Get ready for independent driving

From 4 October 2010 your practical driving test will include a section of ‘independent driving’.

During your test you’ll have to drive by either following traffic signs, a series of directions, or a combination of both, for about ten minutes.

If you're asked to follow a series of verbal directions, you'll be shown a diagram to help you.

It doesn't matter if you don't remember every direction, or if you go the wrong way - that can happen to the most experienced drivers.

Independent driving is not a test of your orientation and navigation skills. Driving independently means making your own decisions - this includes deciding when it’s safe and appropriate to ask for confirmation about where you’re going.  

On YouTube there is a section where candidates and instructors speak about their experiences while trialling the new part of the test. And the Are You Ready? video has been updated - also on YouTube.
ITN filmed a news report about the forthcoming changes hosted on Directgov‟s newsroom. The report includes an interview with Deputy Chief Driving Examiner Sandra Dodson.Sandra explains that candidates will not be penalised if they ask the examiner to repeat instructions or if they go off route.
She says: “It doesn‟t matter if you don‟t remember every direction, or if you go the wrong way - that can happen to the most experienced drivers.” 

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