How many times?

Question

Evening im feeling gutted. I failed my first driving test today my nurves go the better of me :-( How many times did it take for you to pass?

Answer 1

Sorry this happened to you it is a heck of a disappointment. I had three goes.

I forget to cancel an indicator on my first test and that was the end of that. They do not look for a perfect drive but when you make a bad error they point out all the others you made.

My second test was a disaster in a Ford Escort. the reverse gear was press down and top left. First gear was top left and no press down. It was a hill start I listened to the engine note and the clutch started to bite, I released the hand brake and the car rolled backwards. I caught it, gave more revs released the handbrake and shot back three car lengths before I could stop.  I had already made a very stupid error about ten yards further down the road. Hhe made me complete the test.  The third one I argued with the examiner the whole way around and it I thought he would fail me. I passed and was about to dispute it when I realised I had passed. The examiner allowed himself a little grin when he saw my confusion.

Best wishes for the next one. Do not dispair

Answer 2

when i passed, there was no 2 part test, and i passed 1st time,

just keep trying,and don`t give up or you will regret it, YOU, will PASS!

good luck.

Answer 3

No substitute for experience.  Rack up a LOT of experience in the car you're going to use for the test.  Get to where everything you do is "just automatic" in your brain, like throwing on turn signals at the right time, knowing to turn them off when they don't autoclick off etc.  Knowing where the wipers and lights etc. are in the car you're testing on etc.

And actually do the stuff on the test everyday as you practice driving.  Use turn signals. Turn on lights.  If you fumble when he says "turn on the lights", that's because you blew that off when you were practicing.  Don't do that.  

Driving isn't real hard but it can't JUST be book studied.  Practice practice practice.

Answer 4

Only once for me, but it's pretty common, I think, for people to have to try again. My HS BF tried for his license shortly after me, and it took him 3 tries!

Answer 5

it took me twice but my fault i ran over a dog the first time oops :(

Answer 6

1st time for me but that was 20 years ago.

Answer 7

I failed my first test thru nerves! I was in tears before, during and after my test but i booked it again straight away, gotta cancellation for 2 weeks after my first test and passed. You will know what to expect nxt time and not be as nervous! Good luck!

Answer 8

Twice for me. I was going over speed limit by 5 mph. Book said urban area's speed limit is usually 25mph, so I made sure I went below that.  Little did I know the town where I took my driving test had speed limit of 20mph throughout.  There was one speed limit sign posted along the whole way!

Went back a week later and passed.

Answer 9

Licenses?

We don't need no stinkin' licenses...

Answer 10

1. Sorry.

Answer 11

Just once, read the book!

Answer 12

Just the 1, But hey your a girl and women don't grasp the concept of driving so it might take you 5 or 6 attempts, don't worry, at least your keeping your D.I. in work.

Answer 13

Twice

Answer 14

I passed on the 2nd attempt.....

Answer 15

It took me 5 times, 249 lessons & 5 cars, Towards the end my Instructor gave me my lessons for free & cried when I finally passed & 16 years on we are still great friends

Answer 16

Twice. Don't let it worry you, treat it as a mock exam and next time you'll be better prepared and know what to expect. Good Luck!

Answer 17

Once...but I could read and understand the questions on the written test and could speak clearly so the driving instructor understood me.