StrikerChris
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 06:07 PM |
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Can new drivers use their own car for the test still?
As above really,and if so does it have to be modern ie safetywise.
i know when i took mine 12 years ago you could but my instructor scare me into paying for his car to take the test saying i'm more likely to
pass in an instructors,but i'd of loved to take it in the imp i'd spent 2 years doing up,and i know a young lad who's learning has a
classic mini feels the same,but i fear the do good brigade may want airbags etc
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rayward
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 06:18 PM |
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my daughter passed test in her own car 3 weeks ago so yes,
the only potential problem is if there are any VOSA recalls that have been needed one the particular model/year of car you turn up in you need proof
from the main dealer that this work has been done, or they will refuse the test
hth
Ray
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martin1973
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 06:18 PM |
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think you can but
it has to have headrests,
and some other silly stuff
should be able to find info on dsa website.
martin
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 06:23 PM |
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what about in a bec with no reverse. That 3 point turn is going to be interesting!
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 06:30 PM |
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Cheers guys,sounds hopefull. Personally if i was a driving instructor i'd be more likely to pass a lad who can start and drive an old car cammed
up on a cold day,juggle the brake and throttle when its stalling at an awkward junction in the cold than anyone who's only been taught to pass
their test and have no real idea whats happening,even if the retro kid did touch a kerb trying to park!
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UncleFista
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 06:47 PM |
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My mate passed his test a fortnight ago in his Jag 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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morcus
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| posted on 23/2/11 at 11:17 PM |
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As above yes but there are quite a few things to bear in mind. All the legal stuff is listed on the Direct.gov site. You must have a second mirror,
turn up without and you fail.
Having failed a test in my own car on the grounds of saving money I'd offer this advise, if it's more than ten years old it's far to
risky. I spoke to alot of people on this subject including driving instructors and examiners and driving an old car on your test is a massive risk as
is your car fails you fail, there are a huge list of things that can be wrong with your car which constitute a fail, My car had a problem with the
hand brake warning light which required the hand brake to be forced down hard to turn it off, driving with the light lit is a fail. You can also be
failed if your car smells of cigarettes (Testers disgression). If you take your test in a driving school car you won't have these problems and
if the car fails you you'll be refunded (With BSM at least, I can't speak for any other school).
I've often wondered about what happens if you take your test in a car that's too long to do a three point turn or too wide to fit in one
of there parking spaces as nothing in the rule specifies maximum dimensions.
As I took a test about 3 years ago in a 205 you should be alright in a mini as long as you've got seats with head rests, I got told off because
mine was in the 'wrong position' and I could move it with out getting out but I didn't get marked down for that. For the record the
car didn't like switiching between backwards and forwards and jammed in neutral on a hill.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 24/2/11 at 05:07 PM |
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Whether he will or wont i dont know.thanks for the replies.as i said before,i took mine in an instructors car cause he scared me into it,i only had an
instructor cause dad wanted to know the test routes and hadn't seen a highway code in 30 years,had been driving his landrover since i could
touch the pedals!
Glad to hear you can pass in your own car tho!
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