Driving School Bolton-Mock Tests?

Would you go and do a GCSE unprepared?

What would be the likely outcome of doing this without the proper practice/revision?

Well unless you are Albert Einstein, the likely hood is that the results wouldn’t be great.

This is why you revise and swot and practice, yes??.

What are Mock Tests?

Remember when you where at school, just before Christmas you had Mock tests.

The education system is designed to let you have a go, the idea being is that the school gets a chance to look at how each student will do in the real thing.

Then, when the results come back, its about adapting that little bit of extra training to perfect what you do.

The same thing is done in my driving school Bolton ‘RichMorrisdrivingsafe’, to give you an idea of what to expect on the day, so it settles down any nerves, don’t get me wrong you will still have ‘Test Nerves’, however you will know what’s coming, which can just settle those nerves a bit.

It has a great effect on the first time passes, as a very large amount of my students pass first time, in 2020 at Bolton test centre it was 92%, well done to all my students.

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The Actual Mock Test!

This is a service that is included in your training with us at no extra cost to you (other than the lesson fee), I have seen some instructors charging in excess of £100 for doing this.

We will conduct it as identical to the actual day as we can, even starting from near the test centre, we use the same phrases that an examiner will, just to help you understand what will be said and how.

It will include a 20 minute independent drive by following the sat nav or following road signs.

What we do for you is conduct 3, two of which will follow the nav and the 3rd will be by road signs so that you get the opportunity to do so.

Check out our article on sat nav HERE.

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What are the benefits for you?

1. First hand experience of what the test day entails.
2. Understand how the examiner will approach the car.
3. Be confident by knowing the order the examiner will go through the start of the Test.
4. Be aware of the ‘Show and Tell questions, and when they will be asked.
5. To know that all the examiner is looking for is that you can drive safely, adhering to road signs/markings, other road users and knowing what to do when needed.
6. To help settle those nerves, when the examiner asks you to do a manoeuvre, as you will have plenty of practice.
7. What to expect at the end and the possible outcomes.

The benefits for the instructor 

1. I can see how you react to each situation without my help (don’t forget once you have passed you will be out there on your own, so this is vital)
2. I can then adapt all future lessons to the goals in hand.
3. After 3 mock tests we compare all of them to see what faults are common on each.
4. If the student gets more that 5 faults with any serious/dangerous by the 3rd time, then, they are not ready to go to test, the likely hood is that they will fail.
5. I have confidence that my car will come back in one piece, contrary to belief the instructors car is not a hire car and we earn our living with it, so making sure you drive it well on your test is my number 1 goal. 

Making mock test realistic 

Before covid I would sit in on a lot of my students test, the reason for this was to see how they do in the real thing, but also to see how the local examiners conduct the tests.

This gave me great insight in to the way each examiner conducted the test.

I now make sure you are ready for the most strictest examiner who is having a bad day and how they conduct themselves.

There are examiners who offer little tips to a student, these consist of a situation where you have forgotten your signal and they may say “which way are we going”, just to prompt you, it will get you a driver fault, however no signal would have caused a serious fault.

For this to happen the examiner will need to see that you are a safe driver, in control, adhering to road signs/markings and being aware of what other road users are doing.

DVSA Guidance

“A driving fault is one which in itself is not potentially dangerous. However, a candidate who habitually commits a driving fault in one aspect of driving throughout the test, demonstrating an inability to deal with certain situations, cannot be regarded as competent to pass the test, as that fault alone must be seen as potentially dangerous.

A serious fault is one which is potentially dangerous. 

A dangerous fault is one involving actual danger to the examiner, candidate, the general public or property. (Note: If the fault has been assessed as dangerous then this should be marked regardless of any action taken by the examiner.)”

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