I passed my test (second try) two weeks ago with 0 mistakes and I am still watching your videos to digest as many rules as possible so I can be a good driver. I am from Greece and I struggle with everything that Gabriel struggled in that video - which kind of puts me at ease. Thank you for doing this for us, in every video I learn something new :)
Omg cograts!! Zero minors is insane! When you feel like you're struggling just remember how you aced the driving test to give you some more confidence. Zero minors honestly happens SO SO rarely
Would kind of love a series with driving instructors from all over the world driving in the UK, loved hearing about how the test is different. My friend and I passed in different countries (she’s French, I’m English) and we had a lot of fun comparing tests as well!
As a german i can totally understand that he is so stressed out. Apart from everything beeing on the "wrong" side the round about rules are very confusing at first. And we would not have any of those parking cars on bigger roads inside the city so there is pretty much always enough space for two cars to safely pass each other. even on smaller streets most of the time there would at least be one side of the road where it is not allowed to park so traffic can move more freely. many things seem not optimized for quick traffic flow to me, would definitely be a big challenge to drive comfortably in the uk for me too.
I think not optimised for quick flow is what they want in residential and central streets. Create as many obstacles as possible so that people must drive slowly. Besides, you say you haven't seen this in Germany but the shared central space with parking alternating between left and right is something I've seen quite a lot in Germany, so was wondering if it was a regional thing maybe?
On my first trip to Italy in 1984 I hardly saw a single car without dints or scratches which didn’t fill me with confidence about the standard of driving there. I’ve returned more recently and I didn’t notice it being so bad. I’ve never driven in Italy.
i passed last week 2nd time after a fuck-ton of hours.. luckily i pretty much knew what route I was going to take as instructor kinda hinted at a certain route being picked in early mornings for tests(when i did it)he was a nice guy, although a appreciate his kindness im still a little scared when it comes to laning in new areas you havent been, or big multi-lane roundabouts. i guess you learn as you go from here on thanks for all the help i've watched lots of your vids
In my country we have a similar setup. Your instructor sits next to you, and the examiner (a traffic police officer) sits in the back seat. They tell the instructor which of the pre-determined routes to follow and then they take it over from there. The moment you fail, the test ends and your instructor gets told to guide you back to the test center.
I had to redo my parallel park and my reverse bay park when I returned to the testing centre but I did both confidently and safely so I passed with flying colours. I got no notes from the examiner. I am Canadian so not quite the same testing environment and circumstances. I agree with him on the weird meeting situations. They almost never happen here. Once in awhile but we do not have these roads of parking on both sides or switching from side to side and barely fitting through.
6:45 not 100% correct which is why the mistake was made. Under normal traffic conditions you had right of way , but as you cant clear the learner now has right of way so there side of can clear and you can proceed. If you where on test and went when you couldn't clear you would also possibly fail. At times it's more complicated than it's my right of way and you have to consider the dynamics of that is around you. Not just it's my right of way or thier right of way. The learner probably had never come across that situation when learning the car from the opposite couldn't clear which then allows them to go . The instructor may not have discussed them scenarios.
The learner should have given way as it wasn’t his right of way if I’m correct in saying that. He was supposed to stop to allow traffic from the other direction to clear before proceeding hence why it was a fail as the learner did not have priority. Common mistake in meeting situations.
The learner stopped to give way because it wasn’t their priority, with the lorry on their side. They failed to notice the traffic backed up behind them making it impossible for us to proceed. When we stopped they should’ve realised why and carried on. It’s an unusual situation they probably weren’t properly prepared for
@@TheFootballbantsTV first of all there is no such thing as right of way . As the obstruction is on the learners side of the road they should give up priority. As Francis could not clear due to the parked car and the queue of traffic behind the learner. It is now the responsibility of Francis to hold back which he did. The learner failed to read the situation and is going by what is written down and not what is practical for the situation. Once Francis had given up his priority the learner should then proceed as the cars from behind then begin to proceed the hesitation now turns into a serious fault. In a meeting situation the questions to ask are do I have priority. Then can I clear. Do they have priority and can they clear. Depending on the answers and combination of answers will determine if you should go or not. There is no point in doing something that is written down i theory if it won't work practically
@@DrivingSchoolTV yeah it's always worth a mirror check to determine what is the correct thing to do . Unlucky but it was certainly a good learning point for them im guessing if they had looked ahead seen you waiting should have asked themselves the question why are you waiting then checked mirrors and went ah OK there is a queue of cars behind me and yiu can't clear and i can with the traffic behind. So I'm going to proceed as yiu had given up priority. The cars behind realised you had given up priority where the learner realises late. Its Unlucky but they will learn from it and they shouldn't let it put them off
@@DrivingSchoolTV I see even I was confused myself; I thought it was because he went ahead but yeah that makes sense now. Driving test rules can be so harsh sometimes!
