What you must be able to do
You must be able to move off safely while making the correct observations:
from the side of the road
on a slope or hill (gradient)
from behind a parked vehicle, so you have to move off at an angle
Any mistakes you make in this area will be counted under the ‘Moving off - Safety’ fault on your driving test result.
These are some examples of mistakes that would count towards this fault. Moving off from behind a parked vehicle into the path of an approaching vehicle When you move off from behind a parked vehicle, you check your mirrors and blind spot, but still move off into the path of an approaching vehicle. This causes the vehicle to significantly slow down. Repeatedly moving off from the side of the road with no blind spot checks Throughout the test, you repeatedly move off from the side of the road with no blind spot checks in situations where they’re needed. Pulling off from the right-hand side of the road, causing an oncoming vehicle to slow or stop After the ‘pull up on the right’ exercise, you move off with either an oncoming vehicle or a closely approaching vehicle from behind. This causes the vehicle to severely slow down or stop. Not making any rear observations when moving off following an emergency stop After you do the emergency stop exercise, you move off without making any rear observations, having been stationary in the middle of the lane for some time.