The Ultimate "Driving Test" Thread!

[LulaBug]

I've been out a few times in the car for a drive and I think I'm getting a bit better. My gear changes are so smooth now and I'm losing the hesitancy a bit more, so that's good.
The only thing I'm a bit worried about is when I went on a roundabout with 3 lanes, I was in the middle lane almost drifting into the outside lane and I got honked at. I need to be more careful making sure I stay in my own lane.

 

[LulaBug]

So woke up today feeling rubbish, close to tears. I woke up thinking i had passed my test so didnt need to do more lessons then realized i have a lesson today after a full day of college
I reallllly want to pass so that i dont need to do lessons anymore but i feel like something will go wrong. I am trying to think "its not a big deal, your just showing him you can drive" but then i think "actually it is, you cant afford to fail again and you will feel shit if you fail again" i realllllly dont wannnna feel that again
Just thought ide share x

Just seen your post hun.

I have that same thought when I wake up sometimes and it is really deflating when you realise you've still got a way to go.

Sometimes I feel like giving up, but put so much money towards it, it's really not an option and I think I've worked too hard up til now and that I'd feel worse if I did give up.

Just remember, if things don't go well on your test, we'll still be here to try and make you feel better and keep you going til your next one but I'm sure you'll pass this time. xx

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I have so much more confidence in the automatic, its amazing. xxx

 

[Tasha]

Massive hugs Kiki. I dont know what to say other than we believe you can do it.

2nd lane of a 3 lane roundabout is quite hard, like in 1st lane it is fairly loose, hardly any sterring, 3rd is lots of steering and it is getting the middle right. My driving instructor say drive as if you are driving in a semi circle in the middle lane, but that depends on how big or small the roundabout is.

I have a driving lesson tomorrow, and I feel sick because of it. I had one on Friday and was driving around the corner, left hand turn, major to major and a cab driver decided to go through the redlight and crash into the back of my car

 

[Kiki1993]

Thanks everyone and i struggle with the middle lane in 3 lane roundabouts too but i drift into the right hand lane and omg are you okay? I know kind of how you feel, my mum and me were in an accident about 4 months ago but she was driving, some van parked opposite a road island and the car infront of us swerved from it but we went straight into it, was terrifying! the arseholes in the van moved it before the police got there, and they moved it before they even phone us an ambulance, makes me lose faith in humanity
Don't be upset if your a bit jumpy in your lesson tomoro though, it would be expected after such a shock Hope your okay xx

 

[Leafy]

I have a driving lesson tomorrow, and I feel sick because of it. I had one on Friday and was driving around the corner, left hand turn, major to major and a cab driver decided to go through the redlight and crash into the back of my car

Thats awful, and bound to knock your confidence a bit too!!
Ive been learning to drive on and off for years now and every time i have a lesson booked i STILL feel sick & nervous.

Lula...i regularly feel like giving up now, the stress and anxiety doesnt seem worth it sometimes!!!!!!!


Positive thoughts to all!!!!!!!!

 

[Kiki1993]

Test is tomoro i had another dream, i dreamed that OH was in the back during my test and i was passing and then we went on a lunch break half way through it then OH told me i will be getting a paralel park for my manouver and that I would be okay Woke up thinking i had done my test and then i realized its tomorrow Not to mention i woke up extremely early, cant imagine how i will feel tomoro x

 

[LulaBug]

Have a banana for breakfast, drink plenty of water to keep you hydrated and chew some of that Kalms gum.

Try not to think about the fact this isn't your first attempt, just think about how good you are and how much faith your instructor has in you for even to be sitting the test anyway. You CAN drive.

xx

 

[Kiki1993]

Thanks I'll pass on the banana, i gag if i even smell a banana Water is a good idea and ive got my chewing gum at the ready So nervous!

 

[Leafy]

Good luck kiki!!!!!!!! What time is your test? xxxxxxxxx

 

[Kiki1993]

Thanks leafy, it's 2.27 and im freaking out chewing on my chewing gum to try calm me down but im still so nervous! To top things off i have a terrible cold so i keep coughing and sneezing i just want to pass so bad, i know ill cry if the examiner says "sorry you have failed" again
UPDATE: I have also been unwell as in a sickness bug, not been sick yet but i think im sick because of the bug coing on rather than nerves. my sister had it yesterday and i think i must have got it off her, thankfully she didnt start being actually sick till that night so i shouldn't be sick on the examiner, uness he fails me, then i'de do it for revenge haha x

 

[Leafy]

Only just saw your reply so you'll be going for your test right about now! Hope you kick that driving tests ass!! hehe sending positive thoughts your way! xx

 

[Kiki1993]

I failed i rolled back on a hill and tryed to brake but hit accelorate instead wasn't a bad fail, only got 4 faults all together, but that serious is what got me so mad at myself for it because i knew i didnt feel the bite but because i was almost off the clutch i thought i must have missed it but turns out i didn't push it enough into first or someting really sad over it

 

[Tasha]

I am so sorry Kiki

I was thinking of you all day. I dont know what to say because I want to say 4 faults is nothing and next time you will pass, but I know that wont help you today

 

[Leafy]

that is so shit kiki!! like you said, only 4 faults, its just down to silly things on the day that ruin it for us keep your chin up, you will get there in the end. we all will! xxxx

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

sorry kiki

This is why I do automatic, I am a new woman lol xx

 

[Kiki1993]

Thanks everyone been crying all day, didn't cry when he told me coz i already knew. just so mad at myself coz i knew it would roll back coz i didnt feel the bite and if i had just taken the time to double check i was in first i would have passed but of course i just hoped for the best i wish i started learning automatic, ide be done with lessons if that was the case because i wouldn't have roled back in an automatic car
The thing that scares me most is when i sit it it will be my third time and if i fail it thats me failed 3 times! But i can share that having the instructor in the back helps with nerves so much! i felt very at ease throughout the test apart from when i failed and he now knows that one of my problems is i tend to not trust myself, like today: i knew i didnt feel the bite but it should've been there so i instantly thought i had went passed it and not noticed whereas if i had trusted my instinct and double checked the gears then i would have passed :/ Very upset still and keep randomly tearing up

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

have you thought about automatic hun? Everyone has such a stigma over it but honestly its sooo much nicer to drive especially as you can actually drive, you would have no probs. Its just a pleasure to drive. I hated manual lessons was so nervous and scared, but I have a laugh now and I actually enjoy driving again. xxx

 

[Leafy]

i kept crying when i failed too its such a horrible feeling. xx

 

[cupcakekate]

I passed my test today!!! So bloody happy it was third time lucky for me and the whole thing was really getting me down!

Sorry to hear you failed kiki!! Next time you'll nail it!!
Have faith, i was really defeatist when i went out this morning and was certain id failed!!

Good luck xxx