If you pass your test in a manual car you can drive an automatic car. But if you pass your test in an automatic car you have to pass a manual test to drive a manual car. You also have to prove you can do basic mechanics & explain how some things work as part of the test.
Driving lessons and tests have changed a lot since I started driving many decades ago, we just read the number plate from a car in the car park and answered some questions with the examiner
tests used to all take part at 1 time, now they are split into theory at an office etc then a seperate driving one which can take around 40 minutes, in UK there is a waiting list of over a year for your practical road test in many areas, us brits also prefer stick shift (manual) over auto
Back when I took my test, the theory part was a question & answer session and a quick eyesight test (read that numberplate x feet away from where you're standing) from the examiner in/by the car before the driving test itself. Satnav's did no exist when I took my test. Four lanes would be a Motorway, which Learner Drivers are not allowed to drive on, however they are allowed to drive on dual carraigeways. Most driving tests in the UK are taken in Manual cars.
My UK driving test... 17 years and 3 months old. I rolled backwards on the hill start. Very first thing I did. Then I skidded on the emergency stop. Then I sat in traffic for 20 minutes. Then I was told I had passed. When I did it (1991) there was no separate theory test, just a few questions verbally.
the theory test is pretty much two tests rolled into 1. you have something called a 'hazard perception test' and one where you answer a bunch of questions (i think i had to answer 48 or 50 bitd)
I'm sure you're an excellent driver but you certainly wouldn't pass the UK driving test without some instruction. This video doesn't go in to any detail about each item that is assessed. if you would like to get a better idea watch a driving instructor giving a mock test. One other thing most americans don't seem to realise is that the instructor is just an instructor - a private individual working in a teaching position either as an independent instructor or as part of a company. The examiner is a complete stranger employed by the government who you don't meet until moments before the test starts. Also, almost all homes in the UK are made of brick and concrete. I actually can't remember ever seeing a wooden house. We do make sheds and barns out of wood though.
I passed my driving test first time (though there were no satnavs then. lol) and my motorbike test on the second time. My nerves got to me on the first motorbike test. On the second one it absolutely bucketed it down with rain so I was kinda resigned, 'Oh well...' - which weirdly calmed me and I passed. lol
Passed my driving test first time 11th December last year with 4 minor faults. The test itself is truly easy when you go in with confidence and do a good amount of practice beforehand. I watched countless youtube videos from some of the most well know youtube instructors (clearview, DGN, Conquer & Francis I forget his channel name) and I also revised the show me/ tell me questions a lot beforehand. I even went and did some more theory test practice runs on the official app to make sure my road knowledge was on par. All in all though you're sitting it for 35-40 mins, if you get a lot of traffic that counts towards the time so sometimes you might not have to even drive a lot, although mistakes are easy to make because of the standard you're to drive at, they're also just as easy to avoid. Even seasoned drivers make the most basic mistakes so it's rare to see a clean pass. I had a lot of fun on my test.
The general standard of driving in the UK is pretty poor these days. The worrying thing is it's still far better than the standard of US driving which is shockingly bad.
The YT videos showing drivers swearing at bad / dangerous driving on our UK roads, seem to back up your comment about how poor British driving has become. ...it may just be a minimal percentage of bad drivers whose behaviours are highlighted by the influx of dashcams, but it seems there is a real need for this technology in modern vehicles / with the state of driving becoming ever more dangerous by some drivers who we might wonder "how long since they passed their tests?" or "if indeed they had passed a driving test?" - or were just 'winging it' - as from what I've seen here on YT (& as I am a nondriver myself, so not really having a right to complain about other's with minor driving faults?) There's a need for good quality and well-used dashcams by better drivers, who might require the backup they offer in some accidents / near accidents which could be lifethreatening.
In the 2000s I lived in Michigan for a year representing my British firm. Frankly I found that standard of driving in America to be bl@@dy awful! And I drove in several states. Spatial awareness was poor and there was little if any consideration by drivers for other road users. It was very much a case of "Every man (or woman) for themselves". It was a real pleasure when I got back to the UK to drive here again 🙂
6:15 The examiner will have made sure there is nothing behind you before giving the emergency stop instruction, so nothing should run into the back of you.
