Sitting test in own car

Car_54

prowla wrote: »

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

Many test centres have very limited parking, or none at all, so it's perfectly normal to finish a test by pulling up on a nearby street.

Astronaughtwannabe

And back to that original point - 'I knew I'd passed because he made me drop him off at the test centre'.

I do hope nobody will now suggest that 'I knew I'd passed coz he made me drop him of at X Street instead of Y'

Mobeer

My instructor insisted he drive home after I passed because he was not insured to have a non-learner driver at the wheel.

Astronaughtwannabe

Aye and then along came the Data Protection Act that would also have meant your were being illegal if you'd have driven home.

prowla

Astronaughtwannabe wrote: »

And back to that original point - 'I knew I'd passed because he made me drop him off at the test centre'.

I do hope nobody will now suggest that 'I knew I'd passed coz he made me drop him of at X Street instead of Y'

Crikey, you do like to argue the point in a quasi troll-like manner.

To clarify that original point, I would suggest that to most people "dropping someone off" means that you stop the car, they get out, and then you drive on; evidently an examiner who did not plan to pass the person could not ask them to drop them off on a public highway, as that would be illegal, and therefore the act of them asking the person to drop them off could only mean that they were going to pass (and therefore would be able to drive off legally on their own).

So yes, your 'I knew I'd passed coz he made me drop him of at X Street instead of Y' (where Y is an off-road car park) is indeed a completely logical suggestion.

robbies_gal

but you have ti drop them somewhere-he cant just sit with u in your car all day because u didnt pass

Nick_C

Mobeer wrote: »

My instructor insisted he drive home after I passed because he was not insured to have a non-learner driver at the wheel.

How odd. I had a further six hours of tuition with my instructor after I passed.

robbies_gal

maybe some dont offer pass plus lessons

Astronaughtwannabe

prowla wrote: »

Crikey, you do like to argue the point in a quasi troll-like manner.

To clarify that original point, I would suggest that to most people "dropping someone off" means that you stop the car, they get out, and then you drive on; evidently an examiner who did not plan to pass the person could not ask them to drop them off on a public highway, as that would be illegal, and therefore the act of them asking the person to drop them off could only mean that they were going to pass (and therefore would be able to drive off legally on their own).

So yes, your 'I knew I'd passed coz he made me drop him of at X Street instead of Y' (where Y is an off-road car park) is indeed a completely logical suggestion.

Candidate and supervising driver attend the test centre (whether that's instructor or parent). Candidate and examiner drive round the test route and return to the test centre. Examiner gets out and instructor/patent gets back in.


If the centre does not have off road parking/sufficient space then the examiner gets the candidate to park on the road and gets out.


The road chosen to park on is in no way a reflection of whether you are about to be given a pass certificate - it can't because the test is not complete until you've safely & legally parked and also there are questions at the end.


I'd suggest that in your scenario, the learner would have no accompanying driver to get back in after the test, which would be bizarre but even more bizarre would be that the examiner feeling the need to get the candidate to park elsewhere just because they would be driving away after the test.

Are you inferring that asking a failed candidate to park on the road whilst the supervising driver returns, is illegal?

Astronaughtwannabe

robbies_gal wrote: »

maybe some dont offer pass plus lessons

It's an excuse - there's no substance to the insurance thing. Though there is good reason not to let a candidate drive away after the test (see my earlier post).


Many instructors feel it's just easier to tell the candidate it's an insurance issue than to explain the real reason.