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Passed my test yesterday in Raheny!
The rain was pouring down and my visibility had dropped so much. I had to get out of the car to clear the rear passenger window before I did my turnabout.
Ended up with 8 grade 2's, passing means SO much to me considering I only started driving 5 months ago.
There is nothing you can do to deal with the nerves, I was dying but as soon as I hopped in the car and started off without getting a mark then I was fine, every corner I turned without messing up I knew I was that little bit closer.
Tips though, study your signs and the questions, they can be easy enough but a grade 2 on those can go a long way, I'd have failed the test had I not spent about 2 hours looking over them all.
It all really breaks down into 3 separate divisions for the test. The turnabout, the reverse, and the general driving along. In the general driving though you have sub-divisions such as overtaking parked cars and such, the overtaking alone earned me about 4 grade 2's, it's a very fine line with it comes to that, I think.0 -
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Passed my test yesterday in Raheny!
The rain was pouring down and my visibility had dropped so much. I had to get out of the car to clear the rear passenger window before I did my turnabout.
Ended up with 8 grade 2's, passing means SO much to me considering I only started driving 5 months ago.
There is nothing you can do to deal with the nerves, I was dying but as soon as I hopped in the car and started off without getting a mark then I was fine, every corner I turned without messing up I knew I was that little bit closer.
Tips though, study your signs and the questions, they can be easy enough but a grade 2 on those can go a long way, I'd have failed the test had I not spent about 2 hours looking over them all.
It all really breaks down into 3 separate divisions for the test. The turnabout, the reverse, and the general driving along. In the general driving though you have sub-divisions such as overtaking parked cars and such, the overtaking alone earned me about 4 grade 2's, it's a very fine line with it comes to that, I think.
Well done and congrats! Great feeling isn't it! The test is a pain in the arse, but once it's done it's done! Happy motoring!0 -
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Hurrah!
Passed in Finglas after 6 fails in Raheny.
Many thanks to Darragh (ADI Driving) for his patience and belief.
Fantastic news!! Well done
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Br4tPr1nc3 wrote: »passed today in tallaght
first attempt, and no lessons done.
the tester was dead sound.
Well done... Now that's rare. Test passed with no lessons that is:) Got 5 before mine and passed and there's no way I would have passed without them.0 -
Let me tell you I have been praying to create this post for the last 2 weeks.
I passed today on my first attempt in Galway!:D:D:D
I was very nervous during my lesson before hand, especially as it's been raining all day. In the test centre the examiner had to ring the RSA to confirm my appointment (I had called in for a cancellation as I had been waiting so long) so I started freaking about whether he'd send me away, but it was grand.
He asked me a few Rules of the Road questions and a good few road signs.
As my instructor (he's excellent, PM me if you want lessons from a great instructor who is also dead sound) predicted, he didn't do under the bonnet checks because of the rain. Instead he asked me a few weird questions I'd not studied for, like how to check your power steering and how to check brakes when not on a slope. Other secondary checks were grand, ended up with 2 greens there.
It was mad busy and I think that ate into my time a bit
He took me out by the roundabout at UCHG, went by the college, through the traffic lights at UCHG, by the small junction we took a left, we came into town past the part of Dominick street that's closed, then up Fr Griffin road and we took the left just before the traffic lights by GTI. We went through the part of the Claddagh behind GTI and came out by the wide road to Salthill. We turned right into an estate off the promenade where I had to do reverse and turnabout. It was not a sharp corner and the road was wide and I was lucky to have noone passing at the time:) We came back again through Shantalla, I had to take a right at the traffic lights by Westside, go through the roundabout again, and back to the test centre through Newcastle.
He said I just about passed (like I care, at least I passed!), as I got 3 blues for reaction to hazards. I was behind a touring car that kept stopping and I waited twice rather than going around. I would have through that would come under progress but
Got one other blue for handbrake as I didnt use it at a traffic lights because I wasn't on a slope. Other than that another 2 greens or so.
