Hello..

[ScotsBiker]

Hi All...

I am new to the forum. I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience of Ayr, Glasgow or Hamilton test centres? It is for a DAS test. Just trying to decide which is best as I am handy for them all. The local bike trainer uses them all, and I can have my pick.

Cheers..

[Wheezybiker]

Sorry no advice but hello from the middle of England
I'm new to forum as well
I took the DAS route myself at 46 yrs young
Good luck on. The tests

[Rogerborg]

Not recent, no.

I passed in Shieldhall, Glasgow in 2010, after one fail for not slowing down enough for an unmarked junction, the third of three that the examiner took me through.

On the re-test we went west through Renfew and, surprise surprise, more unmarked junctions.

Perfectly fair, but you don't see that many of them around these days, so watch out for them. Treat them as give-ways, slow right down if you're not sure.
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[Tracer1234]

Hello and Welcome! Good luck with the DAS.
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[angryjonny]

Research the routes the test centres normally use and pick the roads you're most familiar with. My experience is that examiners often like to take you to notorious spots (blind junction, odd roundabout, hidden speed limit sign etc) to see how you handle them. The more you know the roads you're likely to be tested on, the more you can concentrate on what the traffic is doing.

Your instructor may be able to give you advice re: troublesome examiners that it's best to avoid too.

[Rogerborg]

Huh, I didn't realise that Hamilton ran module 2 tests, but not module 1. Ayr, is that a new site?

I'm not a fan of the roads around Hamiton, and Shieldhall has a notably low pass rate (54.3% versus 70.6% nationally) so I'd be minded to look at Ayr.
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[turningCircle]

Welcome to the Jungle!

[ScotsBiker]

Many thanks everyone.

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Dave70]

On mod 2 keep to the left when cornering. Some examiners frown upon you going too close to the white line, even when you can clearly see around the bend.

Your instructor should show you the test routes that the examiners use and point out places where they'll try to catch you out.
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[Kamikaze Bob]

Failed my first Mod2 at Hamilton, passed second time round a fortnight later. Depending on the time of day, the roads around the town centre can be busy and a lot of the folk driving around don't know or care about lanes and markings so watch out for that. There are some tricky junctions in the town centre too, watch out for that when it comes to the independent driving part.

Only one examiner, Kenny I think he's called. Alright guy, my instructor obviously knew him from previous tests n stuff and had some banter, seemed ok.
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[ScotsBiker]

Thanks very much. I have decided on Ayr. I have heard it's a fairly good mix of roads, and you get out of town on the faster roads. Not sure about keeping to the left when cornering, my instructor reckons that's fine for r/h bends but not what is needed on the left handers. I will check though.

[Dave70]