Sitting test in own car

im-lost

Rambosmum wrote: »

It's a good idea to have a test before as then your wife will know she is doing things to test standard (no crossing hands, no more than 18 inches from the curb at the end of a reverse round a corner etc) and also the test has changed since I did mine- an examiner can ask about how you change a tyre or how you check oil etc. They also tell you to follow signs to xxx until further instructions.

A £25 driving lesson may be worth it rather than wasting a test opportunity.

Also I've always been told that examiners can be more on edge if they don't have dual control.

how long ago did you do your test? the no crossing hands thing went out the window along with sequential gear changes and stopping at every roundabout and junction even if its clear, using the handbrake everywhere, doing the owl impression and if you stall to put the handbrake on and start your 'safety checks' again :rotfl:

it seems someone would benefit in surrendering their licence and taking the test again.

prowla

I did my test in my own car, but it was some years ago.
(At the end of the test the examiner asked me to drop him off at the test centre, so I knew I'd passed.)

lister

bigmaz wrote: »

Na, she was the one that said she doesn't want to do the lesson before hand, but was then told this.

So if I have this right, she has been having lessons, and also driving her own car, and is happier taking the test in that?

So did she ask the instructor to take her to test in her own car?

It sounds to me that what the instructor has tried to say (badly) is that s/he always charges 2 hours for the test, the hour before and the test itself.

If the instructor is going to take her in her own car, that is possible, but there are insurance issues (I do it occasionally, but make sure arrangements are in place). Essentially the provisional insurance doesn't cover her once she passes, so for her to drive back there needs to be immediate insurance in place. If someone else who is insured on the car is with her, then they can obviously drive home. Of course if she fails she can drive, still a provisional licence holder.

Car_54

lister wrote: »

If the instructor is going to take her in her own car, that is possible, but there are insurance issues (I do it occasionally, but make sure arrangements are in place). Essentially the provisional insurance doesn't cover her once she passes, so for her to drive back there needs to be immediate insurance in place. If someone else who is insured on the car is with her, then they can obviously drive home. Of course if she fails she can drive, still a provisional licence holder.

Is there really an insurance issue? After she passes, she's still a provisional licence holder, albeit with a certificate allowing her to drive unaccompanied. At best, it will take several days for her full licence application to be processed.

Astronaughtwannabe

It was always a gambit that a test candidate shouldn't drive after the test, pass or fail. Simply because the candidate's mind would possibly be elsewhere and not exactly on their driving.

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^ When I passed my test the instructor still drove me home.

JP08

Rambosmum wrote: »

Also I've always been told that examiners can be more on edge if they don't have dual control.

IIRC dual controls have to be disconnected for the test anyhow ...

benjus

[quote=[Deleted User];68735693]Is there really an insurance issue? After she passes, she's still a provisional licence holder, albeit with a certificate allowing her to drive unaccompanied. At best, it will take several days for her full licence application to be processed.[/QUOTE]

I think a provisional licence + test pass certificate is legally equivalent to a full licence (at least for a limited time), although I may be wrong.

Insurance is frequently more expensive for newly-qualified drivers than for drivers on a provisional licence, simply because they can now drive unaccompanied. If they did have an accident on the way home from the test, I think there could be issues. I'd suggest that the person that drove/accompanied them to the test centre should drive home; if the candidate insists on driving home themselves I'd suggest calling the insurer before setting off home.

Astronaughtwannabe

JP08 wrote: »

IIRC dual controls have to be disconnected for the test anyhow ...

No they don't.

Astronaughtwannabe

prowla wrote: »

I did my test in my own car, but it was some years ago.
(At the end of the test the examiner asked me to drop him off at the test centre, so I knew I'd passed.)

They always finish the test at the test centre, pass or fail. Home working might be on the increase but it hasn't started for examiners (and never will). Bricks through windows isn't likely to be accepted as an occupational hazard!