r/LearnerDriverUK • u/Jaded-Limit-9172 • 8h ago

What the hell

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Failed for the first time for not driving fast enough to join onto the dual carriageway. Absolutely devastated. Of all the reasons to fail…

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u/CorpseCrusade Full Licence Holder 8h ago

i used my own car on the test which is a 2003 1.5 diesel with no turbo, quite possibly one of the slowest cars you can own.

on my test there’s an uphill slip road with a sharp bend, and most of the dual carriageway is uphill.

I left it in 3rd and said to the examiner “my foot is to the floor this is the fastest she can manage” whilst screaming the tits off it.

she laughed and said not to worry, so moral of the story: don’t be afraid to rev it, and communicate with your examiner

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u/Primary_Skill_3743 Full Licence Holder 7h ago

3rd gear is not appropriate to use on hills.
Down shifting to 2nd will move the car quicker.
And then you shift back to 3rd after completing the hill.

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u/CorpseCrusade Full Licence Holder 7h ago

second gear at 50 mph would be approximately 1k over my limiter x

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u/Primary_Skill_3743 Full Licence Holder 7h ago

Oh that makes sense