Off Topic Has driving tuition changed?

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Owld Feller said:
Are you still in 'the ranks' at your age?
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What do you mean ranks? I left the army in 1995. If you want a breakdown of my police career then it went Police Constable, Detective Constable and then Detective Sergeant in the UK and then over here it went PC PC 1st Class, Senior Constable and currently Sergeant. What rank should I be in your opinion?
 
Back in the dark ages, (60s) the driving instructor offered my parents (it was 17th birthday present) a guaranteed £10 pass. Ie if I failed the test he would give lessons till I past. I sat my test in Blyth, no hills or dodgy cambers (therefore in his opinion the easiest test centre)and I got through (I lived in Jarrow). The instructor had a few greyhounds and the lessons often consisted of going to the stadium with his dogs. He assessed you after one lesson if he offered the £10 guarantee or not, I had a motorcycle at the time and had passed the test for that
 
Evil Jimmy Krankie said:
What do you mean ranks? I left the army in 1995. If you want a breakdown of my police career then it went Police Constable, Detective Constable and then Detective Sergeant in the UK and then over here it went PC PC 1st Class, Senior Constable and currently Sergeant. What rank should I be in your opinion?
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Rank Stupidity in my opinion mate, mixing with them Aussies and that
 
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cumbrianmackem said:
I passed my Advanced Police Motor Patrol Officers Driving Course as a class 1 driver in 1978.
I was taught never to cross my hands and don't do so now.
It's not just hand position now that I see wrong on a daily basis these days, lack of lane discipline, failing to signal, driving like a snail on the open road etc etc etc.
It seems driving instructors teach you the absolute basics to get you through your test and the rest is left up to the individual.
My favourite hate is the lack of forward vision especially on dual carriageways, how many times do you see drivers fail to see the slow moving tractor ahead and end up being trapped behind it as they haven't pulled out sooner, I could go on but think you might get my drift.
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My favourite hate of today is the people in charge of large,powerful vehicles they are just not capable of driving properly,running through red lights, barging their way across junctions,sitting about a yard from your rear bumper, singularly engaged in the most important thing of the day....and why can't you understand that!!....to get little Susie to dancing classes on time!
 
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Evil Jimmy Krankie said:
What do you mean ranks? I left the army in 1995. If you want a breakdown of my police career then it went Police Constable, Detective Constable and then Detective Sergeant in the UK and then over here it went PC PC 1st Class, Senior Constable and currently Sergeant. What rank should I be in your opinion?
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So never an officer - always in 'The ranks'.

Nothing wrong with that - just asking.
 
Evil Jimmy Krankie said:
Ah right. I’ll try harder to get promoted again. Just out of interest what is an officer rank, just so when I get there I’ll know. Us plods aren’t too clever you see.
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Someone with pips. I think the police show rank in the same way as the forces. Ranks get stripes, officers get pips.

Of course I could well be wrong.
 
Confucius said:
anyone above Sergeant, not from the UK, nor named after a Scottish twat, doesn't carry a gun around at work and hates hot weather
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I don't think a Sergeant Major (regimental or otherwise) is classed as an officer though.

I'm open to being corrected.
 
Owld Feller said:
Someone with pips. I think the police show rank in the same way as the forces. Ranks get stripes, officers get pips.

Of course I could well be wrong.
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Got you. Ok, once I become an Inspector I’ll let you know. If it helps I was recommended for officer training in the army, although I never took them up in the offer. Does that make me any better? I crave your acceptance if you hadn’t noticed. And a Sergeant Major is a Warrant Officer so no, they’re not commissioned officers.
 
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Owld Feller said:
I don't think a Sergeant Major (regimental or otherwise) is classed as an officer though.

I'm open to being corrected.
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I don't think that if you are from the UK you can't be classed as an officer, nor if you are called Jimmy Krankie, nor afraid of heat. ah bollocks, you've already been corrected
 
Evil Jimmy Krankie said:
Got you. Ok, once I become an Inspector I’ll let you know. If it helps I was recommended for officer training in the army, although I never took them up in the offer. Does that make me any better? I crave your acceptance if you hadn’t noticed. And a Sergeant Major is a Warrant Officer so no, they’re not commissioned officers.
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Rupert
 
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