Learning to drive can be stressful for both the learner and supervising driver.
While supervising a learner driver, keep the following in mind:
- If you or the learner feel stressed or angry, stop the car safely and take a break.
- If the driving conditions become worse and you feel uncomfortable, stop the practice session and take over driving. Driving sessions should never place you at risk of crashing and learners should never drive beyond their ability or skills.
- Remember a few mistakes will happen; however, there will be lots of progress.
- During a stressful situation, remain calm and talk your learner driver through it.
- When you have finished the driving session, calmly discuss how to improve for next time.
If your learner driver doesn’t feel ready to take the PDA, it’s likely they don’t have the skills and confidence to drive safely unsupervised — which is what the test looks for.
If they do not pass the test, they will have to rebook and pay another fee.
If your learner driver doesn’t feel ready, it’s best to do more practice and reschedule their test.
Learners can reschedule their PDA using DoTDirect.