umarwy:


I don't need to know him personally.


In naija we all drive like mad men.

Without practice with an instructor he shall not pass.

I know people that attempted and had to do 3-4 test before passing.

I know someone that failed in less than 10min.


Another way to pass on the cheap side is by watching mock tests and driving faults on YouTube.


DGN driving school
Ashley Neal.

Etc.

Paid version of Theory test pro (the yellow one) for theory test study and practice.

The above will increase the chances for success

It is good advice for him/her to take driving lessons but to conclude that it is impossible to pass without taking practical lessons here is what I have an issue with. Your only evidence is based on the people you know (which is most likely less than 0.01% of Nigerians who used to drive in Nigeria and have passed their tests. There are excellent driving schools in Nigeria and some companies send their employees there for training. I also know someone who used their 1 year they are allowed to drive before converting to a UK license to get familiar with the roads and passed at first attempt without taking any practical driving lessons.

You are exempted as a student not 25%. Check to download from your student hub or find out from your school for your exempt letter which covers your household until you graduate.

[ quote author=twizzie post=105284516]I got the 25% student discount but didn't know even my dependent is exempted. I'm currently checking my council website and I don't see anything. Any link will help please. I am still checking as we speak, this must not pass me by
cc Lagosismyhome.
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twizzie:
I got the 25% student discount but didn't know even my dependent is exempted. I'm currently checking my council website and I don't see anything. Any link will help please. I am still checking as we speak, this must not pass me by
cc Lagosismyhome.

Which discount is THE 25% student discount? There is no such thing.
As a tier-4 visa holder, it’s the 100% discount (aka not even a kobo)

twizzie:
I got the 25% student discount but didn't know even my dependent is exempted. I'm currently checking my council website and I don't see anything. Any link will help please. I am still checking as we speak, this must not pass me by
cc Lagosismyhome.

As others have stated.... 25% is for single occupancy. Dont confused that with student status. A student shouldn't have money for council tax

LagosismyHome:


As others have stated.... 25% is for single occupancy. Dont confused that with student status. A student shouldn't have money for council tax

What happen if both spouse put their names on tenancy agreement

dustydee:

It is good advice for him/her to take driving lessons but to conclude that it is impossible to pass without taking practical lessons here is what I have an issue with. Your only evidence is based on the people you know (which is most likely less than 0.01% of Nigerians who used to drive in Nigeria and have passed their tests. There are excellent driving schools in Nigeria and some companies send their employees there for training. I also know someone who used their 1 year they are allowed to drive before converting to a UK license to get familiar with the roads and passed at first attempt without taking any practical driving lessons.

...but this person you talked about had practical driving lessons, he/she just practiced with his/her personal car ...with probably lots of YouTube videos...

For someone without access to practice with a personal car, a pass will be near impossible without an instructor

Good day all

Please which internet service provider would you recommend? Greatprice and service and perks if any

I will be heading to Aberdeen

dustydee:

It is good advice for him/her to take driving lessons but to conclude that it is impossible to pass without taking practical lessons here is what I have an issue with. Your only evidence is based on the people you know (which is most likely less than 0.01% of Nigerians who used to drive in Nigeria and have passed their tests. There are excellent driving schools in Nigeria and some companies send their employees there for training[b[b]]. I also know someone who used their 1 year they are allowed to drive before converting to a UK license to get familiar with the roads and passed at first attempt without taking any practical driving lessons.[/b]

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Thats still some form of informal practical lessons, although I believe it's a risk and not advisable to do that without driving lessons especially when the rules and side if the roads for driving are different. We have seen how a US diplomat wife from America killed Harry Dunn and escaped punishment because of "diplomatic" status.

canadaishome:
Good day all

Please which internet service provider would you recommend? Greatprice and service and perks if any

I will be heading to Aberdeen

Talk talk is not bad, they have given me about 2 free upgrades in the last 18 months

canadaishome:
Good day all

Please which internet service provider would you recommend? Greatprice and service and perks if any

I will be heading to Aberdeen

Once you are able to secure an accommodation, go to different comparison website and see the best provider for the area.

fatima04:
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Thats still some form of informal practical lessons, although I believe it's a risk and not advisable to do that without driving lessons especially when the rules and side if the roads for driving are different. We have seen how a US diplomat wife from America killed Harry Dunn and escaped punishment because of "diplomatic" status.

Yeah, I would personally not advice that route...we might spend more money but the safest option is usually to have a couple of drives with someone trained to make you a safe driver...

Abeg help a brother.
How do I get a job as an engineer here in the uk.
I have been working in a care home since I arrived here 6months ago on spousal visa.
I studied mech engineering in Nigeria.
Please what do I need to do to be able to work as an Engineer.

EngrSaks:


Talk talk is not bad, they have given me about 2 free upgrades in the last 18 months

Nice

fatima04:


Once you are able to secure an accommodation, go to different comparison website and see the best provider for the area.

Yes accomodation secured. Thank you for the tip

Josh121:


What happen if both spouse put their names on tenancy agreement

It depends on what visa ‘both spouse’ are on.

For some visa categories, it’s sense. For some other visa categories, it’s senseless.

CanadaIsHome asking LagosIsMyHome about best internet services in Aberdeen which is NoneOfTheirHomes. Meanwhile, UAR-is-our-home, All of us on this thread.

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It depends on what visa ‘both spouse’ are on.

