test tommorow tips please

jamiecoins

have my test tommoro 2nd attemp failed by 2 marks last time frikin clutch from coasting have got more lessons since last test iv toataly stopped coasting and other bad habbits lol

can anyone offer me any tips or give me some advice of what not too do etc
thanks in advance

nerves will be at me tommoro as i need my full licence for a job in australia ahhhhhh:eek:

Bowlardo

Drive it like it's stolen

Seriously drive it like you normally drive. check the mirrors every 30 seconds and you'll be grand

jamiecoins

Bowlardo wrote: »

Drive it like it's stolen

Seriously drive it like you normally drive. check the mirrors every 30 seconds and you'll be grand

ha thats why i failed first time lol .. checking the mirrors often... check
thanks

paulmclaughlin

Take an English class. Oh you mean driving test tips? :P

Drive like the Gards are behind you but you're late for work. Good luck anyway, got my second attempt next week too

The Muppet

Stay calm and focused even if you make a mistake, you can still pass with a few mistakes. Watch out for those speed limits.

Proxy

Remember your basics. Today you should drive as much as possible. Give friends lifts, parents jobs, whatever. Keep on the road. Again tomorrow morning.

- As soon as the tester says something, Look in your rear view mirror. Then you'll look at the wing mirror also, but you'll have looked back. Just be aware what's around you all the time.

- Don't hug the centre line, put yourself in the centre of the road so you can keep road position. Drive in long, straight lines, don't swerve to get back on track. Same for pulling out from parking. Look, signal, drift out smoothly.

- Make sure your windows don't fog up, have the heaters on full blast getting there and then on low to maintain it!

- If nervous, a good tip I got was, if the tester says "Turn left", instantly say "onto High St?" (or whatever). It sounds silly, but it makes you feel like you have some control and not just taking orders. Don't do it every time, or they'll think you're a right goon

- WATCH your SPEED. If you go 2km over the limit the tester *might* give you a green but they could also skip on to blues very easy. Stick to just under the limit, where safe (e.g. in 50 do 45 or so).

- Slow down in good time so you can change down gears and work through your controls. I had a big problem where going around single-lane roundabouts I was going too fast and would mess up my signals. Knowing the route, you will know when to slow down in good time to stay in control of the vehicle. It's all about being in control.

Best of luck! Have a good dinner for yourself afterwards, regardless of what happens!

jamiecoins

passed :D:D:D

paulmclaughlin

Congratz buddy!

pudzey101

jamiecoins wrote: »

passed :D:D:D

Well done great feeling isisnt it

jamiecoins

im stilling smiling my face hurts lol:D

MascotDec85

Proxy wrote: »

Remember your basics. Today you should drive as much as possible. Give friends lifts, parents jobs, whatever. Keep on the road. Again tomorrow morning.

- As soon as the tester says something, Look in your rear view mirror. Then you'll look at the wing mirror also, but you'll have looked back. Just be aware what's around you all the time.

- Don't hug the centre line, put yourself in the centre of the road so you can keep road position. Drive in long, straight lines, don't swerve to get back on track. Same for pulling out from parking. Look, signal, drift out smoothly.

- Make sure your windows don't fog up, have the heaters on full blast getting there and then on low to maintain it!

- If nervous, a good tip I got was, if the tester says "Turn left", instantly say "onto High St?" (or whatever). It sounds silly, but it makes you feel like you have some control and not just taking orders. Don't do it every time, or they'll think you're a right goon

- WATCH your SPEED. If you go 2km over the limit the tester *might* give you a green but they could also skip on to blues very easy. Stick to just under the limit, where safe (e.g. in 50 do 45 or so).

- Slow down in good time so you can change down gears and work through your controls. I had a big problem where going around single-lane roundabouts I was going too fast and would mess up my signals. Knowing the route, you will know when to slow down in good time to stay in control of the vehicle. It's all about being in control.

Best of luck! Have a good dinner for yourself afterwards, regardless of what happens!

With regards to the highlighted bit above please, other posters looking in, do not heed this advice!!!!

If you drive under the speed limit, as suggested, without valid reason i.e. road conditions, weather conditions, vehicles in front doing that speed etc. etc. you are very likely to pick up marks in the "Progress on the straight" section of the test sheet.
Doing so would make you look hesitant and lacking in confidence.

Where possible, 50 to 53 in a 50 zone, 60 to 63 in a 60 zone. You won't be marked for it. I'd say I've had a maximum of 2 pupils picking up Speed Limit marks over the last 14 months and that's the advice I give to all my pupils. The ones who did pick up marks must have exceeded the above.

bugler

MascotDec85 wrote: »

With regards to the highlighted bit above please, other posters looking in, do not heed this advice!!!!

If you drive under the speed limit, as suggested, without valid reason i.e. road conditions, weather conditions, vehicles in front doing that speed etc. etc. you are very likely to pick up marks in the "Progress on the straight" section of the test sheet.
Doing so would make you look hesitant and lacking in confidence.

