had to take a bulker to our local test center in taunton yesterday for MOT told to be there at 10 when got there was told test was 12.30 !! so had a bit of a wait anyway an artic turned up and it was a guy on his driving test he was pacing up and down bless him then i noticed the examiner was there clip board and coat it was chucking it down !! he was doing his reverse and i was shouting turn it other way no back this way no straight anyway she hollered STOP when he got close to thier building even i heared her 200yds away he had one shunt and got it in the box , then he spent 5 mins talking to her then pulled around opposite box chatted again done a vechicle check then unhitch and re hitch in out of that cab bless him he was drentched ! chat again and then off for a drive !! all the time this was going on i was thinking god i am glad i past my test with the old rules i know the old test was very basic and you learnt from the guy who was parked next to you but i can see why younger guys and gals are put off entering the job even if he had passed then he got the even harder job of finding a job !! i then fell sleep and when got woke up by dopey fitter drove on in for the test saw guy leaving in passenger seat with his head down not looking a happy bunny just hope he passed he deserved to apart from reverse !!! if you took your test the old way would you take your test now with the modern way ? dont think i would !!
Always well behind at Taunton test centre.
I’d reckon VOSA are desperate to close it and hand the work over to ATFs. They’ve already sublet a testlane to a business which looks like it sells the sort of products you see used in cannabis farms on the news.