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Thread ID: 114060	2010-11-16 10:17:00	HELP - any tips for getting restricted licence?!?	Miss Daisy (16080)	PC World Chat

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1153660	2010-11-16 20:00:00	For the restricted, do they test on reversing and parallel parking? And can they fail you for these areas? I think it just depends on how much time you have. Some instructors do, some don't. Although I have only heard of one person that has had to do a parallel park.	xyz823 (13649)
1153661	2010-11-16 20:22:00	drive like a grandma and... you should be fine. Not a really old grandma, a relatively young grandma, otherwise you'll just crash into everything you see :rolleyes: OMG guys - what a fabulous forum! Thanks so much for your feedback - I am nervous, but in saying that, when I drive, I do feel confident, just in test situation, it's quite daunting. For the restricted, do they test on reversing and parallel parking? And can they fail you for these areas? Upper Hutt - hmmmm, I was thinking Porirua, but good to know about Upper Hutt. I will call and make a time - eeeek! Again, you guys rock! MDx They usually do reversing, but it will probably be on a quiet urban road, make sure you're looking over your shoulder while you reverse. Sometimes they do parallel parking, but they didn't for me, which I was disappointed about because that was the one thing I was good at :D I got my restricted after driving for about ten minutes around Manukau. I didn't even have to do any reversing or parking (except at the end). My friend went for his restricted test, and just when he started, the instructor's wife called him on his mobile, and he was saying stuff to his wife like "I'll be home at 4" and "what's for dinner?" All the while just pointing to my friend where to drive. He ended up talking to his wife for the whole test and didn't actually test him on anything. Needless to say, he passed with flying colours.	jareemon (5207)
1153662	2010-11-16 20:42:00	Apart from all the good advice given (except for that about driving at 5km/hr under the limit, as that can get you failed for impeding other traffic) be wary of attempts to get you to do something illegal. My daughter was told to do a 3-point turn too close to a blind corner, she refused and said why. She got a big tick for not yielding to pressure. My son did his just a week ago and was told to stop on a no stopping line, Forewarned, he refused and also passed. That may be a peculiarity of the particular testing office they both used, but it is worth knowing. You can say no if you judge the request to be unsafe or illegal, but give your reasons. Back to speed, most speedos read fast, all of our cars are doing 47km/hr or less at an indicated 50 (as checked on numerous roadside radar displays, including a brand new one just around the corner from home, and I can't believe they arer all reading incorrectly. I checked the new one at 60Km/hr on cruise control and it registered 56, which is well inside the 10 k allowance (but not during driving tests!!!) same as for all the others I have checked against. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1153663	2010-11-16 20:49:00	For my full motorbike licence after having a learners one for 6 months the cops never had a spare car ( yes they use to follow you around in a car. Don't know whether they do the same today.) the cop said just go down to the end of the street and do a 360 in the middle of the road and come back. Full motorbike licence pass. :) When Dad went for his motorbike licence, it was raining, and the instructer didn't want to go out in the rain, so told him to go around the block. He passed. :D He also managed to get his truck licence in a truck that wasn't even road legal. It wasn't his fault the previous truck was written off - and that guy passed as well :lol: My friend went for his restricted test, and just when he started, the instructor's wife called him on his mobile, and he was saying stuff to his wife like "I'll be home at 4" and "what's for dinner?" All the while just pointing to my friend where to drive. He ended up talking to his wife for the whole test and didn't actually test him on anything. Needless to say, he passed with flying colours. :lol: :lol:	pcuser42 (130)
1153664	2010-11-16 21:19:00	I recently had to get a retest as L&T had me listed as deceased for the last 6 years (amazing the cops who fined me didnt see that, but apparently they run off two different systems), so eventually i had to do the eye sight test and a quick drive to get my licenses back, free of charge with a letter of apology for making me dead (hilarious). Anyways the drive way easy, although I was a bit nervous of the guy watching my every move, he did say although he saw me checking side streets with my eyes etc he did say to actually move my head. But besides that all we did was drive around the block, 3 point turn and a normal side park. Over in 5 - 10 mins, just use your mirrors, when you reverse just actually physically look behind you, use common sense and you should be fine.	rob_on_guitar (4196)
1153665	2010-11-16 21:24:00	For my full motorbike licence after having a learners one for 6 months the cops never had a spare car ( yes they use to follow you around in a car. Don't know whether they do the same today.) the cop said just go down to the end of the street and do a 360 in the middle of the road and come back. Full motorbike licence pass. :) Yea they do follow you around in a car, and they tell you where to go and what to do before setting off... only now its not the cops its the vhicle liscense tester people. :) with a letter of apology for making me dead (hilarious). :lol:	jareemon (5207)
1153666	2010-11-16 21:25:00	Back to speed, most speedos read fast, all of our cars are doing 47km/hr or less at an indicated 50 (as checked on numerous roadside radar displays, including a brand new one just around the corner from home, and I can't believe they arer all reading incorrectly. I checked the new one at 60Km/hr on cruise control and it registered 56, which is well inside the 10 k allowance (but not during driving tests!!!) Billy 8-{) I have also found this to be true.	rob_on_guitar (4196)
1153667	2010-11-17 04:56:00	i'm new here so hi there! :punk im in wellington and i am planning to go for my restricted licence very soon. im wondering if you have any handy tips or let me know what you got tested on - im nervous, im a confident driver when i do, but tests scare the be-jeebers out of me! i will probably end up taking the test in porirua too. thanks for any of your tips in advance! :clap there really is no tips. frankly the tests are too easy and you do not do anything you havn't already done in public. so relax, go drive and you will pass.	tweak'e (69)
1153668	2010-11-17 09:26:00	Again thanks so much! Jareemon - do you mean 'quiet part of the day' being early morning? I'm looking at the days these places are open around the areas in Wellington and most don't do Saturdays - bugger! Shiver - still nervous, but breathing a lot better and actually looking forward to taking the plunge!	Miss Daisy (16080)
1153669	2010-11-17 09:36:00	there really is no tips. frankly the tests are too easy and you do not do anything you havn't already done in public. so relax, go drive and you will pass. tweakie, that is the worst advice i've ever heard :rolleyes: Again thanks so much! Jareemon - do you mean 'quiet part of the day' being early morning? I'm looking at the days these places are open around the areas in Wellington and most don't do Saturdays - bugger! Shiver - still nervous, but breathing a lot better and actually looking forward to taking the plunge! When I say quiet I mean when the city streets are at their quietest, which means not lunchtime, not early morning, not late afternoon, so probably about 2pm or 10am, but go for a time like 10:15 or 2:15 so at to avoid the traffic spikes every hour, and definitly before 3pm when school finishes.	jareemon (5207)
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