passing it, but definitely wouldn't have if I hadn't caught myself since rolling stop is an immediate fail error.
The way I was taught, and therefore the way I did it, was to indicate right for the whole turn, which wasn’t questioned by my testing officer - however I am not 100% sure whether this is the correct technique sorry!
This test occurred at 08:30am on Tuesday, September 28th, at the Jipcho Road VTNZ in Sockburn, Christchurch. The route was very different from that of Bridget’s and took me around 24 minutes. VTNZ -[L]--> Parkhouse Rd -[R]--> Treffers Rd --[R]--> Sonter Rd --[R]--> Hayton Rd --[straight]--> Hayton/Symes Rd --[R]-then-[L]--> Main South Rd --[R]--> Hanworth Ave (dead-end U-turn) --[L]--> Main South Rd --[R]--> Hayton/Symes Rd --[R]--> Symes Rd --[R]--> Vickerys Rd --[L]--> Pilkington Way --[R]--> Hayton Rd --[L]--> Parkhouse Rd --[L]--> VTNZ IMPORTANT REMINDER: 1. The online booking system was still close on September 28th. Stop waiting! Go to VTNZ in person and book your test there! The earliest test offered to me was scheduled only 3 days later. 2. In order to make a right turn from Parkhouse road to Treffers road, you need to change from left to right lane on Parkhouse road in advance! The lane-changing maneuver must be carried out almost immediately after the previous left turn (from VTNZ carpark to Parkhouse road), because these two intersections (VTNZ/Parkhouse & Parkhouse/Treffers) are extremely close! BE VERY CAREFUL! Rear vehicle may instantly speed up rapidly to force you to withdraw the maneuver, stopping you from getting in front of it. Due to a reckless driver, I got a critical error for not checking right at the beginning of test! Since impeding traffic is not a critical error, you’d better slow down and wait for larger gap that is about 2-3 seconds more than your judgement of safe distance! 3. MAKE SURE to say “no hazard” in a direction (front/rear/left/right) if there’s no hazard in that direction! Otherwise, the testing officer would just assume that you didn’t check that direction! UNTIL the testing officer says “thank you”, keep calling out hazards even if the situation (like a car behind you) hasn't changed, which happen when you come to a complete stop at a roundabout or intersection.
@@derekw.5108 omg thank you so much for this!! I followed your comment an hour before my test and I passed! You are a life saver! Hope you win lotto hahah
At least two seconds in dry conditions, and four in wet conditions - because it had been drizzling all day I was trying to keep a four second following distance in my test
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
What a load of shit failed my licence for not verbally saying that I was checking my blind spots I didn't verbally hear her say anything about blinds spots
Girl, you saved me. I passed my practical and got my full license today. Thank you for your video
Got mine tomorrow, thanks for uploading this one because it's really easing the nerves on what to expect. It's surprisingly difficult to find a video where there's audio, and when there is you can hardly hear anything, so this video is a life saver 🙌
Thanks for posting this! It’s great to be able to see what a test is like before the test. I’ve been nervous for years about it! Thanks again
Thank you so much for this! Watched it yesterday and passed my test this morning!! (:
You're a top lady, Bridget. Thank you for posting this video. It truly helped with my test this morning. Such a relief to be a fully qualified driver now. 😊 Much appreciated.
This makes me feel way better for my test on Wednesday, thank you!
Thank you!! I watched this lastnight and again this morning before my full license test and past!!
Hazard calling is a Hazard within it self.
So true sigh…
not really a hazard, if you cant speak while driving you shouldn't be allowed to drive with other passengers (what the full license test is for), its not to check whether you can spot all hazards, its to see if you can pay attention to the road while speaking
@@i0x37 Good point, but I think its both for hazard detection and to see if you can safely carry passengers. Part of becoming a safe driver is proactively recognizing and reacting to hazards - this is what the defensive driving teaches its students'
Thanks for sharing! Passed my test today. Feels good to get it done
Thank you! Watched this a couple of times, passed my Full at Jipcho this morning :)
I go for my full on Tuesday! This is very informative. I have anxiety and this tends to affect how I speak (I can often ramble) so this is extremely helpful!
