On driving licences, when I did mine in NZ the tester traffic cop was a bloke in my football team. (I was 16 but played senior grade. Btw,in NZ there are traffic police as separate and distinct from your ordinary plod. Traffic police do the testing, there are no specific examiners). Anyway, he asked me to drive around the block and that was it; no parallel parking, 3 point turns - nothing. He passed me, gave me my licence and that was that. When I got home, I told my mum and was obviously a little concerned about the ethics of it. She said, in an even tone, "take it back if you feel that strongly about it". I thought for a moment and said no more about it. I'd already got my motorbike licence at that stage so I figured I was safe enough!