No idea where the last reply went .....
It might be like that in WA ... but in NSW they are ruthless, tougher than the first driving test to get a licence because they expect you to have learnt a lot more during your yrs of driving
If you have a high grade licence, such as a medium rigid to drive a motorhome, they send you a letter before hand, this is from our RV forum
I went to Service NSW yesterday regarding my old fart's driving test and was told that, despite my cardiologist advising that no more visits to him are required, I still have to see him for a test. Also, a referral from GP is required.
I don't give this particular person much of a chance in passing his test, I'm not sure how he got the licence in the first place to be honest ..... and instant fail to change back gears as you slow for an intersection or approach a set of traffic lights with other vehicle already stopped or a red light ....... Their logic, if you miss the gear, you now have only a single means of slowing the vehicle to a safer speed, if you stop on the brakes only, you show you approached the traffic situation safely and at a speed you could avoid a serious accident if there was a brake failure ........
Basically, you should be approaching the situation in a gear sufficiently low to come to a near stop without using the brakes ...
If you apply the clutch or select neutral before the vehicle is at the point the engine is fighting the brakes, instant failure .....
If you do the test in an automatic truck, you licence is marked as auto transmission only ....
Most fail the double clutch back to first at the crest of the big hill or failing to select the appropriate gear before attempting to descend the hill, the last one applies to automatics as well, even with a car licence .....
T1 Terry
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