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Driving Test - Absolute T*ssers!!

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  • 02-11-2004 9:47am
    #1
    branners69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭


    Have been waiting 12 months for my driving test.. I was meant to do it this Thursday the 4th.. I got a phone call last nite (the 1st) to say they need to cancel it cos they testers have to attend a meeting!!

    So now I am on the waiting list.. For f*ck sake!!

    Anything I can do about this?? Apart from bollicking poor some sod in the Dept of Transport!! They have only given me 4 days notice, I would have to give them 10 in order to cancel it!!


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    Fudger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 289 ✭✭Fudger


    happened to a mate of mine awhile ago but giving out wont get ya anywhere, just another irish government screw up ya gotta live with.


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    _sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭_sheep


    Had a test about 2 weeks ago, arrived at 9:00 for the 9:15 test, waited in the waiting room with the other people until about 9:30 (we were seconds away from knocking on the door wondering were we in the wrong place). Out comes one of the lads with a big **** eating grin, 'Is Mr. Sheep here ?, ah there you are, your tester has called in sick, unlucky mate, ill stick you on the waiting list, bye'.

    They mentioned the replacment wasnt comming till 10, i said id wait and they could cancel the 10am's persons one as i was already there, etc etc, no go, just told to leave.

    I kicked up a fuss and made a complaint, got a phone call from the dept of transport about 2/3 minutes later apologising, still had to wait for the test tho. C*nts


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,397 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    _sheep wrote:
    ah there you are, your tester has called in sick, unlucky mate, ill stick you on the waiting list, bye

    That's just shocking - how can they treat people like that? :mad:

    If they'd have stand-by testers (1 day a weak they have to answer their phone between 8.30 and 9.30 AM - little extra cost to the department to fund this), they wouldn't have this problem


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    branners69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭branners69


    I thought I was bad.. I reckon I would have kicked in teeth if I was sitting there and they cancelled!!

    any idea how long you will now be waiting to be called??


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    joejoem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭joejoem


    That is such a load of bollops. How can people screw up a remedial job. Give a monkey power and what happens?? They are as bad as bouncers!


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    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    unkel wrote:
    That's just shocking - how can they treat people like that? :mad:

    If they'd have stand-by testers (1 day a weak they have to answer their phone between 8.30 and 9.30 AM - little extra cost to the department to fund this), they wouldn't have this problem


    if they had aq stand by tester that person would be better used as a full time tester so thast the waiting lists get shorter, thus starting the vicious circle when someone rings in sick again.


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    dark_knight_ire
    Site Banned Posts: 105 ✭✭dark_knight_ire


    Just do up a letter saying its for work, my text is next week and i applied 4 weeks ago


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,397 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    There is a charter on www.transport.ie somewhere.


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    The Muppet
    Registered Users Posts: 14,003 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    dark_knight_ire wrote:
    Just do up a letter saying its for work, my text is next week and i applied 4 weeks ago

    Considering what you work at that doesn't surprise me. A lot of people get a letter from the job whether they actually need the car for work or not but they don't all get fast tracked to a month.


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