You could obtain an international licence to drive in the UK if you visit on holiday but, of course, if you took your test in an automatic you would only be allowed to drive an automatic car in the UK. Automatic cars were rare and difficult to hire in the UK but with electric cars taking tests in an automatic car are growing in popularity. In the UK we don't use the term K turn, it's called a three point turn here. I used to live in an area that covered a test route, I was always conscious that someone with L plates may be in their test so I always gave them space and time to do what they needed to do as I know how nerve wracking the driving test is. I was also conscious that they needed to do an emergency stop! The examiners are unpredictable about when in the test they ask for the emergency stop to happen, it could happen at any time.
It my be commonly referered to as a 3 point turn but officially its called a turn in the road because depending on the turning circle you may need to do a 5 point turn
The examiner checks your eyesight by asking you to read the number plate of a car parked nearby. If you can't read it clearly then you have failed the test.
I am sure instructors still give this one simple piece of advice before your test adjust your mirrors so you have to move your head slightly it makes using your mirrors more noticeable to the examiner
Apart from driving on the left, another difference between the UK and the US is that, in the UK, when driving on a dual carriageway or motorway, you need to keep to the left side lane (equivalent of your right) except when overtaking.
A K turn in UK is known as a three point but officially is a turn in the road so if unable to do it in three take more shunts, as long as done safely. One point is when doing the test the person is an examiner not instructor.
If you take your UK test in an automatic transmission car, this does not allow you to drive a manual transmission. Passing in a manual, allows you to drive both.
Theres two test known as (Theory test 1st). Its split into Hazard Perception and multiple choice questions. Harzard perceprion is multiple videos where you click a screen to spot hazards before they could happen. Closer the click to the optimum scores points. You have to pass both parts to gain a theory test. Multiple lessons andthen a practicle test. He eye test for me was to stand 25m from a number plate and read it out. That was before getting in the car you have "sow me tell me" where they can lift the bonet 'hood' and say"point to where you put the oil and water etc and some others inside and out of the car. Then a test which includes a self drive portion then 1 of 3 manoeuvres (which you should of practiced in your lessons).
I've driven in the U.S.A. There's hardly any traffic compared to U.K. And you can turn left at a red traffic light if there's no traffic crossing your path. There's no roundabouts. The speed limit on motorways (freeways) is 75mph at daytime and 65mph at night. And petrol is dirt cheap over there.😮
Take a look at the Advanced Driving Course and the Master Driver Course. Both are organised by the Institute Of Advanced Motorists. There are less than 2,000 Master Drivers in the UK and it is the hardest test that a civilian can do in the UK
They ask the eyes sight cause you never know what could of happened by the time they got there and either way it’s to protect people on the road you can never ask the same question to much when it comes to people’s safety
I noticed that 'axed' instead of "asked" too... apparently it's a 'gen_z' term... Due perhaps to the laziness in "American-ese" (!) as totally-encouraged by the "British-hating" / bad spelling of _Noah Webster_ ?! :-(
I passed my test first time with 2 minors. One was for not checking one of my mirrors when pulling away (I did but I mustn't have been obvious enough as I did it while checking my blind spot too) and the other was for taking a corner too wide. I argued that one as the corner in question was at the top of a hill, over 90 degrees and more importantly, about 200m from my front door so I knew that 90% of the time there was a car parked there that you'd have to swing out for straight away. Naturally that was the 1 day the car wasn't there but you can't really see due to a wall until you get most of the way turned. If I stand at that junction and watch cars literally 90% of them do what I did so I don't feel remotely bad.
Our test involves a lot more because our roads are a lot more complicated and also because we have very strict road safety rules. Take a look at a video of narrow British roads or mountain passes and you will see why drivers need to be very good here. I never tried to learn to drive. I've never needed to. My sister passed first time.
