The examiner won't give you a fault for taking a wrong turn, though. You'll then have to independently drive for 20 minutes by following either directions from a sat nav, traffic signs and/or the examiner's instructions. You'll be asked to do things like stopping at the side of the road and hill starts, as well as parallel parking or reversing in/out of a bay. The examiner will then give you directions that you should follow. For example, "Tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working" and "Can you show me how you'd switch on your dipped headlights?" You’ll be asked two vehicle safety questions known as the ‘show me, tell me’ questions. In total, you’ll drive for around 40 minutes. There are five parts to the practical driving test: an eyesight check, ‘show me, tell me’ questions, general driving ability, reversing your vehicle and a section of independent driving.
In Northern Ireland, the practical costs £45.50 on weekdays and £62.50 at weekends.
The practical test costs £62 on weekdays and £75 at weekends. The same dates go for Wales - however, in Scotland, driving lessons and theory tests are expected to restart from 26 April with practical tests to resume on 6 May. In England, driving lessons restarted on 12 April and practical tests resumed on 22 April. When will theory and practical driving tests restart? Bottom 10 places in England for driving test waiting times Read on to find out how long you'll have to wait to take your test at your local driving test centre. Through a Freedom of Information request, we've found the test centres that have the longest wait times in England, Scotland and Wales.
On average, there's a 14-week wait for a test slot - but various test centres had an 18-week backlog (between April 2020 and March 2021).
The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) cancelled a mountainous 241,127 tests between April 2020 and March 2021, which means learner drivers across the country will struggle to book their practical tests. Top 10 places for driving test waiting times in the UK.Learner drivers across the UK are facing long wait times to take their practical driving tests due to a huge backlog caused by Covid-19 lockdowns in 20. The DVSA has been forced to cancel over 240,000 tests over the past 12 months due to the Coronavirus pandemic.Some learners will have to wait longer with some test centres having an 18-week backlog.New drivers in the UK are waiting on average 14 weeks for a practical test.