Stalling your car, particularly during a driving test can understandably be quite a shock. For some test candidates, stalling can lead to panic which rather than getting the car up and running quickly and safely, they make the situation worse by either do more than is necessary, or by not doing enough.
For example, some learner drivers run through a routine after stalling by selecting neutral and applying the parking brake. While there’s not necessarily anything wrong with this, it all takes extra time and depending where you’ve stalled, getting the car going as quickly as possible is essential.
If you’ve stalled on a level road and are not at risk of rolling and you’re already in 1st gear, leave it in 1st, depress the clutch and foot brake and restart. You can then move off safely under control and quickly. It’s important that you recover from the stall quickly and safely, so ensure you always apply the brake pedal and clutch so that your car doesn’t lurch forward when you restart.
How you recover from stalling the car is determined by the situation that you’re in. If you’ve stalled at the side of the road while attempting to move off, providing that you’re in a safe position out of the way of other road users, then there’s no urgency in getting the car going again.