to think it's a bit pointless just rebooking driving tests again and again when I don't seem to have learned anything more to help me pass?

[working9while5]

In two minds about this.

Have failed three tests. Have another tomorrow but not feeling particularly confident about it as I seem to be making the same sorts of mistakes in lessons now that I did before the previous tests.

It's the new "independent driving" section that's doing me in. All my errors on the previous two tests have been in this section to the extent that I had no minors on the rest of the test but serious errors in this section. Basically, they show you a little diagram with three changes of direction (which you will usually need to change lanes for etc) and you have to remember it and execute it. They can ask you to follow signs too, but I haven't had this yet.

If I'm honest, I just don't feel I have enough experience to co-ordinate everything I know with the memory requirements. If I were out on the road as a real new driver, I would probably stick to familiar routes until I was more confident with driving on my own but I have to do this as it's the new requirement so need to find a way round it. I've been saying to my driving instructor that I really need a lot more practice but he thinks I'm "ready" - I think the results speak for themselves, really!

Is it my attitude? Should I just keep taking tests until it all works and they give me a license? Should I buy a car and drive with my dh for a few months with occasional lessons to keep me on track? Am I just unlucky? Should I give up taking tests until my baby sleeps through the night and I am not a walking zombie?

Any tips?

I passed on the fourth attempt. I actually had a big gap without lessons between test 3 (which I only failed on a maneouvre, reversing round a corner ) and test 4 and tbh, wasn't driving particularly well at all.

But the big difference was that I decided that it was about time I passed and so even though I clocked up a fair amount of minors, I drove with more confidence and therefore passed. It really is all about confidence.

Good luck for tomorrow!

I haven't got a clue what you are talking about and feel quite sure that if I took my test again I'd fail !

Don't give up i gave up a while ago and now i regret it because I pretty much need to start again,i faied multiple times even though on the last one the examiner practically did it for me by even telling em what to do like chec mirrors and coating down the turn offs on the roundabouts - still failed.