Progress

Expected outcome/competence

Candidates should drive at a safe and appropriate speed for the prevailing road and traffic conditions. Speed limits are not target speeds and there will be occasions where candidates need to reduce their speed to deal safely with situations such as narrow residential streets or busy high streets; this should not be considered as a fault.

Potential deviations from expected outcomes

• Not driving at an appropriate speed for the road and traffic conditions
• Holding up following traffic

Avoiding undue hesitation:

• Stopping unnecessarily at junctions (except traffic light-controlled junctions – see 17) and other hazardsN
• Not proceeding when it is safe to do so at junctions

Examples of what might constitute something that would result in a fault being marked

Driving fault

Lack of judgement, not proceeding when it is safe and correct to do so.

Serious fault

Stopping and waiting when it is safe and reasonable to proceed.

Dangerous fault

It is unlikely that undue hesitancy could become dangerous in itself unless it was felt that this created situations that encouraged other road users to put themselves at risk