Approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 (driving ability) test Understanding your approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area. About your driving test result To pass your driving ability test, you needed to make: no more than 6 driving faults (sometimes called ‘minors’) no serious or dangerous faults (sometimes called ‘majors’) If you passed You can: get a registered trainer (if you do not already have one) get a trainee driving instructor licence to help you get experience teaching pupils When your trainer says you’re ready, you can book your ADI part 3 test. If you do not pass The examiner will tell you what faults you made. You can take the test again if you fail at either your first or second attempt. You have to pay again to book another test. If you fail the ADI part 2 test 3 times, you will have to retake and pass the ADI part 1 test again. You will have to wait 2 years from the date you first passed the ADI part 1 test, to retake the ADI part 1 test. Find a registered trainer (if you do not already have one) to help you prepare for your retest. Ancillary controls,Hidethis section You needed to show you can use the car’s secondary features and controls and know when to use them. This includes things like windscreen wipers, and heating. You needed to show you can use these while driving, without losing control of the car. Examples of faults Some of the most common faults for this area include: not turning on the windscreen wipers when it starts to rain losing control of the car when using one of the controls not using the demisters to clear the front windscreen when needed Your examiner may have explained the specific details of any faults you made. How you can improve in this area If you made faults in this area during your test, or if you want to improve in this area, you should read pages 61 to 71 of ‘The Official DVSA Guide to Driving: the Essential Skills’ (2020 edition) If you need to rebook the test, spend time practising and improving this skill with your driving instructor trainer. Awareness and planning,Hidethis section You needed to show you can: anticipate other road users’ actions and potential hazards react in good time, not at the last minute You should have been extra careful around more vulnerable road users. This includes: motorcyclists cyclists horse riders pedestrians Examples of faults Some of the most common faults for this area include: not anticipating or showing awareness of the actions of cyclists and other vulnerable road users not anticipating or showing awareness of other road users pulling up behind a queue of parked vehicles not anticipating that pedestrians are about to cross the road at any time Your examiner may have explained the specific details of any faults you made. How you can improve in this area If you made faults in this area during your test, or if you want to improve in this area, you should: check rules 204 to 225 of The Highway Code read pages 148 to 153 of ‘The Official DVSA Guide to Driving: the Essential Skills’ (2020 edition) If you need to rebook the test, spend time practising and improving this skill with your driving instructor trainer. Clearance to obstructions,Hidethis section You needed to keep a safe amount of distance when passing other road users, stationary vehicles or hazards – at least one metre when possible. Examples of faults Some of the most common faults for this area include: being too close to a vehicle when passing, even though the road allows for more space moving back in too soon after passing the vehicle or hazard Your examiner may have explained the specific details of any faults you made. How you can improve in this area If you made faults in this area during your test, or if you want to improve in this area, you should: check rule of The Highway Code 152 read pages 181 to 183 of ‘The Official DVSA Guide to Driving: the Essential Skills’ (2020 edition) If you need to rebook the test, spend time practising and improving this skill with your driving instructor trainer. Control,Hidethis section You needed to show you can use all the car’s primary controls smoothly and at the correct time. This includes the: accelerator clutch gears brake handbrake or parking brake steering Your examiner will have monitored this throughout the test. Examples of faults Some of the most common faults for this area include: over-steering when making a turn, and mounting the kerb keeping the clutch pedal held down (coasting) reducing your control of the car selecting the wrong gear causing a sudden reduction in your speed, forcing vehicles behind you to slow down pressing the brake too hard, or not hard enough Your examiner may have explained the specific details of any faults you made. How you can improve in this area If you made faults in this area during your test, or if you want to improve in this area, you should: check rules 117 to 126 of The Highway Code read section 3 of ‘The Official DVSA Guide to Driving: the Essential Skills’ (2020 edition) If you need to rebook the test, spend time practising and improving this skill with your driving instructor or supervising driver. Use the time to familiarise yourself with the car’s primary controls. Controlled stop (emergency stop),Hidethis section You were marked on how you reacted to the examiner’s signal to stop and your control of the car while stopping. When the examiner asked you, you needed to safely bring the car to a stop. You should have done this without locking the wheels and losing control of the car. Examples of faults Some of the most common faults for this area include: reacting too slowly when asked to stop locking the wheels causing a skid, particularly for cars without an anti-lock braking system […]