The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has revealed the top 10 reasons people failed the new driving test in its first year.
DVSA is encouraging learner drivers to spend more time practising their driving skills and techniques in these areas, using a variety of different roads, such as country roads and dual carriageways.
DVSA also wants learners to spend more time practising driving in different road conditions, such as driving in rain and driving in the dark.
This will better prepare them for a lifetime of safe driving.
Top 10 reasons for failing the driving test
The most common faults made during driving tests between 4 December 2017 and 3 December 2018 were:
- Junctions – observation.
- Mirrors – change direction.
- Control – steering.
- Junctions – turning right.
- Move off – safely.
- Response to signs – traffic lights.
- Move off – control.
- Positioning – normal driving.
- Response to signs – road markings.
- Reverse park – control.
The driving test report tells you what each area means, and what you need to do to pass.
Insufficient observation at junctions and not using mirrors effectively when changing direction accounted for 368,047 test failures.
You automatically fail your driving test if you make a serious or dangerous fault – sometimes called ‘majors’.
Driving test faults reflect the factors that cause accidents
Source: Contributory factors for reported road accidents
The faults being made in driving tests reflect the factors that cause accidents on Great Britain’s roads. In 2017, drivers failing to look properly contributed to 35,993 accidents. It was the most common contributory factor in accidents.
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