The Learner driver progression thread

I'm so scared! Test next week and I keep making silly mistakes in lessons

Well I'm pretty much used to my instructors car again. Only thing I did wrong was turn in too tight on the reverse round a corner, but I sorted it on the second go. I have insurance, I have new tyres, I'm getting a new clutch, now all I need is a license :P

Good luck! Hope it's not snowing where you are!

Hah! Yeah right, my test was cancelled because of it, even though the main roads are clear. So now I've got to wait until next Tuesday. Which isn't so bad, but still a pain in the arse because I shifted my hours around at work to accommodate for it...

Still haven't booked my next test... although I should.

Just bought my first car so hopefully I'll get a lot more practising in!

Good that you've got a car . Will you take the test in your new car then?

Hmm, hadn't thought of that. Probably not

I haven't even had a proper drive in it yet!

Arghhh I hate driving!

Just had a lesson and did parallel park again, 4 or 5 of them. I clipped the kerb on 2 of them and one other was just about passable (I thought he was going to stop me like RRC, not expect me to stop myself within 2 car lengths!) and the others were ok.

My stupid arm is annoying me now, he is saying that I am not turning the wheel as fast as he would expect from someone like me, which is probably right, as I was much better at RRC until the other week too!

Oh and I pulled in to let a car come down the road, ended up stalling outside a school! Stalled during parallel park too but that’s because I was stupid enough to take my foot of the clutch while he was explaining something!! I must have been coming up to about 10 lessons since I last stalled until today!

Going onto bay parking on Friday. Hopefully I'll have passed my theory by then so I can tell him! Got 2 lessons left in this batch and I'll need another 5 which would take it up to 25 lessons (although hopefully some of them are test preparation) and about £500 spent so £600 in total, £100 of that has been spent on a theory I haven't even passed yet!!!!!!

lol!

Haha, you'll enjoy it!

I am learning to drive

Had roughly 13 lessons so far.....lost my confidence a few lessons ago where i forgot everything...and went back to doing the simple things.

Then thought i need to straighten myself out and stop panicing and now i can move on to do other stuff XD

Still havn't done reversing or parking yet

I've spent like £150 on practical tests. It's really annoying! But you'll get better It just takes practice!



I can't wait!

We're picking it up on Saturday! So I'll go driving then

Just booked my test, so here's hoping I can get over my nerves. I'm a really good driver! I jsut get really nervous

When i first started i thought i was doing really well then went downhill and for ages i felt i wasnt getting anywhere. Then suddenly it all clicked into place and now i should be ready to take my test- well i hope as ive booked it!
Just keep at it, you will get there- maybe voice your concerns to your instrutor as they may well have planned what you are going to do next. etc.

xx

When i first started i thought i was doing really well then went downhill and for ages i felt i wasnt getting anywhere. Then suddenly it all clicked into place and now i should be ready to take my test- well i hope as ive booked it!
Just keep at it, you will get there- maybe voice your concerns to your instrutor as they may well have planned what you are going to do next. etc.

xx

Yeah he already knows i panic loads XD

Suprises me with what we are doing next ;p
I think I have got to that point where everything has "clicked" into place
Hopefully I should be ready to do my test in the not too distant future

How many lessons have you had now?
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Oh god dont ask I havent actually been counting, i cant even remember when i started- how bad does that sound!
You see in the holidays i tend to go away to friends etc. so it messed up lessons and i was just going downhill all the time, then i had a 3 week gap and came back and she said i had improved loads which suprised me!
Luckily ive got my own car now, so i can practice more. My test is on 3rd Feb, can and cant wait- would be fab if i passed first time though!

Haha know what you mean, i only knew i had 13 because i have a card that logs all of them

Allthough i think ive had 12...because i missed the last one because my EMA didn't come through

I know what you mean about having a big break in it, I had one before and he said I had improved, I was really shocked, he asked if i had been practicing and i hadn't HAHA!

My next one is Wednesday and havn't had one for 3 weeks because of holiday and going to see my friends and boyfriend...

Plus its been icey!!!

When is your next lesson?
On average do you know how many?
More than 30?
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Urm i think ive probably had around 25 ish.. about to go up lots this month mind you!! So il prob end up nearer 35 at the end of it. thats just a guess though- god it seems like a lot.
I too havent had one for ages because of holidays etc. im having 3 hours this week though, just gotta get used to the test routes as ive only moved this way this year so dont know them too well!- graah

There was a massive crash outside my house with 3 air ambulances, 7 police cars and 3 fire engines involved which has made me a little nervous since, but it does remind me to drive safely. Apparently a car was turning left and so the car behind overtook and a car came the other way and smashed head on. I think atleast 3 people are in critical condition in hospital which is sad.

Oh right ;p
Just wondered, so your pretty confident with driving now?
What were you like after 13 lessons?
Just wondered if i will pick it up soon, even though am starting to much better than when i was panicking

I wouldn't worry about that there are loads of car accidents each day, mustn't let it stop you You just need to be cautious and you will be fine, concentrate on what your doing don't worry about what others are doing, just be aware of whats there

Advice from my driving instructor

Gosh i really cant remember, have you done manouvers? because i felt i wasnt getting anywhere because i didnt do any for ages, infact ive only learnt most of them recently but they arent too bad, just need to practice the next few weeks.
The one thing i would say to you is dont compare yourself to anyone else, we all learn at different rates and in different ways- you will get there in the end!! And also i found when i didnt worry so much and just got on with driving i 1. enjoyed it more and 2. was actually better as my nerves didnt come across in my driving.

And yes you are right about accidents, although i do believe if many people drove more carefully they wouldnt happen, but sadly many people take the "it will never happen to me" approach.

I think this thread is brilliant, its given me so much encouragement, so thanks guys xx

Erm unsure about the maneuvers...what like?
Ive done junctions, roundabouts, main roads and stuff like that
Moving off & Stopping (obviously a simple one).

I know thats exactly what i was like, you deal with situations better when your not panicking. I just have a tendency to compare myself to others in most things, just wondered because if i get into difficulty after so many lessons, just wonder if it gets better after so many

This has helped actually talking properly to someone about this
Thankyou
xxx