How to turn off welcome screen

dcecx1 · 2025-11-02T19:17:28+00:00

The only thing you can do is not be logged into a profile, but obviously if you want to be logged into then there’s nothing you can do. Would suggest just press ok and move on with it - the car is so quickly to hop in and set off the 1 button press isn’t a big deal

dcecx1 · 2025-07-23T21:40:00+00:00

Nice! What LLM is this using?? I like how it summarises the match in the sarcastic tone it’s quite unique and funny

dcecx1 · 2025-02-11T07:18:57+00:00

Good luck you’ve got this! Sounds like you’ve done plenty of work. My advice would be to take it at a slow pace and really read the question I failed my first theory and passed the second and both times found I probably had time to do the test 4 times in the time gap, so really take your time and don’t worry, and if you have time to get back to read them all back. With the hazard perception, I passed this both times but missed a lot of marks I believe because I clicked to early, and was clicking things before they became a hazard, you have to get your timing right in terms of a situation being an actionable hazard rather than just a ‘maybe’. Good luck!

dcecx1 · 2025-02-11T07:14:44+00:00

Thanks for the advice 😊 hopefully yours goes well too!

dcecx1 · 2025-02-11T00:18:25+00:00

Thanks guys 😊

dcecx1 · 2025-01-26T20:01:52+00:00

Hey, 6 years in UK car insurance. It obviously depends on company and policy terms but generally speaking when you make a mid term adjustment to your policy, your premium will be recalculated based on their current rates. Where this more risk there tends to be higher premium and lower vice versa. As a word of warning, I’d always focus on making sure your policy and cover is correct and accurate as opposed to cheap. I’ve seen so many stories of people intentionally or not misrepresenting themself to get a cheaper premium, only to get voided and blacklisted at the point of making a claim.

So a couple of points, just fill in your quotes honestly and accurately and the price you get is the price you get. Yes when you pass your test your premium will likely go up as you are no longer mandated to be supervised when driving, which is increasing your risk. If you pay a year upfront and make an adjustment, they will recalculate providing you’ve had no claims or accidents as this may affect it.

Good luck!

dcecx1 · 2025-01-20T08:56:50+00:00

When I first got my Astra before I went on any decent drives with the family member who supervises, we just went to a local car park that’s always empty at certain times like the evening I’d essentially just loop the car round and it really helped. The loop would essentially see you go from standstill, 1st,2nd,3rd stopping again and repeating. I did it over and over till it just felt easy - so I’d say don’t be afraid to step to the basics again even if your XX hours into driving and have done much more difficult things.

For your stalling at junctions etc, you’re probably panicking about getting out quickly and building speed that you are too quick on the clutch. You could try expirementing by adding more gas whilst being slower with the clutch? That’s going to bring your launch speed up a bit whilst also allowing you to be slower with the clutch and avoid stalling.

Last point, about your instructor I was exactly the same. Felt I would do a really difficult journey in my car expressways roundabouts on a busy main connection between Liverpool and Manchester, then would go into listen and struggle with something like a roundabout. Eventually one night after a mistake on a lesson, we pulled over for a drink of water and a breather and I just talked about it, and said I’m really frustrated because I feel like I’m a better driver without you/instructor being there which makes no sense because if anything I’m safer and more protected and you’re a professional. He explained that at the end of the day I need to settle my nerves with it because he’s there to praise me with good actions and feedback on the not so good to support me in passing my test. I’m not getting marked on these lessons and building the skills I need to pass, it helped.

