Hi Anjela,

I used a German term in this case because the poster was in Zurich, and mostly likely new to Zurich as well. Terms like cabbage eaters probably don't help much in this case, that's all. Apart from that you are of course welcome to post as many French terms as you want.

I'm still puzzled by a few things in your post. You make allusions to the fact that because someone looks young they might not be well trained. This is unfortunately a sad misconception that lingers in this country. For the record, my test was done by a very old man, however his age did not enter into my mind at all as he was doing the test.

Anyway, there has been some confusion in this thread - there were two people asking for similiar information, so you point out that you were replying to devcat. However, in post #27 you appeared to answer both of them in the same both, with no quoting or mentioning who you were addressing - hence the confusion.

So I understand that devcat wants a complex test (CHF100), so for the record I just wanted to re-iterate that not everybody will want a complex test, and that it is not required for the driving licence (simply test will do).

I know this is obvious, and a misunderstanding was not your intention. It's just that when you read the second half of this thread it starts to get a little confusing for people who jump into this conversation later.

To all posters - once the questions in a thread start to diverge slightly please quote replies as appropriate to minimise confusion.

I welcome the fact that TCS are trying to do something about the situation, but thanks to the slow turning wheels in this country we will probably be the first batch to be affected - when we reach retirement age - as you point out!