Driving Test

[Alex321]

But if that’s necessary then your driving must not be up to standard.

Has anybody suggested it might be "necessary"?

Though having said that, there are quite a lot of people who get "exam nerves" (not just with driving tests), and don't perform as well as they would in a normal situation. Making things more familiar may help those people.

 

[icowden]

Congratulations to her

£150 you say. Both my older kids when passing test bumped premium by nearly £1000 per car

Yeah - I was actually pleasantly surprised - £30 of that £145 was an "administration fee" as well. I was braced for £500 odd. Still, it's done now. No faults as well so kudos to both my daughter and her instructor!

 

[MrGrumpy]

Well , he passed his test today . His previous resit last month got cancelled on the day ! So managed to grab a cancellation which fitted in with his strict college timetable .
One minor , that was it ! Now for insurance roulette ! Best one has been £3k on. Mazda 2 !!!

 

[DCLane]

Congratulations to MasterGrumpy.

A suggestion: head to a very basic Pug Tepee or similar. Something young people don't drive and is very basic. We paid £1300 fully comp for son no. 2 at 17, without a black box.

 

[icowden]

Best one has been £3k on. Mazda 2 !!!

Get him a Fiat 500. £750 insurance ish.

 

[MrGrumpy]

He already had a Mazda 2 . He’s 6.3 , not much room in a FIAT 500 :-)

 

[icowden]

He already had a Mazda 2 . He’s 6.3 , not much room in a FIAT 500 :-)

There's more than you think. My neighbour occasionally drives his daughters - he's 6'3 and built like a bouncer and absolutely loves it. Mind you he also likes his Tesla 3 Performance...

 

[lazybloke]

He already had a Mazda 2 . He’s 6.3 , not much room in a FIAT 500 :-)

Not the cute original, no.
The comedy modern thing that bears the same name is larger.
And up to 3x the weight, depending on choice of model.

 

[stephec]

Aged 17 took my car test, didn’t own a car but borrowed one for the day, passed first time. No lessons but I had become a volunteer assistant as an RAC / ACU motorcycle training outfit on a Sunday morning knowing the Highway Code inside out. .

Did you have a uniform you could wear for the test to try and improve your chances?

My driving instructor knew of a couple of people who wore a nurse's uniform for their test, though he didn't say if it was a kind of begging to say they really needed a licence for work, or they were just hoping that the examiner was a bit kinky. 😂

 

[MrGrumpy]

Not the cute original, no.
The comedy modern thing that bears the same name is larger.
And up to 3x the weight, depending on choice of model.

He has. Mazda 2 it’s the red edition , looks smart . Even the newer Fiats are tiny , hairdressers car !
;-)