How the driving test works, and how to pass it

• Driving test day: what happens, minute by minute

  From arriving at the centre to the examiner's debrief, what the 40 minutes actually contain, what you can bring, and the small things that go wrong before the engine starts.

• How to choose a driving test centre

  Pass rate, waiting time and distance pull in different directions. Here is how to weigh them, when a 30-minute drive is worth it, and the mistakes people make when they shop around.

• Why people fail the driving test

  The ten reasons DVSA records most often, what each one looks like from the passenger seat, and the habit that fixes it. Based on the marking sheet, not folklore.