Driving Lessons Cheltenham: Pass Your Driving Test
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    • Turning Left into a Side Road
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The Turn In The Road
Although the Turn in The Road is not part of the Test, you may need to turn the car around in the road, and then continue with the test as planned. It may be due to roadworks, rubbish collection, or ambulances.


Make sure you're close to the kerb 
Check all around, is anyone nearby?... Don't move yet
Prepare to move forwards
All round observations

Move forwards
Select DRIVE
SLOW car, BRISK steering, fully to the right
Keep your head moving all the time…looking for hazards
Look where you are going
check where the car is compared to the kerb
what's happening in your blind-spot, and everywhere else
Look for the kerb, don't touch it.
Don't forget, the front right wheel is just in-front of your right foot.
Stop the car. Into REVERSE. Apply the handbrake.

Move Backwards
Check all around, in reverse order because you are driving in reverse
Release the handbrake, ensure you are driving backwards, not rolling anywhere
SLOW car, BRISK steering, fully to the left
Look where you are going, keep looking all around
RADAR head
Look for the kerb.. Don't touch it.
Don't forget, the rear wheel is just behind the back seat rest
Stop the car. Into DRIVE. Apply the handbrake.
RADAR head

Move forwards
Check all around, in normal order because you are driving forward
RADAR head
Release the handbrake, ensure you are driving forwards, not rolling anywhere
SLOW car, BRISK steering, fully to the right
RADAR head
Straighten up to follow the road

You may need to repeat the forward & reverse sections if the road is narrow

You can use "counter-steering", where you steer the other way just as you approach the kerb, but...

If you counter-steer too early, you will undo all the steering you have just done, and may have to...

Do the turn in 5 moves, rather than 3, though this does not mean you have failed the Test

The Test examiners just want you to do it safely, and in as few moves as possible.

When it all goes wrong..

RADAR head

STOP!!

Look around.. is it safe ? OK, now..

How are you going to get where you want to, safely? Is that the best & safest way?

Ok then … do it SAFELY !

If traffic, or pedestrians, or cyclists, or horse-riders get close, work out what is the safest way to 

get them past you, or will they have to wait for you to finish the manoeuvre?

It would be kind if you thank them for their patience