The highest number of attempts at the practical test before passing last year was 21
Maybe after 20 times, it’s time for a bus pass.
20?? If you’ve made it to 5 you need to start rethinking things. Drivers tests are not that hard
Driving tests aren’t all that easy in the UK. Not the hardest in the world by a long stretch but they’re very easy to fail.
The practical is hard. The theory is pretty basic. One of the questions I had was
You’ve just had a heated argument and are in a bad mood, but you need to drive somewhere. Do you:
- Drive with some calming music
- Drive fast to your destination and try not to think about it
- Drink an alcoholic drink to calm down while you’re driving
- Wait until you’ve calmed down completely before driving
The UK’s driving test is one of the hardest in the world apparently. A lot of them in other countries don’t even take place on actual roads.
Curious which year you took your test? I didn’t get any questions like that in mine.
At this point if they pass it should be considered a fluke and they shouldn’t be trusted behind the wheel
It’s not even hard. You just read the highway code which isn’t long and is mostly common sense and then take the test. I passed it on the first attempt.
There hazard perception bit is infuriating but the actual theory bit is easy.
Considering the potential consequences of incompetent driving, I’m surprised there’s not a cap on the amount of attempts already.
If not a cap on the total, at least something like “no more than 12 attempts allowed in a year”. If evenly spaced that allows 1 attempt per month, giving time to practice and revise what was failed before.
Any more than that seems to be a case of throwing shit at the wall until enough sticks, or rather, make enough attempts and eventually you’re bound to do one without any majors. That hardly proves competence and capability though, which is really the point of testing in the first place.
remember this is just the theory test, not the practical test. You cant take that before you pass your theory iirc.
I can’t see how you could fail that so many times. I wonder if its the hazard perception test each time.
I passed before the HP test came into force.
Is it the same footage each time?
not sure, I only took it once. Highly doubt its the same each time tho
