Host
Andrew Younghusband talks about unlucky number thirteen, this season being being the thirteenth for the show, before he introduces the eight nominees for this season chosen from the approximately five hundred applications. They are: twenty-five year old
Adam Bourre, who has been fearful of driving ever since he had an accident on an icy road and which belies the fact that he had dreams of being a driver or driving instructor as a career when he was younger;
Ashley Dunne, as fearful and emotional behind the wheel as her nominator, season 11's Canada's Worst Driver
Jillian Matthews, who professes now to be reformed in her lack of fear behind the wheel;
Shayne Greer, an overly cautious driver due to being struck as a pedestrian when he was thirteen, that accident in which he sustained serious injuries including possibly a still problematic brain injury which may be affecting his cognitive skills;
Melanie Lautard a single mother of four, two who have special needs, with her biggest driving issue being self-doubt;
Travis Murray, a timid man, his timidity which translates into his driving as demonstrated by often waiting several minutes at intersections before entering;
Joe Palozzi, a reckless driver who constantly flaunts rules to get a thrill, but who mistakenly believes his driving is not unsafe; nineteen year old
Breanna Pratley, who has been paranoid about dying behind the wheel ever since she and some friends were T-boned in a serious accident several years ago, which has led to her refusing to drive on the highway; and
Julie Wrzesien, who has had several accidents due to impatience, but who never feels the financial burden of her accidents as others in her life bail her out. With the exception of Travis who is provided an exemption due to needing to attend a previously agreed to engagement, the nominees have as their first task to drive the predetermined approximately ninety minute route with their nominator in the back seat to the Drivers' Rehabilitation Centre at Dunnville Airport. At the Centre, all eight nominees are then subjected to an assessment drive, consisting of a enclosed and slightly curvilinear reversing section, a tight maneuvering section through a concrete-barriered course, and a 50kph slalom. The car they will be using, a new 2017 Camaro, is equipped with a back-up camera - a first in the show's history - to provide use of the latest automobile technology and thus simulate real life driving in today's world. The eight then meet the expert panel for the first time, the panel who provide their initial thoughts.