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I hate driving examiners!

Took my second test today - failed. It was so frustrating. Coincidently it was the same route as my first test, so I knew where I was going. On the reversing round a corner my front right wheel went over to the other side of the road as I came around the corner. This is a very tight turn etc, and the same one I did on my first test. On my first test I got no errors whatsoever for it, and went even further over! This time I did it even better, but got a serious for my wheel going slightly over! God damn it, that was what I failed on!
Reply 1
is it true that some driving instructors go mental and wack the dashboard if ya do nythin wrong???
Reply 2
Perhaps try taking the corner less tightly :wink:

Seriously though, my examinor made me drive for 1hr10 on roads I had never seen before. The guy was also very unpleasant and kept criticising me, though in the end I got it.
Reply 3
I did! I did 3/4 of a turn as opposed to the usual 1/2 - but it was still a tiny bit over...
Reply 4
is it true that some driving instructors go mental and wack the dashboard if ya do nythin wrong???

lol if they're are instructors like that, I wouldn't have one
Reply 5
id feel more sorry for you but ive failed 3 times!
I failed twice and the second time, which was worst than the first, I got 3 majors, third time 4 minors. DON'T GIVE UP
I failed my 1st test too by reversing around a corner, except i hit the kerb - oops!
Reply 8
a psychic told me that id pass with flying colours

woooooooooo
Ive failed 5 times, not taken a test for like a year and my theory test had expired :mad: :mad: :mad:

I have told everyone if I fail next time I will stab the examiner in the neck.. :mad:

They think I'm joking.

HATE DRIVING INSTRUCTORS THEY ARE IMBRED ANTISOCIAL MISFITTED PIECES OF SCUM IF EVER I CAME ACCROSS ONE
Reply 10
They seem SO strict now. although there are alot of idiots on the road nowadays.
Reply 11
God.. I failed first time, and as I entered for my second.. I had the exact same Examiner.. Oh the joy of it. He was like 'Oh back again I see' It was so unfair.. Luckily I passed with only 5 minors that time.
metta
id feel more sorry for you but ive failed 3 times!

Well i've failed four! :eek: :frown:
Hanzing
God.. I failed first time, and as I entered for my second.. I had the exact same Examiner.. Oh the joy of it. He was like 'Oh back again I see' It was so unfair.. Luckily I passed with only 5 minors that time.

i had the same examiner twice. he failed me both times for stupid things i should not have failed 4
andrew2022
i had the same examiner twice. he failed me both times for stupid things i should not have failed 4


The chief examiner in my area has failed me twice. The arsehole. :mad:
Reply 15
What's worse is when you've failed so many times before that the examiners actually begin to know you personally! One examiner felt so sorry for my lack of skill, he even offered me a biscuit at the same time as telling me I had failed.
Reply 16
dont know if anyone else has heard this but examiners have quotas for the week and so if you take your test earlier in the week, they are tighter as they dont want to over run and get into trouble with who ever!

Also, where in sheffield (where i live) the next town where you can take your test, they discriminate against EVERYONE from sheffield!

Mean!!!!
Reply 17
Examiners do not have quotas!!!

I failed twice - 3 minors the first time, 2 the second time (definitely deserved it that time cos I tried to go through a red light, ha ha ha!). Some majors are really dumb though, e.g. I got one for waiting for a learner driver to do a reverse park. Also, I didn't think I deserved to pass any more on my third attempt than on my first....but I only got 4 minors! :smile:

One of them I sort of got deliberately - well, I knew I was doing it and didn't stop myself - because I was THAT sure I'd failed....drove way too close to some bicycles and thought, "well if I hadn't already failed, I have now"....but then I passed! The examiner seemed surprised that I was so incredulous.

The third test I booked was cancelled because of fog - and I was working myself up for it for 2 hours beforehand! ARGGGGH! My driving instructor said I was driving so badly that he was glad it was cancelled :confused: (driving tests really affected me.)

By the way, I have a friend who failed 5 times! And doesn't it annoy everyone that there are SO many bad drivers on the road - they must have passed their test, so why can't I? etc etc.