I never learned to drive - as a head injury aged 6 years at Primary school led to me developing 'photosensitive temporal lobe epilepsy' - my sister did and she passed first time too. (though I don't know how old she was when she learned to drive / took her test). However her husband (who was twice her age - when they married in March 1962, I was 9, my sister was 17, and her new husband was 34) had to take his driving test twice before he passed it... (he also, like me, was a non-swimmer but my sister "could swim like a fish" so he was - like me - beach-bound on holidays, whilst she learned "body surfing" etc!!) ...it always seemed amazing that they remained married til his demise in 1991, as they had so little in common!! :-o
15 minor sounds a lot, but the word minor is strictly defined, and they really are minor, it you dont use your mirrors when you are meant to, that will be a serious fault, so a fail
I passed first time in 1973, in Uk , there was no separate theory test then , they asked a few questions at the end. There was also no parallel parking included in the test then. I was surprised I passed first time as I clipped the kerb with the rear wheel turning out of a side road into the main road. Actually it calmed my nerves as I thought I’d probably failed but it must have been just a minor fault.
Firstly THAT did NOT show a full test, and this test is for an Automatic car. The test for a manual is more involved. Remember you CANNOT drive a manual car with an Automatic license. Over the last 20 years or so the driving test has become much easier to pass here in UK. When I took my manual test back in 1972 it lasted well over an hour with loads of questions to answer while driving. Those 15 MINOR faults are not what YOU would think. EG. Not looking in a mirror is a FAIL. Minor faults might be, miss placed hand position on the steering wheel.
@@thedragonbrawler9311 Yes it was a bit mixed up which did not give you a clear view of the tests involved. It is mostly common sense. The biggest problem US tourist find over here is trying to get a manual car when the US license is usually just for automatic cars.
In answer to your question, had we passed our driving test first time... For myself, my answer my surprise you, initially, as I have never learned to drive and so have never taken a driving test!! I had an accident at school, and sustained a head injury when I was 6 years old there, and quite soon afterwards I developed "photosensitive temporal lobe epilepsy" which meant it wasn't worth trying to learn to drive. So here I am, now aged 71 and I have never driven a car in my life!! I guess that might surprise you (and some others)...?! Its a good job I have mostly lived in London as we have very good public transport here in a range of options such as buses, trains, trams, and underground trains (commonly known in London as "The Tube") all ways in which at different times in my life, I have used to travel throughout London and indeed around the "Home Counties"* too (which is how the counties closest to London itself are known*). If I lived in the US, instead of the UK, I imagine it might be harder to get around if I couldn't drive a car? (perhaps depending on which town or city I lived or worked in?) :-/
This video isn't representative of a UK test, they didn't show any town driving around one-way systems or small dangerous gaps. Not to mention we drive manual over here unless you're useless and the test goes on for quite a while. I spent my whole test just chit-chatting with the examiner whilst doing everything and yes matey, I passed first time.
my driving test basically 1 hour long 55-58 mins, my teacher said longest test he seen for long time. we had city driving,huge 4 - 5 lane roundabouts, country lanes one car width so very narrow, tight city streets and castle walls to squeeze through as roads very narrow, fast 70mph roads we did it all. passed first time two minors but faults are because merging out still with left signal but merging out in very slow traffic and they letting me in so it safe, other hesitation i missed a safe gap to enter big roundabout. overall a good result esp how long test was, nearly hour when normal test 35-40 mins so lot extra time to screw up and all faults were passed the 40 min mark. yes you say 15 minor marks a lot but 4 of the same fault becomes a serious and serious or a dangerous just one them a fail, so misleading signal 4 times on 4 junctions you can fail. usa tests ive seen wow they easy, one doing test got help from examiner and still passed uk you fail, usa tests all ones ive watch lowest was 12 mins longest 20 mins and non got on to fast road highest i seen 40mph and most were 25-20 mph roads on very quite side streets. its amazing how usa you get so much help during test, uk you do not you expected to be at driving level to drive safe and interdependent, and we tested all types roads too, usa roads large and easy even side streets even in big car and you drive go cart an auto it could not be more east stop and go
I took a few lessons at the end of last year as I wanted to start driving again after 8 years of not (and in an automatic which I'd never done before) and my instructor happily told me he wasn't bothered about seeing me do things "properly" like you would for a test (stuff like where I was holding the wheel and how precise my manoeuvres were etc) but that I was a perfectly safe driver so not to worry. He was just happy I was good at observation stuff and checking my mirrors. He also told me that if tested again a year after passing about 2/3 of people would fail their tests (not sure if that's accurate or not!).
