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Assessment Checklist

The tester marks you on the official Traffic Police assessment checklist. Know how it works and you'll know where your points really go.

Immediate failures

Any one of these 22 items ends your test, however well the rest went. The number is the item on the form.

Narrow course

  • 2

    Mount kerb

    S-course, crank or DC

  • 3

    Require reverse movement

    S-course or crank, once the free reverse and both 2-point boxes are used

  • 4

    Require additional reverse movement

    DC, once the free reverse and both 2-point boxes are used

Parking

  • 7

    Mount kerb

    Parallel or vertical parking

  • 9

    Exceed stipulated time

    Parallel over 5 minutes, vertical over 3 minutes

Slope / gradient

  • 12

    Roll backwards

    1 metre or more

  • 13

    Unable to move off after 5 attempts

Moving / reversing up the ramp

  • 14

    Strike pole

  • 15

    Runoff ramp

  • 18

    Unable to drive / reverse up ramp

    On the 4th attempt

Emergency stop

  • 21

    Unable to stop within stipulated distance

Forward driving

  • 40

    Change lane without due care

  • 44

    Fail to give way to Pedestrian at Pedestrian crossing

  • 45

    Drive across the centre line

  • 46

    Fail to obey Mandatory / Prohibitory sign / Traffic Rule

  • 47

    Exceed speed limit

  • 49

    Fail to give way to traffic with right of way

Junction

  • 55

    Fail to stop at stop-line

  • 56

    Fail to form up correctly

  • 57

    Remain in the junction and cause obstruction

Traffic signal

  • 71

    Proceed on Red Light

General

  • 72

    Improper action causing accident / near accident

Free allowances

  • 2 free blind-spot misses

  • 1 free extra reverse in each of the S-course, crank and DC

  • 1 free delay in moving off and 1 free case of insufficient acceleration

  • 1 free wide turn, 1 free sharp turn and 1 free wrong position at a junction

  • 1 free missed mirror check before slowing down, 1 free before turning, and 1 free before changing lane or overtaking

  • 1 free unnecessary stop and 1 free failure to overtake when necessary

  • 1 free failure to brake while stationary

  • In the circuit, 2 free missed or wrong signals and 2 free uncancelled signals. On the road, 1 free each for a late, missed or wrong, and uncancelled signal

The costliest mistakes

  • 10 points: striking the kerb, stopping on a pedestrian crossing, slow reaction to danger

  • 8 points: not taking precaution for pedestrians or cyclists, not enough side clearance, causing others to slow or swerve, proceeding on amber

  • 6 points: road hogging, tailgating, changing lane at a bend, not slowing for hazards, inconveniencing cross traffic

What the form doesn't tell you

  • Kerbs that aren't part of the course are an IF. Striking a course or lot kerb is the 10-point "strike kerb". Striking any other kerb, like the roadside kerb while you line up beside a parking lot, has been marked as "improper action causing near accident" (item 72), an IF. Some say it depends on the tester.

  • Mount, not strike, is the IF. A wheel riding up onto the kerb is a mount. One learner put BBDC's line at the wheel leaving the ground.

  • A correction means stopping and changing between D and R. Easing the steering while you're still reversing isn't one. In parking, the form has no correction item, but learners report the first one free and 2 points for each after. Treat that as tester practice, not a rule.

  • Free boxes are real. Learners' result slips show ticks in boxes with a line through them that cost nothing, like being reminded to signal.

  • If the tester has to brake or steer, expect to fail, usually under item 72.

  • You may carry on after failing. Some testers stop the test at 20 points or an IF; others let you finish the stations, or even drive the road, and tell you at the end.

  • The result slip shows where each fault happened, e.g. "BBDC – Circuit", "Bukit Batok West Ave 5", "Entrance of BBDC", with its points, any free counts and how many times. Use it to plan your revision lesson if you need one.

The full assessment checklist

Laid out like the form your tester holds, with the same item numbers. Tick it as you practise to see where your points go.

BBDC doesn't publish its own copy of the form. The Traffic Police use the same form at every centre, so this is the copy CDC publishes.

Class 3 / 3A FINAL Assessment Checklist

  • A penalty is indicated by a tick .
  • A tick in a circle indicates ‘Immediate Failure’.
  • A tick in a box carries demerit points shown beside the box.
  • A tick in a box with a diagonal line carries no demerit point.
  • One Immediate Failure or accumulation of 20 demerit points constitutes a failure.

Tap the boxes and circles to mark a mock test. Items 25, 27, 48, 65 are for Class 3 (manual cars) only.

