Sitting test in own car

JP08

Astronaughtwannabe wrote: »

No they don't.

Ok - memories of my test was that my driving instructor had before the test. It was back in 1987, mind ...

bigmaz

Thanks everyone, at least I have my answer. The instructor will not be there, I will, so if she fails, I will still be there to sit beside her to drive home, or I will drive home.

Astronaughtwannabe

JP08 wrote: »

Ok - memories of my test was that my driving instructor had before the test. It was back in 1987, mind ...

Maybe your instructor was hoping you'd kill the examiner? It's never been a policy to disconnect dual controls.

Astronaughtwannabe

bigmaz wrote: »

Thanks everyone, at least I have my answer. The instructor will not be there, I will, so if she fails, I will still be there to sit beside her to drive home, or I will drive home.

Brave man!

JP08

Astronaughtwannabe wrote: »

Maybe your instructor was hoping you'd kill the examiner? It's never been a policy to disconnect dual controls.

Maybe :O)

I know I drove back, with the instructor back in the passenger seat, after I failed (passed 2nd attempt). Can be sure of this after all this time as he used the 10 miles back from town to pick over the less obvious point* I'd failed on.

* the more obvious failure ... edging out of a tight turning peering round the end of a VDub camper managed to see it was safe to proceed from the obstructed view side, but completely failed to notice the Capri I pulled out in front of coming from the clear view side. :embarasse

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Only if the car has a dual pedal for the gas that it has to be disconnected on a test. Although it is very rare for an instructor car to have this third dual pedal.

robbies_gal

my instrustor drove me home when i passed said either way my mind will be distracted

also when i passed i phoned my insurers straight away to change it to full driver-they didnt say i need to wait for my certificate to come through

dannyrst

my girlfriend is taking her test soon and I wondered about her taking it in our car. It's a SEAT ibiza and you cannot see the speed she is going without leaning right over. Would she be allowed to take the test in it given that the examiner wouldn't be able to see the speedo?

Car_54

dannyrst wrote: »

my girlfriend is taking her test soon and I wondered about her taking it in our car. It's a SEAT ibiza and you cannot see the speed she is going without leaning right over. Would she be allowed to take the test in it given that the examiner wouldn't be able to see the speedo?

Yes. The car must have a working speedo, but the examiner doesn't need to be able to see it.

That's not as daft as it may sound. Any examiner (or instructor) can judge your speed pretty accurately. If he ever judges you're over the limit, he will lean across to see the speedo for confirmation. Best to take the hint.

prowla

Astronaughtwannabe wrote: »

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!

Nope - he asked me to drive past the car park and drop him off on the street in front of the door.