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Postby pois0n » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:35 am

dnkiwi wrote:
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hi guys i need some advice on what to & what not to do in a auto for the restricted test as i am taking the test after 4 years of putting things off


Just stick to the speed limit, move your head enough so the examiner can see when you're checking your mirrors, indicate well and keep a good following distance.

You can't fail after 4 years of practice!
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Postby victor_alpha_charlie » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:06 am

dnkiwi wrote:
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hi guys i need some advice on what to & what not to do in a auto for the restricted test as i am taking the test after 4 years of putting things off


Don't do it in an auto! tongue.gif
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Postby dnkiwi » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:19 pm

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Don't do it in an auto! tongue.gif

i have tried in a manual but get the gear changes messed up but yes i can drive a manual to some success but i know it would take more time than i have to get it right as i have a computer it job that i start on thusday all going well. I have also spent around the $400 on lessons from a driver training firm and was advised to go in a auto as he thinks i am more confident and more likely to pass first time round
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Postby FunkymonkeyNZ » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:41 am

Mate!!! what are you doing at the good old age of 24 and not having a lecense???
Geezzz some people amaze me huh! well good luck to ya dude but i dont need to give ya tips mate, its a piece of ####, just act polite and no peddal on the floor.

Sorry to offend but i really cant believe that... blink.gif ...i mean i remember turning 15 and "boom" i was down to that AA like a rocket! and on the date i was due to progress i would book ahead, i had a few mates who couldnt be botherd getting their licenses...I ended up not driving them around and told them to get there s&#t together,

Sorry if i seem a winge today guys, but to all who are attempting o do so then Good Luck!

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Postby chopper_nut » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:21 pm

As I have said before, I waited untill I was 17 before I got my learners license. I reckon this is one of the reasons I have not caused an accident and I have managed to avoid quite a few arses on the road. Ive said it before and Ill say it again, 15 is too young to be driving. *rant mode off* winkyy.gif Good luck dude.
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Postby victor_alpha_charlie » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:24 pm

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As I have said before, I waited untill I was 17 before I got my learners license. I reckon this is one of the reasons I have not caused an accident and I have managed to avoid quite a few arses on the road. Ive said it before and Ill say it again, 15 is too young to be driving. *rant mode off* winkyy.gif Good luck dude.


We may as well take advantage of our stupid govenrment biggrin.gif

As I have said before, there are a hell of a lot of less mature drivers than me on the roads.
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Postby chopper_nut » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:35 pm

I reckon that attitude has a lot to do with it. I always treated it as just being a means to get around and I was so sh*t scared when I started that I was never going to do anything stupid. I was always using my parents car aswell so I was scared of pranging it. For the first 6-8 months of driving, I was pretty damn paranoid.
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Postby dnkiwi » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:52 pm

thanks guys i failed my test today as i had a driver that failed to signal on a roundabout but the testing officer said i was not fault so he rebooked me for next week on the 24 of this month will be sure to pass this time
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Postby pois0n » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:00 pm

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thanks guys i failed my test today as i had a driver that failed to signal on a roundabout but the testing officer said i was not fault so eh rebooked me for next week on the 24 of this month will be sure to pass this time


How can you fail if it wasn't your fault?

I didn't signal at all driving straight through the roundabout in my test and I still passed blink.gif
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Postby dnkiwi » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:39 pm

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How can you fail if it wasn't your fault?


i looked for a gap and seen a 4x4 that was going straight through the roundabout but turned into my path at the last minute causing me to fail the give way rule and i told the testing dude how i choose that gap and he it wasn't my fault but had to fail on the grounds that i am a learner
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Postby pois0n » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:13 pm

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i looked for a gap and seen a 4x4 that was going straight through the roundabout but turned into my path at the last minute causing me to fail the give way rule and i told the testing dude how i choose that gap and he it wasn't my fault but had to fail on the grounds that i am a learner


That's stupid! pirate.gif
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Postby dnkiwi » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:19 pm

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That's stupid! pirate.gif

i agree but was warned that he can be very picky so apart from that i would have passed by 90%
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Postby dnkiwi » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:58 pm

well guys i have the retest tommorow and doing a quick study to brush up will post tommorows results of how i got on
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Postby dazza28 » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:15 pm

Hey dude good luck aye. thumbup1.gif
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Postby dnkiwi » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:55 pm

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Hey dude good luck aye. thumbup1.gif

thanks i am really looking foward to getting it over done with so i can drive my mazda astina to work on thusday
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Postby pois0n » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:41 pm

Passed?
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Postby dnkiwi » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:59 pm

hi guys i went for the the retest today and passed it by 91% so i have now started on the road to more freedom and so far i am loving it but i can only drive autos but hey i don't mind as i wil still be gaining more experince in manuals in the meantime so thanks to all who given me advice as it came in very handy







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Postby Mattnz » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:47 pm

Good stuff mate, congratulations thumbup1.gif
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Postby dnkiwi » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:48 pm

thanks
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Postby ardypilot » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:54 pm

Congrats Jason! clapping.gif
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