The Practical Driving Test...Did you Pass First Time?

[Rusty]

Passed 1st time with 3 minors... the examiner wrote so little, I wasn't sure if I'd failed when pulling out of the test centre and he couldn't be arsed to write anything more

Top tips are:-

1. Look in the rear view mirror before you do ANYTHING & set it so that you have to move your head a fraction, as the examiner can't see your eye movements as well as head movements.
2. Set the passenger side mirror so you can see the rear wheel when you do the parking stuff.
3. Don't speed!
4. Only do one thing at a time - don't turn the steering wheel and change gear at the same time (2 of my minors!).
5. Do exactly what your instructor told you to and then forget all of it when you pass, as it's of minimal use in the real world.
6. Don't clutch kick it out of a T junction and fishtail down the road.

[mcandmar]

^ i remember observation being a big one, instructor used to always says that, look in your mirrors blah blah blah. They obviously hand'nt grasped the concept of peripheral vision. And reversing around a corner using your mirrors, seriously who does that anyway?

[irishs2]

I did my test in a Toyota Dyna lol, 17 years ago I failed 1st time on 'observation' .
so i made it obvious I was moving my head around , towards the mirrors etc and passed 2nd time.

[Jamo]

I learnt to drive in a nissan mirca mk1 I hated it the indicators were on the opposite sides to normal cars and you had to rag the hell out of it to get it anywhere, my test was in kingstanding and they take you to barr beacon which is national speed limits area on country roads, I wondered who enjoyed the test more me or the instructor

[Laurel]

My instructor used to say "if you're going to fail, at least really scare the fu**er"

[Christophski]

I passed my theory test on the second go after failing by 1 point. I did however pass my driving test first time with 2 minors and didnt stack my car or hit anything til 2 years ago, 7 years after passing my test and I used to do roughly 200 miles a day on average for work.

Cant believe my first crash was in the second car I ever loved, the S2, luckily the damage was pretty much nothing and fixed easily with new bumper and cross member.

[mcandmar]

1st time for me, but that was at least 15 years ago, doubt i would get past the written test these days.

[Error404]

3rd time lucky for me. All the people I know who passed frst time ended up in hedges within weeks. Failure is good as you get more experience before being let loose on the roads. Of course the standards are not what they used to be...

My instructor used to say "if you're going to fail, at least really scare the fu**er"

[Laurel]

The impending Driving Test is looming, and I've been wondering how many people on here passed their driving test the first time?

So did you? If you have ever failed a test, can you remember why?

Got any tips for me?

Stories welcome.

Laura xx