Driving Test Etc

[B.E.A.U]

Hay everyone wish i was on my bike but i cant.

i have been having some lessons now for a bit and i got a few more to do as its a intense course. I have my theory this saturday and i am really really worried i always work my self up thinking the worst. I did this ther otehr week with my college exam. But i have the practice disk and i have past around 9 times in a row now hazard and theory im still worried as fook. My instructer said ill breeze through and said its actually easier in the test than the disc some people have said other. Is there any advice i can get.

Also with driving i can drive and my instructer said im really good but i forget the odd mirror check or something. Nothing really bad. But reversing into a road left turn etc i just f**k right up when i cant see the curb i think im to close i think i done it and then im miles away hes showed me told me tc and i have the reference points on the car but its so hard. Any info i could get on that

really appreciate it guys

[SamHolmes]

Just keep doing the practise CD over and over and you'll breeze through the questions in the exam

I found the hazard bit on the actual test was slower than the practise disc so I found that easier

Not really sure on the reverse around a corner other than keep practising?

[B.E.A.U]

Just keep doing the practise CD over and over and you'll breeze through the questions in the exam

I found the hazard bit on the actual test was slower than the practise disc so I found that easier

Not really sure on the reverse around a corner other than keep practising?

yeee wel im doing an intense driving course so i have liek 17 hours left i can practice tomorrow. i pass the disc everytime just passed it again got 3 or 4 rong and 53 marks on the hazard

[NVWOCI WVS]

the theory test is piss easy...i had mine tuesday just gone and got 59 on the hazard and 1 wrong on the multiple choice.

doesnt really help you...but you'll have no problem passing it im sure!

[Matthew62]

Why ask for advice here, you're going to get much better advice off your driving instructor...thats what you're paying him for. You'd have to be a complete moron to fail your theory/hazard perception...its absolute bullshit - a 10 year old could do it! Dont be such a girl, just take the exam and deal with it!

If you're shit at reverse left, ask to practice them more... don't get overly concerned about aligning door handles with stuff, just learn how to do it properly, so if you f**k it up in your test, you know how to rectify it, no point just memorizing things, its got to feel right.

Everyone who can now drive will give poor opinions as we will have all picked up bad habits, and driving tests are continually changing and updating.... listen to your instructor and stop being a girl!

[B.E.A.U]

Why ask for advice here, you're going to get much better advice off your driving instructor...thats what you're paying him for. You'd have to be a complete moron to fail your theory/hazard perception...its absolute bullshit - a 10 year old could do it! Dont be such a girl, just take the exam and deal with it!

If you're shit at reverse left, ask to practice them more... don't get overly concerned about aligning door handles with stuff, just learn how to do it properly, so if you f**k it up in your test, you know how to rectify it, no point just memorizing things, its got to feel right.

Everyone who can now drive will give poor opinions as we will have all picked up bad habits, and driving tests are continually changing and updating.... listen to your instructor and stop being a girl!

youd have to be a complete moron t ofail? your a bit of a big head aint you. And no im not a girl i just aint the best at exams and isnt it better to ask about see more than 1 view?

and if you f**k up in your test isnt that a fail

[RobinJI]

With reversing around the corner you just need to learn the car really well, practise just reversing in general and you'll get used to doing the steering without thinking about it, then you're free to judge the distances and not be distracted. Best thing if your not sure about how far from the curn you are is to just make sure you're left mirrors pointing down a little more than you'd usualy have it, and just have a good look in it when you stop for your observasions, and if your not sure about where you are, do an observasion just to check it.

It doesn't matter if you mess up your positioning in the test too much, as long as you're not in anyones way, you dont hit the curb, and you correct yourself fine. Ofcorse curbing it is an instant fail, but to be honest, it wouldn't hurt to do it a couple of times in your instructors car just jently, purely to learn when its gunna happen.

Oh, and dont worrie about the theory, the questions arent too bad, and the hazard perceptions pretty easy once you understand the basics of how it works.

I'm waiting to take my test at the moment, doing practice tests with my instructor now, but I've gotta wait untill the 2nd of october to take the real thing! effing waiting list.

[B.E.A.U]

With reversing around the corner you just need to learn the car really well, practise just reversing in general and you'll get used to doing the steering without thinking about it, then you're free to judge the distances and not be distracted. Best thing if your not sure about how far from the curn you are is to just make sure you're left mirrors pointing down a little more than you'd usualy have it, and just have a good look in it when you stop for your observasions, and if your not sure about where you are, do an observasion just to check it.

It doesn't matter if you mess up your positioning in the test too much, as long as you're not in anyones way, you dont hit the curb, and you correct yourself fine. Ofcorse curbing it is an instant fail, but to be honest, it wouldn't hurt to do it a couple of times in your instructors car just jently, purely to learn when its gunna happen.

Oh, and dont worrie about the theory, the questions arent too bad, and the hazard perceptions pretty easy once you understand the basics of how it works.

I'm waiting to take my test at the moment, doing practice tests with my instructor now, but I've gotta wait untill the 2nd of october to take the real thing! effing waiting list.

no way cheers mate thats actually some good advice unliek some people.

My mate tom o nhear has hes test on the 1st of oct lol

[planet-x-boy]

Firstly, the theory is nothing at all to worry about. I only did mine about 3 weeks ago. I started panicing the night before when i found out i picked up the wrong cd from halfords. I just got myself logged onto a website and did about 150 questions that night and to be honest thats all the revision i did although i wish i started a hell of a long time earlier. I ended up getting 32 on the theory which isnt the best but for the amount of revision i did i was chuffed so you will be fine with that!!

