My Journey - Theory - C - C+E = Job

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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Well not as bad a hangover as expected :laughing:

Thanx, mrpj Gazzareth, trucking482002 & Convoy,

Cheers Gav, my head will prob explode on hearing " you’ve passed " when I do my class 1.
I’d forgot from my car test all them years ago :open_mouth: what that feeling felt like, absolutley brilliant and such a relief. But this meant so much more than my car licence ( and nerves were’nt a prob back then )

Jackdaw thanxs mate & good luck mate I hope some of my post are of help to you■■? I’ll look out for your posts 2 see how you get on.

delboy98 glad you’ve enjoyed reading my posts, I’ve really enjoyed posting most of them, its been a big help for me especially the encourgement from all of you when things were not going right for me.
I intend to do my class 1 as soon as possible, just got to transfer some money and I am going to ring Ctt this afternoon :open_mouth: soon as i get the date I’ll post it.

jonboy thanx mate, I was talking to my mates about them Islands last night, and how the hell you get the artic through them :confused: just have to wait to see how they show me that on the course I suppose.
But I agree with you completly, its a riddiculous set up & no one seems to navigate them properly.

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WELL DONE GOOD GOAL NOW ITS YOUR NEXT STEP BEST OF LUCK MATE :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: PLEASED FOR YOU .

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cheers Dave101

how’s your new job going?

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Well done wiil.

Great feeling isnt it.

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well done wills :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:
you cant beat that “just passed” feeling :wink: :laughing: :laughing:

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Thankyou mr jinx & zakster

it really is a great feeling :smiley:

And Today I was told my C + E course is to start on the 6th June :shock: that’ll mean all bieng well!!! my test @ Featherstone will be on Sat 10th ( England’s opening World Cup game ) could be a very Goodnight indeed

Any advice, information or tips again will be gratefully accepted.

Again I will keep everyone up to date on how I progress each day ( Good and the Bad )

Drive safe

Wills

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invest in some KALMS tablets will :laughing:

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Best of luck with it … … …

G

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Good luck with the Class 1 Wills.
I’ll look forward to the day by day report.

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Good luck with your class 1 mate

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GOOD NOT MUCH DRIVING THOU THANKS FOR ASKIN

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Well I’ve recieved confirmation today that my C+E course will start on Tuesday morning @ 7.00am well happy with that :smiley:

Just hoping now if my Test is on the Saturday? that I’ll get an early slot! And hopefully be able to celebrate watching England beat Paraguay :open_mouth:

Just can’t wait to get started again now

Drive safe

Wills

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Great - just remember - nice and slow, and feel for the truck :wink:

Sorry it that sounds a bit rude :smiley:

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How did you get on today then Wills? :slight_smile:

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Markymark:
How did you get on today then Wills? :slight_smile:

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Come on, come on, there are we are dying to know! :wink:

I hope it went well and you enjoyed your day. :smiley: :smiley:

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alright alright I still have a day job too you know :wink:

1st Lesson

Well where do I start ( said that before I’m sure )… Got to drive 1st again which I had no problem with,

1st problem was the gearbox all looked very simple 4 low gears & switch for the 4 high gears :blush: could i get the hang of it ? could I [zb] instructor not happy with me @ all… kept forgetting what gear I was in.

2nd positioning, well I expected I’d have a problem 1st day and i did not dissapoint myself, hit 3 kerbs and 2 roundabouts. ( the whole drive )

Now the other trainee had his drive ( 56 retired wants this licence to work 2 days a week ) very nice man, seems he had experience of the box and had drove coaches.

Wish I had let him drive 1st… watching him with the gearbox and positioning helped… ( he had a few moments and 2 kerb )

Then we went to the truck stop…( sharp intake of breath )…

All set up explained how it should be done ( i went 2nd ) other trainee only put it in 1st time without 1 shunt.

Me…started off great, following trailer towards the garage then completly lost the plot hadnt got a clue what I was doing or where I was going :blush: felt like I’d been on it for half an hour with about 10 shunts.

Swapped over, whilst I regained my composure and went over the steering again with instructor :slight_smile:

This time the other trainee was all over the place…

My 2nd attempt…much much better ( apart from start when lining back up with the trailer front wheels over yellow line ) kept everything under control and got it in without a shunt… instructor said I made him look a prat cuz he said I’d have to shunt it… havent quite got the mark right for back of trailer but just want to get there @ the moment.

Other trainee’s 3rd attempt… again all over the place…

My 3rd got there with 3 shunts…then I drove us back much better with gearbox but still not using the gears right. When we finished the other trainee gave me a few tips :smiley: and that has really helped ( when in low range just use the gears closest to you ie 2+4, when in 4th click the switch ready for 5th ) I WILL GET IT

Overall I loved it :smiley: and I [zb] Hated it… at 10.00am this morning the thought of passing my test seemed light years away, on reflection - think I expected better of myself Today :frowning: but this is not a rigid its a completly different animal

So I have gone over and over again how 2 use the gearbox ( @ work this afternoon :wink: ) and will start tomorrow Positive again…just seems there’s still so much to learn in not a lot of time, You guys really do have my greatest of respect.

Ps I managed the Silly Ilse from Woves direction OK though :laughing:

Till 2moros Instalment

Drive safe

Wills

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The Animal :open_mouth:

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When using the 4 over 4 gearbox (takes awhile for a newbie like me when I did mine) are you pulling away in Thrid and then switch the lever after you got the gear to get ready to go to gear 5 when you picked up speed?

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Good luck mate!
I’ve decided to go with CTT when I do mine.
How long did you wait to start course after you paid your money?
Good luck for tomorrow!

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xlthunter:
When using the 4 over 4 gearbox (takes awhile for a newbie like me when I did mine) are you pulling away in Thrid and then switch the lever after you got the gear to get ready to go to gear 5 when you picked up speed?

Hi xlthunter, yes instructor has us pulling away in 2nd, - 4th, just couldnt understand the 4th ( switch lever ) to 5th ( 1st) for some reason i kept thinking 1st gear was 4th :blush:

Or should it be 3rd - switch - then into 5th■■?

I can see it now but I just wasnt prepared for it this morning.

Cheers mate, as I’ve said b4 all input ( Help ) is really very much appreciated

Wills