Anyone taken an L-Test in an Aeroscreened Westie yet?

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

My eldest will be 17 in Oct and we're about to apply for her provisional licence in readiness (and it get's her a form of photo ID for cinema etc). I've just spied this on the DVLA website- After the tell me questions-

 

 

Hence made me think most of them can't be done in an Aeroscreened Westie! 

 

Who's going to give it a try? My daughter's not getting to drive Bagpuss for a long while!

 

 

[Richard (OldStager)]

I think it would be a brave examiner to step into any Westy never mind one without a screen, good question though.

[Si.Dalziel]

30 minutes ago, Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO said:

My eldest will be 17 in Oct and we're about to apply for her provisional licence in readiness (and it get's her a form of photo ID for cinema etc). I've just spied this on the DVLA website- After the tell me questions-

 

 

Hence made me think most of them can't be done in an Aeroscreened Westie! 

 

Who's going to give it a try? My daughter's not getting to drive Bagpuss for a long while!

 

 

I remember you taking me for my first spin in an aero Westy. I think you would be a great driving instructor. I will never forget you making me touch the road and then saying don’t ever do that when we are moving.

[Greenstreak-Andy D]

Prepare for a fair bit of wallet lightening @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO

 

then it’s university! Ouch!

 

There’s not a chance either my step daughter or my daughter will be driving my westie! 
 

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

The first 40 years are the worst (and the most expensive)🙄

[SootySport]

On 28/01/2022 at 23:29, Greenstreak-Andy D said:

Prepare for a fair bit of wallet lightening @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO

 

then it’s university! Ouch!

 

There’s not a chance either my step daughter or my daughter will be driving my westie! 
 

Spoilsport😀.   My daughter had a drive of my Westfield 2 weeks after she passed her test and then shared the driving on a trackday a week later. 

[Greenstreak-Andy D]

17 minutes ago, SootySport said:

Spoilsport😀.   My daughter had a drive of my Westfield 2 weeks after she passed her test and then shared the driving on a trackday a week later. 

Your a brave chap @SootySport, that’s all I’ll say. My lad is 26 in a week, he’s never been as much a petrolhead as his dad, still never driven the westie. Although he did drive the Lotus Elise on the in field at Oulton Park many years back!

[SootySport]

21 hours ago, Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO said:

The first 40 years are the worst (and the most expensive)🙄

Then it’s the grandchildren to look after, doesn’t stop just with your own children.

Then there’s the  boomerang kids, split up up with the boyfriend or husband and they’re back😂

[Richard (OldStager)]

I think it's a good idea, get them as young as possible and let them see what a car should be like without all these modern driver aids, I do feel these are reducing skills somewhat, especially the reversing bleeper aids, folks don't use mirrors anymore they just listen to the bleeps. I have two scuffs on my rear wheel arch to confirm this....

[SootySport]

5 minutes ago, Richard (OldStager) said:. I have two scuffs on my rear wheel arch to confirm this....

You should learn how to reverse Richard 😀

[Richard (OldStager)]

It helps if I was in the car though, I came out of the supermarket , trolley in hand and saw a car hit the arch, the driver was just looking foward 😂. When questioned they said, well it didn't bleep so I thought it was clear 😡

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

2 hours ago, Richard (OldStager) said:

 well it didn't bleep so I thought it was clear 😡

My brother in law said that after he reversed into my car on his drive, I was sat in the back seat of his car and he said “why didn’t you say something” I said “ I thought you would stop when it started beeping” btw it was beeping 🙄

[pistonbroke]

Brother Pete reversed his new VW up his drive testing the reverse beeper .

 

Guess how he found out that It couldn't see the tow hitch on the caravan he had parked there  

 

 

[Richard (OldStager)]

OOPS

They don't see fibreglass either 😔

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Wow, her licence arrived today- ordered on the 28th Jan! Shame IVA's and registrations don't operate as slickly!