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Originally Posted by towny
Aha, I did my test in Birkenhead 
Some of the evillest roundabouts on planet Earth, IMHO, especially the one at Hoylake Road/Laird Street with six exits and a church in the middle of it 
There are some nasty unmarked crossroads nearby in Birkenhead North as well, but have they not moved the test centre now? You may escape having to do your test there.
I drove some lessons up and down New Brighton prom, but my first ever (legal) go behind the wheel was on the prom at Meols, which is even quieter.
Best advice I can give is, if you're going to get some unofficial tuition in a family car or with a friend, go for a very long drive rather than just an hour, or 30 minutes. It'll help get you into driving as a habit rather than having to think about everything all the time. My brother used to go for afternoons up the A55 round the North Wales coast. That's about as close as you'll get to being on a M-way without actually going on one, so once your confidence and technical skills have increased a little, I'd recommend it. It'll really help your road awareness. |
You shoud just SEE what they have done to the "Holy Doughnut" ie St James' church on the roundabout in Birkenhead. It is not a roundabout any more. The traffic is now 2-way around 2/3 of it with loads of traffic lights. I have been driving since (I think) 1959 (with No licence points etc - boast, boast) and have been around that roundabout many, many times. When I did my test you had to learn the whip signals that horse & cart drivers would give.