Ok, so it's been exactly 2 months since I wrote here....I've been busy with work and uni but I wanted to come back with a post about my driving test that I took in December SPOILER ALERT I failed -_-
All together, I have had around 45 hours worth of driving lessons which is the average in the UK but honestly I wasn't feeling very confident in the weeks leading up to my test. I couldn't do roundabouts properly, hardly drove in 4th gear, struggled with reversing around a corner and just panicked. My instructor was on holiday a week before which didn't help and for the past few months she had gotten rude and very unprofessional. I just wanted to get to the test. Before the test day, I had 4 hours of lesson and I can honestly say they were my best driving lessons. Something in my body obviously started working properly and all the things I struggled with I could suddenly do. The chances of me passing were getting higher, for some reason my instructor was pissed and just URGH I swear if I didn't need her car for the test I would've flipped out and maybe accidentally on purpose brushed her car against the car. Anyway, more about the actual test!
The test day:
Normally, for exams and assessments, I get quite nervous and tense but surprisingly I was actually quite excited. I had memorised the answers to the 'show me, tell me' questions which are questions asked about the engine or the function of the car. You are asked any two from this list https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-show-me-tell-me-vehicle-safety-questions/car-show-me-tell-me-vehicle-safety-questions
After this I started my test and my examiner was really nice and made me feel comfortable...shame I didn't make it out the test centre road before failing. I make the same mistake every time I drive on this road. One side has parked cars, it's on a bend and there's just enough space for two cars to go through...if you go slowly and pay attention to the gap, I basically did the opposite and my examiner had to grab hold of the wheel to steer me away from the parked cars. You get asked to do one manoeuvre out of parallel parking, reverse around a corner and 3-point turn. And with my luck, I obviously got the one that I hated the most: reverse around a corner. It was going ok, I was a bit off but was adjusting, until a white van came up behind me and refused to go around me so I had to move off without completing the manoeuvre. The rest of the test went fine and the only other thing that the examiner was not happy with was the fact I didn't check my right blind spot enough. This annoyed me the most since I just had to turn my head a little bit more.
Of course I would've liked to have passed but I was happy with the progress I had made and will hopefully start lessons with a new instructor in a few week. Honestly, I just want to get this out the way so I can focus on other stuff.
Good luck to anyone who is learning how to drive or has a test coming soon!
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