Was This Right?

[TWR]

Can you remember the day your driving examiner got you ready for your test? on leaving his / her office and you opening the passenger door for the person, which way did you approach the drivers door?

[EDDIE51]

What's the question?

[TWR]

Re-read the OP Eddie, I think it's clear enough.

[Mamyalynne]

Towards the handle.

[EDDIE51]

I've read this 4 times now and I still don't see what you are getting at?
My driving test was in 1971 I can't remember much about it other than I passed 1st time.

[EDDIE51]

I assume I walked round to the drivers side ,can't say if I went round the front or the back of the car.

[TWR]

I was advised to approach the driver door from the Off/S rear, that giving you a clear view what was at the back of the car.

[gingejbee]

I think it's clear enough....well, you wrote it! As for the rest of us.....

[paul1763]

why would you open his door? it seems like you'd be crawling to me, he's got his own 2 hands and is quite capable. The only thing i asked was 'is your seat belt done up'? Other than that we approached car from behind, done the vision test and he walked on the pavement and i walked down the road to car

[Baldric]

//Can you remember the day your driving examiner got you ready for your test?// Yes I can although in my case it was a Driving Instructor.

//on leaving his / her office and you opening the passenger door for the person, which way did you approach the drivers door?//

Was never in their Office, the Instructor got out of the passenger seat, the examiner got in, no big deal.
Hope this answers your question.

[EDDIE51]

Thinking back I remember my instructor let me drive to the test center with him in the passenger seat. When the examiner came out my instructor got out of the passenger seat and let the examiner get in.
The instructor then went off into the waiting room for me to finish my test.
Not as bad as a mate of mine, on his driving test he cut up another car. He was in a driving school car. The cut up driver pulled up behind him at traffic lights, leaned through the passenger window , which was open as it was a hot day, grabbed the examiner by the collar of his jacket, pulled him 1/2 way out of the car and shouted
'' what a f *****ing fine driving instructor you are!''
My mate did not pass!

[derekpara]

I was told by a Rolls Royce chauffuer the he was trained to always walk around the front of the car to get into the driver's seat so as to check for any low obstructions/articles which might cause problems.Likewise, if you had to reverse first then check around the rear similarly.

[trt]

# I was advised to approach the driver door from the Off/S rear, that giving you a clear view what was at the back of the car. #

I understand your Q very clearly TWR, as I was told to do the same, but when I did, the test bloke said, where are you going?

I think it said it also, in the leaflet you got of, how to past your test, or the highway code.

I passed though, 1st time :-)

[TWR]

To explain exactly, the Instructor ( If you had one, I did not) drove the car to the test station ( I had a van) he got out, a few mins later the Examiner got in via the Passenger door which was opened by the pupil, the pupil then walked around the rear of the car & entered through the drivers door, the test began. why do I bother.

[waterboatman]

I learned to drive in the army. No such thing as seatbelts then. When I took the driving test I was told by the examiner, A Major, that I had passed. When the driving licence arrived my instructor, a Sergeant, handed it to me and said, There you are lad. You now have a licence to start learning.'

[TWR]

That's correct Boaty, in my case, I am still learning specially with the standard of driving today.

[RATTER15]

I was given no such instruction, a load of nonsense if you ask me!

[TWR]

How long you've been driving Ratter?

[RATTER15]

43 years

[Baldric]

I passed my Test in '68. I drove to the Test Centre, not the Instructor, he got out, the Examiner got in and away we went.
First time pass by the way

And of course it's an Instructor who gets you ready for the Test which is then conducted by an Examiner.

[TWR]

What I have said was in my case, it was customary to open the door for the Examiner, then proceed the way I have said, Nonsense or not.