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Help - sons driving test tomorrow

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vegas888 · 19/05/2021 22:45

Can someone please help, my son has has numerous driving lessons with a proper instructor, due to covid he didn’t have lessons for months so I’ve been taking him out in my car.
Tomorrow is his test day and I’ve googled the route the examiners normally take. On one particular road there’s two lanes and one is a bus lane. I’m fairly sure that as his test is at 10 in the morning that he should use the bus lane but don’t want to tell him wrong and have him fail his test.

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vegas888 · 19/05/2021 22:47

Bus lane photo

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Justbetweenus · 19/05/2021 22:49

There will be signs up saying what hours the bus lane is in operation.

AlwaysLatte · 19/05/2021 22:49

Can you look up the street on Google street view and zoom in on the sign?

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Shelby10 · 19/05/2021 22:50

There should be times stated on it when in can/can’t be used. If so and he follows that it should be fine

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vegas888 · 19/05/2021 22:50

I tried to post a photo ☹️

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Hellocatshome · 19/05/2021 22:51

The sign will at which hours the bus land is in force, to be honest if your son can't follow road signs he shouldn't be passing the test. I would just tell him to look out for the signs and do what they tell him to do.

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vegas888 · 19/05/2021 22:51

www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4730800

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Vodkaandballoon · 19/05/2021 22:51

Good luck to him, but don't tell him anything. To many drivers don't read signs. If he's ready to be out on the road then he should be able to read road signs himself.

Bumzoo · 19/05/2021 22:52

Is he going to the test with his driving instructor? Ask him to tell him

daffodil10 · 19/05/2021 23:28

If he's old enough to take a driving test I'm not sure he needs his mum Googling stuff for him or asking his instructor. Can't he do it him self or are you going to be in the car with him all the time after he passes his test ! 😂😂

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vegas888 · 20/05/2021 06:12

Thanks, real helpful!

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northender · 20/05/2021 06:22

It has been such a hard time for all the learners, I feel for him, such long gaps between the different stages of the process. There won't just be one route, our test centre has at least 10 alternatives so I genuinely wouldn't focus on that one issue, there are so many variables on the day. Good luck to him. My ds passed 2 weeks ago (2nd time) so I have very recent experience of the mum nerves!

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vegas888 · 20/05/2021 06:41

Thanks for your reply 🙂, yes his last test was booked for January and that was cancelled so he has waited a very long time for this and I know he’s a bag of nerves about his test today and so desperately keen to pass as I’m sure there will be a huge wait for another test if he fails. What did your son fail on the first time?

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torquewench · 20/05/2021 06:45

Well the sign quite clearly states that the bus lane is only in use 7.30 to 9.30 ... might be worth him stating that out loud to the examiner so it's clear he's got good observational skills before he drives along it. Also, stop panicking.

northender · 21/05/2021 00:07

Hope he passed.

AlmostSummer21 · 21/05/2021 05:39

How did he get on?

People fail for the most minor things, yet you'd never know that from the poor standard of driving. Especially now, it's like people forgot how to drive over lockdown(s) and got used to having the road to themselves!

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vegas888 · 22/05/2021 12:52

He failed and it seems it’s almost impossible to rebook another test.
The DVSA has absolutely zero availability and this was another response I got from a driving school and if you don’t take your test within a certain time you then have to resit your theory test so unbelievable amount of pressure to pass.

We reopened Monday 12th April, but unfortunately we are not offering the intensive course currently, due to difficulties in booking practical tests. Before lockdown (Boxing Day) driving tests were already only available from July, so with the 420,000 practical tests that now need to be rearranged, we anticipate it will be many more months before we will be able to make bookings again. So sorry we cannot help.

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Bumzoo · 22/05/2021 14:26

Are they letting you book cancellations? My son had an app that alerted him as soon as there was a cancellation.

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vegas888 · 22/05/2021 14:43

Oh, do you know what the app was? Thanks

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Bumzoo · 23/05/2021 20:11

It was called drivingtestcancellations. You pay something like £20 and that covers you for as long as it takes to pass.

Bumzoo · 23/05/2021 20:12

Driving test genie is recommended a lot too.

Manydaysgoby · 23/05/2021 20:16

I’m saying this gently but why are you googling his route?
If he’s concerned, he should be doing the legwork himself.
Really, it’s not your responsibility. Your his mum/dad not his proxy. If he fails, that’s down to him and he retakes.
I’m guessing most people fail first time, anyway, not even taking into account the last difficult year (delighted to be corrected).

(Mum to 18 and 27 year olds)

northender · 23/05/2021 20:22

Sorry he failed. Ds used Driving Test Genie to get a cancellation

Bumzoo · 23/05/2021 21:50

I've just double checked and it was the genie one we used, not the first one I said.

I hope he gets one soon.

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vegas888 · 26/05/2021 07:28

@northender

Sorry he failed. Ds used Driving Test Genie to get a cancellation
The reason I’m helping is because even though my son is 18, as a mum, I will do whatever I can to help him try and pass. In the past 2 years he has been through a lot, he has been robbed at knifepoint twice, one his best friends let him down in a massive way and his grandma died. He has since lost trust in people, has lost confidence and has become a bit of a recluse. He felt that passing his test would be a fresh start and a positive step in his life. Therefore I was trying to help as much as possible. The knife attacks have deeply affected him but he won’t talk to anyone about it, he bottles up his feelings but it’s changed him so much as a person and apart from me he has absolutely nobody else in his life except his sister.
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