Yes definitely, it is very common for a student to be anxious or nervous for their first few lessons. When you are starting off, we teach in quiet back streets so you are used to steering the vehicle and being in control. The lessons are taught at your pace ensuring the safety of yourself and other drivers.
Learning to drive in a carpark is very limiting as to what you can learn. It is ok for perhaps the very first time you are sitting in the drivers seat but in order to expand your learning, you need to get out and learn in real streets. Our Dual Control cars with our guidance enables you to do that safely.
You'll need to perform a number of tasks including: Left and right turns at intersections, left and right lane changes, parallel parking, possibly a three point turn, merging, straight line driving (two lanes and multiple lanes), entering and exiting roundabouts. When completing each task you'll also be assessed on your observation, signaling, gap selection, speed choice, following distance, parking movement and turning movement. Refer to our resources page for more info about this.
You are only allowed to have two critical errors in total, with only one allowed in the first 10 minutes of the test (stage one). If you get two critical errors in the first 10 minutes, it becomes an immediate fail and the test is over. Critical errors include: Driving too slow or too fast, not looking (blindspot check) before performing a manoeuvre, not signalling, mounting the kerb, stalling the vehicle, not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign, blocking a pedestrian crossing, following too close, failing to give way to pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing, driving over part of a roundabout. Refer to our resources page for more info about this.
You'll fail the test if:
You are involved in a crash that you're wholly or partly responsible for, are provided any verbal or physical assistance by the testing officer or support person during the test, can't carry out the testing officer's instructions because of lack of driving ability, go over the speed limit, don't give way, don't comply with traffic signals or stop signs, stop in a dangerous position, take any other dangerous action that results in immediate danger to road users or property. Refer to our resources page for more info about this.