#46730 - 24/05/06 10:55 PM
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#46735 - 24/05/06 11:35 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: MattyST]
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Yeah, some people do take it for granted i suppose. But they do know how to drive properly. I passed my test almost a year ago now and i always check all my mirrors and always signal correctly. 
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#46736 - 25/05/06 07:46 AM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: ST_Cruzer_06]
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Registered: 11/01/06
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Well I've been driving 24 years this summer and when I took my test it lasted for about 35 mins and when I'd finished he asked me about 5 questions on the highway code and that was it, passed first time and cost me £12 it was too easy. For the first year I drove like a bloody maniac, had three minor smashes in that time.  Is the test better now. Yes!! I have to agree with ST GTR, my son passed his test last month and could not believe how intensive it was with theory, hazards and finally the driving test. Am very impressed with his driving and techniques and he seems alot more responsible driving at 17 than I certainly was! 
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#46737 - 25/05/06 08:45 AM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: Richt]
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Registered: 15/01/06
Posts: 3556
Loc: Tipton nr. Dudley, W. Mids
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I don't think the tests are hard enough!
Driving a car is operating a piece of machinery, therefore you should have a basic understanding of how that machinery works and general maintenance eg, changing a wheel, changing oil and filter, spark plug removal, opening the bonnet!!!
Also, the test should include being on a skid pan to show you understand what to do in the event that you get out of control.
Also, similar to Motorcycles, you should be limited to 1000cc or 50BHP until you are 21 years old and have calmed down a bit, with a limited top speed of 60mph.
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#46738 - 25/05/06 12:06 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: DAVE T ST]
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Fiesta Nutter
Registered: 11/10/04
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Loc: Berkshire
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I don't think the tests are hard enough!
Driving a car is operating a piece of machinery, therefore you should have a basic understanding of how that machinery works and general maintenance eg, changing a wheel, changing oil and filter, spark plug removal, opening the bonnet!!!
Also, the test should include being on a skid pan to show you understand what to do in the event that you get out of control.
Also, similar to Motorcycles, you should be limited to 1000cc or 50BHP until you are 21 years old and have calmed down a bit, with a limited top speed of 60mph.
As part of the driving test they do now ask you a few basic questions. I had to show my examiner where i'd check the oil on the car, how to fill up the washer bottle etc. Whie I do agree with you to an extent I think that if you had to teach mechanics to learner drivers it would put lots of people off, and also most people just take a car to a garage if it breaks.
One things I definately agree with is the limit on the engine size of a car that young drivers can own. I think they should be limited to a maximum of a 1.4 or smaller until they get to 21. I deliberately bought a low powered car that was easy to drive when i first past my test so that I could learn to drive. After keeping that for a year and feeling more confident I bought my Leon. Certainly the best decision I could have made.
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#46739 - 25/05/06 12:41 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: stuart84]
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I deliberately bought a low powered car that was easy to drive when i first past my test so that I could learn to drive. After keeping that for a year and feeling more confident I bought my Leon. Certainly the best decision I could have made.
Couldn't agree more. I think the first year of driving you should be limited to a small engine size, as i had my 1.1 engine for almost a year and it has made me a better driver. But i don't agree on the maximum speed of 60 mph, i think that could be dangerous on the motorway, as my 1.1 could just about do 70 mph, and it was dangerous when you had to overtake lorries and stuff.
But yeah that wouldn't be a bad idea to limit engine sizes on youngsters. But you know how they get in their 1.1 engines. It's like they have something to prove.
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#46741 - 25/05/06 06:46 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: Mase]
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n00b
Registered: 01/11/05
Posts: 35
Loc: North Lincs
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Just worked it out Ive been driving 29 years. Lesson cost me £3 each back then.
My first car was an MK1 Escort 1.1 and cost an arm and leg to insure (£90 Third party fire and theft) So inreal terms I guess insurance hase gone through the roof.
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#46743 - 25/05/06 09:58 PM
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[Re: Cheeks]
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Loc: North Yorkshire
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Totally argee with you cheeks
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#46744 - 25/05/06 10:06 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: ST_Cruzer_06]
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But i don't agree on the maximum speed of 60 mph, i think that could be dangerous on the motorway, as my 1.1 could just about do 70 mph, and it was dangerous when you had to overtake lorries and stuff.
HGVs are limited to 56MPH
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#46746 - 26/05/06 08:14 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: Dazzz]
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Driving Tests are much harder now. I passed mine 3 1/2 years ago... bloody hell, been that long. I managed to miss the Hazard awareless and all the other things and just did the theory, my birthday was 22nd of Sept... i did it on the 24th and passed 1st time... then the Hazard Awareness came in on the 1st of Oct. I passed my test 1st time also, piece of cake  The limited litre is a little silly... can still drive like idiots, they do in 1L novas and corsas so what will stop them? I had a 1.6 focus and was alot more responsable.
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#46749 - 27/05/06 12:28 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: Mase]
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Fiesta Nutter
Registered: 17/01/06
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Loc: Sussex
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So DanST what do you recommened then? that they just let people teach themselves? Or atleast give them a minimum safety standard to reach before they are allowed to drive a car?
I personally know which is the "pathetic" choice
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#46752 - 28/05/06 07:57 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: Bishmeister]
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n00b
Registered: 14/05/06
Posts: 49
Loc: Stafford and Germany
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I passed my test just over 2 years ago and i dont think it has changed much. it is a good test in my opinion it covers things you will use in real life and evaluates your safety behind the wheel. sure it only teaches you to pass a test, but if you did want to you could drive that way for ever and be safe. People modify their driving for their own comfort, not to make themselves better drivers. so in my opinion in would be silly to just let people drive cos they can press the pedals in the right order. Although i do think the hazard perception test is silly.
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#46753 - 28/05/06 11:44 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: KeithST]
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Fiesta Crazy
Registered: 27/03/06
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Loc: In My Car Drifting!
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The hazard perception test is a complete con! I failed this by one click, and i didn't have a clue how the program worked, and still don't!
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#46755 - 29/05/06 02:38 PM
Re: Driving Test
[Re: crofty136]
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Fiesta Fan
Registered: 15/03/06
Posts: 214
Loc: Swansea
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I think the hazard perception is very straight forward, and i spose the thinking behind it is that if you cant spot them on the pc you wont spot them on the road
The instructions are very ambigous i thought and i many others i know failed by 1 or 2 marks, out of 70 odd. Very suspicious! The instructions imply that you should click when you see a potential hazard, but the man in the office where i did my test, said you to click when you should take action against the potential hazard. Your never sure wether you hav clicked too early either, so if you click again it cancels out that first click, so you could be losing marks. It's easy to spot the hazard and i don't think anyone would fail because they haven't done that, it's the ambigiouty that causes people to fail and certainly doesn't improve you as a driver. I agree that it's a con.
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