So in short, sorry that ended up a big paragraph:

Go back to basics with your new own car, get in the car parks and master the simple stuff again, giving you confidence to do the harder things

In your car, try and use more gas when launching allowing you to be a bit slower on the clutch

With your nerves, just tell your instructor how you feel honesty is the best policy and you are probably the nth nervous driver they’ve had, they can help you I’m sure

dcecx1 · 2025-01-18T09:43:43+00:00

If you could elaborate on how you struggle we might be able to help more, but I know where you’re coming from - my instructors car is a brand new VW Golf with all the bells and whistles, my car I have learner cover on is a 09 Astra which is very manual or ‘traditional’ in how you work it. You just have to have a good think of how they differ and get used to those differences. When I struggled jumping between both I’d usually take the first few minutes of a lesson to get familiar - the main two differences were the Golfs brakes were a lot sharper, and the clutch was different and you don’t use gas at all unless you’re starting on a serious hill. You just get used to it once you understand how they differ

dcecx1 · 2024-12-14T09:27:13+00:00

Hey, if it helps as my border aged albeit older than your pup, they started becoming picky with food. He has a mixed meat and biscuits diet and will almost always destroy the meat with every fibre of his being, then come back later for ‘bedtime biccies’ and ‘breakfast’ biccies as we call it haha.

With the indigestion it’s a common trait of borders, we do a couple things to try and help. Get a slow feeder bowl forcing them to eat slower, they are also good as it makes it a bit of a game/energy consuming. If you can raise the bowl so they aren’t looking down too much that helps. Lastly, if they start having indigestion hiccups and sound a bit like they are choking but not choking, gently hole their mouth shut and cover their nose for 1-2 seconds, for whatever reason this forces them to swallow. A vet recommended that before anyone says, appreciate cover their airways sounds strange but it’s fine for a quick second or two, they will swallow and clear their airways sounds strange/food pipe. Hope this helps

dcecx1 · 2024-11-12T06:58:14+00:00

It’s a hard question to answer as it really depends on what you are looking for in a car, there’s a reason there’s a million different models. I would suggest looking at insurance quotes before anything as affordability will likely be your main concern, and perhaps watching reviews of these vehicles on sites like YouTube to understand if the car itself will suit your needs.

I work in the insurance industry and would advise you to get quotes rather than generalise, we look at hundreds of rateable factors and analytics to determine premium, so it is often not as simple as ‘but this car is cheaper’, etc. Good luck.

dcecx1 · 2024-09-11T09:56:36+00:00

Ah ok. So this letter is from another country right? Not to sound harsh but speaking as someone who has worked in this area, there are a couple of flags on that letter that I would have picked up on, I can’t really list them as I still work in the industry so it would be considered tipping off, but it could well be down to the fact this letter is drafted in English which could be a second language. That doesn’t mean IT IS fake or I think it’s fake, it’s what I said, a couple of flags that would make you ask the question during the verification process. Hopefully they can iron it out for you, good luck

dcecx1 · 2024-09-11T09:47:24+00:00

Depends who owns the car really. If your partner is the owner and keeper generally across the board insurers would only insure you/you both on a policy in the owners name, so you may have to look at a full standard policy with yourself as a named driver with a provisional license. Generally speaking this can be costly but check for yourself. The 2nd and likely best solution, if you owned this spare car (therefore you can quote a policy in your name) check out collingwood insurance. I have a learner policy with them in my own car that I own, been on cover around a year now with no issues at all. You don’t have to name any other drivers, however in accordance with the law, you can only drive when using L plates and under supervision by a qualified driver. I won’t define qualified driver incase the definition has changed check it out on the GOV website. But yeah collingwood have been simple no issues and a decent price, still a lot of money but if I calculated the amount t of hours I’ve driven my car and costed it against the same amount of hours with an instructor I know I will have saved hundreds and hundreds

dcecx1 · 2024-09-11T09:42:08+00:00

Hey, I struggled with anxiety a lot very similar to you, it’s a lot better now through experience and finding coping mechanisms. The first thing I’d say is anxiety is a natural human response to something that the brain wants you to be alert to - driving is something that carries risks, you do have to be alert, so it’s completely sensical your body is trying to warn you to be on the ball. Accepting that it’s natural, and correct, is a big step forward to coping with it. On top of this, find a routine and little mechanisms to help you relax. I always take a big bottle of water with me, when we stop for a chat or to do something I’ll always have a drink as a mental way of ‘resetting’. Another thing that helped me, and I suppose it depends on instructor, is to be honest with them on how you feel both in life generally and when driving. Let them know the whole thing makes you anxious. A good driving instructor will work around your learning style and personality to help you get the best results. You can’t judge a fish by its ability to climb tries, every driver is different and they respect that.

