The diagram below is typically one of the simplest tests, you should pull up behind the line (S) and the marshal will say, “Start in your own time” when your front wheels cross the line the marshal will start the watch. In the case of this test you will proceed forwards crossing line “A” you will then ‘stop astride’ line “B” and reverse (this is always shown dotted) back to line “A” where you will stop astride again. You will then set off forward again, crossing line “B” and going around cone “C” clockwise up to line “D” where you will stop astride again. Then you should reverse to line “E” and stop astride and then forwards to the finish “F”, when the car comes to rest the marshal will stop the clock. If any cones are touched then a penalty will be added to your time of 5 of 10 seconds, also if you do not cross the ‘stop astride’ lines with 2 wheels or if you over shoot and cross with more than 2 wheels again a penalty will be added, this also applies to the finish line.

Some more complex test will call for a free turn / Handbrake turn / Change of direction, this will be shown on the diagram by “FT” or the route line may just change from solid to a broken line. There are two movies below which you can download showing some of the HMC autotest cars completing on the autotest shown in the diagram below...