This week a learner of mine who had been taking driving lessons in Borehamwood narrowly missed out passing the driving test due to one serious driving fault of hesistation at junctions!
Unfortunately this was the learners fault, as she decided by herself to drive differently from how she had been taught during her driving lessons. The purpose of taking lessons with an instructor is to build up the correct driving habits so that on the DSA car test you demonstrate exactly what you have been taught to the examiner.
You should not be trying out anything new or doing things that you were not taught during driving lessons when the examiner is in the car. If your instructor has not mentioned a fault during your lessons, then it means you don't have a problem there. Deciding to be extra careful at junctions waiting for all vehicles to pass even when there is a safe gap is frowned upon by examiners and will lead to the hesitation fault being marked.
If you have any concerns about your skills, the driving lessons leading up to the test are the times you should get these addressed with your instructor, and you should not be making any last minute changes on the day of your test. If you do not trust your instructor, take lessons with someone else.
One of the reasons why I have a high pass rate at the 3 main driving test centres in London I use is not only because I offer high quality tution to learners, but I also know what the individual dsa examiners are looking for, and If I tell you that you don't have a problem with hesistation during lessons, you can be rest assured that you won't be marked down for this fault on the driving test!
