Mock driving test checklist

Print this or keep it on your phone. Tick each line during the mock, then focus your next lessons on what you missed.

Before you set off

• Car is road-legal, insured for you, L-plates on
• Eyesight: read a number plate from about 20 metres
• "Tell me" question answered
• Seat, mirrors and seatbelt set before moving

During the drive

• Mirrors before signalling and changing speed or direction
• Observation at every junction and roundabout
• Signals given in good time and cancelled
• Right speed for the road and conditions, keeping up with traffic
• Correct lane and road position
• Response to traffic lights, signs and road markings
• Safe gaps when meeting and passing
• Smooth control when moving off and stopping
• "Show me" question done safely while driving

Independent driving (about 20 minutes)

• Followed the sat nav or road signs
• Asked to confirm if unsure, without stopping suddenly

Manoeuvre

• Full observation all round before and during
• Finished within the bay or close to the kerb
• Under control at a slow speed

Afterwards

• Count driving, serious and dangerous faults (see marking)
• Pick the two faults that came up most and practise those first