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Need some advice for driving test

dublinman1013 · 2024-03-22T19:37:02+00:00

Hello, * I have done all my required lessons and for a myriad of reasons I haven't been able to do my test but it is coming up in April * My teacher is great. I can't flaw the man. (I have had a few different instructors over the years and he is the best.) * I don't have access to a car to practice and he is letting me use…

dublinman1013

Hello,

I have done all my required lessons and for a myriad of reasons I haven't been able to do my test but it is coming up in April
My teacher is great. I can't flaw the man. (I have had a few different instructors over the years and he is the best.)
I don't have access to a car to practice and he is letting me use his for the test.

I am doing practice lessons with him and have lots of nerve issues related to the 'reverse around the corner' manoeuvre. His method is very different than my previous teacher's so I am getting confused but I have had this discussion with him and we are practicing more and he is being really supportive.

I suffer from stress related issues so I think for some weird reason this manoeuvre is triggering me. I have done it right loads of times but can't seem to get it right recently.

Anyone have any tips/advice other than practice, practice, practice?

Appreciate any help.

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AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123404759#Comment_123404759

They also now ask you to do the hand signals while sitting at the desk which is very strange but kinda makes sense. Then once you get in the car you can just concentrate on driving the car and doing the 3 manouveres.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123404714#Comment_123404714

That must have been a good few years back. Only way a learner can do that legally now is with a full licensce holder with them. .

Joshua K

If you're struggling with specific manoeuvres like the reverse, you might find testday.ie useful - it's a free web app I built for Dublin test prep. You can set your focus manoeuvres (reverse corner, hill start, etc.) and it builds a practice plan around them, prioritising routes that include those skills. Covers all Dublin centres with Google Maps directions. No download needed, just open it on your phone. Might help structure the practice time you do get between lessons.

MojoMaker

In return for potential personal gain.

Altruisim at its finest I'm sure you'd agree.

Liamoc05

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124097119#Comment_124097119

alright well my bad, just trying to help others.

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124095045#Comment_124095045

Bad when you make it look like it's not your site, tbh.

Liamoc05

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124096392#Comment_124096392

yeah oops, i must have read it wrong. Thanks!!!!

extra-ordinary_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124094906#Comment_124094906

You got 'steep ascent sign' question of the theory test answers wrong.

Liamoc05

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124096062#Comment_124096062

uh oh….

Henry Ford III

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124095045#Comment_124095045

You might be about to find out.

mikeecho

Is the driving test really what hard?

It's been a while since I did one.

I have A,B,C,D, and have been putting the E+B on the long finger.

Liamoc05

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124095024#Comment_124095024

yeah… is that bad?

MojoMaker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124094906#Comment_124094906

Are you shilling your own site there?

Liamoc05

I always find that with driving test practice, it's best to know the area, I've been using this site to know the routes and all the theory that can be asked on the day such as road signs, hand signs etc.

jd06

Fair play oisin for all the information, I have a bit of time now to get my head around it, thanks again

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123404674#Comment_123404674

Firstly they'll sit you at a desk with a laminated sheet showing all the road signs. They'll point to random signs on the sheet and you'll have to say what they mean.

They'll then bring you out to the car, ask you to pop the bonnet and will ask you stuff about the engine.

You'll then both sit inside the car and they'll ask you questions about the instruments within.

How I passed my test first go a couple of years ago:

Two weeks before the test I spent 1-2 hours driving the test routes every night, Monday - Friday. (Gave myself the weekends off)

I'd also spend at least 30 minutes during the day in work studying road signs and rules of the road.

The day before the test I did a pre test lesson to iron out any last bits. Was also a useful dry run of the pre driving parts of the exam.

I honestly don't think I'd have passed if I didn't do all of the above.

jd06

Hi folks

II'm doing the D bus test next week in carlow, I was just wondering what s the protocol before you start driving,

Are you asked many signs

Hand signals

And any tips for driving the bus for the test, anything to look out for, iv a good few lessons done but it's no harm to hear from people who have gone through it

TThanks

buzzing147

Yea a roundabout, and moving off, they the only 2 parts highlighted, reapplied anyway so will go again, hopefully not a 10 week wait😊

GTTDI GOD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123297159#Comment_123297159

The waiting time is a lot shorter for the car test, not sure about the bus. Did the tester not explain where you picked up the marks?

buzzing147

Are waiting times the same or shorter for retests? Failed a bus test got 10 grade 2 faults, it said on report 9 or more is a fail. Got 4 faults for mirrors yet used them all the time, 2 for progress yet was going at the speed limit on all the roads🤔

Johnwayne98

Go straight for the D licence and when you pass you'll have the D1 automatically.

GTTDI GOD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123291433#Comment_123291433

Yes

Neilw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123291425#Comment_123291425

That’s good to know, thanks.

I’m guessing if you have CE and pass D you’ll get DE and D1E too?

GTTDI GOD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123291414#Comment_123291414

No, you won’t be restricted to automatic in C or D if you use automatic vehicles for either test.

Neilw

If a person passes the D test they get the D1 automatically, but from what I see most busses in category D have automatic transmissions, so am I right in presuming the license will have the code 78 restriction?

If that’s the case, again presuming a person wouldn’t be able to drive a manual D1 category minibus?

mikeybhoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123283031#Comment_123283031

I'd say skip the D1 and go straight for the full D opens up more employment opportunities

Sam Russell

The secret for the test is - practice - practice - practice.

If you have trouble with any particular element, then try it over and over. If it is not working for you, give it a rest, then come back to it.

buzzing147

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123290687#Comment_123290687

Cheers

Its a bus test I have did few lessons mirrors are big no issues with kerb etc reversing

Gooser14

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058343000/need-some-advice-for-driving-test

Tilt the passenger side mirror downwards before starting the reversing manoeuvre so that you can see the kerb. Don't forget to reset the mirror before moving off on completing the manoeuvre.

Raichų

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123290493#Comment_123290493

no, they just point a handful on a print out they have and ask you to identify them. Can be any random ones so best to make sure you are familiar.

buzzing147

Do road signs on the route itself come up in questions, maybe mostly them