Why is the uk driving test so hard
How difficult is the UK Extended Driving Test? [Mock Test with commentary]
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in the UK when a driver commits a
serious motoring offence and is banned
from driving the court has the option to
impose an extended driving test on the
driver before they get their license
back
the extended driving test lasts almost
twice as long as the standard learner's
test and as a result the test routes are
considerably more challenging it will
include all the elements of a normal
learner test such as an eye test one
manoeuvre and 20 minutes of independent
driving but will always include the
emergency stop routine Ben has been
driving for two years and has kindly
agreed to play the part of the banned
driver for our video today he has not
been banned but it would not be
difficult for him to find himself in
this position with a real examiner one
day he has not had any extra training to
help him get ready for our test route
but has test driven our car to get used
to its controls we will identify any
faults we see and also monitor the total
number of faults so you can see how Ben
is doing this is a very long video so if
you would like to skip to other parts of
the video please click the links in the
description below let's get started so
on today's route we're going to be
driving for approximately an hour we'll
be doing an emergency stop
some independent driving with the Sat
Nav today and maneuver somewhere
throughout the drive always follow the
road ahead unless traffic signs are over
I can say otherwise and if I need you to
turn left or right I'll tell you in
plenty of time yeah
any questions nope cool okay so we're
gonna start with independent driving
straight away with the set enough so
I'll guide you out the car park and then
I'll hide you at this enough so if
you're ready to start your engine okay
so if you're ready drive on please that
way
at the giveaway line here the edge of
the road turn right then eventually a
straight head towards the new houses
turn right then go straight on
yes I think it's a naps got us it will
be going through the gap okay straight
on then at the end of the road turn left
turn left then cross the roundabout and
take the second exit
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after 100 yards across the roundabout
and take the second exit
cross the roundabout and take the second
exit
something I was going to get this wrong
it's actually the straight ahead second
exit we need
across the roundabout and take the third
exit
Ben did well to spot that he needed to
use the right lane to go ahead at this
roundabout
after 100 yards go left on the
roundabout and take the first exit go
left on the roundabout and take the
first exit
during an extended test route the
examiner would be looking to ensure that
the driving is safe as the driver has
previously been disqualified the
examiner will focus especially on
observation skills appropriate signaling
adhering to speed limits and that they
remain courteous to other road users the
normal methods of assessment will be
applied but examiner's will take into
consideration that candidates are likely
to have considerable driving experience
and their level of confidence will
probably be quite different to the
majority of learner drivers
after 300 yards cross the roundabout and
take the third exit there just to be
clear that's right of the traffic lights
and thank you mister
across the roundabout I'll take the
third exit
take the exit
after 300 yards turn right
turn right
this is the third time that Ben has
indicated before checking his side
mirrors so now has three driver faults
four mirrors signaling even though we
are allowed up to 15 driving or minor
faults before failing the test if we are
given three or more in the same category
the examiner may convert them into a
serious fault which will result in a
test failure from now on we will stop
counting faults in this category after
300 yards
right on the roundabout and take the
third exit
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after 100 yards across the roundabout
I'll take the second exit
most the roundabouts and take the second
exit
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Ben shows his confidence here by
increasing his speed on this national
speed limit road driving too slowly here
could frustrate other drivers and lead
to danger
after 400 yards right on the roundabout
I'd take the third X
right on the roundabout I'm taking the
third exit
can you bail upon the left a safe place
please
after 300 yards turn left
there's much
are you ready travel
yeah continued from the south now
turn left
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pick up on the dentist and please
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thanks a lot and when you already
Vonnegut been now has two faults for
pulling away without checking his blind
spots for danger not shown in his
mirrors an examiner will expect us to do
this but this fault is typical of a more
experienced driver that just stopped
doing this every time they pull away
at the end of the road turn right
turn right
the reason that we should check our
mirrors before we change our speed is
that we need to check if we are being
followed closely by another vehicle if
we spot this we could break more gently
and earlier than usual to warn them and
reduce the chance of being hit from
behind
after 300 yards across the roundabout
I'll take the second exit
Ross the roundabout and take the second
exit
good lane discipline from been here as
he crosses the roundabout neatly in the
outer lane
after 300 yards right on the roundabout
I'll take the third exit
right off the roundabout and take the
third exit
even though Ben crosses his hands when
steering sometimes it will not be marked
as a fault as long as it doesn't affect
his car control
after 200 yards turn left
turn left
in this residential area the speed limit
is still 30 miles per hour but Ben is
driving far slower in case of hidden
danger the basic rule to follow is the
less we can see the slower we should
drive
Matt was hoping to do the reverse