The Hazard Perception is a bit different because i dont know about you but i had never tried it before but when you get it there the weird woman on the computer tells you all about it and its alot easier than the theory. Think i got 59.

As for the reversing etc like robin said above tilting your mirror down does help and i find if you do that but instead of looking at your mirrors alot, try and look out the back window alot more and use that mirror as a guide to make sure you arnt to close or to far away. Im only learning like yourself but i find that looking out of the back window helps me alot more. Iv only been practising this because i have my own car so when i go out with my dad or my mate i dont have the little marks around the car so i have to do it but now i dont even use the mirrir and find it alot easier.

You will have plenty of time to get the reversing dialed though so dont worry about that.

You will deffinatly breeze through the theory though.

Hope that helps.

Brett

[RobinJI]

Yeah, sorry thats what I meant, look out the back, but if you get unsure about exactly where you are in relation to the kirb (like me all the time in my instructors car due the the shite rear visibility) then just stop and do an observasion and use it as an excuse to check your position in the morror, don't reverse on the mirrors alone, just use them to check if you're stuck

I'm seriously contemplating taking my test in my car rather than my instrustors, just due to the better steering responce, nicer clutch feel, better all around visibility and less scary driving position. (god damn dihatsu's must suck for a 120K 16 year old VW to feel significantly better to drive than them )

[planet-x-boy]

Yeah, sorry thats what I meant, look out the back, but if you get unsure about exactly where you are in relation to the kirb (like me all the time in my instructors car due the the shite rear visibility) then just stop and do an observasion and use it as an excuse to check your position in the morror, don't reverse on the mirrors alone, just use them to check if you're stuck

I'm seriously contemplating taking my test in my car rather than my instrustors, just due to the better steering responce, nicer clutch feel, better all around visibility and less scary driving position. (god damn dihatsu's must suck for a 120K 16 year old VW to feel significantly better to drive than them )

I want to do my test in my golf rather than my instructors c2 but havnt the rules chaged so that you have to use a instructors car with the pedals on both sides for amergency stops?

[B.E.A.U]

ye i like my corsa alot more lol he has a 207 pug and its like a space ship

[Egg Fried Rice]

Most the questions will be fairly similar in every test but as you have been revising alot i am sure you will do fine. I passed my theory test on the pass mark only because i didn't revise.

As for not checking your mirrors, when i had my mock test with my instructor, you automatically start checking and you naturally do it because you think its real.

Turning around the corner. Have you tried tilting your left mirror down a bit more so you can see the rear end of the car and the curb? but enough to see the cars behind you whilst driving. This way you can turn the corner while reversing and see how far/close you are away from the curb and know which direction to turn the wheel because you will see where the car is pointing using the curb as a guide.

I have noo idea what i said there so if it doesnt help ummm dont worry lol

JK

Edited August 24, 2007 by J-KAY

[TomN]

Bah I've hit the curb on my test lol i didn't get a fail for it Just take it nice and slowly and you'll be fine. And if they ask you if you've finish thats a sign to you to correct it

[SaltWaterHippo]

Might be abit too late but when I was studying for my theory I signed upto the DSA website and paid them 6 quid to pratice with the offical questions (Gives you 1 months access), I just sat and done them over and over a few days before my theory, When I done my theory all the questions were exactly the same, I got 1 wrong, was kinda annoyied since I had seen all 35 questions/answers on the website. Most of the answers are just common sense anyways

[downhill_rob2@hotmail.com]

I breezed through my theory test, was easy as hell beau!

I got 33 outa 35 and 64 outa 75

Iv got my test on september 25th, s i have plenty of time to practice!

I need more lessons IMO, only do 1 hour a week...

But i have my own car, bt when i drive that, i just drive it like i would drive normally, not like im not a lesson which i really should do!

[Wing]

I failed my first test due to too many missed mirror checks. The best way i found to ingrain the checks afterwards was through habit, in your lessons think 'Mirror, signal, then maneuver'. Before slowing down, think to check the Rear view mirror in plenty of time. If you aren't doing these in your practice lessons, it won't be easy to pick them up during your test! If it's not too late, you should actively implement these at all times, seeing as you will be scrutinised for missing them out.

When i was learning to reverse round corners, the instructor pointed at a place in the left rear window which i should keep the curb in at all times, this would insure that the car was always a few inches away from the curb. Then after the turn, there'd be a point in the rear window which the curb would line up with to ensure the car was close and parallel to the curb. Although, as people have said it would be more beneficial to learn how the car should feel. However, it would be useful to keep in mind that this method helped me to get a feel for where the car should be in the first place and i eventually learnt to reverse without using this method. Also, you might not fail if you mess up the reversing, you might get away with just a minor fault. So if you know where the curb should be in relation to the view on your car, it will be a lot easier to get rectify the mistake and get yourself into the right position!

I hope this has helped, i found the driving test was very stressful so i really do wish you luck!

[B.E.A.U]

thankyou every one yes my instructor has showed me the points on windows etc. I been practicing so hard with the theory and i did better reversing today. I cant learn in my car i drive it to normal like casual not under strict conditions dont know why i try to do mirrors etc but i forget unless im i na lesson.

Test is at half 9 lads wish me luck:)

[B.E.A.U]

just passed it another 3 times on the disk getting 3 wrong each time

[B.E.A.U]

ok so i passed my theory today woop lol got 32 in theory and 60 on hazard. Ok sorry guys it was really easy questions sorry i wasted your time but the feed back you lot gave me was brillian thanks guys