Has anyone here failed their test more than once?

mickey_t · 10-07-2003 2:07pm

My instructor (who was part of the institute of advanced motorists) told me it was an immediate failure if you touched the kerb. I know two people who were failed because of it (it was the only x mark on their exam sheet) so I'm not even bother getting into that argument.

Originally posted by herbie747
Like I said- I do accept that some reasons are valid- but those ones I listed ARE the pathetic excuses you hear from most people. I've heard them loads of times, and I know other people have.

Like I said in an earlier post, I just asked if you to look at the valid reasons (for people failing) that were put forward. You just posted the worst ones in reply. Thats why I was asking if you even listened to anyone elses opinions i.e. only hearing what you wanted to hear....

herbie747 · 10-07-2003 3:25pm

Originally posted by mickey_t
My instructor (who was part of the institute of advanced motorists) told me it was an immediate failure if you touched the kerb.

Well then your instructor is either (a) an idoit, or (b) a liar.

There can be no argument about it- you are wrong. Thats a fact. Why don't you look into it.
Ring the Irish School of Advanced Motoring and they'll tell you.
01-8746677.

What driving school os your instructor with?

ArphaRima · 10-07-2003 3:26pm

Q. What should you do when joining motorway?
A. You must use slip road and drive up to speed of other Motorway users before you enter and give way to right. (do stay in left lane until you have adjusted to speed of motorway traffic!!!).

http://www.osm.ie/motorway.htm
Ormonde School of Motoring

Are you still certain about motorway joining right of way?

The "merging traffic on left" is an advisory only. Onus is on joining traffic. They can stop if necessary. Of course proper procedure is to match traffic speed, indicate and move into a gap in traffic. If a situation didnt arise, I'd use the hard shoulder, its not like there isnt roadspace to use, far better than braking hard, or moving out anyway into faster traffic.

Dampsquid · 10-07-2003 4:23pm

There are 3 types of faults you can get on your driving test. Minor(grade 1), more serious(grade 2) and Major(grade 3). You fail if you get more than 8 'Grade 2' faults or any grade 3 faults.

If you hit the kerb, the driving tester could see this as not too serious and give you a Grade 2 fault. If you hit it while moving with a bit of speed then its a Grade 3 fault, and its a Grade 3 fault and you fail straight away. I should know cos i did that in my test. My Mam drove onto the Kerb and she passed.

There you go, no consistency.

mickey_t · 10-07-2003 4:23pm

Well then your instructor is either (a) an idoit, or (b) a liar

Well its ironic that you implied he was an idiot when you couldn't even spell the word correctly yourself!

I thought the title of this thread was the most stupid thing I had heard in a while but that statement definitely tops it! Okay maybe the rules have changed since I got lessons and did the test 3 years ago BUT hitting the kerb definitely was a fail then. Otherwise the driving testers who failed my two friends must have been (a) an idiot, or (b) a liar, then!
In any case the thread has dropped to the level of "I'm right and you're wrong" so I don't think its even worth the effort anymore...

herbie747 · 10-07-2003 5:04pm

I'm actually sick of arguing now, so lets drop it.

And "Mickey_T", for future reference; pointing out spelling mistakes on a forum is too easy. Most of the regulars don't find it cool at all. I did it when I first joined, and now I realise that it's not cool to make fun of people who dropped out of school.

ArphaRima · 10-07-2003 10:06pm

I agree.

Though i also agree that when labelling someone an idiot one should be careful in exposing one's own mental capacity.

Sleipnir · 17-07-2003 12:39pm

here's a great site for would-be drivers. Has everything

http://www.soyouwanttodrive.com/

Has anyone here failed their test more than once?

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