Check this video out of a UK Driving Theory Test. RUclips channel. Think Driving School. Video title. 25 Of The Hardest Theory Test Questions. Also check this video out. RUclips channel. Driving Crawley. Video title. The ultimate guide to the UK Road Signs. PASS your theory test.
15 minor faults really aren't a lot as these faults are really for the most miniscule things which this video doesn't explain. For example not checking the respective mirrors before signalling left or right will result in a minor. Note, I'm not talking about checking your mirrors before changing lanes, I'm talking about checking them even before you signal. That should give a perspective of how strict the test is compared to America. Plus the road signs are completely different so there's no way you'll pass without some supervision beforehand.
At the moment, if you take a test in an automatic, you will only be allowed to drive an automatic. Maybe this will change as more EVs are purchased ? If you pass in a maual car, then you are licensed to drive both manual and automatic.
I saw in another comment you couldn’t find the British crusade against slavery video. I recommend Thomas SowellTV the end of slavery explained - full compilation. It goes into a lot more deal and talks about real military records.
Evan Edinger said that too... (Whilst I don't _recall_ him using the British phrase of: "It was a piece of piss!!" ...I get the feeling he meant exactly that as I think he has heard that expression before and knows what it means!!)
My first driving test I failed the instructor flipped out and told me to stop as I was doing a reverse parking thing between two parked cars, stop stop you will hit one I was sure I wouldn't so I failed, seconded one I passed the guy who stamped the thing to say I had passed looked at the score sheet thing and said how did you do this never seen a 100% score before so depends on the examiner I guess, also failed my first motor bike test as I got there late due to the clutch cable snapping on my way there, drove Tanks and APCs in the Army before all this no problem but they were a B (automatic for Americans) licence so had to take a different test to drive a car in civvie street.
If uou think about it this way, you can kill multiple people on a motorway pile up. Just like guns can kill. So both are highly regulated. Not just the driving test, the annual MOT for cars over 3 years old. The MOT checks the car to be safe on the road, tires, brakes, steering, lights, rust that may be critical and make the car unsafe. Also emissions.
They are driving an automatic it means if they want to drive a manual gearbox car they will have to take another test
Yes.
The same in belgium.almost all over the world they have symbols on the road signs.except 3 countries i think.and of course Amerika is one of them.
Is it aks or ask😊
If you pass your test in a manual car you can drive an automatic car. But if you pass your test in an automatic car you have to pass a manual test to drive a manual car. You also have to prove you can do basic mechanics & explain how some things work as part of the test.
In the UK you have to sit a theory test, not questions being fired at you by an instructor 👨🏫🏴
In the 80s the examiner used to do the eyesight, questions as well as practical driving in the UK
And the Theory test is 50 questions. And there is a Hazard Perception part where they show you a bunch of clips where you're meant to spot the hazard.
Driving lessons and tests have changed a lot since I started driving many decades ago, we just read the number plate from a car in the car park and answered some questions with the examiner
Yes, yes, we all know the american driving test's piss easy.
Easy to drive and to own a gun crazy
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But woe betide any American who wants to buy / gift / eat a standard Kinder Egg... :-/
Yh plus most of them drive auto
tests used to all take part at 1 time, now they are split into theory at an office etc then a seperate driving one which can take around 40 minutes, in UK there is a waiting list of over a year for your practical road test in many areas, us brits also prefer stick shift (manual) over auto
That is a very quiet part of Britain there is no other traffic on the road whereas when I took my test it included a city centre
Driving "examiner" tests your eyesight, not your driving instructor. Instructor taught you, examiner test you and gives you the pass/fail.
Back when I took my test, the theory part was a question & answer session and a quick eyesight test (read that numberplate x feet away from where you're standing) from the examiner in/by the car before the driving test itself.
Satnav's did no exist when I took my test.
Four lanes would be a Motorway, which Learner Drivers are not allowed to drive on, however they are allowed to drive on dual carraigeways.
Most driving tests in the UK are taken in Manual cars.
Same here.
The driving EXAMINER (the one who is doing your TEST), NOT your driving INSTRUCTOR, is the one who checks your eyesight !
My UK driving test... 17 years and 3 months old. I rolled backwards on the hill start. Very first thing I did. Then I skidded on the emergency stop. Then I sat in traffic for 20 minutes. Then I was told I had passed.
