Test with the supervisor

splinter65 · 22-05-2019 7:14am #1

My sister in her 50s has failed the test 3 times over the years with the same tester each time.
. She drives our elderly mother to all her hospital appointments and to shopping etc. Shes very very nervous to the point of being sick on test day.
She applied to do the test again recently and her driving instructor advised her to write to NDLS and tell them about how nervous and uptight she is.
They phoned her and said that they are arranging for her to be tested by the “supervisor”. What does this mean? Thanks.

VegetaIRL8e · 22-05-2019 7:27am

Heya.
A supervisor is someone who will not only
1. Put the person at ease more
2. Understand that some ppl are a lil uncomfortable in test situations etc.

I had to do my test 4 times. Although 1 of the tests there was a major dispute over. On the 4th go I was given and asked for a supervisor. After the initial paper pre test stuff in the office, They just sat and chatted to me for 5mins, put my mind at ease and explained the route we would be taking. Gave plenty of notice for turns they wanted me to take and chatted in general terms during the test.

Hope that helps and good luck to your sister doing the test.

splinter65 · 22-05-2019 7:51am

VegetaIRL8e wrote: »

Heya.
A supervisor is someone who will not only
1. Put the person at ease more
2. Understand that some ppl are a lil uncomfortable in test situations etc.

I had to do my test 4 times. Although 1 of the tests there was a major dispute over. On the 4th go I was given and asked for a supervisor. After the initial paper pre test stuff in the office, They just sat and chatted to me for 5mins, put my mind at ease and explained the route we would be taking. Gave plenty of notice for turns they wanted me to take and chatted in general terms during the test.

Hope that helps and good luck to your sister doing the test.

Thank you.

22-05-2019 1:55pm

Been very very nervous and driving are not 2 things that go well together

biko · 22-05-2019 1:58pm

With practice and experience comes calmness

looksee · 22-05-2019 1:58pm

Not necessarily - it could be the test aspect that makes someone nervous, not the actual driving.

splinter65 · 22-05-2019 4:08pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Been very very nervous and driving are not 2 things that go well together

She’s not a nervous driver. At all. She’s phobic about the test. Any test. Exams interviews etc always the same.

MascotDec85 · 23-05-2019 6:50am

Where is she sitting the test?

splinter65 · 23-05-2019 11:34am

MascotDec85 wrote: »

Where is she sitting the test?

Thurles. The tester is known locally as Fail em <snip>.

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Test with the supervisor

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