For those of you that are holding your breath, wondering daily about wheter or not I am legally entitled to drive in the UK, there is good news.
I got my UK licence. And, I passed the test that allows me to drive a standard transmission vehicle. In fact, I passed the test first time. Angela was my instructor and is owed much respect in equal parts for 1)having taught me well; and, 2)being willing to teach such an arrogant punk.
Without going into the details, some interesting conversation from the test experience:
"So..." asks the tester [exagerated pause for reflection after having been driving for 5 minutes or so] "...you've driven a standard before." Was it a question or a statement? Did he think he had caught one of the stand-in applicants who have been doing tests on behalf of others (apparently hundreds of people have got their licence through these people pretending to be the new driver)....
"Yes." I replied calmly, almost proudly.
"So, why are you taking this test?"
"Because I can't prove with official documentation that I did my original test on a manual transmission vehicle."
"Ah, you're from Canada."
There's a government policy hard at work.
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