Corrected entry: In the scene in which Ray Speight is instructing Majorie during her driving test, we see him counting down to when he is going to call for an emergency stop. Actual instructors are not allowed to do a count down. They first tell the driver that they will be performing the emergency stop along a stretch of road, and then call it by placing their hand on the dashboard and calling out "STOP".
Blackball (2003)
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Directed by: Mel Smith
Starring: James Cromwell, Bernard Cribbins, Alice Evans, Paul Kaye
Factual error: All UK driving test instructors must wear a yellow reflective waistcoat or jacket while instructing someone during their driving test. This was still true in 2002 when the film was shot.
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Correction: We are never told if she is sitting her driving test. They are both members of the bowling club and for all we know he could be helping her out.