Driving Lesson

[Howard]

1st lesson - drove around a car park, 1st & 2nd gear... just the basics, nice and simple
2nd lesson - drove round carpark for about 5mins, out onto the roads managed to get upto 4th gear, seemed pretty scary @ 50mph...
3rd lesson - yesterday, drove around for a while, 5th gear, just over 60mph (slightly breaking the speed limit hehe), much more fun, a little less nervous.. almost stalled, didnt tho 4th lesson is next monday... its all pretty damned excellent so far, loving every minute

mark

Glad you're enjoying it I was so hesitant

After about half an hour I was out on a bloody main road in 4th gear doing like 45... It's the best way to learn I guess. VERY intimidating though.

[fondie]

my dad tought me, in 2.0l laguna, i've never had a professional lesson, caused a bit of tension between us when we were out on the road but that was usually fairly short lived, but all worked out well in the end, passed first time. i hated learning, not because of my dad, just didn't enjoy it at all, but i (we?) stuck through it, was worthwhile in the end.

[Cat Woman]

I actually learnt to drive when i was 15 because I was in the under 17's driving club with my younger step-sister so by the time I had my first lesson I already knew how to drive except I had a b**tard driving instructor who just assumed I was being cocky!
(not that I thought I was great at it but I already knew where the clutch brake and accelerator were and how to use them!)

The idea is to find an instructor that has A LOT of patience because my two male instructors didnt have ANY! (One of them was actually taken to court by another pupil after he told him to drive out in front of another car!!)
Eventually i decided after many tears to tell them to shove it and got myself a female one, who gradually helped me regain my confidence and I finally passed.

[funnelhead]

Learning to drive at the moment.......@ 24 hehe

I had about 24 lessons when i was 17, passed my theory but failed my test. I failed cos after 45 mins the examiner looked at me and said 'well done mr Keen that was very good, i think we can go back to the base now'

i.e. You've Passed

So I looked at him, grin on my face cos i was so relieved. At which point he jammed the dual control brakes on because i was ' not looking at the road'

i.e. You've just Failed

Mofo

Anyway I've bought a car and i'm driving around all the time with my parents and friends (who all passed when we were 17) and having a great old time. In about a month i'll get 4 or 5 lessons to cover manouvers and not speeding then it's test time again.

I don't care if i get tested by cindy Crawford - I'm not looking.

Sorry i thought that was the gearstick....


Good luck to everyone learning,.,...

[Theo]

I did about 12 lessons then 3x two hour Pass+ lessons before I took my test. First lesson was fine, drove to Radcliffe on the dual carriageway/main roads. Kinda jumping in at the deep end before I learned to doggy paddle, but I appreciated that.

Passed my test first time, two minors and a right telling off for pulling an emergency stop BEFORE he the test guy told me to... THERE WAS A BLOODY CAT IN THE ROAD!

[Russ]

I agree shad. 1 of best days of my life. along with getting new car (im sure you'll agree tehre too). drivin is great

[Emzay]

I start in a few months - I'm really looking forward to it and hoping im not crap - I realy would like to be driving by the end of the year. Lad I know passed in a month. To be fair,his parents do own & run a driving school but shh!

[Howard]

I hope you're not saying they aided in his pass Em! Lol

[DeludedGuy]

Tommorow will be my 6th lesson, I have improved a lot! First lesson, I must of stalled the car about 20 times. Last weeks lesson I Stalled 3 times. My driving instructor is a nutter, he is always talking to me about lesbians, and pointing out fit women we drive by.

[Emzay]

I don't want a nastee instructor cos they wil shatter any confidence I haff n probably find me in tears by the end of their lessons lol

[streetster]

if you're about to stall whack the clutch in and try again

when's your next lesson then howard? same time next week?

do you have a car to practice in.. my rents are finally gonna get my insured on my mums astra so i'll be able to practice more

[Stubzz]

if you're about to stall whack the clutch in and try again

The amount of time I've gotta do that now, even with a license*!

I wern't too bad as a lerner once I got used to the car. I did find that everone had a habbit of walking/pulling out in front of me. Was never allowed to hit them



*In my defense I've only been driving for 2 weeks, even then not often.

[rob3]

Where you get £19 lessons from? Around here its like £25 a lesson.

M8 - a Focus isn't a nice car to drive

Its £18 per lesson for me... Im only down the road from you

[Emzay]

Rob do u own a mini or do u just randomly have one in your sig?

[DeludedGuy]

I paid 160 for 10 lessons, £16 a lesson isnt bad.

[Stoo]

Learning to drive at the moment.......@ 24 hehe

I had about 24 lessons when i was 17, passed my theory but failed my test. I failed cos after 45 mins the examiner looked at me and said 'well done mr Keen that was very good, i think we can go back to the base now'

i.e. You've Passed

So I looked at him, grin on my face cos i was so relieved. At which point he jammed the dual control brakes on because i was ' not looking at the road'

i.e. You've just Failed

Mofo

The moral of the story being that you don't pass the test until you're parked in at the test centre with the engine turned off