Narrow course

(a) S Course(b) Crank Course(c) Dir. Change
  1. 1.Strike kerb
    10
    10
    10
  2. 2.Mount kerb
  3. 3.Require reverse movement
    2
    2
  4. 4.Require additional reverse movement
    2
  5. 5.Fail to confirm safety
    4
    4
    4

Parking

(a) Parallel(b) Vertical
  1. 6.Strike kerb
    10
    10
  2. 7.Mount kerb
  3. 8.Turn steering whilst vehicle is stationary
    2
    2
  4. 9.Exceed stipulated time
    More than 5 minutes
    More than 3 minutes
  5. 10.Fail to confirm safety
    4
    4
  6. 11.Fail to close door when vehicle is in motion
    4
    4

Slope / gradient

(a) Less than 1 metre(b) 1 metre or more
  1. 12.Roll backwards
    2
  2. 13.Unable to move off after 5 attempts

Moving / reversing up the ramp

  1. 14.Strike pole
  2. 15.Runoff ramp
  3. 16.Incorrect technique
    4
  4. 17.Incorrect positioning
    2
  5. 18.Unable to drive / reverse up ramp
    2
    4th attempt
  6. 19.Strike kerb
    4

Emergency stop

  1. 20.Incorrect technique
    2
  2. 21.Unable to stop within stipulated distance

Moving

  1. 22.Fail to fasten seat-belt
    2
  2. 23.Fail to release handbrake
    2
  3. 24.Delay in moving off
    2
  4. 25.Move off in wrong gear
    2
  5. 26.Insufficient acceleration
    2
  6. 27.Slow in restarting stalled engine
    2

Moving off (ATM only)

  1. 28.Fail to ensure gear selector in ‘N/P’ position before start/stop engine
    2
  2. 29.Move off with gear selector in wrong position
    (a) Less than 1 metre
    4
    (b) 1 metre or more
    6
  3. 30.Fail to apply brake when shifting to ‘D’ or ‘R’
    4

Forward driving

  1. 31.Fail to keep left (road hogging)
    6
  2. 32.Fail to keep a safe following distance
    6
  3. 33.Change lane at bend
    6
  4. 34.Fail to keep within lane
    (a) Straight Road
    4
    (b) Bend
    6
  5. 35.Veer off course
    4
  6. 36.Fail to overtake when necessary
    2
  7. 37.Fail to slow down when approaching road hazards
    6
  8. 38.Speed too slow
    (a) For the road
    2
    (b) For traffic condition
    2
  9. 39.Change lane abruptly
    4
  10. 40.Change lane without due care
  11. 41.Fail to take precaution against pedestrian / cyclist
    8
  12. 42.Not enough side clearance given to other road users
    8
  13. 43.Stop on the Pedestrian Crossing
    10
  14. 44.Fail to give way to Pedestrian at Pedestrian crossing
  15. 45.Drive across the centre line
  16. 46.Fail to obey Mandatory / Prohibitory sign / Traffic Rule
  17. 47.Exceed speed limit
  18. 48.Fail to use appropriate gear
    2
  19. 49.Fail to give way to traffic with right of way
  20. 50.Cause other vehicles to slow down or take evasive action
    8
  21. 51.Unnecessary stopping
    2

Junction

  1. 52.Incorrect positioning
    2
  2. 53.Cause inconvenience to cross traffic
    6
  3. 54.Improper turning
    (a) Wide turn
    2
    (b) Sharp turn
    2
    (c) Incorrect turn
    4
  4. 55.Fail to stop at stop-line
  5. 56.Fail to form up correctly
  6. 57.Remain in the junction and cause obstruction

Safety check

  1. 58.Fail to check blind spot
    4
  2. 59.Incorrect checking of blind spot / mirror
    2
  3. 60.Fail to adjust mirror before driving
    2
  4. 61.Fail to check mirror before
    (a) Moving off
    2
    (b) Slowing down
    2
    (c) Turning
    2
  5. 62.Fail to check mirror before changing lane / overtaking
    2
  6. 63.Fail to look out for traffic
    (a) Side road
    2
    (b) Junction
    4

Braking

  1. 64.Fail to apply brake when vehicle is stationary
    2
  2. 65.Fail to use engine brake
    (a) Slope
    2
    (b) Straight Rd
    2
    (c) Bend
    4
  3. 66.Incorrect braking technique
    2

Drivers’ signal

(a) Circuit(b) Road
  1. 67.Fail to signal in good time
    2
  2. 68.Fail to signal / Give wrong signal
    2
    4
  3. 69.Fail to cancel signal
    2
    4

Traffic signal

  1. 70.Proceed on Amber Light / Flickering Green Arrow
    8
  2. 71.Proceed on Red Light

General

  1. 72.Improper action causing accident / near accident
  2. 73.Slow reaction in avoiding danger cause by others
    10

Score

Number of Demerit Points0
Number of Immediate Failures0

Result

PASSEDnot ticked
FAILEDnot ticked
0 demerit points0 immediate failuresPass

Source: CDC's Class 3 / 3A Driving Test Assessment Checklist (PDF), updated 16 Sep 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-25. Built from BBDC's published information, the Traffic Police assessment checklist and learner accounts. BTT.sg isn't affiliated with BBDC or the Traffic Police; testers and procedures can change, so always follow your tester's instructions on the day.