{"id":9942,"date":"2012-08-10T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=9942"},"modified":"2012-08-10T16:51:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:51:02","slug":"why-are-driving-examiners-aholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=9942","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Driving Examiners A***holes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/240;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; display: inline; float: left;\" title=\"Large Mirror\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/mirror_x.jpg\" alt=\"Large Mirror\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" align=\"left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>Yep. Someone found the blog on precisely that search term.<\/p>\n<p>I think whoever asked it really needs to stand in front of a mirror and take a long, hard look. Then maybe they\u2019ll start to realise just where the <strong>real<\/strong> problems actually are.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing wrong with most driving examiners &#8211; but there\u2019s a lot wrong with how some people react to the simple fact that they <strong>are<\/strong> examiners.<\/p>\n<p>Too many precious little darlings these days have been brought up to expect everything to be easy. Their education has been dumbed down so that they can\u2019t fail.<\/p>\n<p>Mummy and daddy have probably bought them anything they have ever asked for &#8211; including all their driving lessons. In many cases, there\u2019s even a brand, spanking new Corsa with blacked out windows and wide exhaust pipe waiting on the drive as a \u201cbirthday present\u201d. So it\u2019s hardly surprising that the blame for failing their driving test should fall on the examiner and not themselves.<\/p>\n<p>You fail your test if you aren\u2019t good enough on the day. Period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep. Someone found the blog on precisely that search term. I think whoever asked it really needs to stand in front of a mirror and take a long, hard look. Then maybe they\u2019ll start to realise just where the real problems actually are. 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