Would anyone care to share with me their driving test experiences?

Question

I have my test next week and would love all the tips you can give me, I have just been in to town and bought rescue remedy and kalms so that's a start. What else should I know? Thanks x

Answer 1

Mine was terrible I got stuck behind the bin men emptying bins for about two miles, then I got stuck behind a funeral on a huge hill and had to do about ten hill starts then as I tried to reverse round the corner two dogs were having a bit of fun behind me! THEN just as I did my 3 point turn the schools threw out and 600 kids appeared on the pavement and you not supposed to move if someone is on them. I just went for it or I would have had to wait about 5 hours, anyway I PASSED. Good luck and don't be nervous that's the trick.

Answer 2

Do you live in a small, medium, large city because the larger the city the more you must pay attention.
Be careful when it starts and quits raining, as the roads become very slick.
Buckle up for safely, always.
Never leave the car running while you go in a store to pay for the gas or whatever.
Be more careful around curves, they can be tricky until you get the feel of handling the car
Always try to stop for the yellow light
Please never run a red light
Always when coming to an intersection, slow down some just in case someone is coming from the opposite direction, an ambulance could be coming, so be ready to stop
Don't turn up the volumn of the radio so high you can't hear anything
Look often in your rear view mirro, just in case an ambulance or cop is coming up from behind be ready to pull aside
Don't over fill your car with other people, you are responsible for the others in your car
Never never never tailgate......the person in front of you may decide to turn or stop
And if you are driving at night....remember to dem your lights for oncoming traffic
Always lock your car when you get out
If approached in the parking lot by strangers, do not get in the car or the trunk.......start running most likely you will be able to outrun them! And yell for help.

Answer 3

Make sure you drive a car that is clean: inside/out, hand brake in the center console, seat belt goes on before starting car, adjust mirrors, adjust seat, and slowly take off by glancing around you

Keep your eye on the stop lights-They change green and sometimes no one pays attention and just sit there, hands should be 10 o'clock and 2 o'Clock, Don't cross hands over when turning

Use your blinker doing your parallel park and when in reverse turn your head with arm behind passenger seat

WHen leaving spot, use blinker look both ways and do the K-Turn, take your time, do the speed limit or under it by a mile or 2


You'll do fine, everyone is nervous but nervous is good

Answer 4

I really enjoyed my driving test!!! Couldn't sleep the week before and was overcome by nerves. Once i got out there and realised, it wasn't that bad, i relaxed got on it with and before i knew.....it was over. And i passed!! yippeee! It was only 4 month ago! Go for it and give it your best!!!! Leave the kalms at home cos i used them sometimes on my lessons and felt i did better without them!

Good Luck!!!!!

Answer 5

I passed 1st time in December.
Eat bananas for energy
Coffee to calm your nerves
And red bull to keep you awake,
I also took Kalms,
I only got 5 minors,
Turned out when my instructor was mock testing me, it was way harder than the actual test,
I breezed it

Answer 6

Yeah, the teacher will be break happy! I got the nickname speedy and freaked the teacher out hee hee. My friend got the nickname curby cause she hit all the curbs. Oh, fun stuff! I like the whole driving backward and parallel parking test. How spell parallel? Anyways, good luck!

Answer 7

stay off all caffeine,it causes anxiety.well sometimes it does,i didnt have any for around a week before.then i said if i pass i can get a cup of tea,but didnt feel like it after.
if you know what you are doing you just have the show the examiner that you do.that you can control the car.
check blind spots... i was so lucky had an examiner who made me feel i was doing fine,passed 2nd time.i blame my instructor for not passing the 1st.changed instructors....
all that kind of thing.good luck.

Answer 8

Remain calm and treat it as an ordinary day as a lesson. The more nervous you are the more likely are you going to make mistakes.

Answer 9

Don't worry if you don't pass 1st time - I was really nervous on all of mine. Had 4 tests and managed to pass on my 3rd (yes I did actually take 4....work that one out if you can!)

Answer 10

no 1 - horrible
no 2 - passed

remember 20mph zones, and observations, some examiners talk alot and depending on what you feel comfortable with talk back one word answers or fully deep conversations. take extra thought into what you are doing and get alot of practise in manourves!! and good luck!!!