Carrying out driving tests: examiner guidance

From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
23 February 2016
Updated:
21 November 2022, see all updates
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The guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out driving tests in Great Britain. It's sometimes known as the 'DT1'.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

You can read this guidance if you want to understand the processes that driving examiners follow and how they make decisions about faults made in driving tests.

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