Had the test this afternoon and whilst out in the Renault it decided to throw a dpf error so when we got back to the yard I used the volvo fh500 which I only had an hour in before but I
Had a good drive apart from a cyclist on a narrow fast road over took him nicely then I got told to pull over where safe a bit further down the road after I stopped who went past me only the cyclist
Off I went again but this time I had to navigate the cyclist and roadworks a bit further along
Got back to the yard and got told I passed with no minors
I Sort of went car to c+e
I use to drive showmans lorrys 20 odd years ago and the biggest I drove on the road was an 18t f6 with a 26ft caravan on the back
I had 2x4 hours on the road and then I had 1 hour before the test
I then done the test with no faults and in the examiner’s words I aced it and was told I was one of the best he had tested especially when I had to use a different lorry on the test as I went from a Renault to a volvo fh500
