Theory test - 23rd Jan 2012

[davalav]

Hey Guys,

Read this article on the change... If I could swear I would.

http://www.carfinance.co.uk/news/201...be-harder.html

No idea how legit the site is.. But I have read that before some where.

Any one shed some light onto why they have asked people that have already passed and probably been on the road for some years? Instead of conducting a survey on learners who are taking their theory!? It's a load of old hash! Just an excuse to rinse learners.. I have been trying to pass the theory for a year.. yeah ONE YEAR!

[pgarner]

im for it

if you asked learners who were taking it they would probably want it easier not harder. i found the theory too easy when i sat it 10 year ago, and have since had to sit a similar test for the MOD driving. basically is a theory test and have passed that both times ive sat it. that was with no revision as didnt know i had to sit it the 1st time

[turbonutter69]

Yep it's true from what I can make out.
I don't agree that you can memorise the questions. There's loads.

[turbonutter69]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/ja...?newsfeed=true

[herb]

half the numptys i work with struggle to string a sentence together and write there name. but they passed so it has to be easy

make it harder!!

[davalav]

I have an awful memory! I cannot remember 900 questions! I can barely remember 3 of them of by heart! It's a load of crap, I have spent countless hours revising and revising only for disappointment. If anything we need to make the practical harder!! That is what passes the learners not the bloody theory!

[davalav]

Originally Posted by pgarner

im for it

if you asked learners who were taking it they would probably want it easier not harder. i found the theory too easy when i sat it 10 year ago, and have since had to sit a similar test for the MOD driving. basically is a theory test and have passed that both times ive sat it. that was with no revision as didnt know i had to sit it the 1st time

It's not asking how hard it is... the survey asked about general road rules, such as who has the right of way at round a bouts, what does the yellow light mean at pelican crossings... etc etc. I guarantee you, if you asked a learner they would know, so instead they ask people that have been driving for some years and couldn't give a poo about the rules of the road and they answered. 80% of our population couldn't even pass the theory again..

[davalav]

Originally Posted by herb

half the numptys i work with struggle to string a sentence together and write there name. but they passed so it has to be easy

make it harder!!

Half them numptys probably got lucky my friend!

I can promise you the theory is one of the hardest things you can ever par take in.. I would rather perform a Halo jump then go back to that test centre.

I have been thinking of sending my little brother in with my ID ( he looks a splitting image of me ) and taking it for me!

[turbonutter69]

It's been 10 years since I sat my theory test but I found it to be just common sense really.
It was 35 questions when I did it an I got 34/35.

[herb]

Originally Posted by davalav

It's not asking how hard it is... the survey asked about general road rules, such as who has the right of way at round a bouts, what does the yellow light mean at pelican crossings... etc etc. I guarantee you, if you asked a learner they would know, so instead they ask people that have been driving for some years and couldn't give a poo about the rules of the road and they answered. 80% of our population couldn't even pass the theory again..

i personally never had to do the theory but im 99.9% sure if i read the highway code over a weekend i would pass it. the practical side id probably need about 10 lessons just to get me out of my "bad habits" even then im not quite sure i would pass at todays standards!!

so in my mind making the theory harder is a good idea!! sorry!

[davalav]

Originally Posted by herb

i personally never had to do the theory but im 99.9% sure if i read the highway code over a weekend i would pass it. the practical side id probably need about 10 lessons just to get me out of my "bad habits" even then im not quite sure i would pass at todays standards!!

so in my mind making the theory harder is a good idea!! sorry!

I have read the highway code too! much, much longer then that! Yet I still fail.. I am not the only one either a friend of mine, as been at it for almost a year and a half... 13 tests he has taken, but can recide the high way code and passes every practice test 100%. Luckily fr him he lives up in Rayliegh and has regular buses and trains etc. But I live in the middle of now where, with no buses and no form of transport, unless I use my legs and trek through muddy fields in the freezing cold for an hour... Not my cup of tea really.. Thats why I oppose to this! I am pretty sure I'll pass my driving test either 1st or second time... I hope

[stamford]

What's a theory test?..................okay it was along time ago when I passed!


