Driving test marking sheet explained
Your driving-test result records driving, serious and dangerous faults across the skills the examiner assessed. You can pass with no more than 15 driving faults and no serious or dangerous faults. Review the categories here, then rebuild the parts relevant to you inside your Layna practical plan.
Review the marking sheet inside your practical workspace
Add the result categories that matter to you and carry them into the practice plan for your next attempt.
Your result, weekly plan and next session stay together inside Layna.
What the result categories mean
The result email shows which areas were marked. The category name tells you the skill; the examiner’s explanation and your instructor’s feedback provide the context for the event.
Junctions — observation
Looking effectively and judging a safe gap before entering a new road or roundabout.
Mirrors — changing direction
Using the correct mirrors in good time before changing direction or road position.
Move off — safely
Effective observation and a safe decision before moving away, including from an angle or gradient.
Junctions — turning right
Positioning, observation and judgement when turning right at junctions.
Response to signs and signals
Seeing, understanding and responding correctly to signs, road markings, lights and other road users.
Position — normal driving
Choosing a safe, appropriate road position with enough clearance and stable lane discipline.
Control — steering
Steering smoothly and accurately without losing control or hitting the kerb.
Reverse park — control
Accurate low-speed control during a reverse parking manoeuvre.
Reverse park — observation
Effective all-round observation and consideration for others throughout the manoeuvre.
Use of speed
Choosing a legal and safe speed for the road, weather, visibility and traffic.
Clearance to obstructions
Leaving a safe amount of space when passing parked vehicles and other obstructions.
Control — gears
Selecting a suitable gear for road and traffic conditions without coasting.
Pedestrian crossings
Recognising crossings, approaching safely and giving priority when required.
Awareness and planning
Anticipating developing situations and responding before they become urgent.
Ancillary controls
Using wipers, demisters, heating and other secondary controls safely when needed.
The online result replaced the paper DL25 copy.
Learners normally receive the result by email. “DL25” is still widely used as search shorthand for the examiner’s marking sheet, but your own result email is the document to work from.