A bit nervous...

Dont bother getting into any lengthy conversations with them, on my test I made sure i was quiet but the sly devil tried to catch me out by drifting my concentration at the vital moments of the test, needless to say, I didnt let the devil deceive me, I didnt reply to him until after I had passed that vital point of the test. Dont let them trick you, the only reason they would talk to you on the test (apart from the necessary procedures) would be to drift your concentration and fail you.

Dont try and 'Break the ice' , they honestly could care less about how shiny Phil Mitchell's head is.

Stay confident and stay alert.
 
Keep your hands at 10 and 2.

When you pull up behind someone, remember - can you see tyres and tarmac? If not you're too close!

And the ultimate advice - ONLY A FOOL BREAKS THE TWO SECOND RULE!

(Then forget some, or all, of these rules once you pass.)
 
If the instructor says "A child has just stepped absent mindendly into the road..." don't say "No they haven't!"

It means they want you to do a emergency stop.
 
Stay up all night, drink loads of coffee and practice by playing Forza or GT or something similar to give a final honing to your reflexes and driving skill. Do this with the telly on in the corner of your eye, and pretend that's the view out the side window. Whenever anyone walks into the road on the telly and you notice, neck a shot of your favourite spirit as a reward for your brilliant observation skills.
 
Concentrate on the task in hand, stay focused, be respectful to the examiner and don't be cocky.

Don't build it up too much in your head and be too nervous, as you can always take the test again if necessary.

Rgds
 
Also, remember how important speed limits are and stick to them, as it's a painful thing to fail on.

Anticipate things that could happen, e.g. lights changing. I had to brake a little firmly at a pedestrian crossing, it was no biggie, but could have been avoided with better anticipation.

Remember lane discipline, i.e. don't wander when on a dual carriageway etc.

Don't get too nervous, remember it is only an assessment to see if you meet the standard.

Rgds
 
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Remember the car has dual controls...might help you not get too worked up about it if the examiner can stop the car if you've done something stupid.
 
Say if you'd passed the test perfectly, with no mistakes, and a few seconds before the test finished as you were about to pull over a suicidal person jumps out infront of your car and died, would you still pass?
 
Dimple said:
Why didn't you apply again?
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Money mainly.


radderfire said:
Also, remember how important speed limits are and stick to them, as it's a painful thing to fail on.

Anticipate things that could happen, e.g. lights changing. I had to brake a little firmly at a pedestrian crossing, it was no biggie, but could have been avoided with better anticipation.

Remember lane discipline, i.e. don't wander when on a dual carriageway etc.

Don't get too nervous, remember it is only an assessment to see if you meet the standard.

Rgds
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Great advice here :) thank you
 
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I just tried to be as smooth as possible and made my mirror checks obvious. Other than that I just drove as I did on my lessons/when I went out with my dad and I passed first time with one minor.

I was even doing 10MPH over the speed limit at one point, I'd just come off a dual carriageway into a 30MPH limit and for some reason I thought it was 40MPH even though I'd been down the road numerous times. I looked at the sign and then at my speedometer, almost freaked out, but then just decided to let the engine brake me down to 30MPH instead of touching the brakes and possibly bringing my speeding to the attention of the examiner. He never noticed.

If you have anything like a cat walk into the road or sit in the road just drive towards it with your foot off the accelerator, looking at what's behind in the mirrors and hopefully the cat will get out of the way like it did for me, without the need of you swerving or braking.

Don't get panicked if you get sent down roads you don't know either, I got sent down quite a few I didn't know, but I just took it all in my stride, looking at all the signs.

It was a nice day off work for me anyway :p
 
Strife212 said:
Say if you'd passed the test perfectly, with no mistakes, and a few seconds before the test finished as you were about to pull over a suicidal person jumps out infront of your car and died, would you still pass?
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I don't think so :D I had a mate who was just about to finish his test, when a skateboarder rushed out onto the street in front of him, resulting in him almost hitting the kid and failing the test lol.
 
My best advice would be to exaggerate the movement of your head so the instructor knows you are checking your mirrors.

Good luck!
 
When I had to pass for the second time I got a minor because I read the roundabout in advance and was apparantly approaching it took quickly as it was clear :)

Yeh good luck anyway.
 
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