parallel park maneuver here but didn't
spot any suitable cars in time so ended
up doing a different maneuver later in
the test route at the end of the road
turn right
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turn right
after 300 yards go left on the
roundabout and take the first exit
in areas like this the examiner would
like to see that you have recognized the
potential for hidden danger so remember
that there is no need to rush and drive
carefully
go left on the roundabout and take the
first exit
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Ben is driving just under the speed
limit here but look behind time to 300
the Arthur Road users often speed and if
we use on there is effectively spot them
approaching us we can make sure we don't
put ourselves in danger
cross the roundabout I'll take the
second exit
excellent lane discipline again here
giving the other car room to turn right
notice this time Ben does check his
mirrors before stopping at the traffic
lights
after 300 yards go right on the
roundabout and take the second exit
while we are waiting it's good to check
our mirrors for danger behind such as a
motorbike filtering between the lanes
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after 100 yards right on the roundabout
and take the second exit
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okay so did that show me question soon
when he says to do so when he showing me
his Jew
we must demonstrate how to use a car
control whilst driving just as we would
need to after passing if we forget how
to do this we are allowed to stop the
car somewhere safe to refresh our memory
and then continue driving before
demonstrating the controls use
good use of speed on this major road
here which helps the flow of traffic
after driving quickly it can be
difficult to stick to a 30 mile per hour
limit on a wide road like this but Ben
does a good job of controlling his speed
we won't fail a test for doing 31 in a
30 but reached 35 and we might
after 300 yards turned left
turn left
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and if you could pull over on the left
safe place please
okay that's the end of the independent
driving section
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when you find the end of this road or
the eternal death please
another road that it's very easy to
speed on and there is often speed
cameras here Ben stays just under limit
nicely
it is possible to fail a test for
driving too slowly for example staying
at 30 miles per hour on a road like this
if the road is clear we should try to
show our confidence and make good
progress
as the name suggests an extended driving
test is much longer than a normal
driving test this allows the examiner to
use a greater variety of roads to really
test the candidate we are about to drive
into a rural area with very narrow roads
which will test Ben's judgment and car
control
so we need to tell you the next
particular price
a spent slows the car notice how he
changes through every year in turn
rather than block changing directly into
second for the junction you can use
which ever technique you prefer as long
as it doesn't affect your control over
the car
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the road is fairly narrow here but as
Ben can see the road ahead is clear he
is still making good progress
now the road is very narrow
Ben has reduces speed further in case he
meets oncoming traffic
at the end of this road if we can turn
left
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the speed limit is still 60 miles per
hour on these roads but we shouldn't
think of it as a target and instead
driver to speed that would always let us
stop in the amount of Road we can see to
be clear
at the end of this ride place down
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we are now just over halfway through the
test route despite the extra length of
the test the pass mark is the same as
the normal driving test so we will need
to drive at a higher standard if we are
to be successful
we could turn crying feelings
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the next runner battle is straight ahead
second
please
much I'm gonna do the emergency stop
routine soon so I'm gonna get driver on
at some point give you the signal to
stop so I'd like you to stop the car as
quickly as you can under full control
now I'm gonna check it safe before I do
the routine but please wait till you get
the stop command or yeah okay when you
ready drive on please
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men fails to check his blind spots for
the third time so as before we will
convert the three minor faults into one
serious fault and stop counting this
type of fault anymore while we wait for
the examiner to give us the signal to
stop we should keep up to our normal
speed for this road and be ready to
react promptly doing that again
unfortunately Ben doesn't check his
blind spots once more and then pulls
away just as the red car starts to drive
past him this would be marked as a
serious fault
we need to go straight ahead of the next
Junction towards local traffic on the
side
double mini roundabouts can be tricky to
negotiate sometimes our advice is to
treat each part separately
Ben does well here
watch out for the confusing speed limits
ahead even if the 30 signs of temporary
we must obey them
the next Junction we meet has been
recently changed and there is a large
sign to direct traffic since there is
only one way we can go an examiner would
expect us to understand where we must
drive and may not give any instructions
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the next runabout when HSN rain third
accents we come back this way
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when we reach the ground about if I
could turn left the first X
Ben does a good job of getting up to
speed here which makes it much easier to
merge into the traffic on the Joe
cabbage rain
we built a forest wrinkles
whilst bed is waiting for a safe
opportunity to overtake he is sitting
too close to the lorry in front the
minimum safe following distance we need
