ALL your advice worked guys! Thank-you sooo much...
I PASSED! 9 minors :)
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ALL your advice worked guys! Thank-you sooo much...
I PASSED! 9 minors :)
Fantastic, congratulations Spicy, well done :cheer: :clap:
Well done Spicy! That's brilliant. Drive safely! :)
Well done spicy we new you would do it.
WELL DONE Spicy - knew you would do it :cheer::cheer:
Well Done Spicy, Congrats!
sorry i ant been on soap boards for a while. Well 6 months ago i started my driving lessons and on thursday i passed my test. Got 6 minors but was well pleased with myself. congrats to everyone else that has passed
Well done, congratulations miccisy :cheer: :clap:
Well done miccisy :cheer: :cheer:
Well done micisy.
Congratulation Micisy - well done. xx
I failed today :crying::crying: I'm so annoyed with myself, it's taken me so many lessons to get anywhere near taking a test and then I fail for something I did perfectly 10 minutes before the test :(
Sorry to hear that Kim. A driving test is one of the most stressful things you can do in life, and lots of people fail because of that, even though they're perfectly good drivers. It's very common and nothing to be ashamed of. Better luck next time :)
Sorry to hear that Kim, I am sure that it was nerves that got the better of you, not your driving skills. Next time you know what to expect and you will sail through, I am sure :) And I agree with Dazzle's comments :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kim
Congratulations Miccisy :)
Kim, it's nothing to be ashamed of at all. The traffic on roads is constantly changing, there is no way we know for definate what will pop out at us on the roads.
If I took my driving test today, I'm almost 100% sure that I would fail, it's just down to nerves, your examiner, and the roads at the end of the day, chin up, you did your best and thats all that matters :) x
Its just bad luck Kim, next time yourll get that manouver right, i can only imagine how stressful it is as i havent even thought about driving.
Good luck with your future lessons.
Ah bad luck Kim but keep trying, it sounds as if you are almost there!!
If it takes me as many times to actually pass as it does trying to book a test I will go bankrupt :lol: There are no disabled tests online at the moment :( Going to have to phone my instructor to book more lessons later as she was so sure I was going to pass she didn't even bring her diary. Thanks for the kind messages everyone.
Im actually really starting to enjoying learning to drive now, I was so nervous when i started and was worried I wouldnt like it
good news, good luck with the driving test when it comes :)
CD Roms? Blimey, times have changed since I took my driving test. There was no practical or theoretical tests, just driving! :D
I passed my test in 1979, although I'd been driving a lot longer than that. It's a long story.
For me, driving is out of necessity and definitely not pleasure as there are so many fools on the road these days, but the only advice I can give is that you stick within the speed limits (lower if necessary) and constantly watch out for traffic light changes, zebra crossings, children and all the obvious things - and definitely no using a mobile phone unless it's hands free, and I don't agree with those either, but se la vie! :)
Best of luck to anyone learning, or about to take their tests. :)
I've come to the conclusion that I HAVE to pass my test within the next year. I simply cannot get a decent job and a place to live and commute on public transport. It just wouldn't work. My theory has lapsed and I haven't driven in over two years so I'll probably have to start almost from the beginning again.
That's so annoying about the theory. I think the two year limit is just a way to keep the money rolling in. I'm sure there are plenty of people that have passed that have forgotten more than learners who took the theory over two years ago. I didn't take the new theory with case studies in myself but my friends that have seemed to think that it was easier to just answer the question and ignore the case study. Good luck :)
I am debating getting a 4th (:lol:) instructor and doing pass plus as the instructor that got me through my test doesn't do it :(
Okay - so I just received the kick up that backside i needed to book driving lessons! I've had my provisional since i turned 17 in January and only been out in the car once :L but I joined a group on facebook for a local driving school and a month or so ago he had a competition - just drop your name and number in an email and you could win 5 free lessons. Well, I didn't win the 5 but he said I got picked third so won 2. The only reason I haven't booked any yet is because they're so damn expensive! £20 an hour is the cheapest I've found so far - and on a part time job with a wage of 3.70 an hour; im only pulling in about £230 a month and have other things to pay for; not to mention a Vegas holiday to pay for! So never got round to booking any. Anyways! ramble over - I've finally got the ball rolling - gonna get quite a decent wage in Sept as im working just over 100 hours this month insted of around 60 (even tho im only contracted for 10 hours a week..) Ssooo decided that after the two free, I shall book a block of a few lessons.
