Know the form before test day

NSW Driving Test Score Sheet

In New South Wales your Class C car driving test is marked on the Transport for NSW test score sheet (Form 1408). Your testing officer fills it in as you drive, and every observation about your test lands on this one page.

Knowing the score sheet before test day removes surprises: when you understand exactly what is being marked, you can practise exactly those things.

How the test is marked

Your drive is broken into a series of assessment zones and set tasks. In each one the testing officer marks how you manage your speed, where you position the car, the decisions you make, how you respond to hazards, and your control of the vehicle. Those marks add up to a percentage score, and alongside them the officer watches for the listed fail and immediate fail items.

To pass you need a high overall score with no fail items recorded. An immediate fail item ends the test with a fail on the spot, no matter how well the rest of the drive went.

Fail and immediate fail items

These are the items printed on the score sheet. Serious versions of these are marked as immediate fails:

• 1.Disobeying traffic signs, signals or road markings
• 2.Failing to give way when necessary
• 3.Colliding with a vehicle, pedestrian or object
• 4.Performing an illegal act or manoeuvre
• 5.Exceeding the speed limit
• 6.Action requiring testing officer intervention
• 7.Causing a dangerous situation
• 8.Failing to maintain proper control of the vehicle
• 9.Failing to exercise due care to avoid an accident
• 10.Failing to give way to an emergency vehicle
• 11.Disobeying directions from a person controlling traffic
• 12.Frequently not signalling intention
• 13.Refusing to attempt any part of the test
• 14.Repeated or deliberate failure to follow directions
• 15.Unreasonably obstructing other vehicles or pedestrians
• 16.Receiving external advice or instruction during the test
• 17.Not parking to the required standard
• 18.Failing to maintain a safe following distance
• 19.Frequently not making required observation checks

After the test

When the drive is over, your result is explained to you and you sign the sheet. Whether you pass or not, the score sheet shows you exactly which parts of your driving need work, which makes it a great practice guide with your instructor.