C+E PASSED

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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Passed this morning at Peterborough :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: Huge thanks to Dave Hedison of Peter Smythe for his training and immense patience. Cannot wait to get out on the road next week.

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ill be the first of many to say well done mate :slight_smile:
:sunglasses:

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Congrats mate… now time to sink a few pints n celebrate.

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I big applause to another one of us!! Let us know how get on, always a plus to share info!

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Well done mate! Don’t forget to ignore class 2 drivers.

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Testing on a bank holl !!


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Cogratulation fella. Amazing feeling. Isn it? :slight_smile:

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Congratulations on the pass. Pleased to be able to secure a test on bank holiday for you.

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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Thanks fellas. It was a second attempt so the relief when I got the pass was immense!! And yes hats off to Peter, the next available retest at Peterborough was the end of May!!! Ridiculous.

eagerbeaver:
Well done mate! Don’t forget to ignore class 2 drivers.

I know what you mean, as well as the artic I will still be going out in the good old ERF but now with a trailer, be interesting to see if some of the elite flash me in or not!

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YOU are now one of the elite. I will flash you.

Oh [zb]…how do you edit…erm…

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Well done :smiley:

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be interesting to see if some of the elite flash me in or not!

Got to get past them first! ERF?? Maybe!

Pete :laughing: :laughing:

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For an 18 tonner she has loads of guts and is rarely at full weight. 385 â– â– â– â– â– â– â–  :smiley:

Last week I used the ERF with trailer so utilising my new licence category for the first time. No problems - was very long but the trailer follows a treat.
After getting back tonight I was informed I have a run with the artic tomorrow so went out for an unladen run first. It’s an old XF95 Daf with a King step frame low loader. Jumped in, fired it up, put a card in and familiarised myself with the controls. Nothing taxing or complicated. Shunt out, circuit of the industrial estate then a circuit down A47-A43-A1-A606 and through a couple of villages… nothing ventured and all that!! Went OK and didn’t hit any kerbs, OAPs, kids, lamp posts etc. Missed a gear a couple of times - mix of my ineptitude and a dodgy shift as the unit is getting on a bit bless it. I really missed the jake brake as i use it all the time in the rigid, the exhaust brake on the Daf seems pants, perhaps I didn’t have enough revs on?? And having to clutch to use the splitter is a bit of a pain. Apart from that I loved it, looking forward to tomorrow with nervous excitement.

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All the best with it. And yes, the 385 â– â– â– â– â– â– â–  is a grunty thing so wont be bad at all.

Pete :laughing: :laughing: