AAA ,

Thanks for responding .... I have taken classes in Mississauga this weekend from an Instructor .... its too late for me to try an Instructor in Guelph as my test is in this week itself ...

I am sending you a PM - please share the common routes and tips ( here if you please ) ..... I intend to drive for around 30 -40 mins on the intended route/s ..

What I know is that the Center is on Woodlawn Road ...... they tell you to take a left on either of the roads -- Royal Rd . and then going ahead on that , you take a left on Speedvale which after some time merges into Hanlon hwy ...... I don't know which exit they take you out at and what is the proceeding route ....

Would appreciate if you could let me know the route/s .

Thanks .

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Fido.

I cleared my G test today @ Guelph .

Guelph is a small town with less population , traffic and less complicated roads ... Had a nice lady instructor whom I d requested to give me directions well in advance . I followed everything as to what I d memorized over the last 2 days ..... and posted else where , was confident of what I was doing , though I am sure I messed up at a place or two .......... but in the end she said that I d passed ...

It pays to drive a little in the environment , makes you familiar though it was essentially following the directions , keeping the rules in mind ...

Maintain road speed .
Always look left and right at an intersection when passing it .
Stop means full stop .. before the line .
Check your rear view mirrors every 5- 10 secs .
While turning / changing lanes ... mirror , signal , shoulder check & maneuver ...

In practice , I would nt do a shoulder check on a local road once I have done my rear view mirror checks .... but at test I d purposely move my head left and right to show what the examiner wishes to see .

Thanks to AAA who gave me specific directions for the Guelph Hwy ..

Last thing - if you realize you have messed , don't bother - move ahead ... remember there s scope for minor mistakes .... in fact till 30 points being docked , you still pass .... I had 17 points docked ... and I knew where I d messed but I continued confidently , trying to complete the other directions correctly .... w/o expecting a +ve or -ve result .... and it worked .... Some times when you are nervous for expecting a +ve result , you err more than you otherwise would ...

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Fido.

Thank you for the compliments.

I am happy that you came to my city all the way and got the desired result.
It will provide sufficient inspiration to people to make their way through the test.


Regards,
AAA

Could I please know the Route for G test in Guelph and any other things to keep in mind. I have to give a test soon.
Thanks
S

I should have provided this information ..... They ask you to get the vehicle in the rear of the centre from where they asked me to go towards the intersection of Woodlawn & Silvercreek .... asked me to go right on Woodlawn , then perhaps the 2nd left on to Arrow Rd and then straight till Speedvale ...... from here she turned me to go left on Speedvale ... but since there was construction , she told me to take the first right and some how routed me to Hanlon ................. after which I lost track as I am not acquainted with Guelph roads .....

I simply kept on following the instructions ......... left turn from red light , go straight at this one ............ She did get me to loop on the Highway ... Hanlon , twice ......... simply follow the road signs , and rules and left and right head turns and speed limit and all the other things , you should be good ...

I had done 2 things to acquaint myself with the area .......... I had checked Google maps and since they now have the stitched images option , I had actually virtually toured the area on Google ........looking at how the roads were and the railway lines and other stuff .

Another thing was that I had reached the centre 30 mins before and driven around the roads to get a hang of the place and see how the rail lines are what kind of road structure is there .... it helps to be familiar but in the end its the following of the directions .

I was not asked to do a parallel park but was asked to perform a road side stop , 3 way turn and a reverse parking ......... For the road side stop , remember to take the car off the road on the gravel as I had not done it and she asked me to ....

All the best .

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Fido.

Thanks a lot Fido and AAA for your guidance!

Thanks to this poster who has asked me this ... Posting for common benefit ..

At Guelph they ask you to park your car in the rear of the drive test centre after you have filed the formaties ..... You are better off if you do that before .... as the instructor is waiting for you immediately afterwards ....

Yes they ask you to take the car out ... although I did not do so but you may be better off if you reverse park your car initially so that driving off is easier .... When returning the Instructor asks you to reverse park in the parking spot which is to the left ................ As a practice I forward park into a left parking spot and reverse park into a right parking sport .... So it was not the best reverse parking I did and the instructor helped me in missing a car .

If I was aware of this , I would have practiced reverse parking on the left a bit .....

Another addenum in case you don't already know ... there s a question on your recent driving experience on 400 series Hwy on the formalities form ... its safe to fill in a number of recent trips > 50 on 400 series Hwy ....

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Fido.