Learning to drive #2

[leon19]

I’m certain I nudged the curb in my exam and I thought I’d failed, I either imagined it or the examiner didn’t notice


Yeah Testi was great for me

I nudged the kerb on my test when pulling over on the left and didn't get any minors for it. I've heard so many people saying you can't touch a kerb or it's instant fail I asked my instructor he said that's not true unless you're actually driving over it or something

 

[Rippedjeanmaybe]

I’m certain I nudged the curb in my exam and I thought I’d failed, I either imagined it or the examiner didn’t notice


Yeah Testi was great for me

The examiner couldn’t bloody miss it when I bumped the curb! I was going round a bend at speed and the car bounced! I was very lucky I didn’t fail for it, he said I would have if I’d lost control, but it was such a tight road it was lucky I didn’t end up on the wrong side!

I nudged the kerb on my test when pulling over on the left and didn't get any minors for it. I've heard so many people saying you can't touch a kerb or it's instant fail I asked my instructor he said that's not true unless you're actually driving over it or something

 

[Strawberry13]

Ok after my wee breakdown last month I took some time off from lessons. Rebooked my test this week and I’ve got my game face on x

 

[leon19]

Ok after my wee breakdown last month I took some time off from lessons. Rebooked my test this week and I’ve got my game face on x

Good luck, you can do it!! Eat some bananas and have some rescue remedy. I was ridiculously nervous about my test but once I got in the car and started driving it wasn't even that bad. You're so in the zone focusing on your driving you sort of forget there's an examiner next to you and that it's a test!

 

[Clover123]

Any of those who have recently taken a test got any advice on not getting flustered? My test is a few weeks away and I just cannot picture myself passing. My instructor says I'm ready but I feel like I'm still making silly little mistakes here and there and I'm just never going to be consistent enough with a scary instructor! I'm trying rescue remedy, any other tips?!

 

[Strawberry13]

Any of those who have recently taken a test got any advice on not getting flustered? My test is a few weeks away and I just cannot picture myself passing. My instructor says I'm ready but I feel like I'm still making silly little mistakes here and there and I'm just never going to be consistent enough with a scary instructor! I'm trying rescue remedy, any other tips?!

I literally was coming to write the same thing because I took a cancellation test and it’s the 16th

 

[Thank(space)you]

Any of those who have recently taken a test got any advice on not getting flustered? My test is a few weeks away and I just cannot picture myself passing. My instructor says I'm ready but I feel like I'm still making silly little mistakes here and there and I'm just never going to be consistent enough with a scary instructor! I'm trying rescue remedy, any other tips?!

One of the things I swear helped me, is by visualising myself passing.

 

[Clover123]

I literally was coming to write the same thing because I took a cancellation test and it’s the 16th

Ahhh good luck! Here's hoping we both pass

 

[Lollypad]

One of the things I swear helped me, is by visualising myself passing.

Yep me too, by the day of the test, nervous as I was, I just couldn’t see myself not passing. Even just repeating to yourself in the days and lessons running up that you’re a safe and competent driver (because your instructor wouldn’t let you be taking the test if you weren’t), and some deep breaths helped.
In terms of in the test, chatting to my examiner and remembering little buzzwords if I was getting overwhelmed (mirror, signal, manoeuvre; clutch, steer, geer; rainbow mirror check). And just breathing.

 

[noseybirdxo]

One of the things I swear helped me, is by visualising myself passing.

This.

But also just completely rationalizing it to realise that there’s no pressure on it. There’s no pressure on you to pass - if you do then great, if you don’t then it’s ACTUALLY OKAY despite what your brain tells you. Take that pressure off yourself and treat it like a lesson with another instructor rather than a test etc. Visualising as above is really good. Just breath, as I’ve said before in this thread - you can drive or you wouldn’t be doing your test so just believe that!!! If it helps you - my BIL told me to talk either to myself or out loud the things I was doing and why I was doing it like “I need to do mirror, signal and move over here because I need to go right at this roundabout” for example. That really really helped me!

