Originally posted by ^VioS^:
Guess it depends on your luck of getting a lenient tester...took my
TP at SSDC in mid April this yr at the 2pm slot. As I was the only
AUTO car on test for that slot amongst the 10 testees, I felt abit
weird lor. The Chief tester gave the same speech as he probably
does to everyone before their test..."Have confidence...blah
blah...I passed my test on the 1st try...blah blah..." and so
on.
Then came the drawing of the Routes you were gonna take. Really
like lucky draw but I can say that all the 10 routes aren't much
diff...just have confidence and you'll make it through without much
demerit pts. Just show the tester you aren't at all afraid and
nervous..have confidence when moving off and turning, reversing and
parking...and on the road. If you clear the circuit without much
hassle, you're 95% there. I really feared the reverse vertical
parking as that was my weak point. But as long as you show the guy
in white that you know what you are doing and always always show
him that you're checking for blind spots no matter wat..you'll pass
In fact I did not expect to pass on the first try, after the test
ended he lef me up to the de-briefing room and go over my test. He
kept saying, "You never check your blind spot enough...blah
blah....you almost hit that Land Rover in front of you at that
junction...blah blah....too slow in moving off...blah blah..." but
in the end he gave me 8 demerit points and pass me on my first
try.
Needless to say I was shocked and delighted at the same time, and
let me tell you the feeling of watching that Safety video
after you passed was great 
Basically just have confidence while driving during your test and
show the tester you know what you're doing at all times. Good luck
to those taking their TP soon 
i watched my video today!
