ADI Part 2 Shrewsbury

On the ADI  Part 2 Shrewsbury You need to show you can use the car’s secondary features and controls and know when to use them. This includes things like windscreen wipers, and heating.

You need to show you can use these while driving, without losing control of the car.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• not turning on the windscreen wipers when it starts to rain
• losing control of the car when using one of the controls
• not using the demisters to clear the front windscreen when needed

You need to keep a safe amount of distance when passing other road users, stationary vehicles or hazards - at least one metre when possible.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• being too close to a vehicle when passing, even though the road allows for more space
• moving back in too soon after passing the vehicle or hazard

 

You are marked on how you reacted to the examiner’s signal to stop and your control of the car while stopping.

When the examiner asks you, you needed to safely bring the car to a stop. You should do this without locking the wheels and losing control of the car.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• reacting too slowly when asked to stop
• locking the wheels causing a skid, particularly for cars without an anti-lock braking system (ABS)

You are marked on:

• control - your ability to control the car
• observation - your observation of your surroundings when parking

You should park your car in a designated space, then reverse out. Your car should be straight and central within the space.

You should be checking your surroundings throughout, proceeding only when it was safe to do so.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• not being positioned within the lines, and not attempting to correct position
• steering too closely to vehicle in the next bay
• not making effective all round observations when reversing out

You are marked on:

• overtaking
• meeting
• crossing

You need to show good judgement when overtaking, meeting and crossing other road users, such as knowing when to proceed, and when to wait for a safer opportunity.

You need to make your intentions clear, and understand the intentions of the other road users.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• not giving way to road users that have priority
• reacting late when meeting an approaching vehicle
• being too close to a cyclist when overtaking
• crossing the path of an oncoming vehicle when turning right

You are marked on:

• control - your ability to control the car
• safety - your ability to perform this action safely

You need to show you could move off safely and under control throughout your test. This included:

• from the side of the road
• on a slope or hill (gradient)
• from behind a parked vehicle, so you have to move off at an angle
• at junctions

You should use your mirrors and checked blind spots to observe your surroundings, and signalled when necessary. Your control of the car should prevent it from rolling backwards or stalling.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• trying to move off without appropriate control and rolling back
• not properly checking your blind spots
• moving off into the path of an oncoming vehicle
• repeatedly stalling when moving off throughout your test

When asked to by your examiner, you need to pull up and stop at a safe place on the side of the road. This needs to be done in the first safe place available.

When parked, your car should not be a hazard to other road users.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• partially or completely blocking a driveway
• obstructing other road users
• parking with one or more wheels on the kerb
• parking too far from the kerb

You are marked on:

• appropriate speed - your ability to drive at an appropriate speed for the road and traffic conditions
• undue hesitation - your ability to maintain progress, and not hesitate and slow down when you did not need to

You should have driven at a speed appropriate for the road and traffic conditions, without holding up other road users.

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• not emerging from a junction when it is safe to do so
• driving too slow unnecessarily, holding up following traffic
• driving well below the speed limit on clear roads
• waiting unecessairly for another road user to pass who has clearly given way to you

You should have recognised and reacted correctly to signs and signals on the road. This included:

• road signs
• road markings
• traffic lights
• traffic controllers
• other road users

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• taking up space meant for cyclists when stopping at a red traffic light
• reacting late or not at all to a speed limit change sign
• not stopping at a compulsory stop sign
• driving in a bus lane when sign says you should not
• driving in an incorrect lane that was clearly marked

You were marked on:

• control - your ability to control the car when reversing
• observation - your ability to check your surroundings for other road users or hazards

You needed to pull up on the right hand side of the road, and reverse for 2 car lengths. You should have remained reasonably close to the kerb, without touching it.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• not being aware of a hazard or other road user when reversing
• relying on just the mirrors to check surroundings
• touching or driving onto the kerb
• not judging oncoming traffic safely when moving across to the right
• being too far from the kerb when parked

You needed to show you can use them at the correct time, some situations where you needed to use mirrors include:

• signalling
• changing direction or lanes
• changing speed

Your examiner will monitor this throughout your test.

Examples of faults

Some of the most common faults for this area include:

• checking mirrors after or at the same time as signalling
• changing lanes on a roundabout without checking your mirrors effectively
• trying to change lanes on a dual carriageway without checking your mirrors effectively
• pulling up at the side of the road without signalling to following traffic when appropriate

You will be asked 5 vehicle safety questions during your test.

The examiner will have asked you:

• 3 ‘tell me’ questions (where you explain how you’d carry out a safety task) at the start of your test, before you start driving
• 2 ‘show me’ questions (where you show how you’d carry out a safety task) while you’re driving

Examples of faults

You will have been given a driving fault for every incorrect answer.

You will have been given a serious fault if you answered all 5 questions incorrectly, or lost control of the vehicle when answering a ‘show me’ question.