First lesson booked... Only 11 years late!

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Who said I was lazy?

Finally booked my first lesson today at the ripe old age of 28... Waiting for a call back from the instructor tonight but watch out - it soon won't be safe to go out on the roads near me (Wokingham, Berkshire). The missus finally forced my hand ("We're selling that old car if you don't start lessons soon..."). So hopefully in the not too distant future, when I talk about something car related, I'll have the first clue what I'm talking about. But probably not.

[XTR]

good luck with it all

its easy peasy...

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Cheers XTR,

I'm a bit nervous but looking forward to it. Only thing I've done so far is drive round the local car park out of hours. Missus wasn't too scared in the old 306 but was very jumpy in her nice new focus (as it was back then)

[Grey M@a]

yeah remember pavements with padestrians (especially religious persons) equals QURANGA and muchos points

/me should really stop thinking of driving as GTA :E

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Aye... That's kinda what everyone else keeps saying to me - as I've been playing games for years they reckon I'll just try and raz the hell of out the car and then try and stick another 10p in the slot to try again (as the car catches fire and blood runs down my face)... Mates are nice eh?

[Grey M@a]

lol here is a good tip, don't play racing games then 10 seconds later jump in a car, you will have your foot to the floor all the time, I know I do although on the roads I will attempt to take racing lines anyway to keep the speed up

[Rave]

GL mate. My wife is 29 and I'm going to have to try and teach her to drive at some point. When she was younger she had four lessons and then got banned for deliberately ramming her ex's car.

Rich :¬)

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GL mate. My wife is 29 and I'm going to have to try and teach her to drive at some point. When she was younger she had four lessons and then got banned for deliberately ramming her ex's car.

Rich :¬)

Now that's classic. Don't upset the wife eh?

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lol, reminds me of my lessons.

Instructor: "Have you been playing any racing games lately on your computer?"

Me: "Yeah, why?"

Instructor: "I thought so, you're steering has been far too sharp over the last two lessons and now you're racing at every hazard and braking too hard.."

Me: "Oh, I'll stop playing em then.. ahem."

[Grey M@a]

you can't stop playing it improves your racing ability ooppss i mean driving ability

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Hopefully I'll pass before Gran Turismo 4 is released...

[Raz316]

you driven before at all? You'll love it get as much wrong as possible during the lessons

[Grey M@a]

Hopefully I'll pass before Gran Turismo 4 is released...

probably a good idea I was playing Colin McRea Rally when i was learning to drive, not a good idea

[TomWilko]

Good luck with it all, racing lines are only advisable at 2 in the morn...boy i love driving back from my mates at that time

Hopefully you'll pass first time cos having to get yourself psyched up for that again and again is a pain the arse i tell theee.

[Angus]

yeah remember pavements with padestrians (especially religious persons) equals QURANGA and muchos points

/me should really stop thinking of driving as GTA :E

You joke, Charlotte drove on the pavement during her CBT- she still can't see the problem with it

And she's never played GTA.

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Nearly time for the first lesson...