Sorry just had to share it.... im well pleased. :clap:
Was my 3rd attempt :thumbsup:

Well done :thumbsup:
I remember how elated I was when I passed.

:clap: Well done :thumbsup:

Well done - congratulations!

Well done! :clap: :thumbsup:

congrats to you :banana: dont drink and drive you may spill it!!!:P

Well Done. Just look out for idiots who cut infront of you, make you crash into a wall then you find out its your insurance that has to pay because you didn't crash into the idiot!!! :rant:

Not that I am bitter or anything. :mad:

and check your blind spots before changing lanes :)

haha thanks guys!

now ive just got the small matter of getting a cheap car :)
gonna do pass plus aswell for cheap insurance :thumbsup:

Well Done :clap:

I passed my test this month also ;)

Originally posted by steelcitybab
haha thanks guys!

now ive just got the small matter of getting a cheap car :)
gonna do pass plus aswell for cheap insurance :thumbsup:


"Calm Down Dear, it's only a Mouse."

well done doll:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


can i have a lift now

Originally posted by IanMitchell
Well Done :clap:

I passed my test this month also ;)
I know Ian, well done again. 1st time.. wish mine was 1st... but all good :)


Originally posted by Ousetunes
"Calm Down Dear, it's only a Mouse."
:lol: them adverts are well annoying :)

Originally posted by steelcitybab
Sorry just had to share it.... im well pleased. :clap:
Was my 3rd attempt :thumbsup:

well done..

our stacey takes her 3rd one on saturday....i hope she passes its costing me a friggin fortune..:|:thumbsup:

Originally posted by f_g
and check your blind spots before changing lanes :)

How would you check your blind spot? If you could see what was in there it wouldn't be a blind spot :)

congratulations:clap: as for your the pass plus test, my driving insrtuctor told me not to waste my money as the insurance companies that accept it are higher cost anyway so you dont really save much.! so try a few online quotes first to see the difference;)

Well done, you so feel like kissing the test official.

Mine was female btw :P

:roll: another female with no sense of direction :hihi:

When you get a car you'll find you have more friends than you thought :huh:

Originally posted by Deejay
:roll: another female with no sense of direction :hihi:
:o what you implying deejay? :| hehe

Congrats! I passed my test on the 3rd go too, and im a petrolhead! :D

Well done! Best checking out pass plus to see how much is would lower your insurance, my instructor said it hardly ever makes a differance, that was three years ago though.

look on tesco website, they have got an offer on of 10% off online at the moment. it couldnt find our address on their system though, so i rang up and they said that they would still honour the 10% online deal over the phone.

ive been driving for almost 3 years and ive just bought my first car, shared with my partner-keeps costs down!! and im well excited! shame insurance was £935 for a clio! and not to mention my excess-£600!

so please everyone, leave me alone when im out on the roads of sheff! Whoever had that meeting with dawny 1-please dont come and find me!! Hope things going ok by the way dawny1.

:clap: Congratulations! :clap:

I passed first time a week after my 17 birthday and have been driving for 3 years now.

The hardest part of it all is finding a small car to drive around! :)

Well Done:clap: :clap: :clap:

Congratulations steelcitybab. Well done! :clap:

Well done to you ... and good on you sticking to the lessons for so long. I still long for such car freedom..

Congratulations - The 'open' road is yours ;)
Will you be telling us about your first car journey here?
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?threadid=35163&highlight=first+journey+after+passing+test

:D Well Done!!! :clap:

:clap: Congratulations!! :clap:

Originally posted by steelcitybab
Sorry just had to share it.... im well pleased. :clap:
Was my 3rd attempt :thumbsup:
what happened the first 2 times!?

Originally posted by Lily04
what happened the first 2 times!?

1st time got serious for goin wide round corner
2nd time got serious for lettign car roll back.

i was so nervous on both of them. but 3rd time had no nerves! n flew through... well with 8 minors :)

Well done!!

Ive got my 1st test next month but recently bought a W reg VW Lupo and love it!!

As for insurance, I'm 21 and I got mine with Norwich Union, £60 a month with a £120 excess. My car is only a 1.0 so the insurance shouldnt be alot anyway.

Asda and Churchill are pretty good aswell

xx

Originally posted by Emilychee
Well done!!

