Driving Test Checklist

Don’t get caught out on the day. Take a look at our comprehensive driving test checklist before the big day to ensure you are fully compliant with RSA standards.

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Driving Test Checklist

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the Irish driving test checklist. At Get Driving Safe, we understand the importance of passing your driving test with flying colours. It’s not just about obtaining a driving license; it’s about ensuring road safety and responsible driving habits. In this checklist, we will walk you through every detail you need to know to increase your chances of acing your driving test first time. Let’s dive in!

Get Driving Safe Mock Driving Test

We provide students with pre-test driving lessons and a mock driving test so that you can be prepared and know what to expect on the day of your driving test. We will prepare you as comprehensively as possible so that you can undertake the test knowing that you have received the highest level of training possible.

Your valid learner permit
Valid & in date Tax Disc displayed on the vehicle
Valid & in date NCT disc displayed on the vehicle
L plates displayed correctly with full visibility
Insurance disc displayed on the vehicle, ensuring the green strip on the side remains attached to the disc

Practical tips for driving test prep

Arrive early – it’s better to have to wait a while at the test centre than to be rushed and arrive flustered.
Familiarise yourself with the engine – pop the hood and find out where the coolant, oil, power steering fluid, brake fluid, and windscreen washing fluid are. You may be required to point these features out in your test.
Ensure your windscreen is clean – it must be free from dirt, excessive cracks, or scratches. Light transmission must be at least 65%. Your windscreen wipers must also be in good working order.
Lights on – ensure all of your headlights, brake lights and indicators are working.
Clean up – ensure the vehicle is free from debris, smoke, and large objects. Have a walk around the car and ensure there are no obvious defects that may cause your examiner to cast doubt.
Keep in mind – if you are not ready to take your test
due to not meeting the test requirements, you can
reschedule twice so long as you give at least 10 days
notice without losing your fee. You must follow the
instructions on MyRoadSafety.ie when rescheduling.

Wear suitable footwear for your test – there is no point in turning up in heels, flip-flops, or heavy shoes that could potentially affect your performance.
Ensure your tyres are in good nick – the tyre tread must not be less than 1.6mm (about a fingernail’s length)
No modifications – Any vehicle modifications that pose a risk to the health and safety of the driver tester are not permitted.
Examples include but are not limited to: unpadded
or protected internal roll-cages.
Lights off – ensure there are no warning lights appearing on the dash.
Please note – your test will be stopped if your vehicle
fails to meet any requirement outlined in this
document. This might happen before or even during
the test itself. Likewise, if during the test you are
unable to proceed for any reason, the test will be
stopped as a result. In these instances, you will have
to book another test and pay the appropriate fee.

If you are unsure of what is required before the test, you can get in touch with Get Driving Safe, and we will advise you further.

085 2604886 bookings@getdrivingsafe.ie

Driving Test Checklist

The Irish Driving Test Checklist is a comprehensive guide that outlines all the essential items and knowledge you need to have before taking your driving test in Ireland. It covers everything from documentation to vehicle requirements.

The checklist is crucial because it ensures you’re well-prepared, organised, and compliant with the test requirements. It can significantly boost your confidence on the day of your driving test.

Absolutely! Your vehicle must meet specific requirements, such as valid tax and insurance, functioning lights and indicators, and roadworthy tires. The checklist helps you ensure your vehicle is test-ready.

You can cross the line in order to avoid an obstruction, gain access, or if there is a broken white line on your side of the continuous white line.

100 KM p/h for cars

120KM p/h

1.6mm min

You must not enter a yellow box unless your way ahead is clear. The only exception being if turning right. You can then enter and wait in the box so long as you do not obstruct other traffic.

Always obey the line nearest to you.

You may overtake if it’s safe to do so.

Treat them like a traffic island and not enter the space between the lines.

When a film or water builds up between the tyres and the road, which effects the steering and braking.

It signifies the edge of a roadway, also known as a hard shoulder.

Parking is prohibited at certain times.

No parking at any time.

45 cm or 1.5ft

5m from a junction.

On a bend, the brow of a hill, a humpback bridge, at a continuous white line, or where your vehicle may obstruct a sign or entrance.

On a bend, the brow of a hill, a humpback bridge, at a continuous white line, or where your view of oncoming traffic is restricted.

You should allow 1m for each kilometre per hour you are travelling. Double that for wet roads, four times that for icy roads or observe the ‘two-second rule’.

There is an obstruction on the road ahead.

You should give way ti traffic on the right and traffic already turning.

Go. Providing the junction is clear.

You should stop if you can do so safely at the stop line.

Name three people in authority for whom you must stop.

Gardaí, school warden or a person in charge of animals.

A continuous white line with a broken line behind it.

When the driver in front of you is turning right, when you intend to turn left, when the vehicles in the lane on your right are moving slower than the vehicles in your lane in queueing traffic.

Traffic to the right and traffic already turning.

To help drivers distinguish between the two in snowy weather.

You would take up position int eh extreme right hand lane.

A zebra crossing is ahead, no overtaking, no parking.

By the yellow flashing beacons.

Each side of the island is a separate crossing.

In a built-up area, you cannot use your horn between the hours of 11.30pm and 7.00am, except in the case of an emergency.

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Upon meeting oncoming traffic/ road users.
Following vehicles in front of you,
Driving in Snow, Fog or Very heavy rain,
When at a junction.

Also, you should dip our headlights

5. Driving in well lit areas.

6. Driving during daylight hours.

Slow down and stop if necessary.

An area in which stopping and parking is prohibited (except for buses and taxis) for a period indicated on the clearway signpost.