How many attempts before you passed?

How many attempts before you passed?

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minky monkey

Original Poster:

1,524 posts

165 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Obviously, we're all driving Gods out there, but how many attempts did you have before you passed.

A girl I knew took 7 tests before passing!

I needed two. What clinched the first failure was when the examiner said "Did you see that bus?"

"What bus?" Came my reply..

Oops. Back to the test centre then!

jk888

110 posts

125 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Third time for me. Can't remember what I failed on the first and second time (It was in 1996!) A big mistake I made was telling everybody when my test was the first and second time. I kept the third one secret and passed

joebongo

1,516 posts

174 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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2, went through a red temp traffic light as I was a little to close to a lorry and didn't see it in time.

Second time round the examiner complemented my instructor on how well I had done.

Bluehawk

494 posts

165 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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In Order of attainment

Motorcycle Theory - Passed First Time
Module 1 Motorcycle Test - Passed First Time
Module 2 Motorcycle Test - Passed First Time

Car Theory Test - Passed First Time
Car Practical Test - Passed First Time

ZOLLAR

19,908 posts

172 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Past Theory and practical first time.

RussH91

363 posts

159 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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2, Got over taken as I was setting off after my emergency stop by impatient speeding driver in Hull. Was my fault should have waited but just miss judged it. Passed my trailer test 1st time with only 1 minor though.

toon10

6,140 posts

156 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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2.

I drove better on the first attempt that I failed on.

xRIEx

8,180 posts

147 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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3 for car, 3 for bike. Failed the car test twice at 17, gave up. After the second bike fail I got a 125 and buzzed around on L plates for a few months to learn some road sense then tried again. Retook the car test a couple of years after that.

Stenn

2,185 posts

133 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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I passed first time, twice (unfortunately).

HTP99

22,443 posts

139 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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2 attempts:

1) on my first test the examiner was actually being examined/observed himself, my instructor said that the examiner was probably never going to pass me unless I was 100% squeeky clean. Car broke down on the way to the test centre though.

2) the examiner actually nodded off for a few minutes so I think from that point I knew that I had passed.

rek

129 posts

122 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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3rd time

1st too cautious (drove slowly)
2nd got stuck in traffic and ran out of time

stargazer30

1,582 posts

165 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Meh....

5 attempts.
Tried to push a lorry off the road on one in a corsa. (The pure evil look the examiner gave me is burnt into my mind)
Tried to pull through a red light on another, examiner stopped me and kindly told me to watch the other light.
Some git lauched if off a roundabout and failed me on another.

Changed instructor after 4 fails, passed first time after that.
Been driving 19 years never had a fault accident.

Wifey passed on first attempt (the beech)

furtive

4,498 posts

278 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Passed first time after 10 lessons, 10 weeks after my 17th birthday. Accident-free (and currently points-free) in over 25 years of driving

mwstewart

7,554 posts

187 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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31 hours of lessons and passed first time.

HTP99

22,443 posts

139 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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I know of a guy who failed as test as the examiner asked him to park in such a spot that he was causing a very monor obstruction and a memeber of the public politely asked him to move so that she could get her car out, apparently as soon as a member of the public interupts the test; for whatever reason, then it is an instant fail.

R33dk

74 posts

112 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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19 lessons and failed on my first attempt.
1 lesson later and passed 2nd time with only 1 minor.

Passed theory test first time, after failing every single one I did on the computer before going.

alangla

4,723 posts

180 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Theory tests were both 1st time.

Car was 2nd time, bike was 2nd attempt, but 3rd appointment for both Mod 1 & 2. The DSA called off due to weather between the first & second attempts at both Mod 1 & 2! (The joys of doing tests in December/January)

kambites

67,461 posts

220 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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I passed first time, but looking back I was a pretty terrible driver.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

136 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Failed first time but I did only have 6 lessons.

GB123

231 posts

152 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Passed theory with 100% and passed practical 1st time.