When I did it (1991) there was no separate theory test, just a few questions verbally.
in my test the examiner whacked the clipboard hard on the dash
the theory test is pretty much two tests rolled into 1. you have something called a 'hazard perception test' and one where you answer a bunch of questions (i think i had to answer 48 or 50 bitd)
They do the emergency stop as a kind of "practice" - the examiner checks around first before they get you to do it.
I'm sure you're an excellent driver but you certainly wouldn't pass the UK driving test without some instruction. This video doesn't go in to any detail about each item that is assessed. if you would like to get a better idea watch a driving instructor giving a mock test.
One other thing most americans don't seem to realise is that the instructor is just an instructor - a private individual working in a teaching position either as an independent instructor or as part of a company. The examiner is a complete stranger employed by the government who you don't meet until moments before the test starts.
Also, almost all homes in the UK are made of brick and concrete. I actually can't remember ever seeing a wooden house. We do make sheds and barns out of wood though.
I passed my driving test first time (though there were no satnavs then. lol) and my motorbike test on the second time. My nerves got to me on the first motorbike test. On the second one it absolutely bucketed it down with rain so I was kinda resigned, 'Oh well...' - which weirdly calmed me and I passed. lol
Passed my driving test first time 11th December last year with 4 minor faults. The test itself is truly easy when you go in with confidence and do a good amount of practice beforehand. I watched countless youtube videos from some of the most well know youtube instructors (clearview, DGN, Conquer & Francis I forget his channel name) and I also revised the show me/ tell me questions a lot beforehand. I even went and did some more theory test practice runs on the official app to make sure my road knowledge was on par. All in all though you're sitting it for 35-40 mins, if you get a lot of traffic that counts towards the time so sometimes you might not have to even drive a lot, although mistakes are easy to make because of the standard you're to drive at, they're also just as easy to avoid. Even seasoned drivers make the most basic mistakes so it's rare to see a clean pass. I had a lot of fun on my test.
The general standard of driving in the UK is pretty poor these days. The worrying thing is it's still far better than the standard of US driving which is shockingly bad.
The YT videos showing drivers swearing at bad / dangerous driving on our UK roads, seem to back up your comment about how poor British driving has become. ...it may just be a minimal percentage of bad drivers whose behaviours are highlighted by the influx of dashcams, but it seems there is a real need for this technology in modern vehicles / with the state of driving becoming ever more dangerous by some drivers who we might wonder "how long since they passed their tests?" or "if indeed they had passed a driving test?" - or were just 'winging it' - as from what I've seen here on YT (& as I am a nondriver myself, so not really having a right to complain about other's with minor driving faults?) There's a need for good quality and well-used dashcams by better drivers, who might require the backup they offer in some accidents / near accidents which could be lifethreatening.
To be fair the driving standard in the UK is still better than driving in most other countries.
Sad right?
In the 2000s I lived in Michigan for a year representing my British firm.
Frankly I found that standard of driving in America to be bl@@dy awful! And I drove in several states. Spatial awareness was poor and there was little if any consideration by drivers for other road users. It was very much a case of "Every man (or woman) for themselves".
It was a real pleasure when I got back to the UK to drive here again 🙂
6:15 The examiner will have made sure there is nothing behind you before giving the emergency stop instruction, so nothing should run into the back of you.
You could obtain an international licence to drive in the UK if you visit on holiday but, of course, if you took your test in an automatic you would only be allowed to drive an automatic car in the UK. Automatic cars were rare and difficult to hire in the UK but with electric cars taking tests in an automatic car are growing in popularity. In the UK we don't use the term K turn, it's called a three point turn here.
I used to live in an area that covered a test route, I was always conscious that someone with L plates may be in their test so I always gave them space and time to do what they needed to do as I know how nerve wracking the driving test is. I was also conscious that they needed to do an emergency stop! The examiners are unpredictable about when in the test they ask for the emergency stop to happen, it could happen at any time.
But the examiner will always check behind & only give the "STOP!" order if it's all clear.
It my be commonly referered to as a 3 point turn but officially its called a turn in the road because depending on the turning circle you may need to do a 5 point turn
The examiner checks your eyesight by asking you to read the number plate of a car parked nearby. If you can't read it clearly then you have failed the test.
I am sure instructors still give this one simple piece of advice before your test adjust your mirrors so you have to move your head slightly it makes using your mirrors more noticeable to the examiner
100% you would fail a UK driving test.
Apart from driving on the left, another difference between the UK and the US is that, in the UK, when driving on a dual carriageway or motorway, you need to keep to the left side lane (equivalent of your right) except when overtaking.
In România, you take the knowledge test then a practical test with a special policeman to demonstrate that you know how to drive.
A K turn in UK is known as a three point but officially is a turn in the road so if unable to do it in three take more shunts, as long as done safely. One point is when doing the test the person is an examiner not instructor.
If you take your UK test in an automatic transmission car, this does not allow you to drive a manual transmission. Passing in a manual, allows you to drive both.
Theres two test known as (Theory test 1st). Its split into Hazard Perception and multiple choice questions. Harzard perceprion is multiple videos where you click a screen to spot hazards before they could happen. Closer the click to the optimum scores points. You have to pass both parts to gain a theory test. Multiple lessons andthen a practicle test. He eye test for me was to stand 25m from a number plate and read it out. That was before getting in the car you have "sow me tell me" where they can lift the bonet 'hood' and say"point to where you put the oil and water etc and some others inside and out of the car. Then a test which includes a self drive portion then 1 of 3 manoeuvres (which you should of practiced in your lessons).
I've driven in the U.S.A. There's hardly any traffic compared to U.K. And you can turn left at a red traffic light if there's no traffic crossing your path. There's no roundabouts. The speed limit on motorways (freeways) is 75mph at daytime and 65mph at night. And petrol is dirt cheap over there.😮
When taking my theory one of the videos was actually about 500 yards from home
Take a look at the Advanced Driving Course and the Master Driver Course. Both are organised by the Institute Of Advanced Motorists. There are less than 2,000 Master Drivers in the UK and it is the hardest test that a civilian can do in the UK
They ask the eyes sight cause you never know what could of happened by the time they got there and either way it’s to protect people on the road you can never ask the same question to much when it comes to people’s safety
Testing eyesight just means they will ask you to read a car number plate (License plate) from a set distance
What's with Axed instead of ask?
You have 50 multiple-choice questions on a UK theory test which you have to pass before a practical test.
I noticed that 'axed' instead of "asked" too... apparently it's a 'gen_z' term...
Due perhaps to the laziness in "American-ese" (!) as totally-encouraged by the "British-hating" / bad spelling of _Noah Webster_ ?! :-(
We in Belgium have also 50 questions.and you get 15seconds to answer.you could make 9 minor mistakes.
Is a k turn a three point turn in the UK
I passed my test first time with 2 minors. One was for not checking one of my mirrors when pulling away (I did but I mustn't have been obvious enough as I did it while checking my blind spot too) and the other was for taking a corner too wide. I argued that one as the corner in question was at the top of a hill, over 90 degrees and more importantly, about 200m from my front door so I knew that 90% of the time there was a car parked there that you'd have to swing out for straight away. Naturally that was the 1 day the car wasn't there but you can't really see due to a wall until you get most of the way turned. If I stand at that junction and watch cars literally 90% of them do what I did so I don't feel remotely bad.
Our test involves a lot more because our roads are a lot more complicated and also because we have very strict road safety rules. Take a look at a video of narrow British roads or mountain passes and you will see why drivers need to be very good here.
I never tried to learn to drive. I've never needed to. My sister passed first time.
I never learned to drive - as a head injury aged 6 years at Primary school led to me developing 'photosensitive temporal lobe epilepsy' -
my sister did and she passed first time too. (though I don't know how old she was when she learned to drive / took her test).
However her husband (who was twice her age - when they married in March 1962, I was 9, my sister was 17, and her new husband was 34) had to take his driving test twice before he passed it...
(he also, like me, was a non-swimmer but my sister "could swim like a fish" so he was - like me - beach-bound on holidays, whilst she learned "body surfing" etc!!) ...it always seemed amazing that they remained married til his demise in 1991, as they had so little in common!! :-o
Will ask you to read a number plate 25yards away before you start for the eye sight test
15 minor sounds a lot, but the word minor is strictly defined, and they really are minor, it you dont use your mirrors when you are meant to, that will be a serious fault, so a fail
Our driving tests are a lot harder then the usa, we don’t pass the test by driving around a car park for 15 minutes.
no you can do practical as soon as you have a provisional theory test can be taken whenever before the actual test day
They test your eyesight by asking you to read a numberplate, from a certain distance. I think you call a number plate tags.