13:22 that's how I feel in italy when I've cycled and people don't indicate on approach to a roundabout. They indicate to leave but u want to know sooner.
You don't have to indicate on approach in Italy. A roundabout is a circular road that has right of way and every exit is an intersection that has to give way, so you indicate on exit. The UK seems to have a different logic but mainland Europe generally goes with that one. The only case in which you indicate on entry is when taking the first exit and that's only out of convenience.
I think speed limits should be taught better, this guy is right if you don't see a sign and don't know the rules, you wouldn't have a clue. I suppose in one respect it's fine as it's only 30 zones that don't have repeater signs.
As a Canadian living in the UK, I totally understand his perspective. UK rules and methods are fucking awful. Everything is needlessly complicated and as far as I'm concerned, more dangerous. The excessive parking on narrow roads is ridiculous, the roundabouts are a pain in the ass, other drivers have 0 patience. The struggles...
I’ll be honest, the UK roads and rules are extremely overcomplicated. Driving in a new area without a satnav is basically a no-no in any of the major cities. Even with a satnav it can be an issue, specially in traffic.
17:24 he's so right about not trusting people, i had this problem when i was learning, still do sometimes
“We’re now too close to thos- WOO! .. too close to those cars”🥴😅
🤣🤦♂️ i was so not ready to intervene on another driving instructor!!
I passed my test (second try) two weeks ago with 0 mistakes and I am still watching your videos to digest as many rules as possible so I can be a good driver. I am from Greece and I struggle with everything that Gabriel struggled in that video - which kind of puts me at ease. Thank you for doing this for us, in every video I learn something new :)
Omg cograts!! Zero minors is insane! When you feel like you're struggling just remember how you aced the driving test to give you some more confidence. Zero minors honestly happens SO SO rarely
He seems so lovely! Parallel parking must be such a mind bender when you're used to being on the other side of the car 😂
lol when you get in a car with the wheel on the other side it is!
He speaks excellent English. I could tell he wasn’t English but he didn’t have an Italian accent at all.
Absolute legend thanks for the great content as always! Sending lots of love and best wishes ❤
Hi, I have my test in 2 days and your videos have been a godsend at correcting a lot of issues. Wish me luck!
Best of luck! Let us know how you get on!!
@ Pleased to say I passed first time with only 5 faults!!!
Would kind of love a series with driving instructors from all over the world driving in the UK, loved hearing about how the test is different. My friend and I passed in different countries (she’s French, I’m English) and we had a lot of fun comparing tests as well!
You definitely should do a mock test in Italy now. That’d be interesting to see with the roles reversed!
hah i know! he definitely won't go easy on me! I'll hook it up soon!! 🤞
As a german i can totally understand that he is so stressed out. Apart from everything beeing on the "wrong" side the round about rules are very confusing at first. And we would not have any of those parking cars on bigger roads inside the city so there is pretty much always enough space for two cars to safely pass each other. even on smaller streets most of the time there would at least be one side of the road where it is not allowed to park so traffic can move more freely. many things seem not optimized for quick traffic flow to me, would definitely be a big challenge to drive comfortably in the uk for me too.
A German being concerned about efficiency is a true German haha.
I think not optimised for quick flow is what they want in residential and central streets. Create as many obstacles as possible so that people must drive slowly.
Besides, you say you haven't seen this in Germany but the shared central space with parking alternating between left and right is something I've seen quite a lot in Germany, so was wondering if it was a regional thing maybe?
Hey
Just wanna say passed my test with 3 minors. Francis thanks for your vids your a LEGEND ❤
Hah that’s awesome congrats on passing and thanks for watching!!! 🎉
On my first trip to Italy in 1984 I hardly saw a single car without dints or scratches which didn’t fill me with confidence about the standard of driving there. I’ve returned more recently and I didn’t notice it being so bad. I’ve never driven in Italy.
i passed last week 2nd time after a fuck-ton of hours.. luckily i pretty much knew what route I was going to take as instructor kinda hinted at a certain route being picked in early mornings for tests(when i did it)he was a nice guy, although a appreciate his kindness im still a little scared when it comes to laning in new areas you havent been, or big multi-lane roundabouts. i guess you learn as you go from here on thanks for all the help i've watched lots of your vids
13:31 anyone notice the person walking their CAT 🤣
In my country we have a similar setup. Your instructor sits next to you, and the examiner (a traffic police officer) sits in the back seat. They tell the instructor which of the pre-determined routes to follow and then they take it over from there. The moment you fail, the test ends and your instructor gets told to guide you back to the test center.