For some visa categories, it’s sense. For some other visa categories, it’s senseless.

Student visa

fatima04:
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Thats still some form of informal practical lessons, although I believe it's a risk and not advisable to do that without driving lessons especially when the rules and side if the roads for driving are different. We have seen how a US diplomat wife from America killed Harry Dunn and escaped punishment because of "diplomatic" status.

In the context of the discussion, he was referring to practical lessons in the UK and the fact that if you were driving in Nigeria, you must take practical lessons in the UK before you pass which is not true.

Josh121:


What happen if both spouse put their names on tenancy agreement

Why (in your opinion) should a student do that? Do you think it has any advantage? I ask because it will make sense to properly understand the rationale, in order to provide you with a useful answer.

Hello gurus
is it possible for me to buy a sim to use from the airport before I make a decision about what plan to settle for?

I need the internet for use outside like in cabs.

Una no dey Ọmọwhite, all white tonight.......

elisinho:
Hello gurus
is it possible for me to buy a sim to use from the airport before I make a decision about what plan to settle for?

I need the internet for use outside like in cabs.

Not cheap to use data on PAYG......... If you have an esim enabled device, simply get a sim only contract.........

level10:
Abeg help a brother.
How do I get a job as an engineer here in the uk.
I have been working in a care home since I arrived here 6months ago on spousal visa.
I studied mech engineering in Nigeria.
Please what do I need to do to be able to work as an Engineer.

What level of physical experience(not paper experience o) do you have in the engineering sector...........

Lexusgs430:



Not cheap to use data on PAYG......... If you have an esim enabled device, simply get a sim only contract.........

is sim only contract applicable to only esim as I have slot for another sim

elisinho:


is sim only contract applicable to only esim as I have slot for another sim

No, but I presume you're currently in Nigeria..... With an esim, you can simply download your sim card......

Lexusgs430:


No, but I presume you're currently in Nigeria..... With an esim, you can simply download your sim card......

yea I fully understand now thanks any recommendations on the line to go for please?

elisinho:


yea I fully understand now thanks any recommendations on the line to go for please?

Does your phone have an esim or nano sim ........

If nano, my suggestions would not work...... So just get any sim from the airport, load it with £25.00..... That should last you a little while.........

I currently drive with my Nigerian License, i also have the international License but the Nigerian one was accepted by the insurance company and I have been using it since September 2020.

Bourne007:
I really doubt this. Naija can't even be on the list of countries permitted to use normal driving licence

JustAPasserBy:
CanadaIsHome asking LagosIsMyHome about best internet services in Aberdeen which is NoneOfTheirHomes. Meanwhile, UAR-is-our-home, All of us on this thread.

Josh121:


What happen if both spouse put their names on tenancy agreement

It makes no difference.
The council tax is both a property and a personal tax, but if you fall under the student exemption, it covers you for both aspects - the property you occupy is exempt for the period of your full-time student status, and you and your spouse are also exempt.

dustydee:

It is good advice for him/her to take driving lessons but to conclude that it is impossible to pass without taking practical lessons here is what I have an issue with. Your only evidence is based on the people you know (which is most likely less than 0.01% of Nigerians who used to drive in Nigeria and have passed their tests. There are excellent driving schools in Nigeria and some companies send their employees there for training. I also know someone who used their 1 year they are allowed to drive before converting to a UK license to get familiar with the roads and passed at first attempt without taking any practical driving lessons.

As someone else has pointed out, the one year he was driving on UK roads was practice, which he still needed. If you havent access to a car then you need an instructor to provide you one and show you what to do.

No matter how excellent a driving school one goes to in Nigeria, driving in Nigeria doesn't compare. Nigerian roads are almost totally free of road signs and road markings, for instance. Few speed limits too, virtually none enforced, you go as fast as you think makes sense. No in-road bus lanes, no hard shoulder, etc. Everyone drives with high beams in a mutual dazzle-your-neighbour contest, few obey zebra crossings (or even know what they are), pedestrians ("You no dey see road, abi?!"] and buses are the enemy. The yellow junction boxes they painted all over Lagos then (early 2000s or so) are usually ignored, junctions block once LASTMA closes for the day. Ikorodu Road, 3rd Mainland and Lekki-Epe Expressway are basically Formula 1 racing circuits, despite the 80km/h speed limit. Of course Nigerian drivers are also aggressive, giving way is almost unheard of, etc, etc. There is a lot to unlearn and relearn when you get to the UK.

The main thing one needs instruction for in the UK is to overcome old instincts from driving on the right. Roundabouts, for example, used to take me a while to process because "Give way to traffic on your left" is buried firmly in my subconscious (and that is even because I have had some instruction in Nigeria, when I learned how to drive in 1991, my father sent me to a driving school to learn the basics on their battered Volks Beetle before allowing me to touch his 505, many Nigerian drivers "drag" road at roundabouts), I was a primarily one-handed driver for many years (not good), so using the left hand to gear a car instead of holding a steering wheel was a huge thing to learn, and virtually everyone who comes from Nigeria struggles with learning to obey speed limits, even if you spent your life working in Shell IA and living in Shell RA, etc, etc.

Susom:
I currently drive with my Nigerian License, i also have the international License but the Nigerian one was accepted by the insurance company and I have been using it since September 2020.

Sept 2020 and it's almost September 2021, that means you have been resident in the UK how at least a year. Better go and get the UK drivering licence because you are only allowed one year to use international licence.