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I booked my driving test on friday - the next available date is march 4th :eek2: :impissed:
Here's hoping I can get a cancellation :nervous:
Here's hoping I can get a cancellation :nervous:
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The average time at my local test centre is 6 weeks. My first test I had to wait 6 weeks which was all right but for the second I had to wait 8 weeks instead.
Lets hope my 3rd doesn't take too long.
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don't lose all hope, my friend didn't pass till her 5th driving test
ive had 13 lessons
and i think im as 'good' as someone on their 3rd.
The DSA are crap, when I booked my driving test I had a choice of either 2 weeks time or 3 months time. So I went for the earlier one. When I told my driving instructor he panicked and made me pack in about 10 lessons into that 2 week period.
I did pass, though, but I suspect that was partly due to having a nice examiner and partly because it was the end of the day and if he passed me he could just go home whereas if he failed me he'd have to go write up a report about it. That's a good tip actually - try and get the last test of the day if you can.
Absolute nonsense they can't be biased otherwise they aren't doing their job properly.
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Welcome to the world of humans.
That was about three years ago, nearly four, so my theory test was a waste of my time because it has expired.
Bastards.
What isn't nonsense is that they have a maximum number of people they can pass per year. That means that the decision on whether you pass or not is not completey down to how safe you are on the road.
I said that badly. I didn't meen the instructers have quota's.
My instructor told me that passing the test will continue to get more difficult (i.e the test will become harder) as more and more people pass each year. The government has a target each year for the number passes it wants and will adjust the difficulty of the test to meet these targets.
...so I heard anyway!
Also, the practical test has gained the new 'show me, tell me' questions at the start of the practical test to check to see if you know about very basic vehicle maintenance like where you put the screen washer.
It's just the governments feeble attempt to discourage people from learning how to drive because of the sheer amount of cars on the roads today. As for insurance for young drivers aswell that is just a joke.
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Although today i made a really big boob at a T juction, and the police were driving past and stuff, they just laughed at me tho....
i did so, and as i drove away, i lifted my hand to say thankyou but i left my hand up for too long and lost control of the car. the lady's face was like :eek: :crazyeyes ...as was mine :nervous:
And my driving instructor asked me if i was having a blond day on my last lesson, cos i tried to pull away when i wasn't in gear, i then managed to pull away in 3rd somehow, then i mounted the kerb (first and last time).
I'm usually a good learner driver, i obv wasn't that day though
1) he compared me to my worst enemy
2) he said i may not be ready for august.....THATS AGES AWAY
3) he never tells me what way to turn until I'm practiclaly on it
*kick*
*his*
*face*
*in*
get a new instructor?
Well it's down to you to rub his face in it when you pass with flying colours.
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