Help with driving test reversing maneouvre please

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toffeentom wrote: »

It is so harsh and I reckon a different examiner could possibly make a different judgement call.

He's had the same examiner on all three tests :huh:

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toffeentom wrote: »

Does anyone think that there is a percentage pass rate for the week or day?

There isn't.

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toffeentom wrote: »

Is it worth the instructor sitting in the back of the car during the test?

IMO no.

The instructor cannot speak, or interfere in any way.

He she would likely make him more nervous.

gpc273

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

He's had the same examiner on all three tests :huh:

Bedsit, I'm a DSA examiner working in rural Scotland, I will quite often see the same candidates more times than that.
I also see their parents in the pub and its always a different version of events from reality...

Bowling_4_Gold

My instructor told me to stop, and base what you do on what the other car is doing- if it stops then carry on, if not then abort the maneuver.

toffee'n'tom

Pleased to report took his test in a different town on Wednesday. Again had 2 minors and PASSED . I've always been a bit smug as I passed my test first time but never again. That was 30 years ago now and I do think it's harder to pass the driving test now than ever and very much down to what time you take the test and what idiots are on the road at the same time as you.

I told my son over and over again that the examiners have a difficult time too. They only have 40 minutes to assess whether or not you are safe to drive on the road. They don't see the 20 plus other hours that you spend driving.

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toffeentom wrote: »

I've always been a bit smug as I passed my test first time

Likewise, I passed first time, both times.

And I don't buy this "failing first time makes you a better driver" malarkey.

Mupette

toffeentom wrote: »

Hi

Can anyone help with this. If you are executing the reverse around the corner maneouvre in a driving test, you're half way round and a car comes up right behind you from that road, what do you do?

I was out with my son today and we were practising that manoeuvre at a junction used on a driving test. As he was half way round a car came along the road he was reversing into and drove quite near to him, so he wasn't able to complete the manoeuvre and it wasn't safe for the car behind to overtake and pull out of the junction.

If that happens on his test - what should he do? It was totally no fault of his. Should he say to the examiner I don't think it's safe to continue with the maneouvre?

thanks

bit late in the day, but this is what happened to me on my test, i took the decision to say i don't think this is safe to continue, so stopped, it showed i knew when it wasn't safe, it showed common sense, and i passed :T

colino

My ex was an instructor and one of her star pupils, always eager to take instruction, confident after learning and executing her new skills on the road, just couldn't pass the test. She asked my ex to sit in on her next test and build up a case for her being "picked on". This was duly arranged and after the preliminaries, she was asked to start up and move off. Went through the drill like a trooper, lovely clutch control, turned the steering to the right to pull away, but only stopped turning right when she hit the kerb on the opposite side of the road!
This was put down to a severe case of "examitis", someone who couldn't perform (and didn't seem to retain memory of bad performance) under the stress of examination but a course of beta-blockers saw her through.
Frankly I am still concerned that person is on the road. She clearly could repeat parrot fashion the necessary skills while under the guidance of a trusted guide, but what about after that?
I acknowledge that some people go for their test to early, under-prepared, lacking all the skills, etc. However the test really isn't all that difficult and a driving licence is awarded on merit, it's not a right.