I would love to see this with driving instructors from other countries as well e.g. Germany, Netherlands, France etc.
i don’t have the excuse of being used to another country’s driving - i do not trust other cars to indicate properly
I had to redo my parallel park and my reverse bay park when I returned to the testing centre but I did both confidently and safely so I passed with flying colours. I got no notes from the examiner. I am Canadian so not quite the same testing environment and circumstances.
I agree with him on the weird meeting situations. They almost never happen here. Once in awhile but we do not have these roads of parking on both sides or switching from side to side and barely fitting through.
Well, hello from Croatia! Got my exam pretty soon, the exam is simmalar to the Italian one. Wish me luck
Good luck!
Good luck!! Let us know how it was!!
Sretnoo!!
6:45 not 100% correct which is why the mistake was made. Under normal traffic conditions you had right of way , but as you cant clear the learner now has right of way so there side of can clear and you can proceed. If you where on test and went when you couldn't clear you would also possibly fail. At times it's more complicated than it's my right of way and you have to consider the dynamics of that is around you. Not just it's my right of way or thier right of way. The learner probably had never come across that situation when learning the car from the opposite couldn't clear which then allows them to go . The instructor may not have discussed them scenarios.
The learner should have given way as it wasn’t his right of way if I’m correct in saying that. He was supposed to stop to allow traffic from the other direction to clear before proceeding hence why it was a fail as the learner did not have priority. Common mistake in meeting situations.
The learner stopped to give way because it wasn’t their priority, with the lorry on their side. They failed to notice the traffic backed up behind them making it impossible for us to proceed. When we stopped they should’ve realised why and carried on. It’s an unusual situation they probably weren’t properly prepared for
@@TheFootballbantsTV first of all there is no such thing as right of way . As the obstruction is on the learners side of the road they should give up priority. As Francis could not clear due to the parked car and the queue of traffic behind the learner. It is now the responsibility of Francis to hold back which he did. The learner failed to read the situation and is going by what is written down and not what is practical for the situation. Once Francis had given up his priority the learner should then proceed as the cars from behind then begin to proceed the hesitation now turns into a serious fault. In a meeting situation the questions to ask are do I have priority. Then can I clear. Do they have priority and can they clear. Depending on the answers and combination of answers will determine if you should go or not. There is no point in doing something that is written down i theory if it won't work practically
@@DrivingSchoolTV yeah it's always worth a mirror check to determine what is the correct thing to do . Unlucky but it was certainly a good learning point for them im guessing if they had looked ahead seen you waiting should have asked themselves the question why are you waiting then checked mirrors and went ah OK there is a queue of cars behind me and yiu can't clear and i can with the traffic behind. So I'm going to proceed as yiu had given up priority. The cars behind realised you had given up priority where the learner realises late. Its Unlucky but they will learn from it and they shouldn't let it put them off
@@DrivingSchoolTV I see even I was confused myself; I thought it was because he went ahead but yeah that makes sense now. Driving test rules can be so harsh sometimes!
13:22 that's how I feel in italy when I've cycled and people don't indicate on approach to a roundabout. They indicate to leave but u want to know sooner.
You can look at their wheels. It's pretty obvious they are not going right
You don't have to indicate on approach in Italy. A roundabout is a circular road that has right of way and every exit is an intersection that has to give way, so you indicate on exit. The UK seems to have a different logic but mainland Europe generally goes with that one.
The only case in which you indicate on entry is when taking the first exit and that's only out of convenience.
@noxis93 the uk you indicate on approach if going left or going right. So you are missing information is wrong
@@wrightwoodwork You're missing the part where I said 'The UK seems to have a different logic'
@@noxis93 uk is superior that's why
11:34 did he hit something?😨
@@alexwong402012 yeah clipped the mirrors sounded like
It sounded like the wing mirror to me 😂 But the more experienced driver should of stopped knowing it’s a learner driver
Yeah clipped the wing mirror 😳
Shouldn't they have stopped? He clipped the wing mirror of the ther car.
I think speed limits should be taught better, this guy is right if you don't see a sign and don't know the rules, you wouldn't have a clue. I suppose in one respect it's fine as it's only 30 zones that don't have repeater signs.
Hair raising!
They do that in Manchester, as soon as you fail, they take you back to the test center
As a Canadian living in the UK, I totally understand his perspective. UK rules and methods are fucking awful. Everything is needlessly complicated and as far as I'm concerned, more dangerous.
The excessive parking on narrow roads is ridiculous, the roundabouts are a pain in the ass, other drivers have 0 patience. The struggles...
😂👌
UK road laws are one of the best rules…
I’ll be honest, the UK roads and rules are extremely overcomplicated. Driving in a new area without a satnav is basically a no-no in any of the major cities. Even with a satnav it can be an issue, specially in traffic.
UK road deaths are proportionately far lower than Canada.
So we pull all our houses down?