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Dispute Failed Driving Test?
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You are giving false hope, and not helping the distressed failed candidate.
There is no possibility of the examiners decision being changed (as already posted).
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That's what I said in my post
I'm not sure how that gives a failed candidate any false hope."Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
...The test cost £110... 60 quid to book, 20 for the lesson before hand and then another 30 quid on the day.
So £60 for a retest fee
Consequential loss is not covered.
I'm not saying you would win an appeal (if you were even permitted), but if you did, that would be all you would get."Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
Premier, there are no grounds for an appeal in this case. The examiner's decision is final. That's why you are giving a false hope.
And when there are grounds for an appeal and you win, you don't get £60 back, just a free retest.0 -
...The examiner claims the cars driving the pink routes would have been cut off by her.
But those cars give way to her. pfft. Its a joke.
The examiner is correct. See my earlier post about priority on leaving a roundabout.
As it was regarded as a major, then presumably your g/f's action made another driver take evasive action at the time (change speed/direction, give way, etc)
To help clarify, was it recorded as a serious error or a dangerous error?"Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
As an ex instructor I would suggest she changes instructor to someone that explains the correct lane to be in when exiting a roundabout.
Looking at that diagram she was in the wrong lane on the roundabout to leave at that exit, she should have been in the left hand lane on the roundabout before the junction where the pink cars where entering the roundabout, by staying in the right hand lane and then cutting across she made what would be considered in the examiners judgement a 'dangerous manoeuvre' which constitutes a fail.
On the information shown in the diagram I would also have failed them had they done that on a mock test, it does not matter whether there was any other vehicles present, the examiner is looking that she knows the correct way to negotiate a roundabout and would not possibly cause an accident had there been other vehicles present.
That would depend on there being no cars being where the OP indicates the pink line.
... or this current driving school is as wrong as the current examiner
http://www.stephensdrivingschool.co.uk/Lessons/Roundabout/the%20roundabout.html"Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
No, she moved over to the outside lane sooner than my quick sketch suggests, but the examiner says she moved over too soon and should have remained in the inside lane even longer!!!
Are you sure we aren't getting confused with terms here? The inside lane on a roundabout to me is the lane furthest away from the centre (despite it being the outside of the circulatory carriageway) whereas you seem to think it is the lane closest to the island!
I suggest that this is causing confusion to arise and the examiner really means she should have been further to the nearside and instead kept too close to the centre island before leaving.0 -
Premier, there are no grounds for an appeal in this case. The examiner's decision is final. That's why you are giving a false hope.
And when there are grounds for an appeal and you win, you don't get £60 back, just a free retest.
As I said (maybe this time in terms that people can't misunderstand no matter how hard they try), you can appeal a test result where the test result was a fail on the grounds that the test was not conducted in accordance with the regulations
Yes, a free retest is what I said in my earlier post.
The £60 is the value of the retest based on the OP's post, not the £110 they think it may be worth "Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
That would depend on there being no cars being where the OP indicates the pink line.
... or this current driving school is as wrong as the current examiner
http://www.stephensdrivingschool.co.uk/Lessons/Roundabout/the%20roundabout.html
If the driver had got into the correct lane at the correct time and place the problem would not have arisen, as always it depends on the circumstances that are prevalent at the time that is why instructors try to teach people to look ahead and anticipate so they pass the test, rather than reading instructions from a website as to how to negotiate a roundabout.flyingscotno1 wrote: »Are you sure we aren't getting confused with terms here? The inside lane on a roundabout to me is the lane furthest away from the centre (despite it being the outside of the circulatory carriageway) whereas you seem to think it is the lane closest to the island!
A common problem, which is why a good instructor should always use left and right lanes rather than nearside and offside which quite often confuses as they can mean the opposite to some people.0 -
As I said (maybe this time in terms that people can't misunderstand no matter how hard they try), you can appeal a test result where the test result was a fail on the grounds that the test was not conducted in accordance with the regulations
No, you have dreamt that was what you said.
All this came about because you actually said:Premier wrote:You can appeal a driving test fail decision.
The person who pointed out to you that an appeal can only be made if the test wasn't conducted properly was Inactive:Inactive wrote:you can only appeal the fact that you believe that the test was not conducted in accordance with the regulations,
It was you who gave the false hope, saying the money involved made an appeal worthwhile, and that is why posts have been made correcting your poor advice.
No-one misunderstood you!0 -
My shoddy diagram has given the wrong impression.
Heres a better one. I drive the same route over the roundabout virtually everyday so it was easy for my girlfriend to point out what the examiner claims should have been done contrary to what I do in my car.
My girlfriend approached the R/A correctly, in the right hand lane indicating right...
...but according to the examiner when she exited the R/A her car should have been positioned towards the kerbline of the island on the right handside as she immediately left the R/A. (the blue line)
But as far as I was aware as the road isnt 2 lanes wide at the exit she would just move over into the outside lane of the R/A as she passed the exit prior to hers.
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