The Ultimate "I failed my driving test!" Thread ‎-MK II

What are peoples parents like when driving? Father went out with me yesterday and shouted a tad making a massive issue over me reving as if I crashed the car, on another occasion he actually started a whole row and nearly made me crash over stalling, in the end I stalled 4 times and cars had to drive around me because we were stopped. It was so embaressing.

He really does not help my driving. I have learn't and will not be going out with him.

Failed my driving test yesterday with only one major. I got this for going 35ish on a 30 road which I presumed was a 40! As soon as he said slow down, I knew I had failed. I now sadly have to wait until next January for a test but can't afford lessons in the mean time. Has anyone had a break and gone back into a test? And how did you find it?

I had a break of nearly 2 months. After my first lesson back my test was 3 weeks away and I passed it first time with only 4 minors so the break can help.

Yeah. Just drove around 15 miles tonight and my mother kept shouting at me and made me pull over because she couldn't cope.

Sister kept running down my driving saying I was crap etc. Its so hard to have confidence.

Oh right that's reassuring. Did you drive in your own/parents car during the break? I regularly do but slightly worried about picking up some bad habits

If you slow down and don't check your mirrors I think other drivers may not see that your slowing down? That's what my driving teacher said once.

I'm pretty sure that they would see you're slowing down regardless of if you look in a mirror or not.

i didnt look in a mirror before I slowed down and a load of cars slammed on their breaks... And I failed so... I'm not sure what my teacher meant I was still in shock

I did a really good drive but i got 1 major for driving too slow

Really? How slow were you going and what limit was it? Were the cars behind you?

I was doing 28 in a 40 zone there were cars behind me and they were trying to overtake but there were cars in front of me so how could i have gone faster i dont even know ,, the examiner herself said that ohh unsually thers quite a lot of traffic today,,

to be honest i believe that i was failed unfairly and its all due to the pathetic quota that examiners follw

I failed for the second time last week, am gutted as it was my last chance to take the test with my instructor as he is quitting next week.

My first test I was so nervous and made silly mistakes. The second test I wasn't as nervous, and drove really well. I failed because at a give way I was going right, so obviously I checked both ways and carried on. Then the instructor put the brakes on and insisted I didn't look left. I did, and it was clear. Surely he was in the wrong for stopping me in the middle of my turn? Anyway I knew I'd failed after that, and only got a few minors. Sigh.

Anyway could do with a bit of advice. I am desperate to pass; I have been learning for a year and have a car waiting for me that I'm paying for and not driving. Like I said my instructor is leaving, and I just need someone to take me through the test. Is it worth looking into doing it in my nan's car as she has the same as the one I have been learning in? Will it cost a ridiculous amount on the insurance?

I was doing 28 in a 40 zone there were cars behind me and they were trying to overtake but there were cars in front of me so how could i have gone faster i dont even know ,, the examiner herself said that ohh unsually thers quite a lot of traffic today,,

to be honest i believe that i was failed unfairly and its all due to the pathetic quota that examiners follw

I wasn't to nervous when I actually done the reverse round the corner so easily. The rest of the driving test was fine. Come up to the Last round about, go through that then take a left and park(test centre) and pass!... right?

No.

I come up to the round about, van on my right, he takes off and then I take off, he stops and goes back? I panic keep going, car comes flying out of tesco towards me, test instructor hit the breaks, BAM. Fail.

He said I had a perfect drive, infact "The best in about a month" and "I'm so sorry mate, I really wish I could pass you but, I'll see you next time and give you your pass certificate if you do the same apart from the round about".

I'm not too down about it, I'm a bit pissed off. That car was going very very fast out of tesco, didn't even give way to his right, however I accept that I should of peeked again before continuing on the round about. My bad for observations.(He came from the right so technically I give way to him, but he wasn't there when I took off till like literally when I put some gas down, moved a little bit over the white line and BAM)

0 Minors, 1 Major.