**********Learning to drive for the terrified part 3*******

[MrsSlowLearner]

That's better

My test is over 2 months away, I want to keep checking for cancellations online, but you have to cancel your original booking first before you can even see available dates, now what if I cancel my test, look for cancellations, find there is none, and in the meantime some plonker steals my original date..........arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

well I'm starting to wish I hadn't booked a test at all!

my bay-parking is still atrocious and i drove over the kerb twice last weekend.

maybe some people are just not meant to drive ...

Total - you don't have to cancel your original test to check available dates. Go to pt.dsa.gov.uk/tests/tests_E/pt/index.asp?test=pt# and click on "change a test" it will allow you then to check for available dates, and if theres none you want you just exit out of it and your original test is still fine. I'm currently checking about a dozen times a day and have already brought my test forward once but still want to bring it further forward hence still checking.

oh god I want to pass this test so badly, I'm due any day now and it would change my life so much

roll on 4.30

and i swear to god, if I don't pass I'm going to go into labour in the driving centre just to spite them

good luck crumpets!
crossing everything for you

OMG good luck!!

Have just checked online for earlier test dates again and managed to bring it forward by another week to Sat 1st Sept (was 24th, then 8th - they're gonna get fed up sending me different confirmation letters). Only problem with that is my instructor is on holiday then & I'd have to take the test in our car which I've never driven. Will have to get DH to take me out and practice in it when he gets home on r&r leave. Am still gonna try and bring it forward more though, ideally I want it to be around 23rd August.

Can I join ?

Haven't yet booked a lesson, but have just enquired about prices with someone, a mum i know from school, so hopefully I can go with her.

I am absolutly terrified, so i'm hoping that using someone I know might be less stressful.

Hiya nutcracker, good luck with the lessons.

Hotcrumpets will be at the test centre now I bet, gawd I'm nervous for her!

Fingers crossed Hotcrumpets

failedy, failedy, fail

2 MINORS, 1 SERIOUS

i could cry, I really thought I had done it

think i'm gonna give it a couple of months before trying again

oh no, I'm so sorry hc! I do know how you feel about not wanting to go through it again just yet, took me years to get the courage up again after each of my previous fails. It's been about 6 years since I last tried. Just don't leave it too long like me.

oh hc I'm sorry

you must be soooo fed up.

A bit of a break might do you good but don't give up! You will get there.

my test tomorrow morning.....not nervous yet.....have my Rescue Remedy to help my nerves in the morning......

good luck queenrollo

my test is in...less than 2 weeks. I am in denial about it!

good luck QR, will be thinking of you

Sorry to hear that hotcrumpets

Good luck Queenrollo

Catissleepy-I would be bricking it.

Welcome to the thread nutcracker

I have my theory test in 6 days!YIKES

Good luck Queenrollo, really hope you pass

wonder if qr's done yet

i passed!! at one point i thought i'd screwed it (rolled back a little on a hill start) and then i relaxed because i suppose the pressure was off.
the examiner was rather surprised at my reaction when he said i'd passed......

Oh that's fantastic news!! Well done!

wer-hoo!
well done qr

ooh i have my..... 6th..... test tomorrow! in croydon! i hate the roundabouts there!!

i have so far failed because-

1st test- observation and because i was a bags of nerves
2nd test- examiner had to stop the car at pedestrian crossing
3rd test- not putting the handbrake down in few occasions
4th test- not changing gear to 1 when moving off from junctions, stlling in one spot 3 times because i didnt bloody change gears! he was going to let me off at one point but i kept stalling!
5th test- not turning off indicator after leaving roundabout and aparantly hitting a kerb!

i think ive failed on everything now!!

prettymum I am fairly convinced I am going to do ALL of those things in my first test!

good luck btw

hotcrumpets I didn't realise you were so close to your due date-think you were v. brave to take test at all in your condition!
Guess you'll have other things to occupy you for a while...