‘What is she doing’

In general, women are good drivers. Sorry you get stuck behind the bad ones. I know the feeling. I get stuck behind the bad men drivers.

Both of you need to slow down.
The hurrier you go, the behinder you get.

I have to go renew my license before my birthday in a few weeks. I’ll let you know if I pass.

That’s one good thing about the UK, you get your licence when you’re eighteen and that’s it until you’re at least seventy.

Is that a good thing, Chris?

Absolutely, I doubt I’d pass a driving test right now.

And that’s one reason I have nightmares before a driving test.

How are the British rated?

The British driving test has got steadily harder over the years.
When I took mine there wasn’t a written test, now there is and they’ve added more manoeuvres. I think they’re also going to add a section on car maintenance.

In the late eighties I went to get a licence in California. The driving test , in an automatic (most tests in the UK are manual), was take a left out of the DMV, take a right, take a right, take a right back into the DMV, well done you’ve passed. Big smile.

Sometimes we get to just write in for a renewal, but I think I did that the last time. And I thought for sure parallel parking was on the test. I vaguely remember that being the one that everyone was afraid of flunking.

I’m not worried about passing the test, I’m bothered with it having to take care of it now because I don’t have an address that I want stuck with me for the next five years. If I find a place to live later this year, I’m just going to have to spend more money and hours at the DMV doing it all over again.