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D.Waters
By D.Waters | AA Member | 7 Posts | 20 February 2018 at 1:19am

In a full licence test, can you be failed for not having your hands placed correctly (say at 9-3 or 10-2 on some cars) or if you cross hands when making a maneuver?

Another question, are you able to change the position of your left mirror (using controls inside the car (and not looking at the controls)) when making a tight parallel park? Or would this constitute a fail?

Thanks.

Anon
By Cade | AA Expert | 3937 Posts | 21 February 2018 at 12:00pm

Hi there,
Here is a response from a testing officer:
For the first question the answer is a no. They can fail the test if they have both hands off the wheel at anytime of the test. Also I recommend to drive with 2 hands as one hand driving will give testing officers a bad impression.

Second question, yes they are allow to adjust their mirror for the parallel park. But ideally do it when you are completely stopped before you start reversing.

Anon
By Johnhan3 | AA Member | 52 Posts | 6 March 2018 at 5:04pm

When I do a parallel park in a shopping precinct I also use the reflection of the car in the shop windows as an additional aid, good luck with your driving test.