The tester was fine, obviously quiet but at least a smile here and there and he took the time to go through my faults with me in detail. Apparently Galway has 4 testers and I've read horror stories too, so I was lucky.
Things I did/tips:
- First and foremost: get lessons from an ADI. I had about 30.
- If you can, practice. The more you get, the less lessons you'll need.
- Use every aid you can: I visualised, popped Back rescue spray, aromatherapy, breating exercises etc. Dont know if they helped, but they sure didn't hurt.
- Dress for the occasion. Flat shoes, trousers, a hairband to keep hair away from your face. Looking like you thought it through makes a good impression and you'll feel ready too.
- Don't tell people you're doing the test. Only my husband and instructor knew. This way you dont have to repeat 'I failed' a million times AND telling people out of the blue you passed is fun:D
- Believe your instructor when he says you can do it. He/she's done this before;)
- Study the Rules of the Road. Getting all the answers right is a good start and takes the edge off. I started out very nervous, but was reasonably ok once I started driving.
- Keep a cloth handy in case you have to wipe mirrors/windows.
- Read this thread and not the unsuccesful one. This thread is very positive and that what you need.
That's all I can drag out of my brain for now. If I think of more I'll let you know.
Good luck to everyone, trust me, I am not a natural talent and am of a nervous persuasion. If I can do it, you certainly can! 0 -
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Passed first time in Carrick-On-Shannon today!
WOOP! in total disbelief!
thanks to those who put up info on the technical checks and questions they may ask, really found them useful and would recommend everyone has a look at them if your doing your test!0 -
What was the fault for ?
Well done by they way
Thanks
It was at a roundabout, there was a pedestrian that looked like he wanted to cross and was standing right on the edge of the kerb. I saw him in plenty of time and slowed right down to give him more than enough time to make it across safely, with idea being that he could cross easily and I could make it through without having to come to a stop (I was very aware of this due to a couple of progress faults in my test 2 weeks ago). He was looking right at me but he seemed to be waiting for me to proceed, either that or he was just standing there waiting for someone or something with no intention to cross, so I felt it was safe to proceed and did so (albeit slowly and while keeping an eye on him). I looked in my mirror at him after I was through and he was still waiting there even though it was clear to cross, so he may have just been waiting there for some reason.
The tester said that he would have liked to have seen me come to a complete stop. He said he considered making it a grade 3, but as he felt I recognised the pedestrian as a hazard and responded to that by slowing right down and keeping up observation on him at least, that he decided to leave it at a grade 2.
There were a few other people with me in the waiting room for the test and we all finished at pretty much the same time. I spoke to them in the carpark afterwards and out of the 6 of us doing it I was the only one who passed. One guy missed out by just 1 grade 2, but there was a girl there who must've had at least 30-40 faults on hers including a few grade 3s :eek:0 -
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It was at a roundabout, there was a pedestrian that looked like he wanted to cross and was standing right on the edge of the kerb. I saw him in plenty of time and slowed right down to give him more than enough time to make it across safely, with idea being that he could cross easily and I could make it through without having to come to a stop (I was very aware of this due to a couple of progress faults in my test 2 weeks ago). He was looking right at me but he seemed to be waiting for me to proceed, either that or he was just standing there waiting for someone or something with no intention to cross, so I felt it was safe to proceed and did so (albeit slowly and while keeping an eye on him). I looked in my mirror at him after I was through and he was still waiting there even though it was clear to cross, so he may have just been waiting there for some reason.
The tester said that he would have liked to have seen me come to a complete stop. He said he considered making it a grade 3, but as he felt I recognised the pedestrian as a hazard and responded to that by slowing right down and keeping up observation on him at least, that he decided to leave it at a grade 2.
There were a few other people with me in the waiting room for the test and we all finished at pretty much the same time. I spoke to them in the carpark afterwards and out of the 6 of us doing it I was the only one who passed. One guy missed out by just 1 grade 2, but there was a girl there who must've had at least 30-40 faults on hers including a few grade 3s :eek:
Maybe he just liked watching roundabouts :cool:0 -
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