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| Instructional
ability |
The
object of this test is to assess the quality of your
instruction and your ability to pass your knowledge
on to pupils. The test is in two parts, each of which
lasts about half an hour. You must pass both parts on
the same test.
You will
be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and ability
by giving practical driving instruction to the examiner
who will first take on the role of a pupil who is
a beginner, or a learner driver with limited driving
knowledge, and then a pupil who is about test standard.
The examiner will explain everything to you at the
time.
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| Insurance |
Your insurance
must cover, for the time during which the examiner
is driving, any liability that the examiner may have
for all third party and damage risks and for liability
to any passenger, including any official passenger.
The insurance cover should not name a specific examiner
as the driver because we cannot guarantee that a particular
examiner will conduct the test.
Your insurance
should cover any DSA examiner. We cannot accept responsibility
for risks not covered by insurance, including the
loss of any no-claims bonus or the cost of repairing
any minor damage. If either the car itself or the
insurance does not meet with these requirements, the
test will not be conducted and the fee will be forfeited.
DSA is
aware that insurance companies sometimes ask for certain
information about examiners. It is the Agency’s policy
for data protection and security reasons not to disclose
personal information about examiners. However, in
exceptional circumstances, the examiner will provide
you with their name and confirm that they are over
25 years old on the morning of the test, but no further
personal details will be made available.
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| The
exersises |
For
each of the two roles the examiner will choose one
of the exercises given below as the basis of the instruction:
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Safety
precautions on entering the car and explanation
of the controls
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Moving
off and making normal stops
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Reversing
and reversing into limited openings to the right
or left
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Turning
the vehicle round in the road to face the opposite
direction, using forward and reverse gears
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Parking
close to the kerb, using forward and reverse gears
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How
to make an emergency stop and practical instruction
in the use of mirrors
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Approaching
and turning corners
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Judgement
of speed, making progress and general road positioning
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Dealing
with road junctions
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Dealing
with crossroads
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Dealing
with pedestrian crossings and giving correct signals
in a clear and unmistakable manner
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Overtaking,
meeting and crossing the path of other road users,
allowing adequate clearance
The
instruction you give should be tailored to the time
available and to the standard of the ‘pupil’ being role-played
by the examiner. You will probably find it helpful to
establish the depth of the ‘pupil’s’ knowledge in each
phase, by asking questions and observing the ‘pupil’s’
performance as you would with a real pupil you had not
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else must I be able to do in order to pass? |
You
must show the ability to perform any or all of the following
manoeuvres including all three of the reversing exercises:
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Move
away straight ahead or at an angle
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Overtake,
meet or cross the path of other vehicles and take
an appropriate course without undue hesitancy
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Turn
left-hand and right-hand corners correctly without
undue hesitancy
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Stop
the vehicle in an emergency
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Drive
the vehicle in reverse gear and whilst doing so
enter limited openings to the right and to the left,
taking effective all
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round
observation
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Turn
the vehicle to face in the opposite direction by
the use of forward and reverse gears taking effective
all-round observation
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Reverse
park the vehicle into the space behind a parked
car, within the space of about two car lengths and
close to and
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parallel
with the kerb, taking effective all round observation
or
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Reverse
park into a parking bay, with due regard for other
vehicles or pedestrians, while taking effective
all-round observation
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| How
will I be assesed? |
In
assessing your performance, the examiner will take into
account:
- The
method, clarity, adequacy and correctness of instruction
given
- The
observation, analysis and correction of faults committed
by the pupil
- Your
general manner
You
will be expected to maintain control of the lesson,
be patient and tactful and give encouragement to the
‘pupil’ at all times. What is assessed is the relevance
of the instruction for the ability of the pupil and
to the particular conditions on the road on the day
of the test. |
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Arksey School of Motoring, The
Coppins, Thorne Road, Stainforth, Doncaster, DN7 5BG
Tel: 01302 840150 - Fax: 01302 840150 - Email: enquiries@arkseysom.co.uk |
