Practical soon and car's broken :/

melchy · 25 Apr 2012 at 16:46

I'm assuming that the instructors car was also to be used during the test itself and not just for the pre-test lesson. If so that's really bad luck, hopefully the driving school will pay for the the rebooked test.

DragonWoLf · 16 May 2012 at 10:09

So to update an old post, guy who screwed me over ditched him, getting my money back for my test, took a instructor from the AA and boom I passed just a few mins ago! 5 minors, neeeeearly failed just as I was entering the test centre but was saved by the car in front but yeah this just made my year!

bledd · 16 May 2012 at 10:12

Congratulations

Just remember, take it easy, there's still a lot more to learn. Don't try and be Senna

latercomer2 · 16 May 2012 at 10:15

Make sure you spread the word on the original instructor, lots of them get a lot business by word of mouth.

shoes · 16 May 2012 at 10:44

Congrats and well done

GeX · 16 May 2012 at 10:57

Congrats

latercomer2 said:
Make sure you spread the word on the original instructor, lots of them get a lot business by word of mouth.

That's not fair. Cars break. **** happens.

latercomer2 · 16 May 2012 at 11:05

If your business revolves around getting people through their test then you should have a backup plan for the essential tool for your livelyhood breaks down.

2 hours should be enough to arrange an alternative.

NathWraith · 16 May 2012 at 11:45

latercomer2 said:
If your business revolves around getting people through their test then you should have a backup plan for the essential tool for your livelyhood breaks down.

2 hours should be enough to arrange an alternative.

Very true.

Congrats on passing your test.

Brookert · 16 May 2012 at 12:52

This calls for champagne! Congratulations

Something Else · 16 May 2012 at 13:35

the real hard learning is when your on your own with no experienced person in the passenger seat with a set of pedals to stop you doing something wrong.

its a great sense of feeling but don't be stupid like some of my mates and suddenly think your the best driver in the world just because you passed a test that says you meet the minimum requirement to drive a car.

sorry for the pessimistic sounding post but you hear on the news about young drivers all the time who have crashed with a car full of mates, its just tragic.

other than that, well done and enjoy your new freedom

latercomer2 · 16 May 2012 at 13:44

Jamsames said:
its a great sense of feeling but don't be stupid like some of my mates and suddenly think your the best driver in the world just because you passed a test that says you meet the minimum requirement to drive a car.

One my friends did just take on the first time out by himself - down my road too (it turned into a country lane). I declined to join him as I didn't trust him behind the wheel (I'd been with him during the evening round the town and even a couple of beers didn't change my opinion!) - he got about a mile down the road before the left it and ended up in a ditch about 70 yards from where he left the road. thankfully just wrote the car off but a couple of feet to the side and he would have been embedded in a tree.