Failed driving test on green light?

James,

It is really strange to fail your driving test for a slight hesitation when the traffic lights went green. But I suppose your driving examiner was in a bad mood, so it would kind of explain why he would have failed you because of this. As far as I know, you will only fail your test if you have a serious or dangerous fault or more than 15 minors.

Have you had a chance to look at the report of your driving test? What was written on it and where have you been marked down?

Driving examiners have too much power, the decisions they make can’t be argued against and there are no witnesses to back up anything you may want to say against them. Also they tell you that you’ve failed at the end of the test and mention the things you’ve done wrong which you may not be able to remember or relate to due to the intense stress of the test itself. There should be an independent body of driving invigilators who monitor progress of the test and make sure it is done fairly, they should not be in any way part of the DSA.

People who have been banned from driving and have to retake their test appear to be the victims of discrimination because they are already at a disadvantage the moment the examiner sees any endorsements on their licence.

The undue hesitiation that they mark drivers down for is aload of nonsense, it's not hesitation in most cases, it's a personal judgement call based on exercising life-saving caution!

I am totally against the idea of having one final test, some people are unable to perform under pressure and hence overall performance during the learning period should be used as a deciding factor for the issue of a licence rather that just one single test. Let’s all start a petiton and take action against these people who have been the subject of much complaint and who in many ways influence our lives and ability to be mobile, so instead of just having a whinge on here, let’s get together and take action to make things fairer for ourselves and those that will follow. Let's fight for fairness and to reduce the power of the all-powerful driving examiner!