Samir you're breaking the car!

Hi, I passed my test today at Tolworth with three minors! It would not have been possible without watching all of your videos for the past two weeks so thank you so much for the help.

I hope we can see him take the test again and do well after your feedback.

Passed my test today first time with 3 minors. Watching these mock test videos have been a massive help in getting ready to take my practical test. They are also very enjoyable to watch and I will certainly watch any future uploads. Thanks for your expertise and help that you bring to the massive learner-driver cohort in the UK & beyond! Also thanks to any drivers that have appeared in your content, they're very brave for putting themselves out there and it is appreciated.

As a retired flight examiner, I found this video quite interesting. My takeaway was that Samir needs considerably more time to establish a better relationship a) with the vehicle and its controls and b) with general situational awareness. Good debrief. I was reminded that in flight tests, younger candidates had flexibility in their aircraft handling and listened to debrief items. Older candidates tended to be more anxious and tense and often would not react positively to constructive suggestions as to how to improve.

swear i’ve got ptsd from examiners telling people to slow down after i failed for it on my first test 😂

Samir will do just fine with a bit more practice. It does look like he's focusing on fast progress trying to manage some situations with the attitude of a driver that has years of driving. He needs a bit more patience.

He drives like a Romanian. There's a certain expectation that you will be able to drive and know most of what you need to know about cars by the time you're 18 if you're a man. Some people are surprised or even disappointed if you don't have a license by 20. Cars are a national cult in Romania, and probably generally in eastern Europe. Looking at him i just know he felt some of that pressure and it's probably why he took the risk of driving without a license back home. Feeling that peer pressure makes you rush a little and skip the learning process, you forget you're a learner and act like you already have 5 years experience minimum. It's why i needed 10 extra hours of driving just to stop rushing as if some Bucharest taxi driver would honk me for whatever reason.

If you're banned from driving in Romania, and you do a mock driving test anywhere else in Europe, it's pretty much a given that you'll fail. It's not that he's an innately bad driver, he just needs a ton of help with the basics, hazard awareness and so on. It's hard to know if you're a bad driver, until you realize you are.

I passed my test today in West Sussex.Thanks for all your videos.They were of great help ❤❤

the roleplay gets me every time hahaahha

Excellent stuff. My ADI part 2 test is coming up in 2 months, I’ve been driving for along time but I’m soooo nervous. Good luck Samir, you’ll do it!

A few more lessons to tidy things up. One thing he does is make progress though😅 Dont rush so much and you'll be fine. Gives you time to anticipate and plan better 😊

Passed on Thursday and actually had the “what would you normally be doing today?” On the test 😆 your videos were super helpful 👍🏻

Found this very helpful! I am also a rushed driver at times so seeing someone who does similar mistakes as I do really helped me see this objectively! Hope he will pass his test! :)

I think the entire country of Romania needs driving lessons like this. Suffice to say, 99% of drivers would completely fail a UK mock test, as there is no such concept of 'do not make other drivers break' or 'look in the mirrors before you signal' or, dare I say, keep within the speed limit and drive peacefully.

Nice to see other country's driving teaching and driving tests. In my country they don't even teach the handbrake hill start anymore, they say: "House moms from the 70'S drive like that." They teach us exactly that same method Samir is using. Brake and clutch down - clutch to bite, as to the point where the car would hold without the brakes - add gas smoothly. Same as backing up, it’s done with using mirrors, not looking back like they used to teach me in Spain years ago.

Mr Fanders thanks for all your vids. Passed 1st time yesterday. I Appreciate it thanks

After driving for a few years, it’s interesting to see people learning doing all the same mistakes I used to do and realising how difficult learning to drive is.

He needs help with the basics . Moving off with just the clutch , normal driving position , coasting and downshifting .

Thanks for the video. The mock tests in particular have been useful for preparing for the driving test!

He won't pass until he stops being in denial about his mistakes

28:21, the parked car he passes. I love the "How's my driving?" phone number sticker.

He didn't seem comfortable in the car, all throughout sort of fighting it a little. Possibly nerves, but if he hasnt driven in your car before- it makes alot of sense. I spotted your comment saying he passed, well done samir! Edit: just as I commented the "are you nervous?" Come up :)

Hi, I passed my driving test last Friday at first attempt, thanks to watching your videos. Thank you so much.

I guess our man is on the hit list now

28:22 I love the "How's my driving" sticker

The role play acting is part of the mock test 😅

After you said "You failed" he stopped listening.

Came here today to announce I have passed my manual driving test first time both theory too! Thank you Richard for all your tips!

Very helpful video. I’m teaching my gf how to drive and she makes a lot of the same mistakes. Thank you for sharing.

Samir, A lot of driving today, is actually thinking for other Drivers. You have to get the car ready for the change of situation. I know you looked at the roundabout, but you were too fast. Get off the clutch! Let the engine help the brake and put the clutch down to stop the car stalling. Good Luck with your driving.

