Why is it so difficult?

Question

Why is it so difficult to pass the UK practical driving licence test? I have been driving more than 15 years overseas and am a very good driver. However, I have been failed twice by the examiner in UK for the stupidest reason. The first time on a mini roundabout I didn't go right around it (i.e no part of the wheels must touch the whit circle!!!). As if there is enough space to go right round it!!! The second time I was driving too slow compared to the national speed limit. I was being cautious on purpose. Why are they so anal in passing people in the UK. And the more I see, it hasn't really stopped the compete idiots from getting a licence anyway. So what's the rationale???

Answer 1

The other idiots we have on the road here are American Air force workers and families without a UK driving licence.

They are famous for crashing and causing others to crash you will always spot one with a car covered in dings with bits hanging off them. In fact I bumped into one chap who had an American pull out in front of him and he is now paralysed for life.

If anyone is anally retentive its the American who is sat so low at the steering wheel whilst using their car as a loud speaker and sporting ridiculous blingy bolt on wheel trims looking in their wing mirrors to check how cool they don't look.

Answer 2

The Examiner needs you to demonstrate to him / her that you can drive to the high standards of acceptability in the UK. Obviously your standards do not meet with what is acceptable in the UK.

There are countless road traffic accidents daily on this crowded island, the examiner needs to be assured your driving will not cause another one.

You clipped the white line on the mini roundabout showing you weren't concentrating on what you were doing.

You were driving too slowly thus holding up other motorists.

Congrats to the examiner for failing you.

Answer 3

If they charge each time you take the test, it might be all about the money.  My sister-in-law failed 3 times, and she's an excellent driver...sometimes nerves get in the way when taking tests of any kind.

Answer 4

The examiners aren't "anal" as you put it. They receive no more compensation for failing a student than for passing one. What they may receive is piece of mind that they won't be indirectly responsible for your death or injury and those of others due to passing a student who is not competent behind the wheel of a vehicle. As for your specific examples you did in fact break the rules. Strict yes, but strict for a reason.

Answer 5

Hi

May be you caught him or her on a bad day or they had not filled their quota of failures .

Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason for there failures but its one of those things in life we have to live with now .

Good luck next time around .

Answer 6

they r measn

Answer 7

Its not difficult mate, 17yr olds with 10 hours instruction do it all the time.

YOU are not the best judge of how good a driver you are!

However, i DO sympathise.  Years ago I came over here after having driven in Australia (Sydney not the bush) for 10 years, had already done over 150,000 miles without an accident or being booked. I also failed twice.  What probably did not help was turning up in my own car without L plates (did not need them, my Aussie Licence was fully valid here). Both testers seemed a bit iffy about that.