Keep failing driving test, NEED to pass, try automatic?

cajef

Judi wrote: »

dont do what i did. Fail once on 1 minor and refuse to go on the road again. Its all valuable experience.

You cannot fail a test on one minor you are allowed fifteen minors, I assume you mean one major fault.

gabbleRatchet

artbaron wrote: »

When the fail rate stacks up you need to ask yourself, are you cut out for it? To be honest, with 10 years' driving and 4 tests it's not looking good. You hear of people taking 20+ tests before they pass and with the best will in the world, these people cannot drive and will never be able to drive. Driving tests aren't perfect but the upshot is that if you fail you've been judged unfit to drive unsupervised. You don't just fail because of an inconsequential error. If I throw enough darts at the board I'll get 180 but that doesn't make me a professional. On a slightly more positive note you might want to address your anxiety issue, because if you can drive in a non-test situation as you say then the problem doesn't lie with the transmission system of your car.

What a helpful post for someone who suffers driving test nerves.

PinkPrincess83

I passed my driving test on the third attempt, and it was day before I was going on holiday so I found I was not feeling stressed as I was on the other 2 occasions because at least if I did fail I had a holiday to look forward! It really helped my nerves. Do you have anything like a holiday or something your really looking forward to? It could be worth booking your test the day before if you have and seeing how you go (I gave this advice to 2 friends who followed my advice after falling 2 previous tests and they both passed!)

I passed my test 10 years ago now, and if I had to drive an automatic I would feel a lot less confident than driving a manual, before you decide for definate why not have a lesson with an instructor with an automatic and see how you feel- you may find you dont like it anyway!!

arcon5

colino wrote: »

Be realistic, the driving test is pretty basic and you have tried alternative training and medication and can't pass. You also say you have no problems with gears or clutch control, then what would an auto really do for your sutabilty for the road? A driving licence, even with the pretty low barrier to entry of the current test, is awarded on some kind of merit, not time served or eagerness to gain one.
Face facts, you might just be one of the many that shouldn't get a licence until you get a lot more training or come to terms it's not for you.

It my be basic on paper, but it's also very easy to fail. The slightest hiccup can see you fail - irrespective of whether it was dangerous or not. I failed my first test because I stalled at a traffic light and didn't restart the engine quick enough, so hardly a life endangering thing and very easy to do when you are under pressure and your foot is shaking.

I'm betting if we took a major proportion of drivers and put them through a test they would struggle to pass.

The driving test goes on the basis that one size fits all! When in fact everybody is different.

Your comment is a bit out of touch with reality to be honest.


Op, don't be put off with comments like this.

artbaron

gabbleRatchet wrote: »

What a helpful post for someone who suffers driving test nerves.

I aimed for a factual post, whether it was helpful or not is beside the point. Ten years and four tests means there is something wrong. If that's to be addressed then the answer doesn't lie in trying to find mechanical work-arounds and taking the test repeatedly until chance alone provides a pass. Plenty of situations on the road demand more stress control than having an examiner as a passenger.

molerat

Have you thought about the residential driving courses. These are often recommended for nervous drivers. Read up about them.

Morganarla

I haven't been driving consistently for ten years, probably should've made that clearly in the OP.

I'm not going to go into details as to why I failed my first four tests as I will no doubt be torn to shreds by some of the unkinder posters that think that because you get nervous in a driving test that you are some scum of the earth not fit to sit behind the wheel of a car.

In each test, I have never had more than 6 minors, the lowest being 2 (which would've been the highest pass of the day had I not made the major fault).

All I will say is that I have had detailed feedback from each examiner (in three different test centres) and all were very complimentary about my driving ability, and reassured me that nothing that I had failed on was life threatening to another person, they could see that it was clearly nerves and that I wouldn't do it if just 'driving'.

Thank you to those who had provided kind, understanding advice xx

Contessa

It may be worth trying hypnotherapy. Passing the test is so important to you so you feel anxious so the test becomes a very stressful event rather than being your opportunity to drive normally and pass. Hypnotherapy would help you think differently about the test. Good luck.

DUTR

gabbleRatchet wrote: »

What a helpful post for someone who suffers driving test nerves.

It was a helpful post in my view too, I could be wrong but I assume the OP is female and still likes to be molly coddled ( and it's not a critism of the OP) sometimes people have to be firm with others so they wake up and smell the coffee.
The OP can pass, but from the posts read, it still seems like they are convincing themselves that they cannot drive on test day.

I remember my 1st test, I was that nervous the car interior had steamed up, the 2nd test the examiner said "up there bear left" I drove up the road a little and pulled in on the left.

He told me off then and said I said bear left not pull up on the left.
I was 'angry' then and just drove to get the test over and done with.
I passed thankfully, but I'm sure it was to do with attitude on the day to the road than just manouvering a vehicle.

DUTR

arcon5 wrote: »

It my be basic on paper, but it's also very easy to fail. The slightest hiccup can see you fail - irrespective of whether it was dangerous or not. I failed my first test because I stalled at a traffic light and didn't restart the engine quick enough, so hardly a life endangering thing and very easy to do when you are under pressure and your foot is shaking.

I'm betting if we took a major proportion of drivers and put them through a test they would struggle to pass.

The driving test goes on the basis that one size fits all! When in fact everybody is different.

Your comment is a bit out of touch with reality to be honest.


Op, don't be put off with comments like this.

I will know if you are 'correct' or not as I'm intending on going for my full motorcycle liceence this year.