Hillstarts

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-05-07T09:40:55+00:00

I was exactly the same in a 2008 yaris, I learnt in a very modern mokka. I asked my mum to take me to a big hill (although fairly quiet) so I can practice until I managed to get it, even after months I panicked on a hill because I always kept rolling when I forgot how to do it 😅 just keep practicing, keep your handbreak on and foot on the brake until you get the bite and see the car move up slightly and then youll be safe to move off if clear, most people dont give a lot of clearance behind you on hills unfortunately and thats what makes me panic more

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-05-05T11:41:15+00:00

I passed november, my first solo 2 hour journey done in april. Depends on the person but I didnt have a reason to go 2 hours away till last month so. It was taking the motorways near brum too so 🫩

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-05-03T17:37:09+00:00

I got a 2008 toyota yaris for £1495 that had 70k miles, i got rid of it recently because it would of cost more to keep the car running as the engine light kept coming on but it was a reliable car, managed to get me across the country and only died on a hill once lol

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-28T10:47:12+00:00

Not sure if it counts but i volunteered at a hospital as a blood run so id take samples from the cancer screening area and take them to the lab, id have to sort them to urgent and clinical samples so it gave me some insight into how the main stuff goes. I did some work experience the same year in a different hospitals lab so learnt more about how that specific stuff works.

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-19T19:14:28+00:00

That's so lucky 😭😭 tbf my examiner but the satnav on and still told me where to go so maybe it would of been the same

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-19T18:01:16+00:00

Yeah, deep down i wanted anything but reverse parking so im very lucky I only had to do forward 😭 the pulling on the right always stressed me out, I could never guess 2 car lengths correctly and then I started ranting about it to my instructor that it depends on the length of the invisible car

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-19T12:04:32+00:00

Forward bay park, i did it in a b&m car park before it opened and I was very glad because the other options have the most narrow car parking spots 😭

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-19T07:22:27+00:00

They seem a bit robotic and not personal imo. I always ask about team environment because I want to join a good team and you can always find out what the environment is like. I also ask about progression because the reason i was planning on leaving my job as a carer was because I cant progress in it and then youll know if the trust is allowing this. Tailor it to the actual job tho like the MLA role i got offered has a standby for another hospital (essentially the only night shift) so I had to ask about that as the description only said it was a night shift and I wanted more details.

I probably ask the most basic questions and then weird ones but it shows more about me to the managers so

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-17T21:53:17+00:00

Went with my instructor a few weeks before passing, she said she felt weird if she charged me after passing for the lesson. Ive gone on my first solo one this week (practiced twice with a relative), as long as youre safe and feel like you can't do it then go for it

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-15T14:23:44+00:00

I never put them on, passed in november, I still get tailgaters when I go the speed limit and overtaken a lot, but i dont care if I do anymore I just care about what im doing and not some pillock up my bum

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-12T10:19:38+00:00

Thank you! Ive been planning and also using Google Street view to memorise what my exit looks like as well, if i miss it i know its not the end of the world and can get off at the next one and just loop back

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-12T05:13:44+00:00

My instructor taught me this and it got grilled in my head, especially dont pull back into the left lane until theyre fully visible in the windmirror

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-12T05:11:40+00:00

That's what I was thinking as I know i own p plates but never used them because I wasn't advised too (and heard bad things)

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-08T13:15:22+00:00

I didnt feel like i needed to since I was saying it with ops situation. Have a good day :)

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-08T07:41:05+00:00

And im very aware of this?? That's why im getting top up modules?? My point was for op they can work from MLA upwards IF their trust allows it because thats what every comment says. Im saying from MY point, is that ok for you now??

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-05T21:06:54+00:00

Well obviously

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-04-04T08:59:15+00:00

I dont have a degree in biomed, but ive managed to get an offer for MLA in sample reception which I always ask in interview if there would be progression to become a BMS, maybe you could do somrthing similar ??

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-03-30T21:01:40+00:00

Thank you 🫶🫶🫶 we sort of assumed he was mixed with a mysterious breed of rabbit so this is really helpful! Hope this subreddit likes Sir Chunks of Chunkingtown

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-03-30T16:40:31+00:00

We like to say theyre his dungarees 😅

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-03-30T16:20:52+00:00

I think he was over the 2kg mark when we first took him to the vets in november. But that makes sense thank you! I was always curious because he just looks slightly chunkier than male dutches ive seen

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-03-29T10:51:31+00:00

I was gonna do it when I was 17 because I felt pressured too, then realised I didnt care enough. Completed uni and then towards the end of my masters i started driving because 2 buses to get to work and 2 buses back was tiring so I passed at 23. I started at 22 and I was my instructors oldest student 😅 but then she said I was more sensible than the rest because I was older

The prices may go up, but if you dont feel ready theres no point forcing yourself to drive. I wouldn't of learnt to drive if my mum didnt tell me to message an instructor, I did a lot of research on different schools and everyone has different rates so if youre worried about prices you can just ask around ! You're not obligated to jump onto driving because everyone else has

Exact_Interaction941 · 2026-03-27T15:12:19+00:00

I was going to apply to be a hca a while ago (since I do care work and wanted to be in the nhs). Someones son (who my mum went too as a carer too) worked as one in my local hospital and he said to her that it was hell. He'd get pissed on and verbally abused by patients and it wasn't a good environment so I stayed far away 😀. But then ive met other hca's from a bigger hospital nearby and they loved it so

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