Gumball Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Heres a story- Stopped in April by the federation. Upon checking my details the woman at control blabbed something about a provisional license. The policeman told me that as i had been driving for so long there must be some mistake and i should call the DVLA out of quriosity and get it cleared up. I sat flapping but still thinking that there had been some kind of terrible mistake. Wilky did his best to appease my sense of anguish and we went out for a walk to clear the air and calm down. We got stopped by teh police for carrying sticks in a neighbourhood watch area. twats. Then upon calling the DVLA they confirmed any subaru drivers worst nightmare and said i had missed the cut off for sending back my pass certificate. Easy mistake to make during operational tours of Belfast and Sierra Leone but theyre not interested. You missed the cut off pie head they basically said. So for the last month the deathstar has been sitting outside and hasnt been driven by me. Lifts to work, fast food due to the inability to get to the shops, boring times and a lot of alcohol to fill the void of adrenalin. Lessons? dont be stupid !! anyone of us could pass the test again easy peesy. so i thought anyway. BSM were kind enough to sell me 10 lessons to get me driving like the robot rather than the b road bammer. Theory test passed with 34 of 35 followed by hazard perception and a 69 out of 75 thankfully. All that is left to happen is the practical test next week and then its all in the past. Some people will find this amusing no doubt, but i can vouch for the fact that if you dont have your license its a complete facking nightmare that i hope no one else has to endure !!!!! The buzz at the time when your going fast could be replaced with the idea of losing your license but i can safely say that the risk of losing your job, life, money and good times is simply not worth it. B roads, KH and crail is where to do it. Leave the m way mayhem and built up areas to daftys in saxos. Roll on next tuesday when i pass this pish
st3ph3n Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 It's funny because you couldn't make it up. But at the same time really shitty. Good luck next week though Chris!
ANDYJDMSTI Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 PMSL [] AtLeast they did not hump you even more over it. So you could say you were Lucky in that respect!!!! You Live and Learn. Good LLLLuck!!! [][]
FastScooby Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Not good.....good luck for tuesday [] Going to check my driving licence now .. just in case[:S]
RA Dunk Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 youve been driving all this time on a provisional chris?? fooking hell! good luck with yer test next week m8 []
RA Dunk Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 just thinking couldent this fluck up yer insurance as well , ie; loss of no claims etc?? dont wanna sound like a moron bringing it up m8 but it might be worth looking into
Gumball Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 yeah it has been dealt with until the pass date then i will need to pay another 400quid. thats the worst bit i reckon
GrantyBoy Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 you would think your insurance company would twig a provisional driver is insuring highly tuned Subaru??? What if you had to make a claim! []
Gumball Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 the car is insured not by me just now but someone else so its safe at the moment. The insurance will then be purchased again by me as a new license holder all be it without the same experience allegedly. This is where the cost increase will come from.
IanJ Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 It must be a nightmare. A friend of mines sister had the same thing happen. She found out when hiring a car and they phoned through to DVLA because she couldn't find her license. I wonder how many other folks have been caught out! Scary thought if you'd had a serious accident....would the insurance have coughed up??
chris_c201 Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 What a bizzare chain of events! So when you re-insure are you okay to use your no claims??
sharon_mccall Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 That's remarkable. Driving all that time with a provisional. []Fook me! [*-)] It cannot be easy going back to driving the way we all used to when we first started. There's no way i could pass my test again. Been driving for 171/2 years now, with far too many bad habits. Anyway all the best for next week. [Y]
Gumball Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 yeah apparently they didnt start sending out letters to people until 2002 to let them know that they had to resit. A testiment in some ways having no points for all this time which is good but its a nightmare, its cost me 300quid in lessons and tests, 400 in insurance and potentially kkkkkk's in missed meetings and business. If i had the money i would sue them
G.Mac Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Thats sh*t mate, ive got till the 20th of July to get my bike pass certificate to the DVLA but I dont know where the bugger is. They seem to love getting things all computerised so why cant they do this automatically????? All the best Chris Graeme
Gumball Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 theres a clear realisation by these trumpet gubs that they have been flocking up. This is apprently why they now scan your provisional when you pass the test and automatically send you out the full bhuna. Im really sorry i didnt send a green bit of paper back you welsh slags, i was defending britains interests abroad.
colin_ross Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Dear oh dear Chris, what other shady secrets have you got? Anyone up for a local meet at the test centre or maybe a convoy with the L plated micra at the front?
IanJ Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Chris, I reckon you should rock up in the scoob and take the examiner out!
ally-b Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 'kin'ell Chris [] That is one scarey story . You were extremely lucky/fortunate that you didn't have a bump or get a ticket . Al. PS Are you selling your telly in the 'for-sale' section 'cos you don't have a licence for it either ? [] []
Gumball Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 tv license is one that i do have[] i just saw it as i completed my passport application for the Nurburgring[]
st3ph3n Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Go on then Gumball. What delight of a runaround have you had as your learner car? And have you made any real faux pas when out in it?
Gumball Posted May 25, 2006 Author Posted May 25, 2006 A silver and orange BSM vauxhall corsa 1.1 i think it is. When he comes to get me we pass the deathstar on the out the estate again. He has a chuckle and we get out on teh open road. 30mph or less isnt easy when your trying to study the road so much and look into the mirrors to teh point of being sick. There havent been any issues other than indicating before i look in the morrors, but this has now stopped. We even got onto a National speed limit last week and i got to go at 56mph. it was exhillerating !!!!!!! lol
st3ph3n Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 I feel for you mate. Watch out for those unmarked crossroads!
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