Passed my class c 5 weeks ago and decided to my class 1 whilst the training I had for my class 2 was still fresh in my head although completely different thing altogether some of the basics will be the same so went for my assessment yesterday with the same company that I done my class 2 with for obvious reasons anyway wasn’t sure if I would take to class 1 driving so if the assessment didn’t work out or I didn’t feel comfortable then I would be happy enough with my class 2 here’s a little diary of the event .
Arrived at depot 9.45am assessment was at 10.00am booked in had a wee chat to instructor didn’t feel nervous at all I was sure that was going to change shortly when I was introduced to the Volvo unit with I think 14m long trailer attached .
Instructor talked me through the controls showed me where everything was ect then said he’d drive for a wee while so I could see how it was done road positioning speed braking ect thought when he meant a wee while he would drive further than 500yrds but he did drive through 2 round a bouts so had a wee idea and as I live in the town I know the area
Anyway he stops after the 500yrds and says ok Tom in the hot seat on you go he sat in the instructor seat giving me directions and instructions watching every move I make after about 5min thought to myself this is not for me and all I’ve done is drive in a straight line on a wide road with no dramas (was out about an hour all in )
Then after a wee while he took me through the town centre plenty of traffic parked cars up through tight streets no mercy by the way
At the end of the assessment at the depot he got me to do a reverse parking exercise which I did very well in my own opinion but it’s the instructors opinion that counts anyway he was very pleased with my drive plus part way through he decided to move into the passenger seat rather than the middle instructors seat and stopped giving me instructions he let me drive with just his directions thought it all went well so booked training for 5 days starting 11th November 2013 with test on the 5th day any tips or views would be very appreciated cheers folks