An official of the Automobife Association stated in an interview that it was preferable for the examiner to sit in the front seat, It was the best position from which to examine the candidate's ability to drive, After all, that was the primary object of the test, Another motoring official said: "I have never heard of an examiner sitting in the back seat, He would be handicapped in seeing how the 'L' driver handled the controls."
An official of the Ministry of Transport said: There is no regulation Which says that the examiner must sit beside the candidate, though the examiner may do so. The whole point is whether a man is competent to drive alone. One part of the test is the giving of hand signals, and obviously the examiner cannot see these from beside the driver.
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