Test, What should I do now?

R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

Had a text from my driving instructor today saying hes been rushed into hospitol and will talk when he is out!

Now my driving test is sat morning! what should I do?

Should i try to find another instructor to use their car? If so I would have no practice in it!

Or what? I cant change dates now without losing money! Confused

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Try and find an instructor who's got the same car?
Was it an instructor booked through a driving school? If so, speak to them and see what they can suggest.
Or, just call up local driving instructors/schools, explain the situation and see if what they say.

The alternative to trying to arrange a different car to use on saturday is do nothing and lose your test fee. Confused

R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

Thats what I mean! but 1 day dont give me much time, and its a morning test, so ill only have 1hr to get used to the car before the test! Confused

The car I was in was a Smart Car!
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Smart cars... this place seems to use them Wink

https://www.trisant.co.uk/driving_lessons_2006/driving_lessons_southampton.htm

R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

Thats who I am with now! Laughing

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

If thats who you're with, then just call them in the morning and I'd have thought they'll be able to help you out by arranging a different instructor for saturday morning.

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Or if you've got a car readily available, dash down to Halfords and get 2 of those stick on mirrors, it's all you need to take the test in your own car. My friend did it in his 1982 VW Polo. Laughing

JodieWodie · Reflective Banana Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Bless, I feel for you
Tests are dif enough without the added complications

I would call your instuctors centre and explain, they can't leave you in the lurch,,surely!!
If they do a big refund is on the cards!!

They should be able to provide you with a similar new car...
an 'old' car would be out of the question...

You couldn't do the test in an OLD unfamiliar car, that would be too much for you
The nerves of the day PLUS getting to know a car you didn't know to some degree
For one.. the lack of power steering would bugger you

Good luck dude!

JO xx
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R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

Got someone in a corsa picking me up about 40mins before my test! Confused

Great. Plenty of time to get used to the car, as well as iron out any faults then!

Oh well 2nd time lucky!
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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Good luck, just remember you can't get that git through the eye of a needle like the Smart. Wink

0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

If you're good enough to pass it shouldn't matter what car you take the test in. But imo a Corsa feels easier to drive then a smart anyway. You just have to watch out for the very sharp brakes and feather light clutch.

R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

Yea, thats what im hoping! anyway!
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tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

Well,

Good luck for the test!
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owdamer · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Karma :

St0rmer66 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Karma :

Got my test tomorrow morning Sad

. Hope to god nothing like this happens to me. Also I still can't parallel park Neutral

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Dazbo666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Karma :

r1stu, what was the verdict from yesterday??

St0rmer66, good luck for tomorrow!!
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St0rmer66 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Karma :

The View Askew · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Karma :

Try a Citroen C2 for smart car likeness, took my test in the 1.6VTS.

Like a smart car, but very fast for its class.
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R1stu · Shrek! Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Karma :

tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

Congrats! Did you use your mates car in the end?
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St0rmer66 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Karma :

Well done! Thumbs Up

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