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Some fantastic replies and interesting discussion. I'm soaking it all up and after a five hour blast up to, and through, Saddleworth Moor this afternoon I'm looking forward to the next RoADAR meeting on Sunday. Thanks for taking time to reply everyone.

Thanks for the input everyone. Some contradictory stuff, but overall I get the gist. Out of interest (I'm a bit anal like that) I drew up a pro forma and took out my long suffering wife, who filled it in as I read out the numbers. At 30mph I noted the cruising speed on neutral throttle, and then slo...

I recommend your option 1). I am satisfied that it would be quite acceptable to Von now, even though he described it as partial overlap in the past. The aspect of your use of gears which I would question is what you are doing at higher speeds. For economy I suggest that you should choose gears whic...

...It's just a shame there are some on here who are too quick to denigrate what they consider to be beneath them... Eh? Have I missed something? Presumably Silk suggests a little more focus on congratulations on a great achievement, as opposed to how much further there is to travel: "Well done...

I do hope this isn't one of those 'done to death' topics. I have read a few posts (including a very helpful one by von on ADUK) but still have a question which I hope doesn't come across as being too stupid. It's a bit hard to explain without being verbose, but please bear with me. My Mazda 6 has a ...

Mini Spirit wrote:It reminded me of what the examiner said, he said I'm not looking for mistakes, I'm looking for repeated faults, in the system of car control.

With a F1rst you mustn't have had any. Congrats again.

Mini Spirit wrote:Thanks guys. Rainmaker, I love that your motto. (Remember the lesson, not the mistake)

It's not mine but I do like it. I'm a self-beater-upper and a serial mind replayer so it seemed apt lol.

martine wrote:

Silk wrote:...It's just a shame there are some on here who are too quick to denigrate what they consider to be beneath them...

Eh? Have I missed something?

I was thinking the same thing.

To be fair I can see where Alasdair was coming from. I am also deaf (totally on the right, partially on the left) and have finally been given hearing aids after 30+ years of struggling. I find that I'm taking in massively more information now I have them, but I was always acutely aware of my shortco...

I know the thread's a bit old now but two things that I wish I' been told when I passed my test jumped out at me with their absence. 1) Don't be intimidated by other road users. For the first few weeks/months/year it's easy to be 'pushed' and bullied down the road. Often times, especially in cities,...