Hitting the kerb on a turnabout

Andrewmcm7

Is hitting the kerb on a turnabout manoeuvre or on a reverse around the corner an instant fail?

Agent Smith

How long is a piece of string?

I asked the same question when I was learning and my instructor told me that it's at the examiners discretion. basicly if your at the limit of failing it may push you over, if everything else is fine, they might discredit it.

Andrewmcm7

Agent Smith wrote: »

How long is a piece of string?

I asked the same question when I was learning and my instructor told me that it's at the examiners discretion. basicly if your at the limit of failing it may push you over, if everything else is fine, they might discredit it.

Thanks. I've been told so many different things. I've been told it's a straight fail and then I've been told it's only a grade 1.

fritzelly

Depends on instructor how much of a fault he grades - take your time, not like you have to do it in 3 manoeuvre's anymore

Fuzzyduzzy

Wife hit it twice so I think that certainly contributed to her failing

GT89

I was told by my instructor that it was an instant fail as it was considered dangerous driving

Victor

Do I have it right that a turnabout is a U-turn using a 3-point turn?

If you hit the kerb, you could easily be judged to be as likely to hit any fixed object.

.anon.

Agent Smith wrote: »

How long is a piece of string?

I asked the same question when I was learning and my instructor told me that it's at the examiners discretion. basicly if your at the limit of failing it may push you over, if everything else is fine, they might discredit it.

During my D licence test, I clipped a kerb with my back wheel while exiting the test centre and still passed, so it's very much at their discretion - especially if they suspect it was the result of nerves.

MascotDec85

In general, if you nudge or brush the kerb with your tyre if won’t be a Grade 3. If you hit the kerb fairly hard and/or lift the tyre off the road it would be a Grade 3.

tabby aspreme

Friends daughter passed after hitting the kerb 3 times, tester told her after the test, jokingly, she should check the tyres as she might need new ones.

GT89

Victor wrote: »

Do I have it right that a turnabout is a U-turn using a 3-point turn?

Yes. But it is called a turnabout now as it does not have to be done in 3 goes. You can use as many as you feel is necessary to complete the maneuver. However they could mark you down if they feel you are taking an excessive amount.

smellyoldboot

If you hit it, you might get away with it, but if you HIT it, you're fcuked.

QJJQJDE

I actually drove over the curb in my second test, and hit the curb on the turnabout. I passed even having made those mistakes, and funnily enough I didn't do those mistakes in my first test, which I failed.

Mimon

I didn't hit the kerb but went the wrong direction to the way he asked after the turnabout . putting all my concentration into the turnabout my brain was fried for a moment.

Got a minor, only had 3 minors for the whole test.

Oops!

I drove up onto a path with the 2 left side wheels doing my test back in 2002 300 meters away from returning to the test centre to avoid a clown driving towards me... And passed!

.anon.

smellyoldboot wrote: »

If you hit it, you might get away with it, but if you HIT it, you're fcuked.

During my D licence test, I HIT the kerb so hard with my nearside rear wheel that the whole bus wobbled as it came crashing back down, I said "bollocks!" and the tester muttered "Jaysis..."

Still passed

Twee.

I tipped the kerb during the reverse around the corner but didn't go against me. The examiner said to me after that it was because I was still in control of the car and was able to complete the reverse safely, so I would say that discretion, how hard you hit it and how you react/recover play a part!