Can you still get test routes ?

[gb155]

For the practical driving test ?

 

[Piemaster]

Dunno if there ever was 'test routes'. My instructor (and it was a long time ago) reckoned they had 'test areas' where there were elements that had to included in the test were readily available, turn in the road, reverse around a corner, whatever.

Obviously you have to get to these areas so routes to the area may be limited within the time frame of the exam. Still see a lot of learners in the same quiet residential areas my instructor used to take me too now.

 

[fossyant]

Nope - just a general area - so familiarise yourself near where your test centre is - your instructor should be doing that. The examiner can take you where ever they want.

 

[gb155]

Fair enough

You are gonna see more of me Fozzy :0)

 

[potsy]

My dad was a driving examiner so showed me a lot of the favourite routes for tests at the time, didn't stop me messing my first test up though

Good luck btw

 

[Archie_tect]

All the best people do.

 

[gb155]

Have got a good idea

But you can never be too prepaid eh?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Dunno if there ever was 'test routes'. My instructor (and it was a long time ago) reckoned they had 'test areas' where there were elements that had to included in the test were readily available, turn in the road, reverse around a corner, whatever.

Obviously you have to get to these areas so routes to the area may be limited within the time frame of the exam. Still see a lot of learners in the same quiet residential areas my instructor used to take me too now.

There are - and each test centre has a numbered list of routes for the examiners. If an examiner is forced to deviate from his or her route they have to fill in a report explaining why.

Defined routes are to ensure each candidate has the same number of left and right turns, hill starts and roundabouts etc. When I packed up seven years ago the DSA were making routes available to the public after years of keeping them secret. I don't know if they still do, though.

 

[HLaB]

For my exam, many moons ago, I can't rememberer why but I ended up getting an examiner from outside my area and as a consequence he never knew mine well and we ended up going for a loop in the easier part of town (less junctions, traffic etc) and turning left at nearly every one. Even I could pass that one first time

 

[gb155]

For my exam, many moons ago, I can't rememberer why but I ended up getting an examiner from outside my area and as a consequence he never knew mine well and we ended up going for a loop in the easier part of town (less junctions, traffic etc) and turning left at nearly every one. Even I could pass that one first time

Lucky Bugger !

 

[gb155]

There are - and each test centre has a numbered list of routes for the examiners. If an examiner is forced to deviate from his or her route they have to fill in a report explaining why.

Defined routes are to ensure each candidate has the same number of left and right turns, hill starts and roundabouts etc. When I packed up seven years ago the DSA were making routes available to the public after years of keeping them secret. I don't know if they still do, though.

I thought so

but some googling later tells me they now stopped doing this.

SOOOOOOOOO, Got any Inspector mates ? :0)

 

[vernon]

I thought so

but some googling later tells me they now stopped doing this.

SOOOOOOOOO, Got any Inspector mates ? :0)

MTFU and take it as it comes.

After all, post test, you will be driving into unfamiliar situations so you might as well get used to it in a test.

 

[Piemaster]

There are - and each test centre has a numbered list of routes for the examiners. If an examiner is forced to deviate from his or her route they have to fill in a report explaining why.

Defined routes are to ensure each candidate has the same number of left and right turns, hill starts and roundabouts etc. When I packed up seven years ago the DSA were making routes available to the public after years of keeping them secret. I don't know if they still do, though.

Fair enough, wasn't sure about it either way. Though as my instructor knew where the test centre was (even had a drive around the car park) and the limited areas where his students where taken it didn't really matter as I'd covered pretty much all of it during lessons anyway.
There was enough to concentrate on at the time without trying to add memorising different routes to it too!

 

[XmisterIS]

I thought so

but some googling later tells me they now stopped doing this.

SOOOOOOOOO, Got any Inspector mates ? :0)

Whatever happens, I doubt you will make any mistakes anywhere near as alarming as this:

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[Keith Oates]

Did she pass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!