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The driving test takes about 40-45 minutes! Most test routes involve town driving and where possible, single and dual carriageway roads outside 30 mph limits.

The examiner will get in the front passenger's seat and explain briefly to you how the test works. Then you will be asked to start the car and move away. As the test progresses you will most likely complete the following:

1. Two of the three possible slow manoeuvres.
2. An emergency stop.
3. The reverse parking manoeuvre.
4. Demonstrate a hill start and an angled start.
5. General driving on the chosen test route.

You will be expected to drive competently and safely, but some minor driving faults are permitted. These are errors that do not in themselves create an actual or potential danger to other road users. The examiner records them and if you make 16 or more of these driving faults you will fail the test. You will also fail if you make a serious or dangerous error.