Hi all,
After 2.5 months of practical sessions, I passed my TP on 1st try! SSDC, school learner, Class 3A. Took the 10.15 am slot, best choice ever. Circuit was EMPTY except for test cars plus 1 or 2 private learner cars. Circuit can be very messy when it is crowded.
Mistakes made during TP:
1) Turn steering whilst vehicle is stationary (Vertical Parking) - 2 pts
2) Fail to check mirror before slowing down X 2 (1 free count) - 2 pts
3) Fail to check blind spot (free count) - 0 pts
4) Proceed on Amber Light / Flickering Green Arrow - 8 pts
Total: 12 demerit points
Total amount spent: $2.2K (18 lessons to clear 30 modules + 5 revisions)
I was super nervous when I was in the waiting room but surprisingly calm when I got into the car with the tester. I greeted him with a loud "GOOD MORNING SIR!", think it shocked him a little lol. Did the necessary adjustments (just for show only, since I took the same car for warm-up and adjusted beforehand) while he mounted the camera. His words were, "When I tap here means e-brake. Just focus and drive. If you are ready, you may start." E-brake was not tested.
A lot of people commented that their route outside was cut short but mine took a pretty long time? About 20 minutes. U-turn was not tested. I think I took a longer route outside because he wanted to assess me longer. My circuit was done quite badly, parallel parking not straight. He even opened the door to show me. "Would you like me to do a correction, sir?" but he said never mind, just proceed. Vertical parking saw me adjusting for more than 5 times, screwed up big time but managed to get into the lot. Really lucky during v. parking because both of us were getting impatient.
To future testees: Please do every. single. damn. safety. check. The tester just wants to know that you are a safe driver, not a pro driver. I dare say I checked like hell in the circuit. Every single reverse, every single turn, every single bend, I will turn to check my blind spot.
I didnt hear him or see him tapping anything on his tablet so I didnt know where he recorded my mistakes. He was looking at his tablet but I didnt know what he was doing, so, ignorance is bliss lolol.
Good luck to all future testees, if there are any questions, please feel free to ask. I will try my best to help (esp circuit issues)! And to all bros who helped with my questions last time, THANK YOU.