Following on from my MOD1 post, passed my MOD2 at an incredibly wet Banbury today with 1 rider fault. The test centre at Banbury is like a damp old school building with a service road that consists entirely of pot-holes and gravel. Hardest part of the test was getting in and out of the centre without stacking it into a hole in the ground. Examiner was a very nice guy. Calm, polite and friendly. At no point did I think he wanted anything else but to issue a pass, the rest was down to me. We set off through the town centre and then around a variety of housing estates and greasy national limit back-roads. Due to conditions I was fairly cautious with the throttle, but didn’t get marked down for that. Had my head on a swivel to ensure all my observations were noted. Despite being one of my worst rides (very stiff and awkward due to nerves) I didn’t make any critical errors. On the independent ride I missed a left turn I needed. It came up too soon and although I could have made it if I’d rushed it, I chose to pass it and be safe. Heard a subtle ‘tsk’ through the comms, followed by a “okay, you’ve missed your turning, please could you double back at the next roundabout”. Grabbed the turning on the way back without any probs. 1 rider fault for hesitation. Stopped at a cross-roads intersecting a 50mph road. Examiner pulled up level with me, reasonable gap in traffic, he must have assumed I was about to go as I heard him throttle up ready to pull away, but I bottled it. Knew there and then that was a mark against me, but stayed calm, waited for the next gap, life-savers done and away with no drama. General meander back to the test centre, right turn in across the ravaged service road, park up without falling over, test done! Soaked to the skin, but passed.