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Driving Test to debut in NSW, Qld.

Observational series filmed in Darwin will screen in Sydney & Brisbane from Thursday.

Nine’s newest observational series Driving Test will have its premiere in NSW and Queensland tomorrow.

The series where cameras follow learner drivers going for the licence is filmed in Darwin where the instructor is also the tester.

This debuted in Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth in late July.

Darwin provides the scenic backdrop and a rich variety of characters, including the strong, charming and witty driving instructors from Andrews Driving School and the Palmerston Driving School.

Andrew Szauer is the muscle behind Andrews Driving School. He looks tough on the outside, but on the inside he’s patient, considerate and sympathetic towards his students as he navigates their tantrums, mishaps and mistakes with his wry sense of humour.

Mark Smith is Andrew’s business partner, a fly-in-fly-out driving instructor. Every two weeks Mark lands in Darwin from his hometown base in Melbourne, and when he arrives he means business. Mark takes his responsibility for getting safe drivers onto our roads very seriously, but he also has a mind full of groanworthy dad jokes to ensure his students have fun.

Glen Holmes is the man behind the family-run Palmerston Driving School. He is joined by wife Melissa, a tough Australian motocross champion, and Scott, Melissa’s annoying and mischievous younger brother, the driving school’s action man, who is about as cool as they come. Then there’s Errol, Glen’s older brother, who completes the Palmerston Driving School team. Originally a cabinetmaker and welder by trade, he spent 20 years running a variety of prison workshops before joining the family business.

Driving Test takes viewers on a unique ride with 60 Northern Territory hopefuls eager to reach their ultimate goal of independence and freedom by passing that all-important driving test.

7:30pm Thursdays on Nine.

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  1. While watching tonight’s eposode I was stunned to see the instructor allowing one of the test candidates to take their test wearing thongs! This is not allowed and nothing was said about it. We have a duty to be good examples to others and give learning points when ever possible that could teach others and possibly stop an accident. To those who think it’s ok to drive with thongs- they can fall off your feet, get trapped under pedals and this can be the cause of a crash. No ifs, buts, maybes- it does happen. Most countries especially in Europe come down hard on drivers wearing sandals and thongs without full foot straps.

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