L drivers, cars taken

J_R

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Originally Posted by J_R View Post
Hi,

When I was an instructor and if I did not know why my pupil was failing the test I would be very worried. It would mean that I did not know the driving test syllabus or simply put, the difference between safe and potentially dangerous driving.

My advice would be to try and find a good instructor, take a lesson or two and you could well change your opinion of the driving test.

Good luck/

Maurice Yeltsin wrote: »

Thankfully it's a monkey many years removed from my back but there's plenty of reasons one can drive perfect with an instructor yet fail in the test. Nerves, difference of opinion between the tester and instructor on correct driving (would could be not understanding the rules on either end) and the tester being a kunt, simply..

HI.

The point I was trying to make was a driving instructor should know WHY their pupil failed
the test.

If an instructor properly prepares a pupil for the test, that pupil will know exactly what is required to pass the test. If they fail, the pupil themselves should know and understand why they failed. If do not understand why, then their instructor should be able to explain, that is after they explain to him what they did or did not do in the test.

If it is still a mystery to both, then the test candidate quite simply was not at test standard and the test syllabus is a mystery to the driving instructor.

splinter65

dennyk wrote: »

If you're a proper driver practicing good defensive driving, then you should be treating every other driver on the road with consideration and patience, and you should also be expecting any and/or all of them to **** up in the worst possible way at any given moment and adjusting your own driving to account for that possibility, regardless of what stickers or placards they might or might not be displaying.

Yes. This is what I’m trying to say.

swarlb

Isambard wrote: »

but that's the point of the L plate. So that you know it's a learner and have a little more patience, give them just a little more room.

I agree re N plates though. You can either drive or you can't

As an aside, when you pass a 'test' and get a licence to race cars on a track, you are still obliged to display a novice plate to show racers that you are a 'novice'... Being able to drive or not is not the issue, it's a display of experience.

Ruraldweller56

I always try to make sure that when I've made the decision to crash into someone that they don't have an N or L sticker on their car. Same as when I see baby on board.

I'll always make reasoned decision and weigh up who I'm going to crash into and if I see any of those things I'll rule it out.

swarlb

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

I always try to make sure that when I've made the decision to crash into someone that they don't have an N or L sticker on their car. Same as when I see baby on board.

I'll always make reasoned decision and weigh up who I'm going to crash into and if I see any of those things I'll rule it out.

Seriously.... you make a decision 'to crash into someone' !! and then 'rule it out' if you decide not to !!!

Henry Ford III

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

id say most who drive unaccompanied take them down now, slim chance of getting caught unless you drive like a idiot or car defect , brake lights etc or no tax/ insurance on car.

Anyone who deliberately drives without qualification and solo deserves to be caught and punished.