15 March 2007 SO HAPPY

Went to where new Rotherham test centre will be quite a few dual carriageways tryed to check mirrors more and slowly improving. I need to keep of white line and not give parked cars too much room.I nearly went through red light cos I thought stop line was further forward and nearly went on motorway oops. I was on a strange roundabout and it looked like you had come off it when you was still on it and the turn after the one I took was motorway and my instructor had to tell me to turn before the motorway. Went under a motorway which was good. I went on some spirel roundabouts quite good. Got stuck in some traffic did that well and manage to get biting point on a hill without hand brake didn't roll back. I can get out of junctions better now and judge if its safe when another car is coming in distance. I had to be stopped from turning right into minor street cos another car was coming didn't see it at first. At the place where the new test centre will be my instructor tested me on reading a number plate and again I though I couldn't quite read it but had a go and got it right. I had to turn car round at end though was enough room to do U turn also did U turn at a roundabout. My instructor told me to pull up going down hill to check I could move off going down hill which I did well. I some how managed to be in right hand lane instead of left I noticed a second before my instructor asked where I should be and checked mirrors before changing lane. I've noticed my instructor picking up on little things more now like driving near middle of road or gears and got told about not coming off gas enough changing gear signaling too early getting ready for test now. Overall one of the best lessons yet.

I asked my instructor about manoeuvres as I haven't done reverse round corner or parallel park with him at all and I was hopeless at parallel park before so expecting to end up more on pavement than road on that and reverse round corner was ok but probably go wrong with not doing it for a bit. He said now I know where I'm taking my test we will do them each lesson. Also I asked about mock tests he said he does do them and will do one on Friday with me so I have a lesson Monday then the lesson after is the mock test looking forward to it. Getting more keen to pass if thats possible.

Got home tryed to book test wont accept my bank card number so trying again later. My mum cheared me up telling me her mates daughter isn't bothering with driving any more she failed 2 tests a while back. So I can have her car its not the type I'd of chosen and its white I wanted blue its a panda car only got 2 doors or 3 including boot I wanted 4. But it's a car so I'm delighted liking it more by the minute now its going to be mine. It will probably need work done on it but should save money not having to buy a car. Just once I get keys I must NOT drive it til I pass. I NEED to pass first time or its going to make it 10 times worse knowing I could of been driving that day if I'd passed.