Practical Test

[GoldenMerc]

well fanx for the help with the theory the questions i asked all got asked in the test, i think they were right *(SCOTT IF NOT YOUR DEAD)*
Never the less at the end of this month i have my practical, the only thing i cant do is parallel park, what other things do i need to know?
Ross

[scottish]

http://www.drivinginnovation.co.uk/showmetellme.htm

remember them

At the start of your test you will be asked to read a reg plate for eye test, then you get two questions, usually one to do with the engine then one within the car (i.e. how to check oil then how to check parking brake)

[You]

I thought you already passed lol could have sworn you passed and had a focus?

[GoldenMerc]

i have a focus havent passed tho

[Black_Apalachi]

You only get asked for two manoeuvres don't you, so might not be asked parallel parking. Although does your instructor teach you it by saying do a full turn of the wheel, then half a turn etc etc? I found it dead easy like that.

Also, if you think you've messed something up, don't sort of give up, still try to nail everything else because I thought I'd mucked up reversing round a corner, and also I got caught at a red light in the bicycle zone, so I got dead pissed off with myself and sort of just didn't try properly afterwards. Turned out I passed with 8 minors, and I knew exactly what 6 or 7 of them were from stuff near the end which I knew I was doing wrong, if you get me (like not bothering to check all mirrors and stuff).

[GoldenMerc]

ooh, is it only two i thought it would be like 3, i recon reversing around the corner. and hmm emergancy stop are best.

[Black_Apalachi]

i can't remember... i got reversing round a corner.... and parallel parking i think. maybe it is three and i've forgotten one

i was glad i didn't get emergency stop because i was afraid of slamming on too hard (WHICH IS WHAT YOU WOULD DO IN REAL LIFE :eusa_wall) but it's got to be like not too abrupt or somethin lol

[scottish]

emergency stop aint a manovour

its either

parallel park
reverse around a corner
3 pt turn



and yeh like if you mess up on the parallel park they usually let you drive forward then back again to sort it

Passed with 3 minors (H)

[GoldenMerc]

ooh i can do them pretty well
rob i do one lazy left which is a slow left then one brisk right i think. lololo i got it wrote down need to practice it more! Scott isnt bay park one?

[scottish]

Er depends, at my place they didn't have a proper car park so they weren't allowed to make us bay park.