The Ultimate Learning to Drive Thread - MK II

^ Hope your next one goes well.

I passed today 9 minors so happy, just need a car now.

Wish everyone best of luck with upcoming tests.

hey guys, i have had 2 lessons with bsm so far and i like my instructor so don't want to change but they are so expensive, (£24 an hour) and well i was checking online and saw this offer by bill plant which is like £56 for 5 lessons... do you guys think i can continue with my bsm but alongside go just for the 5 lessons as they are cheap and means i ll have more practise alongside... or is that not allowed

Of course it's allowed but don't do it! Likelihood is that the offer will be for specific 5 lessons i.e., controls, moving off, stopping, junctions all of which you will do with your other instructor.

Stick to one instructor - my advice (as an instructor )

Emma

^ I could do with some tips on roundabouts as well, they're a nightmare

15th lesson today. Still can't get the hang of breaking in time to get my MSPSL done! urgh! I think its partly to do with the fact that the first part of the brake is not that strong breaking and the next part is very strong, so I go along and i'm not slowing down enough so i push down harder and almost come to a standstill. So frustrating, i've been having trouble on this from the start and my instrctor says I should be over this by now.
reverse park went OK though.

Make sure you approach the roundabout in 3rd or 2nd gear depending on how busy it is and wether you're likely to have to stop i think.

Always give way to someone already on the roundabout.

Going left: Be in the left lane, indicate left. Check your left an rear view mirror.

Going straight over: be in the left lane and go round the outside quite wide allowing space for drivers in the inside lane to drive at the same time. Don't indicate when approaching the roundabout, but signal left as you pass the exit before the one your going to take. Look left at the exit your signalling past and check your left an rear view mirror.

Going right: be in the right lane, signal right and when safe pull into the inside lane, and like when going straight over indicate left when passing the exit before the one your going to take, look left to check no cars pulling out of it and Check your left an rear view mirror before taking the exit.

Thats everything my instructors taught me

P.s. Got my practical test tomorow, wish me luck!

P.s. Got my practical test tomorow, wish me luck!

Do you have any tips on cracking roundabouts? My instructor's always taking me up on something I do on them, as well as gears at junctions and it's really starting to annoy me, though of course it's my fault. Every time I hear a "could you pull up here please" to explain what I did I groan inwardly. (I've been driving about 1 year and a half)

Urgh, I have the same problems. I thought I was doing well, but then she said that I had "pushed my way out" at a roundabout, and that totally knocked my confidence for the rest of the lesson (I had plenty of time). I suck at changing gears when coming up to traffic lights, or slowing down, I always forget about gears! Maybe I'd just be better off in an automatic...

Or a taxi