Man, banning someone from having a license because he drove without one is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. If someone wants to drive for whatever reason, he will. Banning him from getting a license will only extend his illegal driving. Plus, depending on what he did, it would literally help if he was just given a ticket and have the car picked up by someone with license, as now he has a but of an incentive to get a license. Now if it was someone who was driving dangerously ( very high speeds, cutting people off, running red lights, etc.) Then sure, ban him from driving for a half a decade. But if he is much younger then this guy, say 16 to 19, then just ban him for 2 years. He is almost guaranteed to change so it is just idiotic to do more than that.

Banned in Romania, he can't read, which theoretically means he can't write either, at least in English. Yet, he's pursuing a driver's license. Absolutely fantastic mate.

This was a good watch; my real uk driving test (not first or second attempt) in September 20th.😮 Thank you Richard for this mock test.😅

To be honest, to all these people in the comments saying he’s a bad man, it’s just classic British judgement to anyone who can’t speak like them. It’s clearly a communication and culture barrier.

Passed my test yesterday. Thanks to your videos. 🙏🏾

To be fair to him, he was probably distracted by his own watch.

wait, I thought not checking blindspot at all after emergency stop is an instant fail (serious fault)? Checking just one side is minor but he didn't check any

I have a certain feeling Samir is a bit of a speed demon, and that is the reason his license was revoked in Romania. If he ever had one.

Passed yesterday, thank you!

This was by far the scariest mock driving test in this channel.

As a general rule (for me anyway); if the car is moving it should be in gear.

Love this guys accent lol 😂

Just passed today, its way easier than you can think, just dont let emotions take over and dont think that youve failed

14:36 Don't agree that this is a minor fault. He had an HGV oncoming that was provably 2 feet away from the centre line and when he pulled out you can clearly see his car has to straddle the lanes, if anything he's further over the other of the road. That would mean an extremely limited space on both sides of his car while passing the lorry and I think a minor for his positioning prior to this or waiting is unnecessary. Even with the cars, they have to hug the kerb as they pass when he pulls out. Ideally you want to leave a metre of room between parked cars and your car and not have to encroach onto opposite lanes.

some people are lucky and end up passing then again think I'm naive but next time they fail BAD i knew someone who was dangerous but end up passing with flying colours and 4 months later got banned 3 years and needs pass and needs extended drivers test, and what worries me he cannot read English properly but managed to pass so yes makes you wonder don't it !

21:07 He might have been looking at the tachometer here because it was roughly halfway between 10 and 20 x100 RPMs. But that's wrong, the tacho measures how fast your engine is spinning and not your speed.

It's an interesting point where you thought he hadn't looked when he had. When I was learning and for my test, I made all my observations much more obvious than they would appear now because if the examiner didn't see it, it didn't happen. I normally wear sunglasses for driving but didn't for my test so that the examiner would be able to tell that I was looking in my mirrors. Move your head, not just your eyes and make sure you're looking early enough to be able to comfortably react to what you might see!

i dont think id be able to control my laughter at the roleplaying 🤣

Thank you Pastor

15:45, he also knew he was too fast there🥶

17:00 mini roundabout was that a minor or serious? He was lucky to have a shield but not checking the right at all feels more major

I’ve just come back from a Danube river cruise that started in Romania, the drive on a minibus from the airport at Bucharest to the port was interesting if not challenging. The driver knew what he was doing and kept us safe but driving there did seem fast and furious and not much respect for other drivers it seemed. Know it’s different in each country but I did observe some very aggressive driving.

My question is , how he will gone pass the theory test if he can't read?

Is your SEAT by any chance a badge engineered VW jetta? I ask because I just bought a 2020 VW Jetta and 90% of the interior details are identical, aside from badging

This boy is Turkish, he is not Romanian, he has nothing to do with Romania. Being Turkish, he probably had the impression that anything can be done in Romania, but that is not the case.

Tough gig. Is Jason working at a different test centre now?

I thought not checking the blind spots after an emergency stop was a serious fault and not a minor fault.

I'm not sure if he had taken driving lessons in Romania, but most Romanians can relate to their driving instructor telling them to only use the clutch move off from a standstill. The car in this video seems to also be a diesel (correct me if I'm wrong), which helped with the extra torque on the hill starts and in low RPMs.

Lots of standing on the clutch and coasting when approaching and on turns. I also noticed that on uphill sections he shifts up too early and doesn't shift down when the engine already struggles.

It took me way too long before I learned not to coast through corners. It feels more comfortable to just use the momentum of the car to keep it going, rather than the engine pulling you along, so I feel it is a natural thing to do.

In romania the test is much much easier than in Uk

Fascinating. The main take away for me is there's good money in barbershops these days - nice wristwatch. Did he pay you in cash?

Am I the only one who thinks that he's really really angry😭?

