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Driving alone to test

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  • 24-08-2008 11:56pm
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    j1979p
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭


    Has anybody ever done this before and have they said anything to you about doing this? Is it more likely u might fail by driving alone?


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    j1979p wrote: »
    Has anybody ever done this before and have they said anything to you about doing this? Is it more likely u might fail by driving alone?
    The examiner's remit begins when you are called from the waiting room. How you get to that waiting room is irrelevant from his point of view.


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Saying that I am sure we will have someone on in a while says their 2nd cousin met a guy a pub who knows a guy who had he tested cancelled because he drove there alone


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    jhegarty wrote: »
    Saying that I am sure we will have someone on in a while says their 2nd cousin met a guy a pub who knows a guy who had he tested cancelled because he drove there alone
    No doubt we will. :)


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    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    jhegarty wrote: »
    Saying that I am sure we will have someone on in a while says their 2nd cousin met a guy a pub who knows a guy who had he tested cancelled because he drove there alone

    Ay, we always do. :)


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    John Mason
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    i drove to my centre alone and so did the 2 other people who were doing their test on the same day

    i was never asked how i got there


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    Permabear
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    Posy
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    My 2nd cousin met a guy a pub who knows a guy who had his test cancelled because he drove there alone. :D


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    Greenmachine
    Registered Users Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    Caderyn wrote: »
    My 2nd cousin met a guy a pub who knows a guy who had his test cancelled because he drove there alone. :D

    :eek: You too. Seriously I think you will be fine. Although I have to admit the OP question ran through my mind too.


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    ntlbell
    Registered Users Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    i know this was asked before but i cant find the thread

    do you need a fully licenesed driver when you arrive for the test?

    do they check when you come in etc?


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    The test begins when the applicant is called from the waiting room. How the applicant got to the waiting room is not within the remit of the test.


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    daheff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,866 ✭✭✭daheff


    Question though...law (as i understand it) now says that you must have a licensed driver (qualified for min of 2 years) who is insured on the vehicle you are driving.....so for this this to be possible you either need to have open drive on your car or have the driving tester insured as a named driver??

    Does this mean then that the testers are bringing people out uninsured (as you are not allowed somebody else in the vehicle with you at the time of the test)...hence giving them an automatic right to fail the driver (for not having valid insurance?)


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    aCA
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    The test begins when the applicant is called from the waiting room. How the applicant got to the waiting room is not within the remit of the test.

    Thats all very well but my 2nd cousin met a guy in a pub who knows a guy who had his test cancelled because he drove there alone.


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    daheff wrote: »
    Question though...law (as i understand it) now says that you must have a licensed driver (qualified for min of 2 years) who is insured on the vehicle you are driving
    The regulations specify that the accompanied person must have a Driving Licence in the relevant category and have held that licence for a minimum of 2 years. The is no regulation specifying that the accompanied person must be insured to drive the vehicle in question.


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