12th June 2007 lesson and test

Very dull weather and raining on lesson before test so was bit worried about my eyesight. Lesson before test was ok not great got stuck in traffic so went a different way to avoid being stuck speed was ok could of done with more mirror checks. Did a good reverse round corner and turn in road.

Got to test centre was tested on reading a number plate and managed it. Wasn't as nervous this time. Got same examiner as before which I was glad about. Eyesight check I got some of first one wrong so got asked a different car and had to be told not to move any closer I managed to read that one think I got one letter wrong so examiner said it was ok. Had to open bonnet for show me question which was where is the coolent and how to check if enough is in and the tell me was how to check brake lights worked which my instructor has asked me quite a bit so got them right.

Set off and got minor for speed straight away 40mph road and I was doing 30mph and noticed examiner look at speed meter so I told her I knew it was 40 limit and I was getting up to it. Went ok then til I was asked to do parallel park which I haven't practiced much lately. I stopped along side the parked car and saw a bus behind so asked if I should continue or not the examiner told me do whatever I thought best, so I started to reverse as the bus had stopped at a bus stop. I totally forgot how much to steer each way and ended up touching kerb so went forward and tryed again and again in the end I was told to drive on even though I hadn't completed it so I knew I'd failed but wasn't upset like last time maybe cos I didn't get my hopes up as much this time. Also got reverse round corner which I only got a minor on for control as I had to move forward a bit to correct it but managed it ok.

Next serious was similar to the dangerous I got last time though I acted safer this time. On approch to roundabout I was told to go right so needed to be in right lane but saw I couldn't get in it safely so remembered not to do sameas last time and try to push my way in. I told examiner that I couldn't get in the right lane so would go left instead as that was the lane I was in. The examiner said I'd started to move to right lane before checking mirrors. At one point I braked a bit late and got bit close to car in front the examiner went for brake aswell but cos I braked enough I only got a minor for that. The last serious was for guess what...... clue read lesson on 9th June, .... Speeding I thought I was on a 40mph road but it was 30mph the examiner had to tell me that it was a 30 limit and this was within less than 10 minutes before end. I felt bit guilty as it is the one thing I don't normally do much and my instructor warned me about it on lesson 3 days back. Anyway glad to say he didn't make me get bus home as he threatened to do if I failed for speeding but admitted he would of been annoyed if speeding was the only thing I'd failed on. No were near as upset as last time and even told my instructor that he was speeding a few times on way home and he finally admitted that the digital speed meter is about 2mph higher than the one on drivers side which proves I was right when I said I was doing 40mph on 9th June but he wouldn't admit it. Well test number 3 is 6th July at 14.10