I attended a meeting a couple of weeks ago, where the speaker was a DSA Assistant Chief Driving Examiner. He works for a department within the DSA which looks at and regulates the standards of driving examiners. The presentation he gave mainly related to the examination and continued testing of driving instructors (ADIs) but was also relevant to examiners who take learners out on test. His talk certainly reassured me that every effort is taken to ensure that all driving tests carried out are fairly and consistently marked as far as they can be. Obviously there is always a possibility of human error, and for those occasions that you feel you’ve been unfairly treated then there is a complaints procedure that can be followed. This procedure is marked out on the driving test report, a copy of which you receive at the end of the test. But in general I believe that examiners' marking is consistent and fair. If anyone fails a test there is always a genuine reason for it, and that reason needs to be addressed and worked on to get you ready for, and able to pass, the next test you take.