However! I am - to put in nicely - crapping myself! I went out last week in our little Clio (eBay bargain run about haha) and for love nor money could not get a decent biting point to set off! I kept making it like jump forward. It was my first time ever driving but I'm just convincing myself I'll never get the hang of it. I can change gear whilst like on the move but setting off is a no go.
So basically; I was just wondering if anyone had any tips? Or did any of you have the same trouble at all?
thankssss :D
Relax, there's no rush when you're setting off. Your instructor will take you around the quiet areas of your town to begin with so don't panic that you're going to crash.
The car will have duel controls so the instructor can help you get to the biting point if that's what you're having trouble with.
Each car is different though so just because you're having trouble with your car, doesn't mean it will be the same in the instructors car.
My are £20 a lesson as well
If you're finding it a struggle to pay for the lessons, wait until you get some more experience and see if you can find a driving instructor that will take you out in your own car. The instructor I passed with was the best I had and £15 an hour in my car. Good luck. If I can pass anyone can, I was beginning to think I never would.
How many lessons did everyone have?
I had about a years' worth and failed both of my tests. The first time I deserved to fail but I should have passed second time. I got a serious for doing a turn in the road in five when I apparently could have done it in 3. As my instructor wasn't in the back, I couldn't contend the examiner's decision so I failed. I had about six minors so I would have passed had it not been for a stupid examiner.
Some examiners are b*******, they just fail people for no real reason at all. My sister did her test at the same place and the same happened to her four times before she passed.
I can't afford to do my test again at the moment but hopefully one day I will pass :)
I had 2 hours a week for a year and a quarter plus hours upon hours of private practice. It didn't come naturally to me at all. I had 3 instructors as well and 4 different cars.
I'm looking into doing my driving again. I wish I'd have done it two years ago after I failed instead of giving up. My theory has lapsed so I have to do that again. I've found a company that does the first 3 lessons for £19 plus a course of 10 for £149. I can't have forgotten everything I knew so 13hours will be sufficient I think.
I'm just concerned about this ten minute "do it yourself" bit in the test but I guess its no different to when I went out with my dad in my car.
I'm actually quite excited!
Good luck with it all :)
Thanks Perdita :) I've just looked up the cost of the tests, £32 for theory and £61 for practical :eek: The practical was only £52 last time I took it.
Got a 1.5hr lesson booked for Wednesday afternoon :D I'm excited and slightly nervous.
The guy said people generally remember a lot after a long time away from driving and pick things up easier second time round. The test centre is a few miles away so I won't be paying for three hour lessons to take my test in either.
Good luck Abigail. You'll be fine stop worrying.
Good luck, Abigail, I'm sure you'll take to it like a duck to water again. I once didn't drive for three years, and was very nervous when I had the opportunity to get back behind the wheel again. It was fine, though, and I was soon driving like there'd been no gap.
Good luck with it :) The only good thing to say about the current test fees is that they haven't gone up since March 2009 which is a bit of a record. There were rumours about it going up when independent driving was announced but it doesn't seem to be the case.
i really need to do mine, i still not done any theory or any actual tests, im going to get my eyes tested next week cause im due for my 2 year check up and then once thats sorted im booking some lessons! the bus is starting to do my head in and the fact that all my friends can drive and im sick of having lifts of them!
ive never felt ready to do it before but now i think that im old enough and a bit more clued up!
Good luck with it :D
Driving is going really well :) Booked my theory test for the 18th then should be able to book my practical. I had a mock driving test on Wednesday and I passed with 6 minors. I feel so much more confident and in control than two years ago. It seems to come naturally now whereas before I always had clutch trouble.
I've got a bit of road rage though :p My instructor keeps telling me to calm down and not let it affect me but if some idiot pulls out on me then I can't help but comment. "Just pull straight out" just falls out of my mouth every time.