The DVSA have responded to decade-low driving test pass rate
Reports from the media towards the end of July 2019 claimed that the current pass rate for driving tests of 45.8% has been caused by the 'dangerous manoeuvre, pull up on the right'.
According to the DVSA, this is not correct, and the top reasons for actually failing the test were that the candidate failed to complete their observations properly at junctions and they were not checking their mirrors effectively when changing direction. In fact, learner drivers make fewer dangerous faults on the 'pull up on the right' manoeuvre than any of the other reversing manoeuvres.
The new manoeuvre was introduced onto the driving test on the 4th December 2017, along with a few more updates, in an attempt to make the test more inline with real-life driving. The candidate is required to pull the car over on the right hand side of the road, reverse back approximately 2 full car lengths, then rejoin the traffic.
The DVSA do not recommend that drivers always pull up on the right, with the best practice still to pull up on the left and only pull up on the right when space on the left is sparse or unavailable.
How the DVSA decided the manoeuvre was safe
Before making changes to the driving test, the DVSA trial the new manoeuvres and practices across the UK, and perform an in-house risk assessment as well as an independent risk assessment by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Both of the risk assessments for the 'pull up on the right' manoeuvre showed that it is a 'low-risk' manoeuvre.
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