Driving Test Tomorrow (Tuesday)

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Yep, tomorrow will be a life changing day for me. If I pass my test, I will become a man and I'll aqquire the sacred art of driving. :)

It's in the morning, approaching noon so there won't be much traffic around. I can't wait till the test, I got an hour before just to get into the rhythm and I'm pretty sure I will pass (confidence). :p

All I ask is, what show me/tell me questions will I be asked, and what general questions will the examiner ask me?
 
Tesla said:
Yes just two.

I had "where is the horn and how do you operate it?"

I should have taken my trousers down as the examiner was a bit of a milf.

This is intended to be funny but is also true.
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Rofl. :p

I wonder if anyone has got that answer wrong before. :)
 
lucasade1 said:
Does your instructor help to show you all the stuff under the bonet? Because I don't have a clue.

Good Luck.
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He was going to do it today, but it was raining, and the petrol stations were full. He said he's gonna teach me tomorrow morning, but I've just done some research and I've got a general idea where everything is.
 
So hacked off.

Got a major for doing around 45-50 on a national speed limit 'countryside-ish' single carriageway as there were a couple of slight turns. There were no barriers splitting the lane, and it is exactly like driving on a countryside road with slight bends. I told her, I felt it wasn't safe to go any faster, but she said that alone was enough to fail me. My instructor started beefing with her...I can't believe it failed me.

Got another one when approaching a traffic light, checked all mirrors and put my foot on top of the brake pedal ready to stop, and as I was literally 1 metre away, it turned amber. I thought to stop but it would have been too dangerous as I was doing 25, plus there was a car right behind me. I told the woman it would have been dangerous to stop, but she said I could have approached it better - I told her my foot was on the brake pedal ready, but she was having none of it. I argued it with her, but no luck. I told my instructor what happened, and he said the traffic light wouldn't have even got me a minor....I'm so hacked off right now.

My instructor said, she didn't want to fail me for the first major only, and that she marked the traffic light down as a major so it makes the fail look more accurate.

As for minors, I got 5 of them. But thinking of it, if I had went 5-10 MPH faster on the single carriageway, I should have passed.

Oh well.
 
My overall driving was fine, no nerves at all, and I done everything with no problems (apart from above). Re-booked for March, but I'm going to ring everyday for cancellation dates. My instructor said he was 99% sure I would have passed. In theory it was 1 major for going too slowly (should have got away with it), but as my general driving is safe and good, I'm confident for the next run.
 
Unlucky William mate, even though you're glad you failed at that junction, I bet your feeling a bit down inside at the moment. Hope you do better next time.

As for me, I've now learnt from my mistake, and this failure will help me improve. Although the next available time slot is in March, so I'll have to wait ages!

Thanks for the support guys, I appreciate it.
 
William said:
Yeah a bit down, I don't get to pimp around in my mondeo for at least 3 weeks, but I guess it helps in the long run. :)

Edit:

My safety questions were brilliant:

1)What do you look for to know that your tyres are safe to use on the road.

2)Show me how the horn works. - beep. :D
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I was asked exactly the same questions. :cool:
 
I just said, see if there's any bumps or knocks or the outside, that the tread is equally worn and has a minimum tread of 1.6mm. Didn't really come out like that as I was unsure what I was saying myself, but it was accepted.
 
robmiller said:
"Could have approached it better" is probably planning - if you'd been coming down a long straight and seen the lights on green for a while, for example, then you should expect them to change and slow down accordingly. Anything like that happen?
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When I was approaching, I had my foot off the gas, and ready on the brake. They turned amber when I was about 1m away from the line and I tapped the brake to stop but decided that I couldn't brake safely in time, that's why I decided to go ahead. I couldn't brake pass it as it was a crossroad.

Can't believe how that can give me a major fault to be honest, as I didn't interfere with any cars at the crossroad because they were probably all stationary when I went through.
 
Yeah I guess so. Next time, I'll aim to drive within 2/3 MPH of the speed limit. But it's difficult on this Corsa because whenever I go up a slight rise (third gear), it always loses speed. If the speed drops i.e. on a slight hill and I accelerate slowly back up to the speed limit, will I get marked on this?
 
Thanks robmiller for your helpful advise. :) Can I ask, whether you're a driving instructor yourself? I know the above is general stuff which we should already know, but the way you explained it was very...textbook style (in a good way). :p
 
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