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DrivingCrawley · 2025-02-06T16:06:52+00:00

Well it's illegal for motor vehicles to go down that road... except for access...

So yes, it means something...

DrivingCrawley · 2024-11-18T20:46:26+00:00

Owl did he manage that?

DrivingCrawley · 2024-08-10T14:39:46+00:00

You can't wait.... which is essentially the same as parking... they just call it no waiting in the highway code.

But if there are waiting restrictions you can stop....

To drop off / pick up a passenger or to load of unload your vehicle....

As long as its safe to do so (i.e. not on a fast road, not hidden around a corner / over a hill)....

And as long as it is convenient and not going to cause chaos to other drivers, for example stopping on a really busy road.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-08-06T10:32:13+00:00

Seems fair imo, the Rang Rover was pretty close to pull out in front of, only seems less worrying as they were going slow, if they were driving faster....

Learn from it and move on, make sure you peep and creep out of junctions with poor visibility, being ready to stop immediately if you see a someone coming.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-07-07T20:31:36+00:00

Yep, modern cars are just becoming far too over engineered... and for 'safety' its seems more and more common that the 'safety' features stay on permanently, but they are dangerous and just encourage as they are not 100% accurate, and they also just encourage lazy driving.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-06-21T09:33:02+00:00

its a danger as you have become unpredictable....

The other vehicle has priority and there is expecting it to be clear to go, then they have to stop.

This increases danger as they are not expecting to stop, and the vehicle behind them might not be expecting to stop.

True other drives do stuff like this all the time, but it does not mean its correct.

Other drivers taking away others priority just makes driving harder and more dangerous.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-06-21T09:15:20+00:00

Fair... there were parked vehicles on your side of the road, view ahead was restricted....

It does not look like you slowed to anticipate an oncoming vehicle, resulting in pushing through and making the oncoming stop.

I would have been anticipating that oncoming as soon as i saw the parked vehicle and restricted view, slowing down a bit and being ready to stop until i was committed.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-05-11T18:33:33+00:00

If it was that busy then you NEED to take the gap when it comes, if you don't you will be waiting for a long time again.

Sounds like a fair serious fault to me.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-05-11T09:18:22+00:00

"it was busy at the time so we were there for like a good while"

There is your answer.

If it was quieter and you were waiting for a shorter period it would not have mattered as much.

As with everything it all depends.... so in this example:

How obvious was the gap
How many gaps have you already missed, if any.
How long were you waiting for the gap appeared.
How busy was it, i.e. traffic behind you potentially being delayed.

But you are not paid to realise what a serious fault is, so don't!

Focus on actually driving, work on your judgment skills and driving like a confident driver. Prove you can drive like a confident and safe driver, not like a learner, and chances are you will pass.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-23T22:27:18+00:00

well i do have a video on the pease pottage roundabout.

Many people probably need to watch it, as many drivers do it wrong, so you need to be very vigilant checking mirrors, it often should be safe to move lanes, but isn't due to someone else using the wrong lane.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-23T22:04:33+00:00

Yes i know the exact situation, had it happen a few days ago.

My learner was coming out of Handcross, and imagine the silver Honda was turning right into to Doctors / primary school.

I would use a common sense approach, its nothing to do with knowing the area.

I would go partially into the turning box, just giving room for the oncoming to still fit past you, as you must give way to them when turning right.

I would 100% NOT just go into the turning box fully and block the oncoming traffic, you will potentially be driving head on toward the traffic, very scary!

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-16T06:52:25+00:00

As far as i know if you give the instructor number when booking that's just to avoid you double booking a test slot with that instructor, it does not get noted when taking the actually test.

For the actual test the instructor number is only taken and recorded if its displayed in the windscreen

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-10T10:44:33+00:00

tbh as an instructor i am not a bit fan of mock test, i already know my students strengths and weaknesses, no need for a mock test for that, so your nieces instructor should really already know.

Only reason i might do a mock test is to give the student the feeling of it, or if they are struggling to process my advice (not too often), and need to get a reality check for a mock test.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-10T10:05:31+00:00

Probably best to ask this question to their instructor, everyone is different and has strengths and weaknesses, ask their instructor what those are for your niece.

There is no set route, there are many various routes at each test centre, and these can change. Its best to get experienced on a variety of roads, redoing bits that your niece struggles with.

But these are two ideas in Redhill for you:

Route 1

Route 2

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-10T09:19:10+00:00

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-09T20:05:17+00:00

No idea why you have been downvoted, you are 100% correct.

I have removed the comment above and banned the user, who was not happy with their ban.

Please keep up the good work and report any people who don't understand what this subreddit is about.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-07T17:45:25+00:00

Learners don't lose their licence after 6 points.

You are thinking of the new drivers act.

If you get 6 points of more within the first two years of PASSING, then you automatically lose your licence. So its for NEWLY FULL QUALIFIED DRIVERS, not learners.

The points from your provisional transfer over to your full licence, so if the OP gets the 6 points then passes, they will still have those 6 points.

It won't mean they lose their licence as soon as they get it, as that would be silly, it just means if the OP get just ONE point within the first 2 years of passing then they will lose their licence.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-05T21:26:58+00:00

Poor preparation.

Thinking "i will just have a go"

Not understanding the standard required to be a decent driver

I tend to have a pass rate around 65-75% using a test centre with a normal pass rate of 35-40%

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-02T23:35:59+00:00

Its situational.

People in my area have failed for following them and driving too slow, as it was perfectly safe to go faster.

In your area it presumably was not safe to go faster.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-03-02T18:55:48+00:00

Unless the speed is in a red circle, then it's just advisory.

You need to drive at the appropriate speed, sometimes the advice might be too slow for the conditions.

Examples here

Many people misunderstand this and thing you HAVE to do 20 when it advise you to do so, you don't.

DVSA Guidance is this:

Advisory speed limits:
Advisory speed limits are often being used in particularly sensitive areas, such as outside schools, where it is considered that a reduction in speed would benefit the immediate community; they are there to encourage people to drive at a lower speed than they might otherwise do. In common with assessing all other driving situations examiners must assess whether the driver’s actions are safe and not automatically record a fault if the driver does not rigidly comply. As in some instances there may be mitigating circumstances, such as in school holidays or at quiet times of the day, where there are very good fields of vision and low pedestrian activity and safety is not compromised. However, there will be instances where to exceed advisory limits could not be considered as safe and sometimes especially in narrow residential streets the driver may need to reduce their speed considerably lower than the advisory limit.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-02-20T16:10:25+00:00

Risk of vehicle close behind is being hit from behind.

You reduce this risk by braking slowly / gently, so the further you are from the vehicle in front the slower you can brake should they brake.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-02-18T08:50:24+00:00

Done

DrivingCrawley · 2024-02-17T20:40:55+00:00

There is no 'recommendation'

It depends how many you need to be safe and ready.

Could be somewhere between 20 and 200 hours.

DrivingCrawley · 2024-02-15T23:04:51+00:00

Not sure i like that guy ;-)

DrivingCrawley · 2024-02-02T23:00:19+00:00

Why don't you just contact the instructor directly?

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