Good luck!
About to go for my full tomorrow and by watching your video it’s helped me on how and what to say so hopefully I pass
No worries, and good luck!
@@bridget27 i passed so thankk you!!
Thank you for posting this I go for my license on Friday! So nervous.
Well done Bridget! I'm looking for examples of how to do hazard commentary and this will be really helpful for me! Thanks
your answers were so good and made sense. Saved me with what to say lol!
I got my test on Tuesday, I'm nervous just watching this.. handy though, thanks for sharing.
hazard calling is something I'm gonna get nervous about taking my full licence in the future cause you have to look from mirror to see whos behind you and you also tell the testing officer about everything what you see what are you about to do, but overall you dont have to do reverse parallel park stuff its just basic driving
Yep, I found that overall, the full test was much easier than the restricted because it’s shorter, and you skip the introductory “easy part.” (Including parallel park as you said.) I didn’t learn how to call hazards until about two weeks before the test, so it doesn’t take too much effort to get it to a passable level!
Because you’re checking mirrors anyway, the additional step of saying what you see, and what you’re doing about it, isn’t too hard to get into the habit of doing :)
@@bridget27 Its just that the testing officer will ask you what are hazards and you tell him what are doing about it. I still have 4 years of my restricted until I get my full
@@josephdonoway Wdym you have 4 years? it's only a year and a half on your restricted?
@@benolds9523 yes
I only learned to call out the hazards the night before my test lol whoops. I’d been on my restricted for 5 years but still found it frustrating having to actually say it all out loud. The test was easy and the testing officer just said thank you, or as he put it politely telling me to shut up when he had heard enough. No errors and an “excellent pass” so glad it’s all over!
I have my test in a few hours, I get crazy anxious - thank you for this resource! 😬
No worries! How’d you go?
Passed!!
@@keegsta22 hey congratulations. i've mine on monday. did you have the same route?
Thank you for uploading this! I'm finally going for my full license test today and this is very helpful.
Hello there, Congratulations on Passing. Do you still have to do head checking whether you’re turning right or left on a Stop Light area?
Yes. I got my full license back in 2019 and that small error almost cost me my full but luckily i got a good bloke that gave me the pass regardless. The reason for the head check is because they rekon that there may be a cyclist next to you but you wouldnt notice. Just an extra tip from me, make sure you check your blind spots when you enter a flush median, its the same reason as the stop light area.
Thanks for posting this 😊
At 5.20 you did well, it was a stop sign.
These Instructors fail you instant running thru them.
I should know, a cop ticketed me lol
Not to be cheeky but it does have stop in caps
Thank you God because bridget I'm doing my test tomorrow God bless you.
i will have my full test today 4 oclock, im nervous, wish me luck😊🙏🏻
your videos are the most helpful!
I love the way you speak in this video 😁
i will have my test for full lisence 1st of march..im nervous about explaning the hazzard as english not my first language, and also im not very good with pararel parking..thanks for uploading..
Informative thank you so much bridget for posting, at 9:52 at give way you didn't stop, you think instructor will notice something like that?
Because you do not have to stop at a give way sign, you won’t be penalised for not stopping (unlike if it were a stop sign). Because I slowed down, and the testing officer could very obviously see I was checking for traffic (which there was none,) there were no issues :)
congrats,it was indeed a tough test considering the weather & traffic, mine was much easy here in Auckland compare to urs.
got my full tomorrow morning, wish me luck
Thanks so much! Have my test at 10! Cross fingers, route looks decently easy
How’d it go?
Thx for uploading this video. indeed useful. however did I miss highway driving and parking part? was that not included in the video?
