Hi all,
I have my test coming up in a few days and am fully prepared for it, it is my very first test after 10 or so months of lessons, anyway, one thing I have always wanted to know is will you get a minor for indicating when there is no need, I have looked for the answer but they all seem to be different.
What I mean is that obviously you will have to indicate when changing lanes and turning, whether there are cars near you or not, but I have personally been taught to only indicate when pulling off, pulling up to the side of the road and doing one of the parking maneuvers (Reverse and forward bay parking plus parallel park) if someone is around me, whether it be a person in a car or just walking around. I wouldn't ask this question however when watching people do there tests on YouTube, sometimes at the end the examiner will say something like "At this point, you unnecessarily indicated, when you were pulling away there was no-one around you." Personally I would prefer to indicate at all times as it is the safest option, but then again, it will probably be turned against you by the examiner i.e. if you indicate when there was no need to, this could be because you didn't properly check.