Key points of the CBR exam

Most learners walk into the Dutch practical exam without a clear answer to a simple question: what is the examiner actually assessing, and how is the result decided?

This one-page reference card answers it.

WHAT IS ON THE PAGE

• The five techniques the exam is built around: looking far ahead, anticipating, checking for cyclists, roundabouts and speed that fits the situation
• What the examiner assesses across the whole drive: car control, observation, priority, adaptive and decisive driving, social behaviour, special manoeuvres
• The areas where international drivers lose most exams, including observation, distance to cyclists, mirrors and blind spots, and reacting to your own mistake
• How the result is decided, including the answer to the question everyone asks first: how many mistakes are you allowed

CBR publishes no fixed number. The examiner weighs the nature of a mistake, how serious it was and how often it happened, and all seven exam components have to come out sufficient. The card explains what that means in practice.

WHO IT IS FOR

International drivers preparing for the Dutch practical exam, at any stage of preparation. Print it, keep it in the car, read it before a lesson.

FORMAT

• One-page PDF in English
• Instant download, free
• Also included as a bonus with the full 57-page guide

Independent educational material based on Rijprocedure B. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CBR, and no guarantee of a passing result.