Matt N
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Hi guys. As most of us on here are adults or teenagers, I’m guessing that many of us either have a driving license or are in the process of getting one. In many places, the process of getting a driving license entails a rather daunting final step; a practical driving test, where you are taken out on the road and have to show an examiner that you can drive independently. It’s safe to say that the pass rate for the driving test is not the highest, with many, many people taking multiple; here in the UK, the first time pass rate is pegged at under 50%. With this in mind, I’d be interested to know; if you have a driving license, how many practical driving tests did you take before passing? Were you one of the 50% who passed first time? Or did you have to be a little more persistent to get your license and take multiple tests?
Personally, I’m actually yet to pass a driving test. However, I already know for a fact that I am not among the lucky 50%, as I failed my first driving test two weeks ago and am now preparing for my second. I got 1 major and 9 minors in my first test, and most disappointingly, I committed my 1 major in the last 5 minutes! After a relatively straightforward test route along the dual carriageway, I was driving back to the test centre. We were on a 40mph single carriageway road, and the examiner told me to take the next left. I treated this left like a regular junction and turned straight into it. However, I hadn’t noticed that there was a slip road that I was supposed to use… as such, I failed immediately for not using the slip road when there was one present.
But I’d be interested to know; how many practical driving tests did you take before passing? If you don’t mind sharing them, I’d also be very interested to hear some of your practical driving test stories, as I’m sure people have some interesting stories to tell!
Personally, I’m actually yet to pass a driving test. However, I already know for a fact that I am not among the lucky 50%, as I failed my first driving test two weeks ago and am now preparing for my second. I got 1 major and 9 minors in my first test, and most disappointingly, I committed my 1 major in the last 5 minutes! After a relatively straightforward test route along the dual carriageway, I was driving back to the test centre. We were on a 40mph single carriageway road, and the examiner told me to take the next left. I treated this left like a regular junction and turned straight into it. However, I hadn’t noticed that there was a slip road that I was supposed to use… as such, I failed immediately for not using the slip road when there was one present.
But I’d be interested to know; how many practical driving tests did you take before passing? If you don’t mind sharing them, I’d also be very interested to hear some of your practical driving test stories, as I’m sure people have some interesting stories to tell!