From what I understand, there is no parallel park in the full test, as this is just a requirement in the restricted test (if that’s what you mean!) I believe there was no highway driving as there was no appropriate highway nearby to drive on. This may vary per location however, and I’m not sure whether many locations actually have highway driving either
if youre in traffic waiting to go and someone lets you in can you go ???
Actually u gotta wait atleast 3 seconds before you go from a stop sign, i know some1 that failed coz of it, so you did the right thing
At the cul de sac, did you just indicate right and then u turned or did you pull over to stop and the pulled out again to go around? Thanks!
I indicated right for the entire turn, I didn’t pull over :)
I plan to get my full this Nov and I really wanna pass first try. Getting prepared early so I know what to expect😅
Has anyone heard of a points system for the full license test?
Haha when you started talking about the hazards when he didn’t ask lol
Thank you for this video! Did your driving instructor say anything about parked cars being a hazard? That is all my driving instructor focuses on for hazards and it is very annoying. :)
Before the test began, he explained that while parked cars weren’t hazards in themselves, if there is a possibility they may move into your path (i.e. you can see doors opening, brake lights on or indicating, people getting in and out etc,) you should then call them as a hazard. However, this may vary per testing officer - to be safe, it may be worthwhile to call them anyway, especially if your instructor says so!
I passed mine today
How long was your driving test for? Sitting mine tomorrow low key super nervous
All up, around 15 minutes - basically everything in the video was the test, plus a few minutes beforehand where my tester checked my car and explained how the test would work etc. Good luck for tomorrow!
@@bridget27 I passed! Thanks for the great video ❤️
Do I need to check all 3 mirrors or just rear view mirror every 5-8 seconds? Can I stop after the STOP line if I can't see the traffic? Thank you.
I believe you need to check all three mirrors every 5-8 seconds, rather than just the rear one. While I didn’t have a stop sign on my route, I think it’s that you must stop BEFORE the line, wait three seconds, and if it is clear, you are then allowed to crawl out if you can’t see traffic :)
@@bridget27 Thank you for taking time to answer my questions!
No worries!
You can stop after the line if you can't see what's coming. The written rule is that you stop where you can see what's coming if that differs from the line, but usually the line will mark where that is. The shape of your car, parked cars near the intersection or vegetation that has grown up since the line was painted can change this of course. When I did my restricted I almost did a rolling stop but caught myself in the nick of time and stopped fully. When I admitted that to the testing officer he asked what the rules were for stop signs and I quoted that (stop where you can see what's coming) and he said I was one of only 2 people he can recall who actually got that right when asked. I ended up passing it, but definitely wouldn't have if I hadn't caught myself since rolling stop is an immediate fail error.
Congrats on getting your full, did you do defensive driving?
Yes I did :)
When you go down the dead end street, do you indicate left first then indicate right as your turning ?
The way I was taught, and therefore the way I did it, was to indicate right for the whole turn, which wasn’t questioned by my testing officer - however I am not 100% sure whether this is the correct technique sorry!
Thank you 😊
@@jessclive2358 This is also what I was taught by my instructor at AA
Hi mate if I am new don't know anything about driving then how much i have spend for grab full driving licence?
You can have a look at the license costs here, I believe: www.nzta.govt.nz/driver-licences/licensing-fees/licence-fees/
@@bridget27 thanks mate God bless
Thank you for sharing
My old work meadowfresh ☺️ thanks for the video very informative, im about to sit mine.
From oamaru 😁
Hey, what’s the speed limit on Hillary Crescent from 4:05 please?
According to the Christchurch City Council website the speed limit on Hillary Crescent is 50km/h :)
@@bridget27 do you get marked down if you drive slower since there’s parked cars on both sides?
@@zebabi9304 I didn’t get marked down for that, presumably because it would have been unsafe for me to travel at 50km/h down such a narrow street
@@bridget27 awesome!! Thank you for that xx sitting mine tomorrow at 9am 🥺😅
@@zebabi9304 no worries! Good luck for tomorrow, hopefully the traffic at 9am won’t be too bad for you!
