hi st gtr 06 any news on the car? hope all is well

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.

the driving test is pathetic and a waste of time.

all it teaches you is how to pass a test. not how to drive.

^^^Thats what I was trying to say, but you just put it much blunter than me!

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

just telling you how it is. test criteria does not prepare any1 for the road.

look at percentage rates of new drivers who have crashes in their first year. its high. due solely down to the fact they dont know how to react in situations.

what i would do is.....

teach to a higher level... advanced driving level. minimum engine capacity levels. time restrictions on new drivers. and minimum on road experience times ie 100 hours.

likewise i would implement very harsh punishments on uninsured, unlicensed, banned, dangerous etc drivers. a ban stops no1. get all offenders behind bars!

britain is a soft touch, those who respects laws get tread on.

well said ... for a guy wirh a 190 bhp fiesta

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.

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!

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