



| Aspect | Grade 1 (Minor) | Grade 2 (More Serious) | Grade 3 (Dangerous or Potentially Dangerous) |
| 7. Signals | Slight misuse of signal. Incorrect hand-signal. | Not giving correct signal in good time. Not cancelling a signal in good time. 3 or more incorrect hand-signals. Backoning to other road-users. | Beckoning dangerously to other road users. |
| 7. Misleading signal (Only applies where other road users are involved) | Slight misuse. | Misleading signal. | Having a left signal on when turning right. Having a right signal on when turing left. Having a left signal on when approaching a roundabout and intending to take the 2nd or subsequent exit. |
| 8. Motorcycles | Slight inability. | Serious inability. | Dangerously incompetent. |
| 9. Courtesy | Slight infringement. | Serious infringement. | Not applicable. |
| 10. Alighting | Slight infringement. | Serious infringement. | Dangerous infringement. |
| 11. Progress | Slight inability/unwillingness to make progress. | Inadequate
progress including at traffic lights. Causing obstruction. |
Unnecessary delay, or causing severe obstruction at traffic lights. |
| 12.
Vechicle controls |
Slight
misuse of primary control. Inability to demonstrate a secondary control. Misuse of a secondary control during the practical test. Slight lack of expertise in coupling/uncoupling. Inability to describe a technical check. Slight misuse of retarder/exhaust brake. |
Serious
misuse of primary control. Inability to demonstrate 3 secondary controls. Serious misuse of a secondary control during the practical test. Inability to describe 3 technical checks. Inability to operate the retarder/exhaust brake as fitted to the vehicle. Inadequate expertise in coupling/uncoupling. |
Dangerously
incompetent use of primary control. Completely unable to couple/uncouple units. Potentially dangerous lack of expertise when uncoupling or recoupling . |