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Moving Off Uphill - An Hill Start Video Lesson


Move Off Uphill

On your driving test, when performing a hill start, the examiner will expect you to:

  • Move off safely and under control on a gradient
  • use the MSM routine
  • check your blind spot for traffic and pedestrians
  • make balanced use of the accelerator, clutch, brakes and steering
  • use the appropriate gear, avoid rolling back

Do not let the car roll backwards whilst performing a hill start, as it could prove dangerous. If this happens on your test you will score a major or minor fault depending on how severe the rollback is.

Driving Uphill
When driving uphill your car will need more power to maintain its speed so you may need to change down a gear. The steeper the hill the lower the gear you should use.

Parking On a Hill
Make sure your handbrake is firmly engaged. If facing downhill turn the front wheels into the kerb and put the car into reverse gear. If facing uphill turn the wheels away from the kerb and engage first gear.

What the driving test examiner expects of you during the driving test

Changing Gears Steering A Car Starting Off
Stopping A Car Clutch Control Road Junctions
Basic Left Turn Basic Right Turn Box Junctions
Dual Carriageways Meeting Traffic Overtaking
Traffic lights Pedestrian Crossings Roundabouts
Moving Off Downhill Moving Off Uphill Bay Parking
Reversing Into A Side Road Turn In The Road - 3 Point Turn Parallel Parking

 

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