New Driving Test

I passed my driving test in July 1957.
I was a professional driver from 1966 until I retired in 1998.
None of the vehicles I drove had a satnav fitted and through the use of maps, a few minutes advance planning plus a few notes jotted down I managed to find my way there and back from as far north as Dounray power station near John O Groats with a 38 ton tanker to as far South and east as Lake Garda with a coach load of passengers.
My last two cars have had factory fitted satnavs and I find them useful only to warn me of speed cameras.
 
I travel around a fair bit sometimes and find satnavs very useful, they can calculate the best route for different circumstances and warn of traffic jams and guide you around them if possible. I don't think they are any more distracting than someone in passenger seat giving directions.
Shouldn't be part of the Driving test though.


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The only time our sat nav has warned us of a traffic jam was when we were sitting in it.
Yes, they might warn of speed cameras, but these are usually marked anyway, (Bright yellow and also signposted)and if you really need one of these contraptions to warn you of such things, then perhaps you should be on the bus.:)
 
I must admit that I use google maps for going anywhere I don't know. I find using one very handy.

However, this puts approx £70 onto the cost of a driving test, because the trainee will likely need to get one.

Satnav sellers will love this.
 
RainbowSix said:
I must admit that I use google maps for going anywhere I don't know. I find using one very handy.

However, this puts approx £70 onto the cost of a driving test, because the trainee will likely need to get one.

Satnav sellers will love this.
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Wouldn't be a shock to me if backhanders were part of this new driving test.:rolleyes:
 
Tester provides the one for the test, I would guess an instructor will need to get one though.


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gpick24 said:
Tester provides the one for the test, I would guess an instructor will need to get one though.


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Which would mean any new driver would have to be familiar with one, backhanders from the makers odds have just increased imho.:D
 
That's what I meant about instructor having one, it'll be made part of the lessons I guess.


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I know it is a long time since I learned to drive, but my instructor had the most up to date car at the time.
I feel sure that driving instructors will have cars with sat nav.
I think that most people have professional driving instruction.
I took my test in the instructors vehicle.
 
RainbowSix said:
I must admit that I use google maps for going anywhere I don't know. I find using one very handy.

However, this puts approx £70 onto the cost of a driving test, because the trainee will likely need to get one.

Satnav sellers will love this.
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Unless they use the satnav on their phone. I use google maps because it's internet linked and calculates the best route based on current traffic and it knows about traffic jams before you get to them. Non internet linked satnavs are old school now but still work especially if you're somewhere with no phone signal
 
gpick24 said:
I travel around a fair bit sometimes and find satnavs very useful, they can calculate the best route for different circumstances and warn of traffic jams and guide you around them if possible. I don't think they are any more distracting than someone in passenger seat giving directions.
Shouldn't be part of the Driving test though.


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i once found myself approaching someone in the fast lane of a motorway at night who was stationary with his huge fold out map out looking to see where he was

id say satnavs were safer too :)
 
accyman said:
i once found myself approaching someone in the fast lane of a motorway at night who was stationary with his huge fold out map out looking to see where he was

id say satnavs were safer too :)
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Hope yeh took his reg and reported the clown.
 
Gremlin said:
I passed my driving test in July 1957.
I was a professional driver from 1966 until I retired in 1998.
None of the vehicles I drove had a satnav fitted and through the use of maps, a few minutes advance planning plus a few notes jotted down I managed to find my way there and back from as far north as Dounray power station near John O Groats with a 38 ton tanker to as far South and east as Lake Garda with a coach load of passengers.
My last two cars have had factory fitted satnavs and I find them useful only to warn me of speed cameras.
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similar situation to me plus you,ve got a tongue in your head also. only got lost once trying to find buchanan bus station in glasgow and that was due to not understanding a word the locals said plus i,m not called jimmy. even found the notorious stadium mk though. my cars are too old for sat navs but purchased one of those divices that warn of fixed and mobile cash cows.
 
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