>> So how the hell do you "Learn to pass the test" without learning to drive?
IIRC many folks say that you pass your test and then learn to drive.
That was certainly my situation.
None in my family had a car. I had no access to practice in other than the driving school cars.
I only had funds for a dozen lessons.
After five lessons in an urban settings I failed my first test for overtaking too close. " Leave THREE feet between the car and the parked vehicles.
A great way to start a traffic jam.
I passed the second time at the same testing station with a tester from a rural place who was more interested in tractor mud ( in West London?)
I was asked " what are guard rails ?"
I did not drive anything for a year then hired a large three speed column change estate.
I consider I learned to drive on my next holiday, in Cyprus after hundreds of miles in an old Morris.
>> People really have no idea what driving instruction actually involves.
Time for some PR from the profession?
I was taught with a four speed box with no syncro on first.
The hour before my test the boss arrived with a different car with an all syncro gearbox.
Then insisted I use first on the move. Great for the nerves before the test.
I did not want confusion in terminology for my offspring.
My son is very very interested in cars but asked me what offside and nearside are.
My daughter still has the first S/H car she bought 18 years ago and treats it as white goods.
No interest other than it gets her around.
It worries me that such a professional person treats the car in that way.
I am no longer able "to keep an eye on it" I replaced the battery a few months ago , removing my previously installed seven year old dead one.
I stongly suspect that most new drivers will never lift the bonnet again.
Moving the washer bottle from it historic outmoded location to the boot area with an exterior filler flap would mean the vitals could all be auto checked on the dash and keep your nose out of the oily bits.
Lack of interest reminds me of the person wanting a spare part.
I need a 710 thing. Its a round black thing and fits on the engine.
Last edited by: henry k on Sun 26 Jul 20 at 23:48
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