pondering over car test

[-Savage-]

for anybody who has both their bike and car test, ive a querie.

was the car test harder or easier than the bike test?

i passed my bike test in december, and now as my mums going in for a back operation, and my da cant drive, i have to learn to drive the car.

i have a month until my mums op, do you suppose this would be long enough if i get 2 lessons a week?

i would presume that the bike lessons will be a benifit for me, i.e. looks, lane position and suchlike.

any views?
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[haGGard]

A month is NOT long enough, especially if your only doing 2 lessons a week!

Might be able to pass in a month if you did some high intensive training. I took a few months to pass, but i was only doing 1 lesson a week...
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[TomC]

Im takin my test on friday, 7 weeks after I started driving, Had one professional lesson, but ive been driving pretty much daily. Ill let you know how it goes'

[cagiva gezzer]

I was up to standards after 10hours driving. That was with 5 years of bike experience. Just make sure the instructor knows that you know all the road sense part of driving and get him to concentrate on manoeuvres.

You'll be lucky if you can book a practical test with this little notice and that's if you've already got your car theory. If you haven't got your car theory already you've got no chance of doing it all within a month.
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[strag]

I had 2 lessons before my test, if you have an aptitude for driving you will be fine.
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[Silver]

The second test (whether it be bike or car) is easier with experience on the other form of transport. Reason? Because you don't have to learn road sense (again) and can concentrate on controlling the vehicle.

[Rookie]

If you've passed one, you'll find the other easy, I reckon.

I've already passed my driving test, and my bike test only needs a few hours before I'm ready. So much applies to both vehicles.

I needed about 25 lessons, but in contrast I only need the equivalent of 3 and 1/2 lessons for the bike.

edit: Damn you Silver!

*shakes fist

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[mrchips]

You should get your car test first time gary lad if you put the effort in though I think a month would be cutting it a bit fine.
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[robboadd]

Its possible to do it in a month I did it. I had 8 lessons and just booked everything so there was no waiting about, just get the theory out of the way. I'm sure you'll know from the bike test there is nothing worse than having to wait because you havn't done your theory yet.
Also if your having 2 lessons a week try to make them longer, extend them from an hour to an hour and a half maybe?

[WildGoose]

its easier, much easier

i did a few lessons like normal people do it, 1 a week, but quicky lost interest, then bit the bullet and booked a weeks crash course in wolverhampton and i passed first time on the friday in a strange town

roadsense you should have, just remember to go back to doing it by the book for a while, mirrors all the time etc

the controls are the hardest thing to sort out, then once youve got them grasped the manouvres need the most time, some days you just wont be able to do them at all, but thats normal

i made a total hash of the parallel park on the test, was miles away from the curb but i got away with it somehow
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[haGGard]

And remember, these days, your only learning how to pass the test at the end; you only learn how to drive once you pass imo
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"ROFL MY TOFFLE I AM TEH 1337 SPELLING MISTAKE FINDER!" - BikerBen

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