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The 40-Minute Test — Broken Down

Where do those 40 minutes actually go?

“The driving test is 40 minutes?!”

It sounds like a long time when you’re nervous. But you’re not actually driving continuously for all of those 40 minutes.

Here’s one example of how those 40 minutes can get broken up.

All timings below are approximate — not official fixed allocations.

Getting started

  1. Examiner calls your name + declaration

    Roughly3 mins

  2. Eyesight check + walk to car + explanation

    Roughly1 min

  3. Tell Me question + getting settled

    Roughly2 mins

That’s roughly 6 minutes of the ‘scary 40’ already broken up.

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