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I see some folks on the road and wonder how they passed. The saying getting licence on back of a cereal packet springs to mind.
22 years later, still clean licence, and no accidents.
I did have a really good instructor, he taught me to drive defensively etc. Not just to pass the test.
Failed only because the guys examining me were obsessed with correct parking.
Had trouble aligning the car perfectly and didn't pass only because of that
I got a licence at 18 but ended up never driving anywhere and I'm almost 32 now.
Went on to do advanced with IAM, RoSPA gold and various other training handling and advances courses to class1 level. Learning to Drive shouldn't ever stop with passing a test, particularly if ,17
1st attempt was abysmal.... 2 majors a 17 minors..... "pull over in safe place" went fine... the fact that I stalled car 20 times trying to pull away and eventually just slammed my foot down and sped out of space without looking behind was the beginning of my downward spiral!
went on to drive Tanks for a living -where looking behind didn't really matter anymore.. cars would stop for me
I suppose with a Tank, looking in front of you wasn't overly important either!
I think from my sons experience I would say it's a case of how close you are to passing that dictates if you should carry on. Some people maybe really shouldn't be on the roads , others just have issues with exams etc and their driving is fine at other times . If the list of what you've failed on is huge then I'd rethink if I was ready to take test again without a lot more practise
Drove into London the next day, taught me more about driving than all of the theory and practical.
After about 10 minutes of driving the assessor and I were just having a good chat as he felt relaxed enough as I was driving smoothly and like a normal driver (except within the parameters of a driving test).
Still amazes me that people don't know what national speed limits are by driving 40 on a single carriageway
On my 2nd test, there was a mini roundabout in middle of street, which was a one way street and I assumed you could go round either side to get ahead and got failed on that. I argued the point relentlessly to no avail.
first fail - changed lane without indicating on an empty roundabout towards the end of the test. No minors
Second Fail - Failed for ‘entering a roundabout without adequately checking for incoming traffic’ I actually contested this one as I could see through a fence on the approach that it was clear , appeal denied ! Two minors for mirror checking.
Third - pass , three minors: mirrors x2 again , bumped the kerb on reverse around corner
Edit: the final test was four years after the second.. I got really pissed off with what happened and stopped and let my theory expire - passed the theory without fail both times. Different test center and instructor on my last test.
Clean licence, no incidents caused - although a lady reversed into my first car and dented the bonnet while I was parked and in the car in an Asda car park !
1 practical
Took me 3 months to do both and pass in October wanted to smash t before they changed it
Had 8 lesson but could drive abit already
Passed Theory 2nd time after not picking up a book or revising 1st time thinking I knew it all.
Easy pass.
No lessons - just Mum nagging me to slow down, even though I was already way below the speed limit.
First time pass, obviously.
Learning to drive occurs every day thereafter.