Driving test on Wednesday morning and car giving problems

Mr.Mond

Hi, my wife is doing her driving test on Wednesday morning and today the car (opel corsa enjoy 1L 03) decides it won't change gear. A friend looked at it tonight and said it was the plastic selectors (ball joints) are worn. It's too late to order a car from the driving instructor school and I believe car hire firms won't rent to Someone with a provisional license (or am I wrong on that one?). Also on the "Final checks for your driving test" sheet, it says vehicles hired for a driving test are not generally insured for undertaking a driving test. Does anyone have any experience regarding this? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, she's waited for over a year for this test....

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BrandonBlock

Do ya not know any instructors, ring loads of private ones, they are allowed come on the test with you if you are driving their car.

Mr.Mond

That was a quick reply, cheers.... I shall start ringing around in the morn.....

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Savman

BrandonBlock wrote:

Do ya not know any instructors, ring loads of private ones, they are allowed come on the test with you if you are driving their car.

What?!?! What planet do you live on? That's rubbish!

crosstownk

Mr.Mond wrote:

on the "Final checks for your driving test" sheet, it says vehicles hired for a driving test are not generally insured for undertaking a driving test.

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Hmmm......... I'd imagine that this is the case if you take the rental company's insurance. However, if you make a temporary substitution of vehicle on your wife's insurance then it will be the same policy as she would have used if she was using her own Corsa. The real problem is finding a rental company that will rent to a provisional licence holder.

Shifty

could you book the car in for repair and explain you need a replacement car, your wifes policy may cover a replacement car while hers is off the road

Mr.Mond

Thanks everyone for the feedback, she eventually got a polo from the instructor after lots of begging. Hope she gets the test now..... ;-)

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Rabies

Make sure she drives it a good bit before the test. She will need to be comfotable with it. the test will be stressfull enough without doing it in a different car.

craichoe

Can't she just transfer her insurance over to your car for the day ?

I did this for my test after someone ripped off my wing mirror

Costs nothing afaik. She could even borrow a friends car if needs be