I agree, it seems to easy these days. I have seen drivers who have passed who should never be behind the wheel! There are way too many cars on our roads today and it will rise. This will only slow it down a little, if at all. My three girls all passed first time and that surprised me, 30 years ago it would have been several attempts.

[davalav]

I personally believe I may have learning difficulties or something.. Since I was a young kid I always struggle with any type of test. I have never passed any exam. :/ Which sucks as I need to drive, I am completely isolated where I am. I do agree how ever there are some people that just shouldn't even touch a car, but there are people that deserve the right to drive.

[pgarner]

sorry mate by nobody has the right to drive, if they did then there wouldnt be a point to having a test, hense why its a privilege

[davalav]

Originally Posted by pgarner

sorry mate by nobody has the right to drive, if they did then there wouldnt be a point to having a test, hense why its a privilege

I mis worded what I meant to say, really. I think that many people do take the mick with driving, showing off etc, then there are people who need to drive.. and deem it a right to drive. I can't say its a privilege as the amount of rubbish drivers out there... Its a necessary of every day life. Put yourself in my shoes... You live in a village with ZERO public transport, with a single parent that works under every hour of each day, trying to drive would mean the world to me as my options will open up, such as further away jobs and better prospects. A lot of my friends drive, yet they live in towns with transport open to them 24/7 yet they choose to drive.

[gummy]

Seems to me they want to cut down the amount of cars on the road!,so are making it harder to get a licence!,but as already said i know some right donuts who have passed, but i dont know how!,luck i suppose.

[Jakeymd]

My opinion is that if someone can't pass the simple enough tests then they shouldn't be driving. If you don't know what to do at a junction, you shouldn't be allowed to drive on one. I know that driving comes less naturally to some and the tests seems harder, but the standards must remain consistent. You can't just allow someone to drive just because they have been trying for a long time (i know you haven't implied that)

Sometimes people just need to understand that driving isn't for them, which is a shame if they have a passion for cars.

I would much prefer the roads to be less busy by not letting bad drivers on the road. 2 Birds. 1 Stone.

[davalav]

Originally Posted by Jakeymd

My opinion is that if someone can't pass the simple enough tests then they shouldn't be driving. If you don't know what to do at a junction, you shouldn't be allowed to drive on one. I know that driving comes less naturally to some and the tests seems harder, but the standards must remain consistent. You can't just allow someone to drive just because they have been trying for a long time (i know you haven't implied that)

Sometimes people just need to understand that driving isn't for them, which is a shame if they have a passion for cars.

I would much prefer the roads to be less busy by not letting bad drivers on the road. 2 Birds. 1 Stone.

I am determined to do it But I know a few morons that have passed and they really are awful... Makes me wonder how the instructor passed them. Some people get very lazy though after a while.

[Jakeymd]

unfortunately these sorts of people know the rules but choose to ignore them. which is more dangerous than someone who hasn't passed their test.

[dagger]

Originally Posted by pgarner

im for it

if you asked learners who were taking it they would probably want it easier not harder. i found the theory too easy when i sat it 10 year ago, and have since had to sit a similar test for the MOD driving. basically is a theory test and have passed that both times ive sat it. that was with no revision as didnt know i had to sit it the 1st time

I did my Theory whilst i was based in Germany, and that was 15 years ago now - I must have done well, as i drove Armoured Vehicles / Land rovers , Tracked and HGV's

[pgarner]

yeah its now a requirement for the fmt600 that you sit a test, cnat remember what they call it, but its basically the theroy test

[T9 man]

Well I am glad I don't have to go through all that nonsense!

[davalav]

Originally Posted by T9 man

Well I am glad I don't have to go through all that nonsense!

Lucky sod, you! It's a right pain now...