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3 minors for changeover driving assessment

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karchun
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3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by karchun »

Is this a good or a bad result because today i drove a epic van with 3.2 l engine - ive only passed my actual driving test less than 6 months!
And my normal car is a small 1.2 -so todays van scared the crap outta me :O
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by arnold cheshire »

karchun wrote:Is this a good or a bad result because today i drove a epic van with 3.2 l engine - ive only passed my actual driving test less than 6 months!
And my normal car is a small 1.2 -so todays van scared the crap outta me :O
3.2ltr diesel hardly fast in our vans you should drive a 3 ltr diesel audi a6
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by DGP1 »

What van has a 3.2l engine?

If it was a LDV then it's about as powerful as a fart into a hurricane :chuckle
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by karchun »

Don't forget i'm only 18!
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by krussel »

karchun wrote:Don't forget i'm only 18!

Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by DGP1 »

krussel wrote:
karchun wrote:Don't forget i'm only 18!

Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
My wife says this :nervous
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by dvbuk55 »

DGP1 wrote:
krussel wrote:
karchun wrote:Don't forget i'm only 18!

Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
My wife says this :nervous
I'm guessing here DG but when she says getting used to the size and length I'm presuming she means small and smaller :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by PhilthyPhil »

krussel wrote: Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
We have had some pretty fast hire vans in the past, VW Transporter sport etc and even a hire car once when the hire company ran out of vans :left:
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by resperin »

i passed my changeover a 5-6 months after my test; diddnt buy a car so had no driving before the test so took a driving lesson as a refresher. i diddnt feel confident in doing a collection on my own, so i decided to go out with a "supportive" distribution driver, not paid - who would let me do the driving - for a couple weeks. even though i werent getting paid i saw it as if i was saving whatever i used to pay for my driving lessons, also allowing me to confidently drive the vehicle on my own when the time came.
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by clashcityrocker »

DGP1 wrote:
krussel wrote:
karchun wrote:Don't forget i'm only 18!

Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
My wife says this :nervous
That is true.
I have heard your wife use those very words.
But she wasn't talking to you.
(Sorry :oops: )
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by stokes11eg »

dvbuk55 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
krussel wrote:
karchun wrote:Don't forget i'm only 18!

Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
My wife says this :nervous
I'm guessing here DG but when she says getting used to the size and length I'm presuming she means small and smaller :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by krussel »

stokes11eg wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
krussel wrote:
karchun wrote:Don't forget i'm only 18!

Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
My wife says this :nervous
I'm guessing here DG but when she says getting used to the size and length I'm presuming she means small and smaller :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
:Very Happy The boys are back!!

You have to be so careful what you say on here these days :left: :d'oh!
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by DGP1 »

krussel wrote:
stokes11eg wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
krussel wrote:
karchun wrote:Don't forget i'm only 18!

Its getting used to the size and length of the bigger vans ans trying not to clip the kerb with the rear wheel. Depends what your daily drive is but none of the vans are very fast.

Only 6 months driving, you did ok.
My wife says this :nervous
I'm guessing here DG but when she says getting used to the size and length I'm presuming she means small and smaller :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
:Very Happy The boys are back!!

You have to be so careful what you say on here these days :left: :d'oh!
We have been away too long................and so have your boys :nervous

I'm so getting locked into the naughty room again :chuckle :chuckle
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by RedBagMan »

How long does a changeover assessment take (I've got one on Monday) ?

... and can it really be done in total darkness (it's at 0600 hrs :shock: )
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Re: 3 minors for changeover driving assessment

Post by DGP1 »

RedBagMan wrote:How long does a changeover assessment take (I've got one on Monday) ?

... and can it really be done in total darkness (it's at 0600 hrs :shock: )
Do you drive in darkness?

When I did mine it took about 45 minutes, just driving around and making sure I wasn't going to kill people with my bad driving :nervous
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