Lulu's theory test...

[Sharribee]

Congratulations Lu, come on then girl get the big test out of the way now.

We need a girls meet I think

Lady Vader, you listening, get you bloody bike MOT'd and on the road, we need to go out play with Lulu and the other ladies

[StumpyFingers]

Well done LOU.
I hate the Hazard perception test, Have to do it every so often for the Buses.

[pdsquire]

Lady Vader, you listening? Get your bloody bike MOT'd and on the road, we need to go out play with Lulu and the other ladies

I didn't know Lady V rode: I assumed she just sat behind his Lordship and plotted World domination. As was said after TLD, it'd be good to get more weemen into the club. Civilising influence and all that. (Mind you, what about Sharrie )

Passed !

Hmph. I decided to take two car tests and two hazard-perception tests, just to satisfy myself that I'd passed, you understand...

I was clicking all over the show, but seems like it was OK .

Looking for hazards and responding as a driver with 23 years under my belt, I failed miserably. Clicking at every passing leaf, I got a stunningly high reading (97% I think). What a stupid test!

Well done Lou!

[Mervinh]

I bought a couple of CD,s with the mock tests on em, cos the kids were coming up too taking tests as well, funny thing was in these mock ups they used the same cars all the time and you knew when you saw a certain VW golf it was gonna do summat stupid
merv

[Lulu]

Sorry to hear about the car test, Jarl. Keep at it, in many ways it's more a matter of luck than judgement IMHO.

General consensus of opinion seems to be that it must be a "Leicester" thing re staff attitude at the Test Centre. I was really surprised at the unnecessary rudeness and brusqueness that I (and others) met with - maybe they were just having a bad day, though it was only 8.30 am . or maybe that's why - not enough coffee .

I also had a 'wet' clip. Didn't know whether to click cos the road was wet & slippy. That's what I mean by it being a difficult challenge - you're trying to second guess what you're "supposed" to be doing, not what represents a real hazard. I can see the sense of raising hazard awareness and checking reaction time, but I don't think this is the way to do it.

Anyway, thanks to all for the congrats. Will keep you posted on progress from here, though it's going to be a while before I get time to take things further .

Well done! I've done mine twice in the past year (one for bike, one for car, don't get me started....) at 2 different test centres. The staff were good both times. Must be a midlands thing?

Don't worry about the hazard perception part- it's pretty pointless in the real world, and you seem to have good hazard perception skills already judging by your post. One of my clips it was raining. wasn't too sure when to click for that?

best of luck with the big one, I came unstuck on my car test the other day, so I know how it feels

[Lulu]

A girls' day out is a fab idea, Sharrie. Happy to help organise . Though I will need to get a bike (and some time off for good behaviour ) before I can come out to play

Congratulations Lu, come on then girl get the big test out of the way now.

We need a girls meet I think

Lady Vader, you listening, get you bloody bike MOT'd and on the road, we need to go out play with Lulu and the other ladies

[Lulu]

Yes, I bought the DSA DVD for the bike theory test, thinking it would include the hazard perception. Only to find (the night before the test - like all good students I'd left revision till the last moment ) that it didn't include it and I'd need to buy ANOTHER DVD . A good money-making venture on behalf of the DSA indeed.

I bought a couple of CD,s with the mock tests on em, cos the kids were coming up too taking tests as well, funny thing was in these mock ups they used the same cars all the time and you knew when you saw a certain VW golf it was gonna do summat stupid
merv