Biggest thing on the test is not to panic, panic and you will mess up. If you are in the wrong lane like I was on my test just check your mirrors, signal then move over safely.
Thank you I will try and relax as much as possible on test but easier said then done 
and if you cant move over just go the wrong way they cant fail you on that 
ash 001:
Thank you I will try and relax as much as possible on test but easier said then done and if you cant move over just go the wrong way they cant fail you on that
They might give you a minor for it but as long as it was done safely then you shouldnāt need to worry.
No need to have waited. I started working at 19!
The main one I always tell myself is āGet the back axle round.ā It sounds stupid but the axle is the pivot point (well the center of the tyre is, but axle is easier to remember). So if youāre edging past a building or an expensive car, get out and see where your back axle is.
Also GET OUT AND LOOK. It takes 10 seconds but could save you a hell of a lot of bother!
Test wise, listen to the instructor, take your time, and use your mirrors.
As everybody says, take your time & if you do make a mistake, own up to it - the examiner may look kindly on the fact that you recognised your failing and not mark you down (depends on the situation/examiner mind). The best examiners want you to succeed and will try and help you as much as possible. Anyway, good luck on the day 
You can never look in your mirrors to much.
htmldude:
No need to have waited. I started working at 19!
The main one I always tell myself is āGet the back axle round.ā It sounds stupid but the axle is the pivot point (well the center of the tyre is, but axle is easier to remember). So if youāre edging past a building or an expensive car, get out and see where your back axle is.
Also GET OUT AND LOOK. It takes 10 seconds but could save you a hell of a lot of bother!
Test wise, listen to the instructor, take your time, and use your mirrors.
No way ! I cant believe I have waited then I was under the influence that because of insurance purposes it wasnāt worth doing until you was 21 
how are you finding it ? Yep I would much rather get out and look than hit something 
Zeethron:
As everybody says, take your time & if you do make a mistake, own up to it - the examiner may look kindly on the fact that you recognised your failing and not mark you down (depends on the situation/examiner mind). The best examiners want you to succeed and will try and help you as much as possible. Anyway, good luck on the day
Thank you, they like the fact that you have recognised you have made a mistake I am guessing? sounds good ! yes under a week now until training starts I cant wait! super excited ha
Monday is nearing closer and closer guys only 3 more days until iām done with work and start training I cant wait super excited!
Turn up mentally, ask questions, focus and enjoy!
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Day 1
Right so here goes nothing; it feels like Iāve been waiting months for this day to come even though itās only been about 4 weeks! My alarm goes off at 5.15am as I have to be at training centre for 7am and itās an hour drive from my house. I have to leave be 5.45am I tell myself, it hits 5.45am crap I need the toilet so rush in quickly ādrop the kids offā as they say. Get out the toilet crap itās 6am already! Iām going to have to put my foot down to get there on time.
I arrive at training centre with 5 minutes to spare go in do all the boring stuff of handing over licences for them to check ect then out to the truck we go! I meet my trainer Ollie for the day, which I am quite glad about as he is the same guy that took me for an assessment drive, I also think he was quite glad to have me also as he knew it was going to be an easy three and a half hours for him (I would like to think). So first of all quick chat about walk around checks ect (when I say quick a good 15 minutes where I am just egger to just get in and drive) he then explains he is going to do a demo drive so I hop in to the passenger seat to observe.
