by learnerdriver20 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:58 pm
Wondering if I should get a new ADI or not, hoping for some advice really..
I've taken 30+ lessons so far (I think, I stopped somewhere in between for a few months as got tired of it) but recently started up again, and passed my theory test 1st time during that time, anyway I asked my driving instructor about me booking my driving test and he got pretty angry as he hadn't said I was ready yet, and that he would get in trouble if I took the test and I failed. (is this true?) and basically if I book the test without his permission he won't let me use his car.
As far as my actual driving goes I believe I am capable, I make no real errors when driving but I'm still a little bit dodgy at roundabouts but nothing too bad, usually there's no issues... I went driving with my mum for like a 2 hrs a day last week and she believes I'm more than ready, that was without her telling me what to do as well, no real issues there. She wouldn't sugar coat it either, she's a bit harsh if anything haha.
The thing about my driving instructor is, I've had 2 mock tests since I told him I wanted to put in for my test, I failed my first with 4 serious (mirrors when changing speed 3 minors so then a serious, hit curb when reverse parking (first time I've ever done this) and my car was going backwards ever so slightly and I wasn't looking as a car was passing me and lane discipline at a roundabout) and I accepted that I wasn't ready obviously, so the next two lessons were improving on the things I done wrong,(we didn't really, they were just standard lessons again, I've told him like 5 times my main problems are roundabouts and we get like 2 a lesson...) then I had another mock test which I failed with 2 serious things, which were observations on two maneuvers which was failing to check over my shoulder on the reverse around a corner and one with failing to look behind once on a 3 pt turn.
So the next lesson was trying to improve on these things, which I did and trust me observation isn't an issue anymore, and this last lesson which has got me a bit angry was meant to be going through one of the other test routes... he forgot that's what we had planned and by the time I reminded him it was too late, so that's now the next lesson... he hasn't told me when I will be having a mock test again but he has told me that even when I pass one he wants me to do two or three 'just to make sure' as well, so there's a lot more to come! I'm not sure what to do... if he's taking the piss or not, honestly. He's a pvt instructor as in he doesn't work for a big company but is qualified.
Also about the mock tests I've done, we never once done independent driving, I had to do all of the maneuvers (reverse park, bay park, 3 pt turn and reverse around the corner) and in 30+ lessons he has never mentioned an emergency stop. Is that what a mock test is meant to be like? Nothing like the actual test? :/
Sorry about posting this huge brick wall of text but hoping someone out there can give me some help on what to do here.
Thanks.