The most common mistakes learner drivers make that result in an automatic fail in their tests have been revealed. Would-be motorists are allowed to rack up 15 small errors, also known as minors, in their practical test, but just one major slip-up results in an instant fail.
And new statistics, obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency by leading online repairs and servicing marketplace ClickMechanic, shows the most common achilles heels last year were poor observation skills at junctions and forgetting to use mirrors when changing direction.
More than half of all 1,667,913 tests conducted in 2022 ended in failure due to a dangerous or serious fault, known as majors, with 865,533 recorded by examiners.
