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SGS Ballymun

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  • 04-07-2008 12:34pm
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    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey guys,

    I finally got a letter about my test today, it's on Thursday in SGS Ballymum (so that's a 7 week wait, looks like I'm just within average times after all!!).

    I've a lesson booked for Monday, a 2 hour pretest on Tuesday and I might do another one on thursday morning before the test.

    I was just wondering if there's anything I should specifically watch out for in that particular centre? It's on at 2.35pm...

    Thanks all!


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    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Are the technical/rules of the road checks done in addition to the 40 minutes of driving time, or does the test last 40 minutes total?


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    Alanstrainor
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    Hanley wrote: »
    Are the technical/rules of the road checks done in addition to the 40 minutes of driving time, or does the test last 40 minutes total?

    The rules of the road section of the test takes place before you go out to your car. The examiner will meet you in the waiting room, sit you down at his desk and ask you the rules of the road questions. After this you will be taken out to the car where you will be asked to show the technical checks. Usually all that takes around 10 minutesish. The test might not even be 40 minutes long, I was only driving for about 15 minutes for mine.


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    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    The rules of the road section of the test takes place before you go out to your car. The examiner will meet you in the waiting room, sit you down at his desk and ask you the rules of the road questions. After this you will be taken out to the car where you will be asked to show the technical checks. Usually all that takes around 10 minutesish. The test might not even be 40 minutes long, I was only driving for about 15 minutes for mine.

    Deadly, thanks. Hopefully less driving time = higher chance of passing.


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    Alanstrainor
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    No worries, post back if you have any more questions:).
    Best of luck.


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    peachystarr
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    *~*Good Luck*~*

    you shouldnt be driving more than 25 mins, think i only drove less than 20 mins.

    Be cool, calm and collected :)


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    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    peachystarr wrote: »
    *~*Good Luck*~*

    you shouldnt be driving more than 25 mins, think i only drove less than 20 mins.

    Be cool, calm and collected :)

    Thank you!!

    Where abouts did they take you driving? I heard the turn about and reversing around corners is normally down up near the bus depot?


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    Malteaser!
    Registered Users Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭Malteaser!


    Hanley wrote: »
    Thank you!!

    Where abouts did they take you driving? I heard the turn about and reversing around corners is normally down up near the bus depot?

    Greggers was taken to the road that runs parallel to his own to do it, he did the three pointer on his own road!!


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    flogen
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    Hanley wrote: »
    Thank you!!

    Where abouts did they take you driving? I heard the turn about and reversing around corners is normally down up near the bus depot?

    I'm pretty sure some of the reversing around the corners is done on Shanliss Ave. (going from the Avenue and reversing into Shanliss Grove).

    They might do it in other places too, though.


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