The Official Learner Drivers Thread

[Jojo]

JB - the thing with checking your indicators - putting your hazards on won't allow you to check your indicators - they are wired differently to your hazards, so you would need to put each indicator on individually to ensure they were working, not your hazards. Your hazards could be working fine, but your indicators still might not. Hope that helps.

Sounds like he was a bit of one though. Good luck for next time

[Abigail]

JB - the thing with checking your indicators - putting your hazards on won't allow you to check your indicators - they are wired differently to your hazards, so you would need to put each indicator on individually to ensure they were working, not your hazards. Your hazards could be working fine, but your indicators still might not. Hope that helps.

My instructor said its fine to put the hazards on to check the indicators

[Jojo]

JB - the thing with checking your indicators - putting your hazards on won't allow you to check your indicators - they are wired differently to your hazards, so you would need to put each indicator on individually to ensure they were working, not your hazards. Your hazards could be working fine, but your indicators still might not. Hope that helps.

My instructor said its fine to put the hazards on to check the indicators

Oh right..

Thats how I was always taught - if I remember, I'll double check with my friends hubby who is an examiner if you like - see what they expect ..

[StarsOfCCTV]

Had my first lesson today My instructor spent most of the lesson telling me where everything was, but I didn't expect to drive much anyway on the first one.
Great fun though, when I did drive a bit, changed into the wrong gears a couple of times, and did the wrong indicators but apart from that it was ok. There's a lot of parked cars near me so I'm afraid of crashing into them

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

Question:..
Does everyone get the same book/disk to learn for the theory test? If so what book/disk?
It's just that I wouldn't mind getting one after I take my GCSE's so I can take the theory and then concentrate on getting my license as soon as I can! Thanks in advance x

[StarsOfCCTV]

If you go to http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.a...trackid=000177 I got my theory CD and the highway code from the DSA. It's the product list, although it's probably cheaper to get it off amazon etc.

[Abigail]

Question:..
Does everyone get the same book/disk to learn for the theory test? If so what book/disk?
It's just that I wouldn't mind getting one after I take my GCSE's so I can take the theory and then concentrate on getting my license as soon as I can! Thanks in advance x

I got The Official DSA Theory Test for Car Drivers. Great book and I think the new one now includes the revised highway code. [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-DSA-Theory-Test-Drivers/dp/0115528865/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195423434&sr= 8-2"]Amazon.co.uk: The Official DSA Theory Test for Car Drivers: Valid for Theory Tests Taken from 3rd September 2007 (With New Highway Code): Valid for Theory Tests Taken from 3rd September 2007 (With New Highway Code): Books: Driving Standards Agency[/ame]

I got CD-ROMS on theory test, hazard and road signs (3 separate sets). Each set had two disks and loads of practice questions. Personally, I found them useless and pretty boring. The book worked better for me because I could take it out with me and I enjoy reading. The book also gives a clear explanation of each answer with the question.

Also, the book covers every question you can ever be asked in the theory test and you don't have to keep changing disks to look at different sections of the test.

[Abigail]

Question:..
Does everyone get the same book/disk to learn for the theory test? If so what book/disk?
It's just that I wouldn't mind getting one after I take my GCSE's so I can take the theory and then concentrate on getting my license as soon as I can! Thanks in advance x

I forgot to mention, once you get out driving you will pick up a lot of stuff like road signs, positioning, speed and stopping distances, right of way etc.

[StarsOfCCTV]

Second lesson, stalled a few times Went in big circles but getting the hang of the gears and the clutch and the gas. I saw my Dad driving in the opposite direction on the way back, he looked scared

[Behemoth]

Good luck to everyone with a test over Christmas time.

Has anyone got one booked?