How many times to pass driving test?

@DemonicCaveMaggot

Same here . Reversing round a corner was my undoing . The fifth time I actually meditated for an hour before the test and asked the universe ( I know woo ) but I did pass because I kind of relaxed and the driving examiner took me on the easy route and I managed the reverse around the corner because it was on a slight slope . I was euphoric and actually cried when he said I had passed because it was something I was told I would never achieve.

I passed 1st time. I only done 10 lessons in total. My best friend started her lessons 18 months before me and had done 1 every week and had failed 4 times before passing 5th and she passed a week or 2 before me. She was just very nervous. I was nervous my first lesson but my instructor was very much like done let people bully you on the road and be confident as anything I done wrong can be worked and improved on. Everyone's different my dad claims to be the best driver ever but my uncle let slip he passed third time lol! I'm the only female driver in my family and only one to pass first time...... men lol! You'll get there. Everyone's different I was so nervous on my test and surprised I passed xxx

Fifth attempt and it didn't help having people tell me they had ten lessons from scratch and passed first time .

3rd time. 1st time the assessor said: 'do you think this is a PCV test?' (exH, a PCV driver, had been giving 'lessons'). 2nd time exH decided we should wash the car just before (I took it in my own car) passenger seat got pretty wet & the instructor was NOT pleased. He told me to reverse park. I started to straighten my wheels first. He said 'not allowed'. I said Driving Instructor said it was'. He failed me. 3rd time lucky. ExH lost his license (both PCV and car) & I've driven my kids around for 20 years.

1st time by fluke. I was not ready by any stretch, I was a danger to everyone on the road.

No bad thing taking a few attempts, ensures you've got more experience before being let out into the wild.

1st with a lot of minors and I'd a lot of lessons.

I passed first time , have been driving for 40+ years , never had a ticket / points and according to people who go out with me my driving is exemplary.

I passed at the second attempt....my mum took 13!!!! Don't give up just yet x

I had my motorcycle license over a decade before my car one. Got told I would find car test easy... nope!

1st time for car and motorcycle. Sorry

If it helps everyone kept telling me that I'd be crap at it since I didn't fail at least once. I'm not sure why that should be so, no one ever really explained.

Great advice I had was to tell no one you were taking your test. Not a single person.

Passed first time. When I rang my OH to tell him he started commiserating before I was able to get the words out - he assumed I would fail! Cheeky bugger - just because he failed first time!!

2nd time for me but I remember thinking, ‘I can’t afford these lessons and I will not get the bus with my pupils anymore. I WILL pass this time’ I’m very stubborn.

Oi, I'm very careful, I just can't park very well, my actual driving is alright though I hope

Taking your first test at 52 is no reason for you to fail. If anything you should be calmer and less intimidated by an examiner than younger people.

Best wishes for your test.

Wow that is strange!

Took me two times. I failed the first time due to rolling back a bit on a hill.

I passed first time with 1 minor.

Passed on my 6th attempt. First time I would have passed if I'd spoken up as the examiner put his dual control brake on whilst I was creeping forward at a junction (cars parked on pavement either side so couldn't see) he thought I was going to just go, should have said something. Went to pieces after that and failed each and every time. My instructor said he'd happily let me drive him anywhere just couldn't do it under test conditions. The time I did pass I had my partner in the back of the car which made me feel calmer. He wasn't allowed to speak to me but just having him there worked.

Got it third go.

Never met a good driver who passed first go

My mother passed on her fifth attempt aged 44. She was a nervous driver for a few years but gradually improved😊 two of my daughters passed on their second tests and one on her first attempt. I believe it’s a bit of luck, the examiner you have on the day and conquering nerves. Good luck 😉

Eek. I have my first test booked for end of April at the age of 52. I’m not sure what I was thinking really!

Fourth time. Over a period of several years too. One test, in my little Mini, the examiner had someone examining him. A very large bloke in the back of a small car, didn’t help the nerves. I complained and got a free test.

I couldn’t reverse round a corner, despite every trick known to man to help. By some fluke, I did it perfectly on the last test. Keep going!

3rd time lucky. I wasn’t ready for my first test but I was moving back home after university so had to give it a shot before changing instructors. It did wonders for my confidence though, as I very nearly passed. I made a couple of stupid mistakes second time, but viewing my third test as one step closer to passing helped take some of the pressure off and meant I wasn’t as nervous.