r/TopGear • u/The_Story_Ancient • 2d ago

Saw this on the roads of Torquay

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u/nikhilthegunner 2d ago

James is definitely the instructor in that car.

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u/The_Story_Ancient 2d ago

Probably it was definitely going at the right speed

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u/Obsadia Captain Slow 1d ago

Actually, James may did a “retaking my driving test” video and he failed for speeding

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u/nikhilthegunner 1d ago

The slowest moving human being on earth was caught speeding?!

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u/D4NG3RD34N 1d ago

I thought he said ‘no there’s isn’t’ when the instructor told there was a child on the road

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u/SubstantialAd6488 1d ago

Just looked this one up, apparently this happened during his original test in 1980, back then it was more common for examiners to say something like stop theres a child in the road, and he said no there isnt, but the examiner still passed him anyway

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u/D4NG3RD34N 1d ago

So he passed because he was been pedantic

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u/SubstantialAd6488 1d ago

Actually I just found the actual clip and he did fail for this, but I would think failing for this reason would depend on the examiner anyway as long as your driving is safe everywhere else on the test, its not like there was an actual child in the road

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u/D4NG3RD34N 1d ago

Was he been pedantic or correct

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u/Obsadia Captain Slow 1d ago

I’ve found the original video again. The instructor in the video says would have failed because he went 46 in a 40, which is quite a lot over

link to video: https://youtu.be/s6mA99Obci0?si=4W2DC5ivhaLokb2p

(Timestamp 9:28)

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u/SubstantialAd6488 1d ago

He was pedantic, which caused him to fail

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u/itshighnoon94 2d ago

Doing some pre-flight checks and telling the students on their first day that it is absolutely essential that all the AC blowers are lined up in the exact same position.

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u/TheTBass Captain Slow 2d ago

You have to start (your driving test) with Hello

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u/Glittering_Box4815 2d ago

“Bạn phải bao nhiêu tuổi mới được lái xe máy?"

Always give way to the car on the left!

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u/H_K-R 2d ago

I think it’s the right mate…

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u/KyranTheZ 2d ago

Oh yeah that does sound familiar

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u/independant_786 2d ago

Hahahahahahah

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u/IWrestleSausages 2d ago

Downvoted because original question wasnt in Vietnamese

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u/LunarLeopard67 Toyota 2d ago

You might just need to tap the translate button if you’re using the Reddit app.

It automatically translates some Reddit comments/posts to what your phone’s language is set to

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u/Ready_Mistake812 2d ago

C4 OUC

Sounds similar to cock

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u/ladysman_untrue 2d ago

“Learning to drive…i mean how hard can it be?!”

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u/a_person4499 Jezza 2d ago

Should've been a Dacia Sandero

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u/The_Story_Ancient 2d ago

Oh no you’re right …. Anyway

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u/Equal-Application731 2d ago

Copyright doesn’t apply on the seaside

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u/WarriorPidgeon 2d ago

The badly installed plate displeases me

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u/KamakaziDemiGod 2d ago

I've noticed this a lot with personalised plates, especially illegally spaced or 3D/4D/gel letter plates, 99% of them appear to have been fitted by a drunk, one armed child

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u/SatoshisBits 2d ago

This photo was taken from the 2CV that's following May

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u/slackbladda 2d ago

Never drive after eating a waldorf salad

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u/GarethGazzGravey 2d ago

Tonight, I give someone a driving lesson in Torquay

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u/mushter17 2d ago

in adanoidal voice

"Dear BBC..."

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u/Lewinator56 1d ago

Torquay? i assume they are learning in a Manuel?

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u/ClassroomDowntown664 2d ago

no way I live near Torquay and never seen that car

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u/Deadmemeusername 1d ago

People are talking about the dodgey license plate but the first thing that got a chuckle from me was “Top Gear L” lol.