Just a matter of interest,how many minor faults can u get on the same thing,we have a few lads going through there hgv tests and this question cropped up,sure i heard of a guy who had 4 in same thing and passed,or it could have been 3 and a pass,cant remember,cheers fellas
I thought it was 3 minors equals a fail in any one section. Same as car driving licence.
15 minors is a pass 16 is a fail unless there are 3 repeated minors in one section then its a fail or a major fault is also a fail.
The “3 strikes and out” changed some time ago. I’ve seen 5 faults recorded in the same box and still passed.
Pete 
Peter Smythe:
The “3 strikes and out” changed some time ago. I’ve seen 5 faults recorded in the same box and still passed.Pete [emoji38] [emoji38]
Fur enough probably explains why we have so many numpties on the road that really can’t drive at all then lol
Ha ha! Maybe so.
Pete
Peter Smythe:
Ha ha! Maybe so.Pete
Cheers for replys fellas
simcor:
I thought it was 3 minors equals a fail in any one section. Same as car driving licence.15 minors is a pass 16 is a fail unless there are 3 repeated minors in one section then its a fail or a major fault is also a fail.
To add a little more meat to the subject there are 4 levels of fault;
Not worthy - a mistake that doesn’t warrant marking
Driving fault - a fault that on its own that isn’t serious eg a late mirror check that has no effect on other road users, this is where a build up of driving faults in the same box can lead to an habitual fault fail. Its worth noting that each box could have many different types of fault marked but all different, its just where the examiner marks it. An example is the moving off safely box, the fault could be no left mirror check, poorly timed signal, no blind spot check…
Serious fault - speaks for itself
Dangerous fault - brown trouser moments that will highly likely result in the test being terminated.
There is also the Not Worthy fault which means a fault in the standard of driving has occurred but its so minor as to be insignificant.