I passed first time in 1973, in Uk , there was no separate theory test then , they asked a few questions at the end. There was also no parallel parking included in the test then. I was surprised I passed first time as I clipped the kerb with the rear wheel turning out of a side road into the main road. Actually it calmed my nerves as I thought I’d probably failed but it must have been just a minor fault.
Check your eye sight! read a license plate at a certain distance
Is a 'K' turn the same as a 3 point turn?
Yes
@ Thanks.
Firstly THAT did NOT show a full test, and this test is for an Automatic car. The test for a manual is more involved. Remember you CANNOT drive a manual car with an Automatic license. Over the last 20 years or so the driving test has become much easier to pass here in UK. When I took my manual test back in 1972 it lasted well over an hour with loads of questions to answer while driving. Those 15 MINOR faults are not what YOU would think. EG. Not looking in a mirror is a FAIL. Minor faults might be, miss placed hand position on the steering wheel.
Some clips showed a manual car and others were auto
@@thedragonbrawler9311 Yes it was a bit mixed up which did not give you a clear view of the tests involved. It is mostly common sense. The biggest problem US tourist find over here is trying to get a manual car when the US license is usually just for automatic cars.
In answer to your question, had we passed our driving test first time... For myself, my answer my surprise you, initially, as I have never learned to drive and so have never taken a driving test!!
I had an accident at school, and sustained a head injury when I was 6 years old there, and quite soon afterwards I developed "photosensitive temporal lobe epilepsy" which meant it wasn't worth trying to learn to drive. So here I am, now aged 71 and I have never driven a car in my life!! I guess that might surprise you (and some others)...?! Its a good job I have mostly lived in London as we have very good public transport here in a range of options such as buses, trains, trams, and underground trains (commonly known in London as "The Tube") all ways in which at different times in my life, I have used to travel throughout London and indeed around the "Home Counties"* too
(which is how the counties closest to London itself are known*).
If I lived in the US, instead of the UK, I imagine it might be harder to get around if I couldn't drive a car? (perhaps depending on which town or city I lived or worked in?) :-/
Back home yes if you could see it's not that hard for you to see the number plate of the car that almost hit you
This video isn't representative of a UK test, they didn't show any town driving around one-way systems or small dangerous gaps. Not to mention we drive manual over here unless you're useless and the test goes on for quite a while. I spent my whole test just chit-chatting with the examiner whilst doing everything and yes matey, I passed first time.
my driving test basically 1 hour long 55-58 mins, my teacher said longest test he seen for long time. we had city driving,huge 4 - 5 lane roundabouts, country lanes one car width so very narrow, tight city streets and castle walls to squeeze through as roads very narrow, fast 70mph roads we did it all. passed first time two minors but faults are because merging out still with left signal but merging out in very slow traffic and they letting me in so it safe, other hesitation i missed a safe gap to enter big roundabout. overall a good result esp how long test was, nearly hour when normal test 35-40 mins so lot extra time to screw up and all faults were passed the 40 min mark. yes you say 15 minor marks a lot but 4 of the same fault becomes a serious and serious or a dangerous just one them a fail, so misleading signal 4 times on 4 junctions you can fail. usa tests ive seen wow they easy, one doing test got help from examiner and still passed uk you fail, usa tests all ones ive watch lowest was 12 mins longest 20 mins and non got on to fast road highest i seen 40mph and most were 25-20 mph roads on very quite side streets. its amazing how usa you get so much help during test, uk you do not you expected to be at driving level to drive safe and interdependent, and we tested all types roads too, usa roads large and easy even side streets even in big car and you drive go cart an auto it could not be more east stop and go
Come on,be honest, how many of us would pass if we had to take the test tomorrow?I know I wouldn't.
I am sure I wouldn't.
