How many times did it take for you to pass your driving?

[Singhamh]

I only learnt automatic. I passed on my 3rd attempt.

1st. Just, think it was close!

Passed on my 2nd attempt.

5

first time but I passed in a fairly remote place with not as many hazards and issues as people would have in a town/city.

Ist attempt manual

I had the examiner who has a reputation for being nice and I passed first time with five minors. I reckon I would have failed if I had one of mean, picky ones.

First time. Manual. I was 21

First. But this was in the 80s, and you just had the obligatory 10 lessons (usually a 17th birthday present).
No theory.

I failed my first and then passed on my second attempt a week later. Back when you could book a test easily, not have to wait a year to get one!

Edited to add that it was in a manual.

2nd time . My first examiner was a really horrible rude man who instantly turned me into a nervous wreck . The second man was instantly lovely and I felt at ease .

I did one week intensive course with my test at the end = failed.

Second test I passed after another five or six lessons.

First time, manual

What was everyone's manoeuvre?

Parallel park

Failed the first time, passed the second. I failed for too much observation on my turn in the road (it went down as a major for hesitation I think). I only did it because my instructor said I really needed to make sure the examiner could see I was checking for hazards, maybe I took it too far haha

Passed my theory first time, it had fairly recently been introduced when I was learning.
Passed the driving bit second time, manual car.
The first time the instructor could hardly write fast enough for the number of mistakes I was making 😂 I think I got 3 major errors, I was so nervous. Second test was almost the same route as the first one. I think I might have done parallel park and reverse round a corner.

Ditto

Passed both theory and driving test first time. My manoeuvre was dreaded parallel park. Ugh. Awful. I'd been practising that very morning, fucked it up on the test but wasn't marked down for that, was instead marked down for not looking round enough during the manoeuvre.

Passed it first time 💪 then lost it 3 years later 😏

4

4th manual car. Nervous wreck!

1st. Manual.

i had to do a reverse bay park, emergency stop and reverse around a corner.

I’m still bloody trying

First, in the 80s so no theory test just a couple of questions at the end of test, no parking either, thank goodness, just 3 point turn and reverse round corner, iirc.

2, in a manual.

First one I failed for being too slow/hesitant (can't remember the exact term) but in my defense it was absolutely torrential rain and it felt like my full speed wipers weren't going fast enough. Second attempt was a breeze.