Never sat it, never took a driving lesson.
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First time - although I had thought I'd failed after the first 10 mins into it as I stalled on roundabout. Annoyed at it, I carried on in a bit of a huff thinking i'd failed. Examiner made me stay out an extra 10 mins on the test and explained after that he was busy doing something else so couldn't really assess the first 10 mins and added it onto the endJoin IPSEComment
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Originally posted by Alias View PostFirst time - although I had thought I'd failed after the first 10 mins into it as I stalled on roundabout. Annoyed at it, I carried on in a bit of a huff thinking i'd failed. Examiner made me stay out an extra 10 mins on the test and explained after that he was busy doing something else so couldn't really assess the first 10 mins and added it onto the endComment
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Motorbike, first time. On an old Yamaha D250MX. After he told I had passed event though I stalled on the emergency stop, I kickstarted it and the kickstart broke so had to bump start it
Car, first time with only 2 hours of lessons. Did it in a MKII Cortina which was handpainted by yours truly in red oxide and had a furry dashboard and other modifications. I did it on crutches while wearing a welly on one foot. After he told me I had passed I went to start it and the accelerator linkage broke
Third time I failed (honest, I did a third test, the motorcycle second part, but we won't go into details here)“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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I pass my testings in Bangalore. Drive away in rapid form, come back and brake the car fruitfully, and Bob is being your uncle! Pass!
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1st - Failed after losing concentration and thinking that the roundabout had two lanes and getting into the right hand lane. The examiner calmly informed me that we were on the wrong side of the road. He said I would have passed if it was not for that.
2nd - Failed for slowing traffic. Someone changed lanes without indicating and had to break. They did not indicated and I still got failed - swines!
3rd - Passed.Comment
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Had my Leaner's permit for 8 years now. Not had a chance to use it. I only use it for ID purposes. Wife does all the driving.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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Originally posted by Alias View PostFirst time - although I had thought I'd failed after the first 10 mins into it as I stalled on roundabout. Annoyed at it, I carried on in a bit of a huff thinking i'd failed. Examiner made me stay out an extra 10 mins on the test and explained after that he was busy doing something else so couldn't really assess the first 10 mins and added it onto the end
On my second successful bike test, I ran out of fuel. But I was careful to do exactly the right thing: indicate, slow, stop by the road, switch to reserve tank, start the engine, look carefully, indicate right before pulling out etc. I think that might have earned me some bonus points.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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I think I have the record so far, won't tell you how many times but its more than the next highest on this thread, and more than a few people combinedOriginally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.Comment
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