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Testing every journey

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pgcity

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Hi all
My dsn thinks I test too much but I drive about 600 miles a week for work. She says I only need to test every 2 hours, I thought it was every time I got in the car. It is not clear on the stuff I have read, can anyone help clarify?
 
Most cases it's test before you drive, but if it's a long journey, testing again while taking a break at a station or something is probably a good idea. That might be where the 2 hour thing comes in but I'm not sure because I haven't much experience of driving long distances. How often do you test while on the road?
 
This is where I think the DVLA advice isn't totally clear. I'm assuming that you are multi-drop.

The DVLA advice does say that you should test before the first journey and then every 2 hours whilst driving.

So if you are making lots of shorter journeys during the course of a day then my interpretation of the rule would be that you would test at the first and then every 2 hours afterwards rather then each time you get behind the wheel.
 
Mark T said:
This is where I think the DVLA advice isn't totally clear. I'm assuming that you are multi-drop.

The DVLA advice does say that you should test before the first journey and then every 2 hours whilst driving.

So if you are making lots of shorter journeys during the course of a day then my interpretation of the rule would be that you would test at the first and then every 2 hours afterwards rather then each time you get behind the wheel.
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I'd agree with your interpretation Mark.
 
I do test before each journey at the moment and journeys are max one hour but by the time I'm behind the wheel again the 2 hours have passed. This is what I did today

7am woke up tested
8.30 driving 50 miles tested before I started
11.30 driving 10 miles tested
12.30 driving 40 miles tested because I hadn't eaten
1.30 ate lunch tested
2.00 driving 40 miles did not test
3.45 driving 40 miles tested
Tested for tea at 6.30
Will test at 9 for snack and before I go to bed

Most days I exercise too which generates another 2 tests before and at 40 mins ish
 
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