Common errors

Learner drivers typically make some of these (commonest uppermost) :

• Slowing down too late
• Not considering effect of slowing (EFFECTIVE use of centre mirror)
• Declutching too early ("coasting")
• Crossing hands when steering
• Having clutch above biting point while easing off brake
• Avoiding handbrake in an attempt to move away faster
• Applying handbrake before having fully stopped
• "Riding the clutch"