He pulls off and drives for around 15 minutes this whole time Iām sat there watching him and trying to take everything in at the same time thinking just hurry up because I want to drive but the demo drive did help a lot as it showed me the standard I was expected to be driving at. So eventually (it felt like ages) he pulls over and says we will swap now, so I hop in to the driverās seat with a big smile on my face. First of all we do a few hill starts where he stopped the truck so I get used to pulling off ect I smashed all three so he is quickly bored of this and we move on. We do some general driving for a little bit I start to gain confidence and have a good feel for the size of the vehicle by now, I also have good road positioning and approaching roundabouts correctly and in the right position and lane ect. I start thinking to myself this is all going too smoothly what is happening! Ollie isnāt talking much or correcting me much so I gather this is a good thing which I find out later on it was. He tells me a couple of times about my road position when approaching roundabouts ect but I quickly listen to what he says and make it right and before long he is no longer telling me to check my road position ect . Then I do a little bit of independent driving first of all the road is two lanes and splits to one so I am in the left lane and the right lane will merge in to this lane all is good nothing is up the side of me, then the two lanes begin to close down in to one then a car comes flying past as it has already turned in to one lane I look at Ollie and say āthereās always one nob isnāt thereā. āWell done for noticing obviously you wouldnāt use the term nob on your test with the examiner presentā he says laughing. So moving on Iām reading road signs and trying to look where to go and do everything else and all is going well until I get to a large roundabout (6 exits traffic light controlled), I approach the roundabout in the correct lane lights are green ect as Iām going around the roundabout I have to stamp the brakes on across the junction as a car is coming the wrong way around the roundabout! Yes you read correctly he is coming the wrong away around the roundabout me and Ollie are dazzled by such stupidity we can only presume they were foreign, they apologised by putting their hand up and then carried on going the wrong way around the roundabout! By this time I had now pulled off and got away quickly before I found any more idiots!
We then pulled over so Ollie could have a quick smoke and before I knew it we were back out on the road again Iām approaching a bridge and Ollie says āWhat sign did we just passā I very smugly say a sign stating the height of the bridge which is 15.5ft he smiles and says āwell done but what is the height of this vehicleā I say 13.6ft Ollie to my amazement smiled and laughed he said most students at that moment stamp there brakes on because they think they are not going to fit. So it looks like I can do little wrong to not impress Ollie surely this is all going to smoothly I ask myself. Next I do some more independent driving this is where Ollie gets his own back for me being so smug earlier. So he says āfollow the road until directed otherwiseā so Iām just casually driving along passing parked cars, buses ect all is going well until I get to a pedestrian crossing I let someone cross then pull off and go to proceed straight ahead Ollie says āstop ā so I do so and am startled as to why he has stopped me then I see a little sign saying 7.5t MGW only so I have to turn right. Yes Ollie has got one back on me at last! As much to my disappointment We then carry on driving through Fareham these roads are very tight so Iām cautious of my back wheels hitting the kerb, we then hit a real tight left hander and I have to go in to the oncoming traffics lane to prevent me from mounting the kerb I do so correctly but then a car comes around the corner as I am doing about to come out on to their side of the road and they donāt stop I keep going( yes I know now that I should have stopped and waited lol) this results in me taking the corner too tight and mounting the kerb 
But practice makes perfect right? After this I explain what I did wrong and Ollie agrees and says we will cover it again another day. So I drive back to the training centre unaided Ollie not saying a word which made me happy . So day one all in all a good day I didnāt kill anyone or write any cars off so I call that a good day lmao. Canāt wait for my next training session which is Wednesday which I hope will be as successful as today Hopefully do some reversing on the next session.
Long read but hope you enjoyed check my log Wednesday for another update
Youāre gonna sail it mate.
Nice start to your training it would seem 
And good job on the blog - but holy mother of text walls 
Add a bit more spacing/paragraphing in there fella and itāll be peachy.
Jon
Sounds perfect, glad it went so well for you!
Itās good to read your blog, I have my first lesson on July 6th and my test on the morning of the 9th.
Bach home:
Youāre gonna sail it mate.
Thank you very much I hope so
Crusher75:
Nice start to your training it would seem
And good job on the blog - but holy mother of text walls
Add a bit more spacing/paragraphing in there fella and itāll be peachy.
Jon
Thank you haha sorry I wrote it up in word and it had more spacing I swear 
I just posted it and didnāt look let me off this once ile try better with day two
Evil8Beezle:
Sounds perfect, glad it went so well for you!
Thank you like I said he only caught me out once which is not too bad but shouldnāt have given him a chance to catch me out