9 replies to this topic

[Stevee]

Right This Could Acctully Kick My Bum Into Gear So I Can Get My Test Done

i want to know can you use your own car on your driving test

aslong as your car is Insured, Tax & MoT'ed?

i want to know cause i drive my mini alot better than i drive the Clio And Focus i drive on lessons atm

thanks Steve

[Ethel]

Yes, any car you use legally you can use for your test.

[Stevee]

YEAH!!!!!

Whooo!!!

right take note lay off Energy drink at 12am but

Im gonna do mine in my mini when its finshed

Thanks Ethel

[Jacko-lah]

Yes and No.

There is a list on the DVLA website, of cars you can't take your test in, and features which it must have or signed recall fix evidence etc.

These include Head restraints, and a second mirror for the examinor. But you can check with your local test office.

[M J W J]

Yes you can as long as it meets the requirements in the link provided.

http://www.direct.go...Test/DG_4022543

I wanted to use my mini but it didn't have a passenger head rest. You do not need a head rest for the driver's seat only the passenger's.

Also if you pass your test then you can not drive your car away from the test centre legally. Your insurance is for a learner driver. Once you have passed your test you are no longer a learner driver and so you policy won't be valid. You need to ring up your insurance company and tell them you have passed before driving the car again. They shouldn't charge you anything for the change but some companies try and do so. This is the reason why if you do your test with an instructor's car and pass then they drive you back to where ever they picked you up. Their insurance only covers a learner driver.

Good luck with the test

[Stevee]

ill have mum or dad on standby at the test center if i pass or fail


and my seats will have head rests and i will have 2 doors mirrors and rear viwe :]

[Stevee]

Well the mini don't come up on recall list so its okay

and

Convertible vehicles
Some convertible vehicles are unsuitable for the driving test because of the lack of all-round vision for the examiner.
Unsuitable vehicles include:
Ford KA convertible = Fail!
BMW Mini convertible = FAIL!
VW Beetle convertible = LOSER!
If you want to use a convertible vehicle for the driving test please check its suitability when you book.

some cars shouldn't be converable and them 3 are deffo it

[M J W J]

and my seats will have head rests and i will have 2 doors mirrors and rear view

I think you may want to read the list of requirements again. It says you require a second interior mirror. You do not need a passenger side wing mirror (good to have it). Most driving instructor cars have two additional mirrors stuck to the windscreen. One is to act as a rear view mirror for the examiner, the other is pointed towards you so they can see if you are turning you head to look at your rear view mirror.

[Burnard]

make sure ur speedo measures in MPH and KPH

[Stevee]

my 79 mini has the center cooper clocks :] so its got MPH and KPH on it

and i got 2 spear inside mirrors from the escort i owned both are one a sucktion cup :]