Is the Driving Test Fair?
In my experience, I have seen pupils who have committed faults, which have been more on the side of ‘questionable’ or ‘minor’ faults, which have been classed as ‘serious’ by the test examiner – which have therefore resulted in the candidate failing the driving test. On the other hand, I have witnessed pupils make more ‘serious’ faults, which have been almost completely overlooked! On top of that, I would reasonably often see pupils who have been performing very well during their driving lessons, but when it comes to the test – the learner would make a ‘silly mistake’. This can be frustrating for me (frustrated at the ‘system’), as their instructor, because I know how well they can generally drive well, and that the error in question has, more than likely, occurred due to an ‘overly self conscious’ and very nervous pupil. The problem is that the examiner does not know this and can only judge by what he or she sees on the day, as opposed to over many driving lessons. Could the driving te