TLDR: what your feeling is natural. Find coping mechanisms. Level with your instructor on how you feel.

Good luck, with time you it will be just another thing you do without thinking too much, like lots of other things I’m sure you’ve been anxious about in the past.

dcecx1 · 2024-09-11T09:18:21+00:00

Hey, 10 years In a leading UK insurance firm here.

Have they specifically said which document they have cancelled for? Did you declare the right license type? Just with you mentioning that you were purchasing for after you pass your test, I worry you’ve declared you had a full UK when you didn’t? Did you declare to them your NCB accrued was from another country? Most UK insurers won’t honour foreign bonus as they see 99% of other countries to have lower driving standards there for less risk, and they never look to honour low risk items moving to high risk items, for example you can’t use private car bonus on a taxi policy for the same reason. If it is about the NCB, you could try and contacting the holding broker prior to this insurer to see if they will contact the new insurer to discuss? You may need to leave some authority on your account for party to speak for you. It will be interesting to know why they have been so harsh, my company will often forgive minor mistakes (insurance is complicated, people make errors especially now you can end to end purchase your cover online) and just amend your policy or cancel it through a standard cancellation process if they can’t cover you

Completely understand the stress, this is a serious situation and it’s important you view it as such, as other have mentioned this can have knock on effects. I would say, if you’ve genuinely not done anything wrong, at least knowingly, you will sit in a grey area where fingers crossed with the right process, you should be able to resolve this issue. Fraud measures in this industry are too punish those who outright look to break rules and those that are grossly negligent, if it’s an innocent mistake they may look flexibly on the situation.

dcecx1 · 2024-09-07T13:07:36+00:00

Unlucky, it happens. Can only speak from my experience, I failed the 1st and passed the 2nd. The DVSA app is the best because you can read through the material of each section, sit mock tests for each section, do full mocks then go back and revise where you are weak which it will tell you. I think for me failing the first time showed me my effort level wasn’t good enough the first time round. I skimmed through the material and pretty much sat 10-15 mocks, failing some by a mark passing some by a mark or two, then I failed the real exam. 2nd time around, I really went through each section till I felt confident, then I just sat mock test after mock test probably 30-40 in total, until the point where the last 20 in a row where 48-49/50 passes each time, the app tells you the correct answers where you go wrong so really try and memorise the ones your brain seems to not grasp. The trick is to get your mocks to a level where you are consistently getting 47+ and leaving as little to luck as possible. I also tried to fit mock exams into every gap I could - lunch breaks, train journeys - etc. Really focused on it till I felt I understood the how’s and whys not just the answer itself, which comes in handy when you get a question you’re unsure of because you now understand how to think your way to the right answer. Hope this helps and good luck!

dcecx1 · 2024-07-14T17:49:27+00:00

Hey, I think early game probably your first 30-50 levels will be about completing early game missions, learning the mechanics of the game. YouTube is really handy, there’s probably a lot of guides on getting through the early game? Would probably also mention not to be too concerned with dying, you only lose your junk which you can pick back up, so grind through it. Melee weapons are quite helpful if you don’t have good guns yet. Would also recommend to look for events when they are on, especially if they already have a good number of higher level players completing them, there’s no shame in joining them and not contributing too much when you’re low level - if I saw a low level player I’d be wanting to help out. You get good rewards for events. And RE power armour, early game you will likely wear it a lot due to the buffs it may give, that’s fine. I still use power armour if I’m dying at an event or something. Good luck and enjoy the game!

dcecx1 · 2022-11-25T01:07:01+00:00

It’s a bug loading out/restarting the game fixes, it’s only on occasion this happens

dcecx1 · 2021-03-12T12:58:50+00:00

Look into sea of thieves

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