Where possible, 50 to 53 in a 50 zone, 60 to 63 in a 60 zone. You won't be marked for it. I'd say I've had a maximum of 2 pupils picking up Speed Limit marks over the last 14 months and that's the advice I give to all my pupils. The ones who did pick up marks must have exceeded the above.

Just to reiterate this - I sat my test recently in Finglas and failed solely on marks under progress on the straight, which was gutting. I was driving overly conservative in the belief it would stand to me, big mistake.

**Timbuk2**

bugler wrote: »

Just to reiterate this - I sat my test recently in Finglas and failed solely on marks under progress on the straight, which was gutting. I was driving overly conservative in the belief it would stand to me, big mistake.

I did the exact same for my first test, and failed for 4 Grade 2s for progress on the straight. Was being overly careful, just because it was my test. Felt hard-done by, simply because it was very easily avoidable.

As my instructor said afterwards, on the test, drive like you normally drive, as if it's just a parent/friend/instructor in the first seat, and not a tester with a clipboard. If you are ever unsure of what to do, do what you'd normally do if the tester wasn't there - and it's usually the right thing to do.

Best of luck with the next test, bugler, and congratulations, jamiecoins

Proxy

MascotDec85 wrote: »

With regards to the highlighted bit above please, other posters looking in, do not heed this advice!!!!

If you drive under the speed limit, as suggested, without valid reason i.e. road conditions, weather conditions, vehicles in front doing that speed etc. etc. you are very likely to pick up marks in the "Progress on the straight" section of the test sheet.
Doing so would make you look hesitant and lacking in confidence.

Where possible, 50 to 53 in a 50 zone, 60 to 63 in a 60 zone. You won't be marked for it. I'd say I've had a maximum of 2 pupils picking up Speed Limit marks over the last 14 months and that's the advice I give to all my pupils. The ones who did pick up marks must have exceeded the above.

I may have undershot a bit to say 45 in a 50 zone but you should definitely not be going over it, case in point I was marked for doing 63 in a 60 zone. Speed limits are not guidelines.

MascotDec85

Proxy wrote: »

I may have undershot a bit to say 45 in a 50 zone but you should definitely not be going over it, case in point I was marked for doing 63 in a 60 zone. Speed limits are not guidelines.

I'm not goin to argue with you about it but it would take an extremely strict tester to mark you for only 63, maybe you got that tester. However, in the vast majority of cases you won't be marked for the speeds I advised above. Even going back 18 years ago to before I was an ADI and was taking lessons my instructor, who was brilliant, used to tell me to do 35 mph in a 30 zone. This I always did and on test too and wasn't marked either. This was in the UK where the tests back then were as they are here now!

And case in point, my teaching car has a digital speed readout in the centre console which the tester can see clearly. I've pupils passing all the time doing the speeds advised.

Alanstrainor

MascotDec85 wrote: »

I'm not goin to argue with you about it but it would take an extremely strict tester to mark you for only 63, maybe you got that tester. However, in the vast majority of cases you won't be marked for the speeds I advised above. Even going back 18 years ago to before I was an ADI and was taking lessons my instructor, who was brilliant, used to tell me to do 35 mph in a 30 zone. This I always did and on test too and wasn't marked either. This was in the UK where the tests back then were as they are here now!

And case in point, my teaching car has a digital speed readout in the centre console which the tester can see clearly. I've pupils passing all the time doing the speeds advised.

Indeed. This what I did, and what I was told to do by my instructor a few years back.

The speedometer in your car over reads by around 10% generally. I don't know if testers know this, but even still.

Hobbes

People will give lots of road tips etc, but here are my best ones (IMHO). Some might be too late for you.

1. Take 1-2 driving tests a day or two before the actual test. The instructor will tell you what areas you need to improve, or if you are even in a state to take the test.

2. Take a pre-test (from the same instructor if you can). Most of the pre-test is just to get you into the routine and relax. If you mess up there, you know to take it easier in the actual test.

3. RELAX. Drive as you would normally. Don't over analyse what you think the inspector will look for. If you are thinking "Did I look in enough mirrors" you will distract yourself from actually driving.

MascotDec85

Hobbes wrote: »

People will give lots of road tips etc, but here are my best ones (IMHO). Some might be too late for you.

1. Take 1-2 driving tests a day or two before the actual test. The instructor will tell you what areas you need to improve, or if you are even in a state to take the test.

I'd disagree with this tbh. If you haven't had many or any lessons you should go to an ADI at the earliest opportunity, preferably when you apply for your test or at very least when you receive confirmation of your date.

Leaving things to the last day or 2 is a recipe for failure. At least going weeks before gives you loads of time to practice what you are shown. You can always run in some additional lessons nearer the test date. If you aren't ready remember you may be able to cancel the test free of charge 10 days or more before your test.

I'd a lad come for a pre-test today. Never met him before. His test is tomorrow morning first thing. He's previously failed 2 tests badly!!
He's left things VERY late to try and fix his driving faults.
At the end of the pre-test he said he wished he'd come to me earlier. I was laughing with him as he's a Doctor I asked him is he studied for his medical exams. He looked at me as if I was mental, then said yes. He took the point when I asked him what was so different about preparing for a driving test