Instructor sitting in Driving Test

A few years ago, it used to be very common for newly qualified Driving Instructors to want to sit in on driving tests because they wanted to learn the routes taken by the DSA examiner. With the driving test routes now published on the Driving Standards Agency website, it is very easy for an Approved Driving Instructor to find out what the routes are for his/her local DSA test centre.

There however a few reasons why an instructor would want to sit in on their pupils driving test.

1. You get to know the DSA examiners, their character how they mark and how forgiving each individual is.

2. You get to see how learner drivers act under driving test conditions.


As a driving instructor you should try an sit in as many dsa tests as possible.