is a two-second gap and this word double
on a wet road
there is another temporary speed limit
ahead and we must spot it early enough
to obey it just as we would any other
speed limit
we need to take ecstasy
so for the state
if the examiner or Satna tells you where
you are going in the next Junction try
to choose the correct lane on the slip
road as you leave the draw carriageway
this is another situation where we would
probably block change from sixth gear
straight to second this allows us to
keep our hands on the wheel for longer
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on this large roundabout there are two
lanes we can use to turn right with the
center and the right we find it easier
to use the middle lane as this saves us
the need to change lanes later on before
leaving the roundabout
then concede that he can cross the
yellow box Junction without stopping so
continues driving however this can be
tricky to judge when traffic is heavy
during the rush hour
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so straight ahead of this roundabout the
second exit
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the blue signs tell us to merge in turn
so we stay aware of any traffic near us
in the other Lane
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the next run about my needs 10 a riot
there are many no entry signs here but
then sees that he can follow our lane
around the corner into a one-way street
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the next 20 mile-per-hour limit sign is
easy to miss as drivers are often
distracted by the pedestrian crossing or
turn left signs
imagine a literate brewery
probably
like this himself
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don't take his talents off
thankfully Ben has seen the 20 sign and
so doesn't speed on this wider Street
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the roundabouts if we get tired of right
third exit
this dual carriageway has a 30 limit and
as other traffic speed pastors it can be
easy to follow them and accidentally
break the speed limit
thanks around the bottle need to go
straight
this roundabout has two lanes on
approach and we can use either to go
ahead however we usually prefer to keep
to the left
then if we can take the next ring on the
left just before the wine
at the mini roundabout straight ahead
please fast exit
and then turn left there's the cover
okay I should like you to do the forward
Bay parking exercise say if you get turn
to park in any way on your right or left
finishing with the girls inside the
lines
so much now if we could reverse out and
turn to face the exit I'm so relieved
great observations by Ben here and
sharing it is safe to reverse out of the
parking bay
that way when you ready we need the next
right turn
the mini-roundabout straight ahead
and after turning left we need to go
straight ahead to the roundabout
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it's not straight ahead second exit
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and then if you can turn right back into
the girl back please
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straight up the middle
at the end of this rail cars if you
could turn right and then park forwards
and you're left in one of the test base
that we started from
that's great thanks so much
windows you mess wit your engine off
that's the end of the test how'd you
feel it went all right gonna file what
on the have interest huh well on out of
interest speed where though it was in a
twenty nine a belief that was gone out
doors fit furred way I don't see
anything
I'll be bad there I did see the 50 B not
on the a14 though I don't think you saw
her on that's why that other car was
going about two years now
well six months at least yeah so best
that's a real sign we've gotta stick to
that so that is a definite fail also the
following distance was a little bit
close to that lorry we followed after
joining the year fourteen remember the
what's the minimum following distance
two seconds yeah it wasn't two seconds
I'd say it's never one and I can let you
off a little bit but we were there for
some time and I think that's possibly
longer than I'd want to see and the
other thing that I noticed was when we
did the emergency stop and it's a
slightly busy road sorry we had to pull
away but that car was trying to go
rounds at the time they'd already
indicated right and they were starting
to move and he just went hmm
I think I'd wait I think we just
surprised them but you know what the
rest was pretty good I mean oh there's
one more thing sorry it's that you don't
use the side mirrors enough especially
when you're indicating I say the center
mirror but not always decide once and
then you've only got get three he the
same and you've got the option of
examiner has the option of turning
they're serious and I stopped counting
after a while because that was just
happening a lot so possibly that as well
I think these are all things that we
could fix in 1/2 hour lesson and if you
were in this position for real I'm
pretty sure you'd actually pass to the
rest yeah good car control pretty good
judgment you know I never felt in danger
I didn't have to
cover the break at all but yeah it isn't
it amazing how he's easy yeah and it
slip into some yeah very good
why yeah possibly yeah and you know and
the tests is reasonably challenging you
know and it's longer you know you've got
more time on one of the easy got you've
got a whole hour day at the time yeah
but yes affair I'll Drive thank you to
Ben once more for bravely completing a
full extended driving test for this
video even though he didn't pass today
we hope we have helped him identify a
few ways in which he could improve his
driving if you have been to court for a
serious driving offense and are now
required to pass an extended driving
test to get your driving license back we
would recommend you book a lesson or two
with a local driving instructor to
polish up your driving skills as you
have just seen the test is long and a
good standard of driving will be needed
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