How many times to pass driving test?

1st time

I passed on my second attempt when I was 17. Two of my offspring passed first time, one the second time.

I used to work with two women in their 40s who had each failed seven times, then both learned and took tests in automatics and passed first time without gear changes to worry about. It means they’re only licensed to drive automatics but that doesn’t bother them.

I'm the only one in my family not to pass first time. I'm also the only one in my family to have never been in a road traffic accident and to never have had a speeding ticket.

Make of that what you will.

Eighth!

Does anyone remember Maureen from Driving School?
It was very long ago now, but even Maureen passed in the end, bless her.
In an Automatic, then I read she’d passed her ordinary driving test.

Poor Maureen cried, calling herself “ thick and stupid “ - she wasn’t any of these things-
It was Maureen that made the programme entertaining.
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Dds both took 3 goes to pass at 17/18. A lot of lessons! But we live in a busy area, so by the time they actually passed, we were confident that they’d had plenty of practice in traffic.

A friend of a dd, who passed after just 12 lessons in a relatively quiet area where her DPs had a holiday home, was then too scared for months to drive in busy traffic anywhere near her own home!

I passed first time, but it was abroad ages ago, where it was definitely easier. We knew of someone who actually drove through a red light, and still passed! The examiner just said, ‘Remember next time!’

And when we lived in Oman, a (Brit) colleague of mine was learning with a local instructor. At one point she told him she really needed to practise reversing, to which he replied, ‘Oh, they don’t ask ladies to go backwards here.’ 😂

That was ages ago though - I bet they do now, far more cars on the roads.

My fiancé was the other way round. He’s been driving for 18 years and struggled to pass his motorbike test!!

Get it rebooked OP.

Third time lucky!

Oh came back to say I know of two different stories where people shouldn’t really have passed.

years ago a friend of mine got a morning cancellation and had been out drinking hours before so was either still drunk or badly hungover when taking her test!

another friend did the majority of her test behind a herse so couldn’t go anywhere and she subsequently passed without really doing any manoeuvres!

I passed first time, my 18yo passed 2nd time in October

I passed on my third attempt....keep going op!

That’s absolutely awful- Poor friends.
No wonder you were nervous- Anyone would be in those circumstances.

Like last year , those four young lads in a car that came off the road in Wales-

There was talk of not allowing young and newly qualified drivers to be able to carry passengers for at least six months after passing a test- very good idea, I think.

7!

the final test was going to be my final
test! On my second test, it was the same guy who finally passed me, I watched him add extra minors on my paper before telling me I’d failed. But with no major faults, just too many minors!! But was livid after I watched him mark them down at the end of the test, like they were made up!! I’ll add to this that before the test, he asked me which team I supported because I told him the previous night I’d watched the team to relax because he’d asked me to make conversation. Let’s just say our teams are huge rivals (think Celtic/rangers) and I think it went against me!

When I eventually passed, it was the same examiner!

I passed on my second try, over thirty years ago, and haven't driven since!

I was first time, both in the UK (at 17), and then in Australia (at 22). Also my Advanced Driving Test. Drove for almost 30 years without incident. Then, in the last 2 years, I've hit a wall whilst reversing, scraped the underside of the car on a high kerb, and also scraped the door on a pillar. I blame menopause. I can't suddenly have become a terrible driver?!

My sister was 3rd time, and my brother either 4th or 5th. But they got there! As will you. 😀

My 1st test was 10 days after my friends were involved in a fatal crash, I failed and was a bag if nerves. Lots of expectations as everyone knew.

Passed 2nd time, didn't tell anyone about it and took a lot of kalms tablets.

Don't give up

Best of luck 🤞
You can do it!!
Your instructor wouldn’t put you in for the test if he didn’t think you were ready.

I passed first time, had ten lessons one a week after I turned 17 and was on the road 3 months later.

That was 43 years ago so no theory test, just a few Highway Code questions.

The answer is do it until you pass

5th time, I did it the fifth time in my own car, felt more relaxed.

I passed first time but I shouldn't have. I am fundamentally unsafe on the roads. I would have run a red light the week before my test if my instructor hadn't slammed the breaks and I nearly crashed on a roundabout just before the test. My parents wanted me to pass even though I was obviously terrible. I haven't driven since.

You could this as comfort that driving tests aren't that great at testing drivers 🤷‍♀️

My ex husband failed ( at 17) because he was asked to “ Take the next available left turn, and he turned at the first left into a no entry ⛔️ road..

He passed second time and was always aware after that about no entry signs!

I passed first time.

I passed first time but my sister passed on her 15th attempt, she just fell apart during the tests but I admire her for not giving up

What is so ironic, mum and I passed first go ( probably the less confident drivers) but the men in the family passed second or third time-

We try not to crow about it too much! 😂
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