Driving Test

[Mofo8]

Yay!!!!! I'm just returned from my practical driving test and I passed this time. This was on my third recent attempt (I'm trying to ignore the fact I sat and failed the test 3 times when I was a young student - over 12 years ago).


What a god almighty sense of relief! I was amazed at how physically and mentally stressful it was: sitting, failing, and re-booking the test month after month.

Hopefully soon I'll get a motor, and can start moaning about road tax, fuel costs and other related matters.

 

[Chilly]

Nice one mate, it feels good going home thinking yeah...iv got a driving lisence!

 

[Brynn]

congratulations

its a great feeling when you go on your first drive without someone sitting in the passanger seat

 

[Tom]

Congratulations! I passed in 1988, so I have no idea about what bollocks they make you do now. Driving lessons then were about safe driving, and not how to pass a test

Can I suggest you take an extra driving lesson or two for motorway use? If you haven't already driven on a motorway, its a very different thing to driving on the roads, and some people find it very intimidating.

 

[Brynn]

Ta for reminding me tom - do Pass Plus, the council for my area gave me a tenner for doing it. Plus it should drop about 10-20% off your insurance

 

[old.Tohtori]

What a god almighty sense of relief! I was amazed at how physically and mentally stressful it was: sitting, failing, and re-booking the test month after month.

Kinda like, drinking a laxative after a hardy meal that was a bit stubborn eh?

 

[Mofo8]

Thanks all. I've already discussed taking a couple of motorway lessons with my instructor. Instructors have got to sit the new Hazard Perception part of the theory test soon, and he's clueless about computers and suchlike - so, we're doing a deal whereby I will give him a wee lesson on the Hazard Perception stuff on my comp - just to give him an idea of what he's got to do, and what it looks like. Bargain.

I'll bear the PassPlus stuff in mind, but at the moment, I think simply getting a few motorway familiarisation lessons will stand me in good stead.

 

[Gengi]

Well done Mofo8, now I am going to ask a personal question . How old are you ? its just that I am being nagged into learning to drive, the wife has become increasingly sick of staying sober . I am quite old (37) and it is a bit daunting. I would just like some re-assurance that 'old people' can learn too.

Later

 

[Mofo8]

Well done Mofo8, now I am going to ask a personal question . How old are you ? its just that I am being nagged into learning to drive, the wife has become increasingly sick of staying sober . I am quite old (37) and it is a bit daunting. I would just like some re-assurance that 'old people' can learn too.

Later

I'm 34 at the moment. I took lessons and sat tests when I was around 19, and foolishly gave up after 3 attempts. I was determined to keep at it this time. I can't see age being and barrier to taking lessons and sitting the test.

My driving has been fairly reasonable for a good while, and I put the fails down to nervousness. It's amazing how something like that can be so stressful. I've always been calm and fine in interview and exam situations, but the driving test was completely different.

 

[CurryKnight]

yeah i was really nervous on my test (to the point of wanting to go and throw up while i was sitting in the waiting room) but i passed first time.

 

[mank!]

Does anyone pass their test first time anymore? Everyone I know has failed once or twice recently.

Driving is great.

 

[oblimov]

well done m8

i passed mine 2nd time round and i remember my old man saying he did it 1st time and so did all his mates mind you when he did it there was crank shafts lol

 

[Jupitus]

Well done mofo!

 

[Tom]

I passed first time

 

[Trem]

Passing is the best feeling. As for the failing....well, I can't tell you about that seeing as I passed first time

Well done fella!!

 

[throdgrain]

I passed first time. My wife passed first time too
I then bought her a car, she drove it twice, then said I dont like driving, and that was the end of that.
Good thing too really

 

[pcg79]

i passed first time a few months back.

 

[Gray]

I passed my theory getting 30/35 first time around, was quite chuffed really since i bought the Theory CD the day before and remembered all the questions which were asked (WIN!)

Then i passed driving test - practical, i thought i failed and i started to lose heart throut it, but then he said i passed. (WIN2!).

I made the mistake of not doing Pass+, how i rue the day for not doing it as if you want a decent car it could save money on insurance. Fucks :/

 

[pcg79]

i hear pass plus is a bit shit, but IAM is pretty good

 

[JBP|]

well done

i passed both theory and practical first time in 1998 with a two week intensive course

 

[Paradroid]

Well done Mofo8! (I've been busy lately - phone you later)....

If you need help/advice looking for a run-around I can ask my brother-in-law Eddie for assistance if you want (he's been building bikes & cars for 15-20 years)...just don't get an MG (heh)...

 

[Tom]

http://www.roadragecards.com/samples.htm

Don't forget to get some of these.

 

[Tom]

*dodgy url removed*

Tom - please check what you link, ta.

 

[Doh_boy]

Failed

Two serious and 7 minors (4 of which was looking in the mirror, or not as the case may be).

Serious 1: Creeping up to a queue of traffic, let myself get too close. I pressed the break a second before him. :/

Serious 2: Didn't leave enough room on my left in a tight fit on a side-road. Lucky I didn't have the wing-mirror off. Even worse, I didn't even notice :/

So, no arguements obviously but still I'd rather have failed on something more substantial.

Next test 12th Jan :S

 

[Tom]

*dodgy url removed*

Tom - please check what you link, ta.

eh? Sorry did I post a bad link? Or was it just a bit too saucy?

 

[Jupitus]

eh? Sorry did I post a bad link? Or was it just a bit too saucy?

Nasty porn popup redirect shit.

/me thinks Tom was a bit tired and forgot what was on his clipboard

 

[Tom]

lol. Chances are it was something that didn't like being linked.

 

[Doh_boy]

erm I looked at the link and it was some 'right thing, wrong thing' type comic animation.

I think toms' right.

Best removed either way.