Getting both maintenance questions wrong will not fail you - you will just get one minor fault.
Stalling the car on test is usually only a minor fault unless it is somewhere dangerous.
You can be on the lines on a bay park manoeuvre and still pass.
Hitting the kerb on a turn-in-the-road will not fail you.
When reversing around a corner you can stop as often as you like.
If a manoeuvre is going wrong, you can shunt forwards at least twice to correct the error.
If you get stuck in a traffic jam you will still drive the whole test route - you will just have a longer test.
Many examiners have never been instructors. They take a one month training course to qualify as an examiner.
Test examiners have many more accidents than instructors - an examiners job is not to keep you safe but to examine.
You can have a friend accompany you to sit in the back on your driving test.
Your examiner will tell you which lane to get into at a roundabout by the direction he gives - “take the third exit right” means get in the right lane and indicate right
If your examiner mentions a direction (left or right) then indicate that way
Examiners are trained to watch you until you look in the mirror after giving a direction
Newly trained examiners should allow you to cross your hands on the steering wheel.
You can change from 3rd gear directly to 5th gear when accelerating
You can fail for not driving up to the speed limit (eg.driving at 45mph in a 60mph limit)
You can use your own car on the driving test
Cars without dual controls tend to get easier test routes
Driving test routes are published on the DSA website
All the driving examiners at a test centre are required to have a test pass rate within 10% of each other. It is alleged that on Thursday night they decide how many they need to pass on the Friday.
If the Highway Code enables you to use an unsafe method on a particular road layout then this will be taken off the test route.
Driving examiners often don’t make up their mind as to which test route you are going on until after your test has started.