failed my driving practical again

can anyone tell me why u have to do 60mph on country roads with blind bends? i've just failed again 4th time for doing 45mph on country roads this time i had to change into 3rd gear to get round safely. i thought u were suppose to drive carefully and with caution on these roads but last two times i got 1 serious and 6 minors and was told i wasn't going fast enough on the country lanes! any advice on this?

i cant really comment without judging the country road for myself. however, if there were blind bends then 45mph seems too fast! sounds a bit unfair for them to fail you for going too slow!

Tests are a money spinner thesedays I'm afraid to say... Some of my friends swear blind they were failed unfairly, my test is in November and I hope and pray that the Examiner is just.

ive been failed 3 times (still havent passed ), each time i got one major and like 6 minors. i dont think they were really fair because my overall driving was excellent, just the odd careless (non-dangerous lol) mistake.

Yeah, it's extremely unfortunate. Most my friends passed on their 3/4th time. My instructor says I'll be ready for my test when it comes, but I've said to him I don't expect to pass the first time given the current situation of the tests.

i failed for doing 20 in a 30 the first time..even thou it was cardiff city centre and there were padestrians weaving in and out of cars and i had to do an emergancy stop twice.

did you slow down just for the bends or did you drive all the way at 45mph? it can be dangerous if someone was coming at 55-60 behind you and because they couldnt see you there could be an accident.

love Katy ***

can anyone tell me why u have to do 60mph on country roads with blind bends? i've just failed again 4th time for doing 45mph on country roads this time i had to change into 3rd gear to get round safely. i thought u were suppose to drive carefully and with caution on these roads but last two times i got 1 serious and 6 minors and was told i wasn't going fast enough on the country lanes! any advice on this?

The route is irrelevent - to pass your test the examiner needs to feel confident that you will be safe driving anywhere...even if it involves turning right on a roundabout.

Complaining about the route is rediculous - it's like complaining that the contents of this yrs A level exam was different to the past papers you'd perfected.

The recent changes to the test are excellent if you ask me - instead of learning more after you've passed and are out driving alone they are trying to get learners up to the standard they will be forever.

Took me 3 times to pass (edders if you're ever re-taking the examiners in Dorchester are sweethearts...I drove over there from Bournemouth for all 3 of my tests because my instructor had an arguement with the examiners in B'mouth), my sister failed 5 times under the old (pre-theory test) system and has now given up. Passing my test was one of the best things I ever did

... Was that your major?

I passed first time but I totally disagree with you. I TOTALLY DEPENDS ON THE ROUTE. How can you think it doesn;t? Every time its gonna be different .. there might be a crap driver in front of you, a bus pulling out in front of you etc.... I had none of this and I was very lucky to pass ...

the fact that he cant drive.

If you are a good driver (like if you know your A level syllabus well) you will pass regardless of the route (or the specific questions covered in the exam paper).

Admittedly some people do get lucky and pass on an easy route (or get an exam paper covering the small amount of stuff that they know well), that doesn't mean that a hard route (or paper) is an excuse for failure.

If you are a good driver (like if you know your A level syllabus well) you will pass regardless of the route (or the specific questions covered in the exam paper).

Just because you pass your test does not necessarily mean you are a good driver. Similarly, good drivers can also fail because the test conditions are so arbitrary that one other idiot doing something wrong can cause you to do something that isn't entirely "textbook" and fail because of it.

I passed first time, though I have no idea how. I picked up two minors for driving too slowly, but not a major - I think that was rather unfair, whoever got that. I still don't think I'm a good driver, and I won't be for many years.

Just because you pass your test does not necessarily mean you are a good driver. Similarly, good drivers can also fail because the test conditions are so arbitrary that one other idiot doing something wrong can cause you to do something that isn't entirely "textbook" and fail because of it.

I passed first time, though I have no idea how. I picked up two minors for driving too slowly, but not a major - I think that was rather unfair, whoever got that. I still don't think I'm a good driver, and I won't be for many years.