Good luck

 

[sparkles710]

Just passed my theory test, so on road to learning to drive. Late learner here.

 

[Lollypad]

Just passed my theory test, so on road to learning to drive. Late learner here.

A lot of us are/were you’re in good company

 

[Solemnia]

To anyone learning to drive there’s a channel on YouTube called DGN driving .. they have videos of people sitting mock tests and point out all there mistakes and explain the different things to do for the test. I found them very helpful good luck to anyone learning, I only passed myself a few weeks ago after struggling for a very long time and it’s such a great feeling!

 

[Strawberry13]

Hi guys - just wanted to update you all. Obviously I went to sit my test in March and had a breakdown and didn’t even leave the test centre. Wel I passed yesterday first time !!!!! A few minors but that was my nerves but I don’t care I PASSED xxx

 

[candyland_]

Hi guys - just wanted to update you all. Obviously I went to sit my test in March and had a breakdown and didn’t even leave the test centre. Wel I passed yesterday first time !!!!! A few minors but that was my nerves but I don’t care I PASSED xxx

Well done.

Third attempt for me in July I was sure I had passed last time I’ve got my first car now to keep me motivated.

 

[Strawberry13]

Well done.

Third attempt for me in July I was sure I had passed last time I’ve got my first car now to keep me motivated.

The biggest of luck !! X

 

[Lalla]

Hi guys - just wanted to update you all. Obviously I went to sit my test in March and had a breakdown and didn’t even leave the test centre. Wel I passed yesterday first time !!!!! A few minors but that was my nerves but I don’t care I PASSED xxx

Well done! I get so pleased for all the 'graduates' from this thread, passing my test has changed my life, I know it will for all of you too!

Well done.

Third attempt for me in July I was sure I had passed last time I’ve got my first car now to keep me motivated.

Ah wishing you lots of luck - now you have your own car go out and practice in that if you can, just make driving a normal everyday thing, the less you're thinking about it and the more it becomes instinctive, that really helps towards passing

 

[Irishgirl14]

Just looking for some advice been learning to drive what feels like years ...Just over 2 years ovbs with covid in between .but finally got a car in April and really thought I'd get the hang of but it's taken so long I really want to give up and stop completely but in my head I know I can't do that iv got this far I can drive but when it comes to all all the others bits I'm just not getting it I get 1 hour lessons a week iv no friends or family to take me out in-between and I don't no if that's the half the problem I'm not getting enough practice I'm also driving automatic car anyone else been though this

 

[BettyCrockerr]

Just looking for some advice been learning to drive what feels like years ...Just over 2 years ovbs with covid in between .but finally got a car in March and really thought I'd get the hang of but it's taken so long I really want to give up and stop completely but in my head I know I can't do that iv for this far I can drive but when it comes to all all the others bits I'm just not getting it I get 1 hour lessons a week iv no friends or family to take me out in-between and I don't no if that's the half the problem I'm not getting enough practice I'm also driving automatic car anyone else been though this

If you haven’t got anyone to take you out, why did you get a car?? Just curious!

Can you speak to your instructor and try to make a plan to work on the things you feel aren’t clicking? So for example if you are struggling with parallel parking could you ask to spend a lesson just drilling that, until you can do it, and work through the things that way? Instead of maybe just driving aimlessly around?


It could also be an instructor thing. You just may not be clicking with yours and not finding it that easy to learn from how they are trying to teach it?

 

[jackieweaver’sauthority]

Just looking for some advice been learning to drive what feels like years ...Just over 2 years ovbs with covid in between .but finally got a car in April and really thought I'd get the hang of but it's taken so long I really want to give up and stop completely but in my head I know I can't do that iv got this far I can drive but when it comes to all all the others bits I'm just not getting it I get 1 hour lessons a week iv no friends or family to take me out in-between and I don't no if that's the half the problem I'm not getting enough practice I'm also driving automatic car anyone else been though this

One hour a week isn’t much time to get comfortable in the car or to practice. Could you up it to two hour lessons and practice on the bits that you’re struggling with?