The Learner driver progression thread

I was hoping one of you lovely people would be able to help, I'm having a bit of trouble at the moment!
Well, pretty much its t junctions, crossroads etc (my instructor is going reallly slow, hence why i might change!) and i just need to know what im doing wrong and how i can improve.
Basically he says i always pull out of t junctions too quickly..yet i can't see how to change it I get my speed down, change down into 2nd gear, follow the curb round..look around and then accelerate.
Its hard to explain but can anyone possible give there method of pulling out at t junctions/crossroads. Thanks!

I did that for the first time over the weekend too, I was parking up, clutch down, and then I pushed the accelerator down (Causing the engine to roar) instead of the break!

What I do:

Coming up to the junction, I start taking speed off and then progressively brake to bring my speed down, I then decide if it's open or closed.
If closed, I continue to take my speed down until a near stop, clutch down, first, up to the line. If I can't see, then creep, if I can see and it's clear - then I go, else I wait.
If the junction is open, i'll take my speed down, making observations up and down the road i'm going into, if it's clear, i'll go into second and take it, looking into the road i'm moving into as I go. If it's not clear, then slow to a near stop, into first and the same as a closed junction.

Indicate in good time, but not too early, and no confusing signals e.g. if the junction has a side road before it on the left, indicate after the side road, or just as you go past it etc.

If i'm turning right, I move over to the right of the lane (left of the cente line) which reinforces my intention to turn right to cars behind, if i'm going left, i'll keep my same position, but remember to follow the curve of the corner - even if you need to stop at the give way line.

I'm taking my second test at the end of this month... I pray I'll pass 2nd time.

I'm so annoyed that I failed first time though I drove so so well. I had 12 minors, most of which I truly don't believe I deserved, and one major. He 'explained' my major at the end of the test; something to do with a one-way road and being in the wrong lane... um, yeah. My instructor didn't have a clue what he could have meant either. My friend passed with him on her 2nd attempt and her instructor told her he's the harshest out of all of them... just my luck. Also, my friend only had 2 minors on her first test but about 10 on her second. So I reckon the examiner I had was just mean

glad its not just me who did it then lol

what part of Birmingham are you learning in? i live in the centre of Brum (Aston Uni) but i take my lessons round where home is (Yardley area), i dont think i'd like having lessons round the centre of Birmingham

I see so you pull off in first gear? I don't know what im doing wrong at all
I get my speed down like you say at closed junctions, follow the curve,put the clutch down when im at a near stop...then it goes messy from there. Once ive changed gear and see its safe do i just proceed to apply gas and bring the clutch up to biting point?
Hope that makes sense..

he'll have probably asked you to turn right at the end of a road, and you'll have been in the left hand lane (as if you were turning right at the end of a two-way road, so just left of the middle). that's what it sounds like, anyway?

i would imagine so - depends what you mean by coasting - going round with the clutch fully depressed i would imagine = fail.

whats coasting again?