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Hi, i will take a practical exam to replace my driving licence to swiss one. It is commonly recommended to have 1hour practice with an instructer...any one can recoomend an english speaking one? Do i really need to hire a translator for the test or any chance by surviving with my poor french or the english of officals???? Thanks in advance for your advice....Murat

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Hi, i will take a practical exam to replace my driving licence to swiss one. It is commonly recommended to have 1hour practice with an instructer...any one can recoomend an english speaking one? Do i really need to hire a translator for the test or any chance by surviving with my poor french or the english of officals???? Thanks in advance for your advice....Murat


Murat USep 10, 2012 @ 20:27
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If you don't find any english translator, just follow the speed signs. Normally you will be asked to drive around carouge which is a zone 30. He/She will trick you of speeding up a bit, wil ask you to turn in a no entry road and will test you in crossing intersections with no traffic lights. If you pass this, He/She would probably not ask you see how you park your car.


 


.. and remember that Geneva road is a zone 50.

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If you don't find any english translator, just follow the speed signs. Normally you will be asked to drive around carouge which is a zone 30. He/She will trick you of speeding up a bit, wil ask you to turn in a no entry road and will test you in crossing intersections with no traffic lights. If you pass this, He/She would probably not ask you see how you park your car.


 


.. and remember that Geneva road is a zone 50.


gerald m, Sep 11, 2012 @ 10:26
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Also watch the on road markings.  You can fail before you leave the test centre by driving the wrong way round the parking lot by not observing the white arrows painted on the road.  


Also "tout droit" doesn't mean go straight forward, it means follow the road markings whether the road goes left or right.  Probably there is a "no entry" sign straight ahead.


Watch out for pedestrian  crossings. If there is no traffic light you'll fail if you don't stop for a pedestrian.

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Also watch the on road markings.  You can fail before you leave the test centre by driving the wrong way round the parking lot by not observing the white arrows painted on the road.  


Also "tout droit" doesn't mean go straight forward, it means follow the road markings whether the road goes left or right.  Probably there is a "no entry" sign straight ahead.


Watch out for pedestrian  crossings. If there is no traffic light you'll fail if you don't stop for a pedestrian.


Marcus T, Sep 11, 2012 @ 19:28
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Many thanks for tips and tricks...

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Many thanks for tips and tricks...


Murat U, Sep 11, 2012 @ 21:13
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There is a very giod instructor at autoecole de Malagnu. Rolf. Try to find his phone number in similar topics here.


If you don't feel comfortable withiut the translator, you can find the list of authorised translators in the venue where you've appied for the exam (have firgotten its name :))

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There is a very giod instructor at autoecole de Malagnu. Rolf. Try to find his phone number in similar topics here.


If you don't feel comfortable withiut the translator, you can find the list of authorised translators in the venue where you've appied for the exam (have firgotten its name :))


Lida N, Sep 13, 2012 @ 23:00
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There is a lot of "priorité de droite" in Geneva: ROW right.


Also very important not to drive too close to the car in front of you.


Mind the side mirror!

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There is a lot of "priorité de droite" in Geneva: ROW right.


Also very important not to drive too close to the car in front of you.


Mind the side mirror!


rena, Sep 13, 2012 @ 23:15
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Murat


Having seen how Turks drive  I am still surprised that you have to take a test here.


I have had only one shunt in Turkey (Amasya) and the other car had a ZH plate 


OK I am different in that I had a UK licence and just changed it for a Swiss one but I am not as good as your average Turkish driver.


What I am hinting at is maybe you could change your Turkish for say a German one and then a Swiss one


Why arte no Turks replyoing to your question.  There is a Turkish group on glocals. You might get more relevant info from them

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Murat


Having seen how Turks drive  I am still surprised that you have to take a test here.


I have had only one shunt in Turkey (Amasya) and the other car had a ZH plate 


OK I am different in that I had a UK licence and just changed it for a Swiss one but I am not as good as your average Turkish driver.


What I am hinting at is maybe you could change your Turkish for say a German one and then a Swiss one


Why arte no Turks replyoing to your question.  There is a Turkish group on glocals. You might get more relevant info from them


Paul E, Sep 14, 2012 @ 00:24
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There is a very giod instructor at autoecole de Malagnu. Rolf. Try to find his phone number in similar topics here.

If you don't feel comfortable withiut the translator, you can find the list of authorised translators in the venue where you've appied for the exam (have firgotten its name :))


Sep 13, 12 23:00

Many thanks Lida..


I copied the link in case someone else  needs  too...


http://www.auto-ecole-malagnou.ch/instructors.php

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Many thanks Lida..


I copied the link in case someone else  needs  too...


http://www.auto-ecole-malagnou.ch/instructors.php


Murat U, Sep 15, 2012 @ 10:22
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Murat

Having seen how Turks drive  I am still surprised that you have to take a test here.

I have had only one shunt in Turkey (Amasya) and the other car had a ZH plate 

OK I am different in that I had a UK licence and just changed it for a Swiss one but I am not as good as your average Turkish driver.

What I am hinting at is maybe you could change your Turkish for say a German one and then a Swiss one

Why arte no Turks replyoing to your question.  There is a Turkish group on glocals. You might get more relevant info from them


Sep 14, 12 00:24

Thanks for your compliment !!!  My license is aged enough that i dont need support to improve my technical skills, but it would be nice to have 1 hour lesson to do a dry run with instructer and get to know the sensivities of swiss authorities so that i will not burn my license for a stupid reason.. As u might have recognized, our practical driving rules are slightly !!! different than over here.


Before Switzerland i lived in vienna, where i was asked for an exam too. Therefore, i assume germany would probably ask too.  


Some of turks from glocals sent direct messages and i got some useful info from them too... Thanks again...


 

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Thanks for your compliment !!!  My license is aged enough that i dont need support to improve my technical skills, but it would be nice to have 1 hour lesson to do a dry run with instructer and get to know the sensivities of swiss authorities so that i will not burn my license for a stupid reason.. As u might have recognized, our practical driving rules are slightly !!! different than over here.


Before Switzerland i lived in vienna, where i was asked for an exam too. Therefore, i assume germany would probably ask too.  


Some of turks from glocals sent direct messages and i got some useful info from them too... Thanks again...


 


Murat U, Sep 15, 2012 @ 10:24
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