[alexmagpie]

My driving test (first attempt) is on the 24th and I seem to jump between feeling ready and totally unprepared. My instructor seems fairly happy, but I still have moments where I do something ridiculously stupid sometimes and I'm worried I'll do this on test!

Did you feel ready for your test? And did you pass?

[Behindtheleakycaul]

I'm a very nervous driver so I never felt ready for my test, but after two years of driving lessons my instructor was just like, 'get on with it or you'll never do it' lol. I passed on my second test, my first one I was so nervous my leg wouldn't stop shaking it was horrible. My second test (which I passed) I was a little more prepared for as I knew what was coming so I was more calm.
Good luck for your test! x

[TheQuietOne]

My first test is tomorrow morning, and after two years of lessons I still don't feel anywhere near ready. I still make so many silly little mistakes due to lack of confidence and panic...I know if I get an unusual situation in my test to deal with, I'll probably panic and fail in an instant. I'm so nervous I haven't eaten or slept properly in days.

(Talking about unusual situations, a bee landed on my leg during my driving lesson yesterday...right as I approached an island where somebody had crashed and I needed to navigate around them. It didn't end well, I'm so glad I wasn't on test )

[iceman95]

(Original post by alexmagpie)
My driving test (first attempt) is on the 24th and I seem to jump between feeling ready and totally unprepared. My instructor seems fairly happy, but I still have moments where I do something ridiculously stupid sometimes and I'm worried I'll do this on test!

Did you feel ready for your test? And did you pass?

How many lessons have you had?

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my GT-I9000

[TattyBoJangles]

I did indeed. I've always enjoyed driving and was a confident driver, which definitely helped. As a result, I wasn't nervous at all - I just thought to myself, "I can drive, this'll be a piece of cake" - and it was.
If I had been nervous it would have been a different story as the two things I hate came up in the test - a horrendous four-lane roundabout joining dual carriageways, and the reverse round a corner manoeuvre. Easy to fluff up if you're shaking with nerves but I just got on with it.

[linkdapink]

I feel ill thinking about my test, which is very very soon. I know exactly where my weak points are, and where I keep messing up. I know what I'm doing wrong though, so I'm thinking to myself "now I'm aware of that, I won't do that on my test"

[alexmagpie]

(Original post by iceman95)
How many lessons have you had?

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my GT-I9000

About 35 I think... plus a few weeks of driving with my dad. I was a slow learner. I should be fine, hopefully.

[TheQuietOne]

(Original post by TheQuietOne)
My first test is tomorrow morning, and after two years of lessons I still don't feel anywhere near ready. I still make so many silly little mistakes due to lack of confidence and panic...I know if I get an unusual situation in my test to deal with, I'll probably panic and fail in an instant. I'm so nervous I haven't eaten or slept properly in days.

(Talking about unusual situations, a bee landed on my leg during my driving lesson yesterday...right as I approached an island where somebody had crashed and I needed to navigate around them. It didn't end well, I'm so glad I wasn't on test )

Adding on to this...I PASSED! Only 3 minors!
I guess this goes to show, even if you don't feel ready it all, it's worth going for it if your instructor thinks you're ready.

[KMLeeson]

I felt ok when I did my first one though I am a nervous person so was terrified which was made worse when I found out that I had the chief examiner who rarely passes anyone. I'd only been learning for 3 months. I made stupid little mistakes that I shouldn't have so I failed but I have my second one in a couple of weeks! My instructor is now coming up with entertaining ways to get me to use my mirrors more, including a picture of Jake Gyllenhaal stuck to a mirror and charging me for every time I forget to use a mirror(he doesn't actually make me pay but I'm competitive and money conscious so it works.) Anyway, Good luck xx

[TheQuietOne]

(Original post by KMLeeson)
a picture of Jake Gyllenhaal stuck to a mirror

WOW that's a brilliant idea

[TheWorldEndsWithMe]

I'm doing mine sometime towards the end of the month (haven't booked it yet, but there's never a huge wait time). I'm not worried, because my instructor wouldn't let me do the test if I wasn't ready to do it.
Nearer the time I'll probably get a bit worried but for now, no.

[linkdapink]

I feel so so so ill. Mine is Friday (I've been keeping it a secret from people IRL, but I have to tell some people or I'll explode!) and I just keep thinking about it and wanting to vomit. Seriously.

[Holz888]

First one? No. I knew I could drive safely, and I was quite confident, but I was still making stupid mistakes and getting dual-controlled by my instructor. Now I know that it was nerves, but I still felt like every time I drove I was just fumbling through everything.
Second one? Yeah I felt ready, but just. I felt more ready to drive on my own than for my test though :P
Third one? I felt way, way overdue. I felt like I should have been driving months ago, and I wasn't getting taught in lessons any more - it was just chats with my instructor whilst I drove around. I was so bored all the time and just wanted to get it over with.