Failed test again - Long to wait for rebook?

[cyclopopcicle]

you can book another test within 10 days, you just cant take it within 10days.
does your instructor say you need no more lessons?
go on his/her advise.

 

[MoNkeE]

driving on the right had side of a dual carriage way! All the way along it! You think you don't need more lessons? Thats not nerves, thats dangerous and annoying for people that will take massive risks undertaking you!

Is that a joke, or are there some hidden dangers of undertaking that I'm not awaRE OF?

 

[therealnerd2]

Is that a joke, or are there some hidden dangers of undertaking that I'm not awaRE OF?

There is a reason undertaking comes under Dangerous Driving (or something)

 

[AshFU]

yea fair enough, I do do that all the time.. but theres no point having lessons im saying, because I cant afford it

if you cant afford the lessons how the hell do you hope to run a car? its not cheap you no

 

[MoNkeE]

There is a reason undertaking comes under Dangerous Driving (or something)

And what's the reason?

 

[BenhB]

The Highway code.

137

On a two-lane dual carriageway you should stay in the left-hand lane. Use the right-hand lane for overtaking or turning right. After overtaking, move back to the left-hand lane when it is safe to do so.

 

[jamief]

having a lesson wouldnt stop that corner be there.. dont know what your getting at..

I have another lesson, and the instructor says im driving fine and I fail again, it wont make any difference that I had that lesson.

i wasnt making excuses.. your chatting out your bum crack mate

You were making excuses.

Having more lessons will give you more experience and confidence, both of which are essential when driving. You can *never* have too much experience. You haven't experienced every possible situation yet, so it's quite possible that something may turn up on your test that you haven't yet encountered and you don't know what to do - a few more lessons sounds in order given that you've failed already more than once.

Take this as some friendly advice from someone who has been driving for quite a few years, and I learn from experience every single day.

 

[gumbald]

Having more lessons won't teach you for that corner specifically, but they might give you experience in situations that might arrive in your next test.

 

[MoNkeE]

The Highway code.

Yes, I know that - I was just wondering what's dangerous about it?

Seems to work over in the 'States ok!

 

[Mr_White]

You need more lessons.

 

[therealnerd2]

And what's the reason?

Well, it depends how cynical you want to be. One reason is simply that it's not what you're suppose to do, so people don't expect it, so people don't check they're left hand mirrors / blind spots so thoroughly when they filter back into the left hand lane, so they crash.

Note, in this case the undertaker will most often be found at fault.

 

[Sic]

And what's the reason?

when undertaking, you can't guarantee that the person you're undertaking isn't just going to move left and not bother checking and seeing that you're there, potentially knocking into you or forcing you from the road. You can account for other drivers' stupidity to a certain degree, but you definitely can't for stuff like that.

 

[AshFU]

Yes, I know that - I was just wondering what's dangerous about it?

Seems to work over in the 'States ok!

folks seem to drive slower in the states, maybe thats why

 

[MoNkeE]

when undertaking, you can't guarantee that the person you're undertaking isn't just going to move left and not bother checking and seeing that you're there, potentially knocking into you or forcing you from the road. You can account for other drivers' stupidity to a certain degree, but you definitely can't for stuff like that.

I s'pose that's a very valid point - Lord knows I've been in plenty of people's cars who don't check the drivers side wing mirror when merging right, let alone left!

 

[cyclopopcicle]

folks seem to drive slower in the states, maybe thats why

and the fact that they drive on the other side anyway, so its the equivalent to our overtaking on the right.

how was it marked on your test sheet? and what did the examiner say?

 

[Phil W]

10 days isn't much of a wait, when i was learning to drive, if you failed your test, waiting was 1-2months for a re-test.

It was a time when brummy's heard Whitchursh passed pretty much anyone (which was a Myth) so we were inundated with people booking tests there.

 

[dthebuk]

i don't see the problem, the rules say u have to wait at least 10 days for the next test, so wait 10 days for the next test...

 

[Stinky]

that 10 day waiting period is to give you time to have an extra lesson to make sure you are ready