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Old 04-06-2006, 04:41 PM   #1
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just want to no of any ways i can speed up the prosses of getting m p's

a mate had to wait like a month be for he got his license and i donno how early he booked in but im sure it would of been pritty early as he was dieing for it lol

any way my question is what's a good time i should book in as i want to get it on my BDay witch is 4 of August. and i heard u can get your hazzed's test out of the way be for you'r 18 but at what stage are you eligible to do so eg a month ,few week's?

any info will be great im in VIC btw
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Old 04-06-2006, 07:44 PM   #2
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Ring them up and ask. If there is a problem with availability of bookings try a few different offices. One of my mates at school was doing his test at 8:30 on the morning of his birthday, can't beat that
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Old 04-06-2006, 08:10 PM   #3
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with the bookings just say youve got something on and youd like to know if you can have it a little earlier it worked for me.....i done mine at 10.30am and on thursday i think almost not a car on the road...couldnt do a reverse park no cars, no hill start no cars.......and still cant reverse park or steep hill start i just start from the bumper of the car behind me LOL or floor it up
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Old 04-06-2006, 08:16 PM   #4
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I know that a few of my mates booked a few months in advance, and they booked a few dates, so if they didn't pass the first time, they could go to the next date. And if they did pass, they could cancel without penalty (Im not sure how much notice you have to give them, check into it).

P.S This was with QLD Transport, not sure if it the same interstate
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IF I WAS THE TESTER I'D FAIL YOU BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT IN THE CAR.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a bit harsh isn't it?

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Old 04-06-2006, 11:11 PM   #6
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You can do your hazard perception test when your 17 and 11 months, you can book your P's 2 months before the test at the earliest IIRC. If you want em on your b'day i'd recommend booking them now!

Don't book them too early in the morning or too late in the afternoon, try to aviod peak hour traffic.
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Old 05-06-2006, 01:39 AM   #7
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Yea , not too late in the afternoon , you generally find if the examiners have had a rough day , mmmmm , mate of mine went late PM "6" times (examiner was VERY tense), 7th time 9.30 am and got it after a short trip (different examiner and was quite relaxed)
I got my licence 8.30 am on the morning of my B/day (1st go) wasn't going to wait any longer :nutsycuck
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OK. In qld you required to have l's for 6 months then you can put your booking in for p's test.

Easiest way to do it book into a small country town. This way they have to come to u and cant normal have problems with over boooking or taking over a month to get in.

Back when i did it i booked 4 weeks before hand
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Just go to some out-of-the-way place.. might seem like a hassle but for example, if you're in sydney you just drive to katoomba, about 1.5hrs a way, and 99% of the time you can walk in, no booking. Just call up beforehand to make sure you don't catch that 1% of the time :P
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And have a look at a map for all school zones in the area. I passed a bloody small school i didn't know existed and got done for speeding in a school zone. Totally my own fault, I missed the sign, but yea, be aware of them.
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and still cant reverse park or steep hill start i just start from the bumper of the car behind me LOL or floor it up
i seriously hope you're joking..
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Old 05-06-2006, 03:28 PM   #12
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I booked late November for my early Feb booking (2004)
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS WONDERFUL THING.....LEARN HOW TO USE IT TWIT AND YOU WANT A LICENSE...IF I WAS THE TESTER I'D FAIL YOU BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT IN THE CAR.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's a difference between spelling mistakes and SMS. And what he said wasn't in SMS.
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Old 05-06-2006, 07:09 PM   #14
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WOW!! :yeees:

im sure that made you'r day hay mate.
deggrading someone buy pointing out ther fault's yer im not the great's speller and if you couldent understand that you must have some seriouse sounding out problem's :

any way cheer's to every one that posted
im going to try and ring up later this week what is the lates VIC road's is open to as i work late hour's and struggle to get to a phone

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Old 05-06-2006, 07:42 PM   #15
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i seriously hope you're joking..
haha yeah im only joking about the starting off car behind me's front bumper but really steep hill starts i just AVOID them if not then prepare for a long wait cause the first time after i got my p's it took 6 times then i just floored it and smoke all the way up LOL
other then that and parking im pretty safe driver
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There's a difference between spelling mistakes and SMS. And what he said wasn't in SMS.

YOUR wrong it was a mix of poor spelling and sms...so when you can differentiate between the two then you can post.

Oh and as an aside very bad use of the English language!
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Old 05-06-2006, 09:57 PM   #17
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please stop whoring out my thread

ether post constructively or dont post at all!
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS WONDERFUL THING.....LEARN HOW TO USE IT TWIT AND YOU WANT A LICENSE...IF I WAS THE TESTER I'D FAIL YOU BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT IN THE CAR.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you wouldnt happen to be a english teacher would you?
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gee, i'd better watch my spelling from now on....the spelling nazi's might catch me out.....

give it a rest john mc
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Old 05-06-2006, 10:33 PM   #20
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I dont see where this thread required you to comment on peoples spelling ability.

I wouldnt stress too much mate just call a few weeks in advance, i think they are usually booked out for 2 weeks in advance something like that.
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I've got a lot more from whence that came ....sunshine!!!!!!!
mate get over it!!!! why dont go give your dog some more lovin..... :thebirds: obviously social human interaction isnt your thing.... do you put down everyone who has faults??..........****er!
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Meh dont worry about spelling as long as u try and it's not like your at school ;)
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Oh and as an aside very bad use of the English language!

f*** thats the best grammer ive seen : , hows it go , twit
i failed english and i'm a road train driver have been for years (atleast 18)

and earn good money to ( and take no drugs , just drink but not when driving ) and the prime mover's i drive are ford to :eclipsee_
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OK we need to give the grammar lessons a rest and the personal insults that come with it.
Before you post, this thread topic is about P plates, if anyone wishes to start a grammar thread do it in the appropriate forum.
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you wouldnt happen to be a english teacher would you?
That would be *an* English teacher ;)


Most places around here have a 6 week waiting list (Burwood East etc). I went out to Yarra Junction to do mine, it's booked out for longer as they only do one day, but I had a good instructor up there and it's a relaxed test. I still did reverse park (backing up a hill too)/parallel park, handbrake starts etc, so it's not like it was necesarily easier.. Just less traffic/no lane changes and all that.

BTW - I got 100% too =D Beat the old man, which was good.

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