Just failed another driving test today. Automatic car. 16 errors: one serious on a manoeuvre (clipped the kerb: totally stupidly had fixated on using the double white lines as a reference point but the junction was unmarked. D'oh!); one serious related to passing too close to parked cars six times, all of which happened after the manoeuvre where I knew I'd failed and I just lost a bit of faith/focus. My bad.
No minors on observations, control, roundabouts, junctions, response to signs and signals, turn in the road, position and stops etc. So basically, I can drive but need more practice at driving around parked cars in incoming traffic.
Not even nervous any more, have had millions of lessons, hadn't made an error or a left reverse in WEEKS.. I just need to get the monkey off my back. All my fails have related to freaking out on the manouvres and then losing my focus after doing something I knew was a fail.
Are those intensive courses worth it? I would have to find childcare but I really, really need to pass now.
Only thing is, I'm quite friendly with my driving instructor (we probably have spent too much time nattering which hasn't helped) so I want to go out of area. I have this dream that I could learn to drive by the sea somewhere in Wales or somewhere in Scotland, dh could take ds to the beach and have a lovely time and we could come home from our holidays free of this driving monkey on our family's back.
AIBU?
If not, can anyone recommend one? Ideally central?