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Got my license. Photo is far better than the last one they had but damn is the RTA a rort. Over thirty dollars for the privilege of sitting the test, then twenty dollars for the license itself. It's my most expensive little bit of plastic and mediocre photo ever!! (Don't knock mediocre RTA photography, Belinda, and be glad that you don't have a horribly, horrendous photo that will prevent you from speeding because you don't want anyone to see it let alone a hot cop) It sure is incentive to study that's for damn sure.
A poor UNSW student sat the Hazard test while I was doing mine and failed. Then RIGHT afterwards when she was still a bit shocked and - surprisingly - teary, they said, "You can sit it again right away if you want, it'll just be another thirty-six dollars."
WHAT??
She agreed straight away so maybe she was weepy because she really needed her license (or was crying as her money circled the drain) but DAMN. There should be laws about doing it twice in the same day, encouragement to go study more for example. That's over seventy dollars just for the privelege of sitting in a crappy plastic chair and doing a touch screen test. What an unbelievable rort.
The roads should really be in better condition for that sort of money.
*gets off soap box*
Imagine my indignation if it was my money circling the drain more than once. lol But seriously, don't you think they should at least give a discount if you're sitting it a second time in the same day?
Good news: My Dennis Lehane pack arrived from the US (best ebayer ever). I only paid for it a week ago so that's amazing international shipping (leave it in ebay feedback dorkface). YAY! Now the only one in the series I'm missing is "Prayers for Rain" which is the last one so I'm good to go. Whee.
Note to self: in future, research books people recommend to you to make sure you don't read the fourth one first ever again. *slaps self*
A poor UNSW student sat the Hazard test while I was doing mine and failed. Then RIGHT afterwards when she was still a bit shocked and - surprisingly - teary, they said, "You can sit it again right away if you want, it'll just be another thirty-six dollars."
WHAT??
She agreed straight away so maybe she was weepy because she really needed her license (or was crying as her money circled the drain) but DAMN. There should be laws about doing it twice in the same day, encouragement to go study more for example. That's over seventy dollars just for the privelege of sitting in a crappy plastic chair and doing a touch screen test. What an unbelievable rort.
The roads should really be in better condition for that sort of money.
*gets off soap box*
Imagine my indignation if it was my money circling the drain more than once. lol But seriously, don't you think they should at least give a discount if you're sitting it a second time in the same day?
Good news: My Dennis Lehane pack arrived from the US (best ebayer ever). I only paid for it a week ago so that's amazing international shipping (leave it in ebay feedback dorkface). YAY! Now the only one in the series I'm missing is "Prayers for Rain" which is the last one so I'm good to go. Whee.
Note to self: in future, research books people recommend to you to make sure you don't read the fourth one first ever again. *slaps self*