Can I complain about Daughter's Driving Test?

Wig

Inactive wrote: »

It is not " fact " because of any of the above.

Your Daughters Instructor was not there, The DSA have not yet made a decision, that only leaves what your Daughter has relayed to you, which will be obviously biased to her side of things.

So no actual " facts ".

Do you think it is likely she recieved a special needs test, when the examiner said before the start of the test "I don't know anything about that" and then said "My instructions are clear" Those two statements are facts (for me), For you, they can only be "maybe what happened" if you don't believe the OP, if that is the case why are you here?

Inactive

Wig wrote: »

Do you think it is likely she recieved a special needs test, when the examiner said before the start of the test "I don't know anything about that" and then said "My instructions are clear" Those two statements are facts (for me), For you, they can only be "maybe what happened" if you don't believe the OP, if that is the case why are you here?

Because I believe in a balanced viewpoint, you accept what you are told by a 3rd party that wasn't present during the test as " fact ", I believe that in the absence of the examiners input, then nothing stated here is " fact ".

As I have said, there are always two sides to every story.

Wig

espresso wrote: »

Point 1. Still no facts posted then!

There have been plenty of facts posted, there are quotes of the what the examiner said, and that an enquiry was made in the test centre (before the test) about the test being special needs, and the staff there had no knowledge about it being booked that way.

If she was asked to reverse around a corner into a side street, she obviously understood the instructions given but then failed the manoeuvre which is a serious fault resulting in a test failure.

The lack of professionalism on the part of the examiner, and the refusal to conduct the test in the special needs format could reasonably be said to have impacted on her performance on the test in general.

The DSA investigation may look at the test marks and decide that because she failed on things when she obviously understood what she was expected of her e.g. no one would reverse around a corner without being instructed to do so, just for the hell of it.

Then I would ask them to consider the impact on her performance of her intimidation by the examiner - that she was affected by the examiners attitude and refusal to conduct a special needs format test.

Point 3.
Are you even going to report back to this thread with the outcome of the DSA investigation, as you have not received the advice that you wanted?

When faced with people like you, I certainly wouldn't. But her attitude so far in this thread would suggest that she will.

Wig

Inactive wrote: »

Because I believe in a balanced viewpoint, you accept what you are told by a 3rd party that wasn't present during the test as " fact ", I believe that in the absence of the examiners input, then nothing stated here is " fact ".

As I have said, there are always two sides to every story.

So why are you here? How are you helping anyone?

your post #42

Were you actually in the car at the time?

Would you be whinging if your Daughter had passed?

Just get her sorted with more lessons that she obviously needs and stop trying to lay the blame for her failure at the examiners door, they simply assess driving standards, period.

How does this help the OP apply for and possibly obtain compensation for not having been given a special needs format test?

Your post #45 how does it help?
"Of course the real problem is, the OP was not present throughout the test, so has no first hand experience of what happened during the test.

Driving Examiners are carefully selected, highly trained and regularly monitored, they have no incentive to make life difficult for any test candidate.

Had she have passed, I doubt that this thread would exist. "

Inactive

Wig wrote: »

So why are you here? How are you helping anyone?

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I am giving my opinion, which is hopefully more balanced than your lop sided take on events.


You clearly know nothing about driving tests, the DSA or much else it would appear.

Wig

your post #42

Were you actually in the car at the time?

Would you be whinging if your Daughter had passed?

Just get her sorted with more lessons that she obviously needs and stop trying to lay the blame for her failure at the examiners door, they simply assess driving standards, period.

Your post #45

"Of course the real problem is, the OP was not present throughout the test, so has no first hand experience of what happened during the test.

Driving Examiners are carefully selected, highly trained and regularly monitored, they have no incentive to make life difficult for any test candidate.

Had she have passed, I doubt that this thread would exist. "

How do your posts help the OP?

beachbeth

espresso wrote: »

Well when this was mentioned previously in post #109, you did not say that she did.

When it was mentioned in post 109 (re failing her reversing around a corner) I didn't know if this was a point she had failed on because I didn't have her Driving Test Report sheet. Ive found the sheet out and got my other daughter to explain it to me today, just for you.:D

espresso wrote:

Can you see that you have actually given very few facts yourself?

I think Ive answered everything that has been thrown at me in this thread!

beachbeth

Inactive wrote: »

I am giving my opinion, which is hopefully more balanced than your lop sided take on events.

So your posts represent your "opinion" and Wig's posts represent his "lop sided take"? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Inactive

beachbeth wrote: »

So your posts represent your "opinion" and Wig's posts represent his "lop sided take"?

Indeed, because I have had an open mind on all of this, and because I do have some experience on the matter, Wig has taken everything that you have told him at face value.

Gullible, naive, spring to mind.

ArsenalFC

Inactive wrote: »

Indeed, because I have had an open mind on all of this, and because I do have some experience on the matter, Wig has taken everything that you have told him at face value.

Gullible, naive, spring to mind.

Then I must be gullible and naive too as I take what people say on here at face value too. If people decide to lie or not tell the whole truth when requiring assistant then whatever advice they get may not be any use to them. So it's doesn't do them any favours if they lie about a situation.