Hazard commentary

Rob's Easy Hazard Commentary

Note: hazard commentary is part of the FULL licence test until 25 January 2027. From 25 January 2027 it becomes part of the RESTRICTED licence test.

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At set points throughout your practical test the testing officer will say:

"Can you tell me about any hazards you see?"

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A hazard is anything

MOVING or LIKELY TO MOVE

HACK It must have a heartbeat

 

You must say:

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WHAT THE HAZARD IS:

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Car

Bus

Motorcycle

Cyclist

Pedestrian

Truck

Etc.

HACK "Traffic" or "vehicles" covers many situations, so you don't need to work out exactly what it is.

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WHERE THE HAZARD IS:

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Front

Back

Left

Right

Oncoming

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HACK Say "my side" or "your side", or "driver's side" and "passenger side", if left and right are confusing.

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WHAT YOU ARE DOING ABOUT THE HAZARD:

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Monitoring

Keeping Left

Slowing

Preparing to stop

Giving space

Giving way

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HACK As long as you say "watching them", that is enough for the testing officer.

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SUPER HACK You can list all the hazards and where they are, and say "watching them all" at the end of your list.

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Example: traffic in front, traffic behind, traffic oncoming, cyclist on my left, pedestrian on my right and I am watching them all.

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Watch Rob explain it in this video: