So make sure you've got all the plates and decals. The seatbelts and the seats are secure and make sure it's clean, because if you got fast food packages up to the knees in the foot wells, they're not going to go for a on-road driver's test with you.Īnd as well, one of the things I've mentioned in other videos, make sure both plates are on, because if you borrow your uncle's car from a different jurisdiction that doesn't require plate on the front, and you're taking your license in a jurisdiction that does require plate, they won't take you out for that either, and unfortunately that's kind of a sad event if that happens. Make sure everything works, the instrument panel, all the blinkers and lights. When starting your pre-trip inspection for your driver's license road test, start the vehicle and turn on your low beams and right signal.Make sure your license plates are in place, all the decals in place and all the lights are working, and as you can see here in the wintertime, make sure you have the vehicle completely cleaned off of the glass, and the light's inside the vehicle. Go around the vehicle and make sure there isn't any body damage, no new body damage. We're going to show you how to do that under the hood. You're going to need to be able to clean the windshield, so make sure you got your windshield washer fluid topped up.

So check the oil before you go down, if it's wintertime, as it is now, you're going to have spray off the roads going to be dirty. So essentially, the pre-trip inspection, start at the hood, just check the oil, you really don't want the motor to blow up because you haven't checked the oil, changed the oil in sometime. You just need fail-safes in place in case something happens. This is just an extra thing, have an extra key for your vehicle or remote starter, that way if you lock it in the vehicle or whatnot, you're still going to be able to get in the vehicle for the purposes of the road test. Glasses, if you have the condition on your license that you have to wear glasses for the purposes of driving, make sure you have your glasses or your contacts in.īecause if you don't have those with you and that's a condition on your license, they won't let you take your road test. That way if one of them is not accepted, you've got a backup for that as well, and then finally don't forget your license. You're going to need two pieces of identification, and oftentimes what I tell students is to take a third piece as well. The road test isn't free, doesn't matter where you are in the world, all of these licensing agencies charge a fee for you to take your driver's test. Now a couple of things that you should have with you before you head down for the on-road driver's test. Yes, before you go down for your driver's test, you should, and I would highly, highly recommend that you do a pre-trip inspection on your vehicle before you head down for your road test.Īnd if you're going with a driving school, make sure you ask the driving instructor, if in fact he or she did do a pre-trip inspection. Hi there smart drivers, Rick, with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about a pre-trip inspection for the purposes of a road test. #SmartDriveTest #DriversLicenseTest #PreTripInspection Closed Caption Don't let a minor defect STOP your driver's test - watch the video.Ī Pre-trip Inspection for Your Driver's Licence Road Test | Road Test Smart

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