Research and analysis

Independent driving: larger scale trial

Report on a larger scale trial of the independent driving exercises to be included in the driving test following a pilot study.

• From: Driving Standards Agency
• Published: 27 January 2010

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

On the road to indepndence

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Details

This report describes a larger scale trial of the independent driving exercises, designed to address the concerns arising in the pilot study.

The results showed that with careful route design, candidates were better able to complete the independent driving tasks without significant increases in the driving faults observed.

Published 27 January 2010