I took a few lessons at the end of last year as I wanted to start driving again after 8 years of not (and in an automatic which I'd never done before) and my instructor happily told me he wasn't bothered about seeing me do things "properly" like you would for a test (stuff like where I was holding the wheel and how precise my manoeuvres were etc) but that I was a perfectly safe driver so not to worry. He was just happy I was good at observation stuff and checking my mirrors. He also told me that if tested again a year after passing about 2/3 of people would fail their tests (not sure if that's accurate or not!).
You would not pass a uk driving test, you wouldn’t survive on our roads. The way you learned in us.
In the UK if a car hits you from behind, then the driver who hit you is at fault.
true. but your insurance will go up regardless.
@@ZeerakImranIt goes up every year even if you never have an accident 😭
Check this video out of a UK Driving Theory Test.
RUclips channel. Think Driving School.
Video title. 25 Of The Hardest Theory Test Questions.
Also check this video out.
RUclips channel. Driving Crawley.
Video title. The ultimate guide to the UK Road Signs. PASS your theory test.
You can also do mock theory tests online through the .gov website
15 minor faults really aren't a lot as these faults are really for the most miniscule things which this video doesn't explain. For example not checking the respective mirrors before signalling left or right will result in a minor. Note, I'm not talking about checking your mirrors before changing lanes, I'm talking about checking them even before you signal. That should give a perspective of how strict the test is compared to America. Plus the road signs are completely different so there's no way you'll pass without some supervision beforehand.
At the moment, if you take a test in an automatic, you will only be allowed to drive an automatic. Maybe this will change as more EVs are purchased ? If you pass in a maual car, then you are licensed to drive both manual and automatic.
You keep confusing the instructor and the examiner
4 mins: They check your eyesight by getting you to read a car number plate that is 67 feet way. This is with glasses if you use them to drive.
I saw in another comment you couldn’t find the British crusade against slavery video. I recommend Thomas SowellTV the end of slavery explained - full compilation. It goes into a lot more deal and talks about real military records.
Why should I have 2 Mirrors in my car? Oh the lashes that my passenger is using to flirt
I've seen many American reactors say they just drive round a car park/parking lot? That true?!
Evan Edinger said that too...
(Whilst I don't _recall_ him using the British phrase of: "It was a piece of piss!!" ...I get the feeling he meant exactly that as I think he has heard that expression before and knows what it means!!)
@@brigidsingleton1596 Right?! Pretty sure most people could navigate a car park ^^
Christ they've dummed down the test since I did it
My first driving test I failed the instructor flipped out and told me to stop as I was doing a reverse parking thing between two parked cars, stop stop you will hit one I was sure I wouldn't so I failed, seconded one I passed the guy who stamped the thing to say I had passed looked at the score sheet thing and said how did you do this never seen a 100% score before so depends on the examiner I guess, also failed my first motor bike test as I got there late due to the clutch cable snapping on my way there, drove Tanks and APCs in the Army before all this no problem but they were a B (automatic for Americans) licence so had to take a different test to drive a car in civvie street.
We call the K turn a three pint turn
I guess if you can do a K turn without spilling any of your 3 pints, then you have passed. 😄
Pints 😅
If uou think about it this way, you can kill multiple people on a motorway pile up. Just like guns can kill. So both are highly regulated. Not just the driving test, the annual MOT for cars over 3 years old. The MOT checks the car to be safe on the road, tires, brakes, steering, lights, rust that may be critical and make the car unsafe. Also emissions.
It's not "Let me ax", it's "let me ask"
Thankyou. :)
You should catch onto roundabouts, the US invented them.
Traffic circle is not the same as a modern roundabout.
Rubbish!!!! Typical American we invented everything mentality!! The first roundabout was in the UK in 1909 in Letchworth Garden City.
Broooo I miss your chiefing vids noo come back to 420 gng
3:00 is a fail in test, you are not allowed to cross hands
I dont think that is correct. I'm just going by what Ashley Neal says though.
@@drcl7429 i am 100% correct as know from personal experience
@@jonathanpringle8238 The DVSA says otherwise too but you're 100% correct. ruclips.net/video/Gw2qX4AEF0g/видео.html
@@drcl7429 I failed my class 1 test as crossed my hands and that was in june 2024
@@jonathanpringle8238 Well we aren't talking about CE test here though.