Is this new route at jipcho shockburn?
Yep this is the Jipcho Road VTNZ
Hi, did you used dash cam to record this test?
Yep, this was a dashcam
thank you, my one tomorrow :-) will see
No worries, and good luck!
its less than 15 minutes test..cool..i thought its sharp 20 mins
Passed my full at Jipcho VTNZ!
This test occurred at 08:30am on Tuesday, September 28th, at the Jipcho Road VTNZ in Sockburn, Christchurch.
The route was very different from that of Bridget’s and took me around 24 minutes.
VTNZ
-[L]--> Parkhouse Rd
-[R]--> Treffers Rd
--[R]--> Sonter Rd
--[R]--> Hayton Rd
--[straight]--> Hayton/Symes Rd
--[R]-then-[L]--> Main South Rd
--[R]--> Hanworth Ave (dead-end U-turn)
--[L]--> Main South Rd
--[R]--> Hayton/Symes Rd
--[R]--> Symes Rd
--[R]--> Vickerys Rd
--[L]--> Pilkington Way
--[R]--> Hayton Rd
--[L]--> Parkhouse Rd
--[L]--> VTNZ
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
1. The online booking system was still close on September 28th. Stop waiting! Go to VTNZ in person and book your test there! The earliest test offered to me was scheduled only 3 days later.
2. In order to make a right turn from Parkhouse road to Treffers road, you need to change from left to right lane on Parkhouse road in advance! The lane-changing maneuver must be carried out almost immediately after the previous left turn (from VTNZ carpark to Parkhouse road), because these two intersections (VTNZ/Parkhouse & Parkhouse/Treffers) are extremely close! BE VERY CAREFUL! Rear vehicle may instantly speed up rapidly to force you to withdraw the maneuver, stopping you from getting in front of it. Due to a reckless driver, I got a critical error for not checking right at the beginning of test! Since impeding traffic is not a critical error, you’d better slow down and wait for larger gap that is about 2-3 seconds more than your judgement of safe distance!
3. MAKE SURE to say “no hazard” in a direction (front/rear/left/right) if there’s no hazard in that direction! Otherwise, the testing officer would just assume that you didn’t check that direction! UNTIL the testing officer says “thank you”, keep calling out hazards even if the situation (like a car behind you) hasn't changed, which happen when you come to a complete stop at a roundabout or intersection.
@@derekw.5108 omg thank you so much for this!! I followed your comment an hour before my test and I passed! You are a life saver! Hope you win lotto hahah
How many seconds are you supposed to use to keep a following distance?
At least two seconds in dry conditions, and four in wet conditions - because it had been drizzling all day I was trying to keep a four second following distance in my test
@@bridget27 Thank you! Sitting my test next week 😁🤞
@@mikaylamccarthy4184 hopefully you’ll fly through it!
So do you only call out hazards when you're asked to?
Yes - before the test, the examiner explains how the hazard calling works, and that you only have to call hazards when they ask you :)
Yer, really pain in the arse, thankfully I didn't going through my hevey classes
what driving school did you go with
I had three free lessons with the AA, when that was a thing :)
Thanks this is a helpful vid I'm taking my test at the same place tomoz
Indeed it was.... I still failed😂
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
Yeah I failed my first time because I was going too fast... but I booked it again a couple months later and passed the second time! Thank you so much for the video it really helped
Cheers Bridget
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finally someone whos accent i can understand lol
Lucky it wasn't my accent 😂
cool..
well done....now go get the 300hp subaru and do some skids...im kidding
really good assessment buddy. congratulations
What a load of shit failed my licence for not verbally saying that I was checking my blind spots I didn't verbally hear her say anything about blinds spots
Where did you go?
Wtf do you need to mention blindspots?! I swear that's not part of it