Ive got my 1st test next month but recently bought a W reg VW Lupo and love it!!

As for insurance, I'm 21 and I got mine with Norwich Union, £60 a month with a £120 excess. My car is only a 1.0 so the insurance shouldnt be alot anyway.

Asda and Churchill are pretty good aswell

xx

hey cheers for info!
im undecidied whether to get a car, cos im going to leeds met uni in sept.
All id use it for is to come home. N i cant afford it at moment on a part-time wage

Well done on passing your test.

I too passed mine on my third attempt over 2 years ago.
Currently on my dads insurance sharing the car (er, when he's not using it) and i too am looking for a small car to get about in (now i have cash :clap: )

Originally posted by kirky
well done..

our stacey takes her 3rd one on saturday....i hope she passes its costing me a friggin fortune..:|:thumbsup:

she passed :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:

well done to stacey :clap:

Originally posted by steelcitybab
well done to stacey :clap:


just cost me 300 quid to put her on my insurance,thats about 6 quid a week..not too bad for a new driver thought it would be a lot more:) better than the 17 quid aweek for the lessons anyway:)

Originally posted by kirky
just cost me 300 quid to put her on my insurance,thats about 6 quid a week..not too bad for a new driver thought it would be a lot more:) better than the 17 quid aweek for the lessons anyway:)

that the mini bus test?

well done indeed

as others have mentioned, Pass Plus may not be the best of ideas. It only really makes a difference to the insurance companies who charge you loads anyway. I done loads of quotes for myself and it wasnt worth it whatsoever.

But the main idea behind Pass Plus is NOT to get you cheaper insurance (although that is obviously an incentive) but to try and give a very inexperienced driver a bit more confidence and experience of different roads and traffic conditions than they perhaps experienced when learning. Its so surprising for new drivers, and a real eye-opener, when you take them out without the L plates on and let them see just how it is in the real world, rather than 'hiding' behind the L plates.

At the end of the day, all you prove by passing the driving test is that you can drive to a reasonably competent level for about 35-40 minutes. Pass plus gives valuable extra experience.

(Or are you an expert as soon as you pass?)

I did my Pass Plus and my Diamond Advanced Motorist Test.

It does help even if it doesn't get you much money off your insurance.

I've been driving since I was 12 - mainly ragging old cars around fields (I grew up near a lot of farms) and got experience from that.

It's not your driving you have to watch out, it's other people's!

Originally posted by Saxon
But the main idea behind Pass Plus is NOT to get you cheaper insurance (although that is obviously an incentive) but to try and give a very inexperienced driver a bit more confidence and experience of different roads and traffic conditions than they perhaps experienced when learning. Its so surprising for new drivers, and a real eye-opener, when you take them out without the L plates on and let them see just how it is in the real world, rather than 'hiding' behind the L plates.

At the end of the day, all you prove by passing the driving test is that you can drive to a reasonably competent level for about 35-40 minutes. Pass plus gives valuable extra experience.

(Or are you an expert as soon as you pass?)

Yes but thats coming from someone who teaches pass plus and who benefits from students paying for pass plus.

passing pass plus just means you have the ability to do 6 different types of driving for an instructor so that he can tick you off on his sheet to say its been done

As a real life person I find that the best way to learn is to get on the road for yourself and make your own mistakes, while obviously taking it careful and not being over confident. If this cant be done then it would be better to be in the car with an experienced driver (someone who isnt an instructor), so you get use to being on the road as your own person.

I may do this too http://www.driverskills.com/ :)

Originally posted by sparklesista
I may do this too http://www.driverskills.com/ :)

Now that would be a lot better than doing pass plus. You will learn things like how to handle skids, the car going out of control etc.

Originally posted by spyro2000
Now that would be a lot better than doing pass plus. You will learn things like how to handle skids, the car going out of control etc.

Yeah, I used to practise in empty car parks at nights using traffic cones. It's a great way to get used to having to slam your breaks on or dodging out of the way etc.

Personally, I think the hardest thing to learn when you're driving is to drive slowly. That's a skill! It's sooo important though if you're driving on snow or ice in the winter!

I lived out in the country side and the roads I used to drive down were barely wide enough for one vehicle but were meant for two! Passengers that lived in the city were terrified! Lol.