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Re: Keep failing mod 2

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Originally Posted by Thunderace (Post 2798185)

£600 Feck me! Back when I did it, it cost £80, why is it so expensive now?:confused:

Did you (like me) do a part one round cones on a school playground then a part two with a tester stood at the roadside watching you go round the bits of the block he could see? We had no CBT* and the tester did not have to be equipped with a Panny and full kit plus one way radio, that's why it was so much cheaper. I did a training course a few months after getting on the road, which moved me from capable to test capable but only because I wanted to.

*for those youngsters that cannot get their head around this just imagine being legally allowed to go out on your low mileage, one owner, L-plated Honda H100 on your 17th birthday without a single lesson and with nobody supervising you (as long as your provisional licence had turned up in the post). And if I'd been a bit older I could have gone out likewise on a 250!

Re: Keep failing mod 2

I failed twice, the first time was a really unlucky and weird situation which he said he didn't like to fail me on (but still did) and the second time I was probably a bit over-confident and rode like a normal ride, failing for going through an amber light and rushing over a zebra crossing.

Anyway I changed site for the third try and passed without any faults, it was in an area I knew better which helped and the instructor was a decent, normal guy who warned before the test about doing *too many* lifesavers. So I guess it does have a bit to do with your examiner, but either way you do benefit from having your riding critiqued by someone much more experienced than yourself.

Re: Keep failing mod 2

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Originally Posted by Sir Trev (Post 2798202)

Did you (like me) do a part one round cones on a school playground then a part two with a tester stood at the roadside watching you go round the bits of the block he could see? We had no CBT

No I'm not quite that antiquated!:rolleyes: Had to do a CBT at 16 and my test was being chased round Kings Lynn for 20 mins by a lunatic!

Re: Keep failing mod 2

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Originally Posted by Thunderace (Post 2798185)

£600 Feck me! Back when I did it, it cost £80, why is it so expensive now?:confused:

£80.00 is more than ten times more expensive than my bike test cost me. In 1979 it was £7.00.

Re: Keep failing mod 2

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Originally Posted by Bibio (Post 2798056)

when i done my test i got the examiner from hell. he was notorious for failing people or giving out lots of minors. we got back to the centre and he asked how i think i done and my reply was i've passed to which he replied yes but you have one minor, i then told him exactly where and when that minor was. he said yes that's where it was but i'm still giving you a minor as i never seen the check as he turned his head at the same time as me.

i got back to the training centre and showed them my pass to which they were gobsmacked at only 1 minor with that examiner.

i turned up in full leathers and done what was required. i had a little chat in the office with the examiner about turning up in full gear and he said that he has turned people away due to them not wearing what he considered to be proper and safe gear and it was very rare for people to turn up in the gear that i had. he admitted that i gave a positive perspective straight from the off.

i don't get it when people moan about failing a driving test as you only have yourself to blame for not being good enough on the day.

Examiner in kirkcaldy perhaps?

Re: Keep failing mod 2

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Originally Posted by craig dow (Post 2798122)

hi i did my test in aberdeen in feb this year , there are three examiners at the centre , yes one is known to fail a lot of people , he failed me on my first attempt on mod two , for driveing to close behind a lorry on a dual carrige at 65mph , said i sould of been at least three car back not two , i was going to over take , but seen a car shooting up the out side lane , so as i was watching the car i got a bit close , so failed , second time i did test , no lorry on dual so passed with one minnor , it is hard with nerves , it cost me almost a grand to do my bike test from start to finnish , and i did think of giveing up more than once , but im now so glad i didnt , all i can say is take it easy , just think your out for a slow ride yourself , you dont need to do speed limit on test , but dont go to slow either , and just try and plan a head all the time , and remember your life saver , its there fav to give you points , hope you pass next time , and stick in , might help getting an extra lesson to go over the stuff you failed on , i had a hour lesson befor my test , it did help

This.

I believe all the advice here will be useful to you. But you'll have to find your own way. What I can guarantee is that the moment you pass is the same moment when everything will just "click" and after that you'll be asking yourself what all the fuss is about.

Don't worry about the money. If you're determined then just focus on acheiving something which is not easy but will give you great satisfaction when you succeed.

And on that note, I wish you the best of luck in the world.

Re: Keep failing mod 2

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Originally Posted by Lozzo (Post 2798228)

£80.00 is more than ten times more expensive than my bike test cost me. In 1979 it was £7.00.

That's because your old!:rolleyes:

Re: Keep failing mod 2

The £600 is referring to the DAS training. I can't remember how much I spent. I think it was £60/session, of which I had 4. Then add on the CBT for about £120, theory tests (yes TESTS in my case), Mod1 and Mod2 tests. So Missyburd's £600 sounds about right.

Cheapest way is obviously to do your CBT, do 2 years then take your tests without tuition. All in that'll still probably cost about £300 these days.

Re: Keep failing mod 2

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Originally Posted by Fallout (Post 2798296)

Feck me! I did CBT at 16 can't remember what it cost but can't imagine much, then rode illegally for years and did my CBT again at 23 and the instructor said I'll book you in for your test tomorrow, I passed with 2 minors and it cost £80 for CBT and same for the test.

The test was just a lap round town, no manoeuvres or 'owt?

I think I was put in for test so quickly as I turned up for the CBT on my old ZZR11.

EDIT: I must point out I am not condoning such activities or saying it's a good idea!

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I had 2 weeks of in August this year and got my cbt theory and mod1 done in those 2 weeks then had to wait till October 26th to do mod 2.
Passed all of them 1st time thankfully no training but i did get 3 minors on the mod 2 my brother in law had his mod 2 15 mins before mine and passed with 2 minors.
I have been driving for the last 18 years so i think that helped a lot.