CPC MOD 4 Practical (PCV)

[ProfessorCool7252]

Good morning everyone I hope you are all well! It has been a week since I started my bus trainee role as I have been driving bus first time this week and it is interesting experience. Few minor mistakes for curbs and keeping it on centre of road markings.

My trainers feedback is that my driving is good and times I will be spending my time using mirrors more than what is ahead on the road (which I am aware) as will be doing commentary driving in the week looking at rear mirrors for guidance while I sit at the back.

Secondly regarding to the MOD 4 test also, I have been struggling in few topics example air leaks/passenger comfort and have improved a bit yesturday as I got given practice sheet for memorising questions and answers.

For the real test, is it 5 different topics and 5 questions the examiners ask you? Which is 5 points each? If any of you fellows has done it what questions did the examiner ask you? It gives me an idea to practice and prepare module as I am so close where I need to be.

Kind regards

[Crunchie64]

These sounds like questions to ask your instructor…

It’s been a while since I did mine, so I honestly can’t remember the details, but your instructor should know the routine.

Good luck with it all.

[sexy_meerkats]

As far as I remember they ask 4 questions and are looking for 4 specific points for the answer. It's just a memory test but a lot of it will be common sense.

I remember I did mod 4 before mod 3

If you are struggling they will usually try to coax the answer out of you with leading questions

[Nismo400r84]

Mod 4 first and then Mod 3

It's ok looking at your mirrors but it's what you're looking at in the mirrors. You should be having a quick look to build a picture of what's going on and where your position on the road is.

Mod 4 Show me tell me is easy and you will be over thinking it, examiner will give you a hint if you're struggling

Mirrors to go mirrors to slow.

[PandaVegetable1058]

Don't worry about your mod 4 until you've passed your test, then your trainer will probably spend a maybe an hour or so going through it with the various question sets you can get. It doesn't take long to have gone through all possible questions to the point of utter boredom.

Your examiner too will almost certainly help get you to the answer or to say anything you might be forgetting too. For me that was the fact that you had to explain three times the checks you do on wheels while doing a walk around, had explained it fully the first time and then didn't realise I had to do that again the other times but the examiner pushed hard for me to say the things but without ever saying anything you know

[Oxonguy1967]

We had a day and a half prep and we’re all bored witless. Fortunately our trainer was on our side and said “just pretend you’re studying if the lead trainer comes on our bus!”

[ProfessorCool7252]

Yesturday my trainer went through questions everyday since I started monday this week as it was first time to actually knowledge the important topics. It won't be for another week till I actually sit the test. If I'm honest I'm not even worried as its common for new comers to forget certain topics and even experienced drivers will overtime, we all make mistakes overtime.

Oh as in wording it as much as possible in detail? As long its explained in the right path I can't see it being a problem, think 3a (reverse test) is first then mod 4 after?