Test Examiners

CliffyBiro · 8 May 2009 at 16:37

Some of you may remember my thread on my test last month.

I can't remember if I said this or not but the examiner was sort of lurching foward with every gear change or tap on the breaks no matter how smoothly it was done.

At one point, when stopping at the side of the road for a three point turn, he did it and I just sat there and looked at him for a few secs. He didn't flinch.

Anywho, during a lesson yesterday, my instructor noticed another learner driver who had obviously stood on the brakes and she said "If *examiners name* had been there he would have been jumping forward"

I told her I noticed that and she went on to say that at least 10 of her pupils have complained about the same thing.

Surely this behaviour is just to put people off when they are taking their test?

Makes me wonder how true his marking is too...

Felix Da Housecat · 8 May 2009 at 16:42

I hope the next time you take the test you get someone else as this person seems to have a made a name for himself and maybe likes to fail people for very minor things.

GingerNinja1989 · 8 May 2009 at 16:47

I had one just like it in one of my tests. Some of them seem to get off on failing people.

bledd · 8 May 2009 at 16:48

in my test, i went from 5th to 2nd, both me and the examiner lurched forward

-just that morning someone had really knackered my instructors gearbox, so he gave me a pass anyway

Hxc · 8 May 2009 at 16:54

My first examiner did exactly the same, complete prat IMO.

Test I passed guy was a great laugh, welsh and singing half the time

CliffyBiro · 8 May 2009 at 16:57

Can you have any say in who you get?

I.E. Refuse to have that same examiner?

GingerNinja1989 · 8 May 2009 at 17:06

skippi90 said:
Can you have any say in who you get?

I.E. Refuse to have that same examiner?

I think you just get allocated whoever they have free at the time, although perhaps you can swap if other test-sitters don't mind

Felix Da Housecat · 8 May 2009 at 17:10

skippi90 said:
Can you have any say in who you get?

I.E. Refuse to have that same examiner?

Not sure you will get chance to choose, but hopefully you wont get the same guy twice.

Why not say something to your instructor and he might be able to have a word with the person behind the desk at the driving centre and you might get a better examiner.

Felix Da Housecat · 8 May 2009 at 17:15

GingerNinja1989 said:
I think you just get allocated whoever they have free at the time, although perhaps you can swap if other test-sitters don't mind

OP: Lol....err hi mate, fancy swapping driving examiners because this guys a jerk...literally

Random person: No push off

mattpc · 8 May 2009 at 17:15

You're never going to beat the system so don't fight it. Just get another test booked as soon as you can and in the meantime make sure that you are really well prepared. It probably isn't fair but I doubt there is anything you can do about it.

GingerNinja1989 · 8 May 2009 at 17:55

Felix Da Housecat said:
OP: Lol....err hi mate, fancy swapping driving examiners because this guys a jerk...literally

Random person: No push off

I always like to think the best of people

(OK... I'm talking cobblers

)

Cr0fty · 8 May 2009 at 19:11

My examiner was a bit of a boring ****. Tried cracking a few jokes / just generally talking to him and he seemed to just grunt and look at his sheet.

Failed on reversing ( too close to car ) and my mate failed with the same bloke, test after mine, on... reversing!

Captain_Slick · 8 May 2009 at 19:16

My examiner spent half the test talking about his S2000 and how he gets screwed by tax for driving such a car. He also told me to go the wrong way and then used the situation to test my maneuver (turn in the road) when he realised it. Only got 2 minors.

Luck of the draw, I guess.

Rybo89 · 8 May 2009 at 19:27

best is when you see instructors on there mobile whilst driving lol, only if you had a camera ready

digisatman · 8 May 2009 at 20:14

Ive also heard that some examiners want candidates to sit the test twice, especially if your young...

Captain_Slick · 8 May 2009 at 20:44

digisatman said:
Ive also heard that some examiners want candidates to sit the test twice, especially if your young...

Course they do, they'd be mad not to at £60 a pop.

CliffyBiro · 8 May 2009 at 21:02

digisatman said:
Ive also heard that some examiners want candidates to sit the test twice, especially if your young...

This is interesting because at the end he said to me, "I'm sure you'll pass next time" which at the time sounded like a normal thing to say.... or am I reading too much into it?

Hxc · 8 May 2009 at 21:03

It's perfectly normal thing to say, there is no driving test conspiracy.

CliffyBiro · 8 May 2009 at 21:08

Hxc said:
It's perfectly normal thing to say, there is no driving test conspiracy.

Or is there....

digisatman · 8 May 2009 at 21:08

skippi90 said:
This is interesting because at the end he said to me, "I'm sure you'll pass next time" which at the time sounded like a normal thing to say.... or am I reading too much into it?

thats what my bike instructor told me anyway, after I failed a couple of months ago due to a very very petty thing which should have been a minor at the most.