GS wrote:If Andy examined you, and you did get a Gold, don't you think that might leave your result open to question?
not really - I'd value his opinion as an independent examiner in this regard, in my opinion he's more than independent enough to do an honest job.
GS wrote:Examined by the same person he, presumably, paid hundreds of pounds to to train him and then gets a good mark! I dare say that some (lots?) of people might think that you bought the result.
Some people are entirely within their rights to be wrong
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GS wrote:I would also say that many might think it wrong if Andy was allowed to examine you in these circumstances anyway. I think if your test was assigned to him he might have to declare a conflict of interest and have the test reassigned.
He quite probably would, and I wouldn't dream of putting him in that awkward situation. However I vaguely recall part of his report from my driving with him in April stating that my driving was about rospa gold level. I wasn't aware that he was a rospa examiner, until someone here mentioned it.
GS wrote:That way Andy's independence could not be questioned, and your result would also be above doubt.
either way, both would be beyond reproach, as far as I'm concerned.
GS wrote:Requesting an examiner is not allowed and I know that when there has been a suggestion or allegation of this in the past the RoSPA Chief Examiner has not been very impressed.
And quite right too, in honesty, I'd probably request the examiner who passed the least number of golds, just so I could bump his numbers up a little
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So, GS, ever in the MK area doing mock tests or anything useful for a man in this position?!