I can see why he failed his test. Way to erratic and overall poor basic skills. I would not put a pupil forward for a test based on this level of driving

I’ve never chuckled so quickly before

Is he not coasting whilst going round corners ? Wouldn’t that be marked in the test ?

Interesting to think that if your instructor had a new car you’re more likely to pass due to the driving assists than in an old car

Was given to understand that dvsa regarded both clutch and neutral coasting as a gear fault not clutch? (Clutch faults only harsh release and forgetting to press it down so stalling?)

Love video

Samir is not from Romania, he might be some Syrian or Afghan immigrant.

i contest the emergency stop being a minor....it should of been a serious fault that he didnt just not check the left but also the right, can you please explain this decision?

O am from romania

Hello there! Just an observation from this video that the clutch was first pressed before the brake pedal - time @7:10 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o-CfZrWBvdmrd3k.html In my opinioin, it's safer to do the other way, brake pedal first to press slowly then clutch to change the gear. Cheers!

This happened on my test too where i sped up too much before the speed limit sign, at the end she said the sign was in a stupid place but she gave me a minor mark for it, I think I was quite far over the current speed limit.

Not checking the blindspots after an emergency stop is a serious not a minor isn’t it?

Definitely gonna be either an Audi or BMW driver.

Hi Richard. How to book for the mock test????

I see people here commenting about the traffic in Romania. But have you ever seen Indian traffic ?

What i don't understand is why they are using a car which has a computer that helps with the clutch and gas pedal?

Interesting

I've never been in a car that couldn't hold itself just by half releasing the clutch and I've driven a lot of older cars. What I usually do is release the clutch slowly until the engine sound changes and the front of the car lift up, then release the brake and add gas until it starts moving and I slowly lift the clutch. Does that work in all cars, or did I just not drive old enough cars?

bro has a richard millie on his hand. deffo fake

Y r u asking to pull over ?? no 3 point no parking ur indicates pull over only

20:13 💀💀 “that was not close”

39:00 he sounds very angry.

Romanian here, I know very well how things work in Romania. Romania has the highest traffic related death rate in Europe. Romania is a highly corrupted country. You can "buy" your driving licence, you can bribe the police with ease. You can pass the Romanian MOT for your car for as little as £30 in bribe, even if the car is missing a wheel! :))) Now, Romania drivers are probably the worst in the world, very aggresive and low skill. They constantly "show off" and try to intimidate other drivers. Dring under influence of alcohol and drugs is also very common. The roads are not maintained properly, not marked properly and full of potholes. All being said, if you can't get a driving license in Romania, drive without one, get caught and banned from driving, you probably shouldn't drive in UK... This young man embodies the very essence of the Romanian driver. Best of luck, mate, hope you have the wisdom to exceed your condition!

Good

Dabule primejdia Samire

Don’t agree with you grabbing the wheel for the sake of your wheels/tyres. It’s a learner car get over yourself mate.

Me my Teacher ❤❤❤ Red car so we need help some money for my Teacher to get a nice Red car later for myself my little Friend we can practice more

I do not like Samir. Please no more Samir.

I am wondering if this gentleman has a 'trauma brain'. I don't want to make any assumptions, but considering his country of origin and what I understand from counselling people from his country, it's likely he suffered childhood trauma. I'm not saying that's a 'get out of jail free' card for driving unsafely, but it may be a reason. He may be reacting to trauma triggers and on high alert all the time. (Fight/ flight/ freeze.) This demographic of trauma survivors (if indeed this is the situation) needs a specific type of learning, ideally involving counselling too. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is so helpful for this. I felt a huge amount of empathy for Samir throughout this mock test. I could tell he was nervous. I am wishing him all the best and really hope he is able to pass his test soon. A big attitude often covers insecurity. We need to be kind and compassionate towards ourselves when we are learning. Remind ourselves what we are getting right. Recognise our instructors are wanting the absolute best for us and are trying to help. They are not criticizing to 'attack' us. I would love to know how Samir gets on. Richard has a calm and gentle manner and I think he is very considerate of the psychology of his clients 😊

banned for 5 years in Romania is almost certainly means drink was involved and a life lost. always nice to see we are getting quality Romanians in the UK

I like your channel. But you choose the wrong guy. ​​⁠from a wrong part of the world. Not only in Europe I must say! Most viewers clearly don’t know these type of people, their way of thinking and dealing with many problems - including if they for some reason have a ban. Driving ban / entrance ban / employment ban / benefit ban etc. If they have a driv ban or too many points here in UK / Germany etc - they take a flight back home, bribe authorities and make a new local dr license on a new identity - then go back to UK / Germany and drive here with no problem. British or Germans cannot do this because : they fear prosecution and the level of corruption you just cannot compare

every ik,s / tic,z we r not perfect u guys want,s oooh to the point

More brain surgeons coming into the country, excellent

My conclusion - the guy didn’t really need this lesson(s), he did this video just for a “fame” and to watch himself driving on YT😅

he is not good man