The Learner driver progression thread

It'll be a push with not being here, when in July does it run out? If it's the end then you have more of a chance.....

Maybe you could see if you could get an instructor and get their ADI number to book a test that would take place before your theory expires, even if it is only say a week before to give you the most time possible to get back up to standard, then you've just gotta try and get enough lessons in during that time.

If you then feel you aren't ready to take the test then cancel it to save the £62 and you would have to then retake the theory and book a test later on, and obviously if you were to fail you would also have to retake the theory to then be able to book another practical .

Unless you are very lucky, it looks like you might only have enough time for 1 test (especially with the trip to NY!) before you theory expires, so IMO it would be best to have that test as late as possible to give you the best possible chance . You could chance getting 2 relatively "short notice" ones though as a backup incase you fail, but then it's getting back up to standard before the first

Good luck with driving again! . If you were up to test standard before, then reading reports from others, it shouldn't take you too long to get back into driving, so even if you were to have say 2 lessons a week it would be possible if you were at a good enough standard before

Test is a month today had a lesson this morning. Did an absolutley crap paralell park again didn't hit the kurb but was miles away from it, then tried again and got totally confused about which way I was stearing, I honestly felt like crying for a moment it's so frustrating!
Otherwise we did a lot of duel carriageway stuff, slip roads, feeder roads and so on that was all ok. It's wierd I used to pretty terrorifed on roads that were 50mph+ but today I was driving at 60-70 and just talking away to my instructor about uni at least that's something positive and I didn't **** up on a roundabout for once. If it wasn't for the stupid manouevre's I'd be fine
Booked a two hour lesson for monday next week, expensive! I forgot to ask what we'd be doing, I assume we'll start learning the test routes. I can see two hours of driving being quite exhausting for some reason! Will give me an idea of what the test day is like though.

I just want to get Uni for this year finished so I can get things moving again, unfortunately, that isn't happening haha Why couldn't I just do it when I was 17 like everyone else haha

Nice! Good day for the tsr peeps today.


Ahhh dont people cancel their tests?! The waiting list is the middle of June and I have to pass before then or I am back home and the roads will all be weird.

That's good you've got a test to look forward too . I hate it when manoeuvres go wrong too, it's so frustrating!

Good that your general driving is good . 2 hours isn't TOO bad, but it's certainly strange the first few times. I had a few before my last test, then went back to 1 hour, got a 2 hour one on Monday and another on Thursday, then essentially another on Friday (test).....not looking forward to it!

On the test day you will have a bit of a break in between though, because of waiting and doing the eyesight checks/show me tell me etc, then the test is only about 40mins anyway so it's not too bad, especially not when you have the goal of potentially passing at the end of the session

I am looking forward to it because I've been learning for an embarassingly long time lol I just really need to sort out this paralell park! I think that if we practise it in the 2hr lesson I'm gonna insist that I do it over and over again untill I get it right. I thought that the test was a full hour untill a few days ago, was pretty relieved when I found that it's 40mins haha.
Best of luck for your test, the major you got last time with the van sounded pretty ridiculous, you deserve to pass this time!

Just wondering how many minors is it until it turns into a serious? Like on one category like hesitance.

Thanks

The 4th Minor would then make it a serious. I got 3 on observation (surprised I didn't get a serious outright for that actually), 1 more would have been another major added to my list

lol thanks, I know it is such a pain getting minors

I think hesitance is the one that will really **** me up as I am really not used to driving.

When is your test?

Yea, I was worried about "undue hesitation", especially because they are really harsh on it at Brislington, but luckily there was no real need to stop on my test route, he took me loads of give way things, but there was never anyone coming!

Next Friday . When is yours?

Yeah I think I will get into driving again and finding the gaps pretty easily I just had a 2 month break

Ohh Good Luck for that

I have one booked for early June, but I am looking for cancelations and my instructor is too

Hope the driving is going well for everyone. On the subject of two hour lessons, I have had a couple but I find that I kind of lose concentration towards the end of them and often come away with a headache.

I have an hour and a half lesson tonight from 8pm-10pm! Think my instructor is a bit of a workaholic doing lessons that late, I may struggle to stay awake but it will be good to do a wee bit of night time driving.

My driving instructor said that was my best driving so far yesterday.

Thanks

Hopefully you'll get a cancellation . Still 4 weeks so there will be some, it's just if you can do them or not!

Annoying thing about mine is that people will know it's a test, well a 2 hour lesson (might not realise/think anything) but then a 2 hour lesson Thursday followed by a "lesson" Friday seems very odd! I just really hope I pass, because I can't keep up the waiting for a test thing for ever. If I ever pass I won't care about it and will say I've failed (hopefully only 1!) but while I'm learning it's annoying because then I'll get harassed about when my next test is


Yea I lose concentration, or just get annoyed, so 6 hours in 5 days won't be the best. Well if I pass then by the end of it I'll be delighted, if I fail again I really won't be happy. I can just see myself getting RRC . The others I could just about manage, but I think I'll fail on observation

Wow that is really late to be working! Mine had an hour lesson at half 7 or something one time, but until 10

that's great Must make you happy and looking forward to next week too!

Got my third lesson today!
I've really enjoyed my first two lessons, i've been learning clutch control, stopping and starting and gear changing so far. The thing i really suck at is steering round a roundabout, seriously my hand are all over the place! haha Oh well i suppose practice makes perfect.
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I have an hour and a half lesson tonight from 8pm-10pm! Think my instructor is a bit of a workaholic doing lessons that late, I may struggle to stay awake but it will be good to do a wee bit of night time driving.

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