Did you pass your driving test first time around?

dark crystal

Was chatting to my sister today about this subject and it seems both we and most of our female friends passed our tests first time, but both our partners and their mates took two or more attempts before they passed.

Statisically, men have a higher first time pass rate than women, but I've not found this to be the case of people I know personally.

So, guys and girls, did ye pass first time, or did it take a few attempts?

questionmark?

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

dark crystal wrote: »

Was chatting to my sister today about this subject and it seems both we and most of our female friends passed our tests first time, but both our partners and their mates took two or more attempts before they passed.

Statisically, men have a higher first time pass rate than women, but I've not found this to be the case of people I know personally.

So, guys and girls, did ye pass first time, or did it take a few attempts?

Passed first time personally I found it a piece of piss got one grade 1 and only took one lesson to see what the test involved:D. Anyway enough bragging I still think the test is a little dangerous with all the exaggerated movements of the head which take your eyes off the road for too long instead of the much more acceptable glance in the mirrors. Plus I cant understand how the test does not involve parell parking or for that matter knowing how to change a tyre??

Tigger

failed three times in a car before i passed (but i was 17 and cocky)
passed the bike first time tho

PK2008

OP needs a poll

amacca

I'm a female and yes, I passed first time

dark crystal wrote: »

Was chatting to my sister today about this subject and it seems both we and most of our female friends passed our tests first time, but both our partners and their mates took two or more attempts before they passed.

Statisically, men have a higher first time pass rate than women, but I've not found this to be the case of people I know personally.

So, guys and girls, did ye pass first time, or did it take a few attempts?

Nope...I didn't anyway.

tester shafted me (I suspect because I looked quite young at the time)

genuinely performed much better the first time than the second time when I managed to pass.

harboured fond fantasies of taking that first tester out on the bypass telling him I had nothing to lose and I think its time we see what the old girl can do in a game of chicken.....he truly was a horrible surly thick git

next one was a nice woman and my bike tester (passed second time - this time entirely fair to fail me first time) was a tough but fair guy

hondasam

yes passed first time.

Manic Moran

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Yes, all three times.

(Irish civilian, Irish military, California)

NTM

ballsymchugh

7th time lucky!!!

dark crystal

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

questionmark? wrote: »

Plus I cant understand how the test does not involve parell parking or for that matter knowing how to change a tyre??

I agree there.

I'm great at parking, but still can't change a tyre - for shame

nullzero

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

I passed first time. A proud moment I'm sure you'll agree:pac:

Cavehill Red

Yes, both times. Both in Ireland too. Doing the theory test second time around was annoying though.

dark crystal

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

PK2008 wrote: »

OP needs a poll

Wanted to do a poll, but not sure how....

Daegerty

I'm a female and yes, I passed first time

The truck license yes. The other one, well I won't talk about those...

Penfailed

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Yes, in Northern Ireland...different test, I assume.

PK2008

dark crystal wrote: »

Wanted to do a poll, but not sure how....

PM me baby!!!

starbelgrade

The first time I sat my driving test, my car failed.

Seriously. The fucking thing just broke down halfway through the test. Had to get it towed to a garage & then scrapped as it was fucked.

Had to re-sit the test again the next week & I passed.

Haven't broke down since, but in a few years I might qualify for the government scrappage scheme. Not my car. Me.

Atavan-Halen

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Yep! Got 8 grade 2's though. 1 more and I would have failed, but a pass is a pass!

we'llallhavetea_old

failed the first time, scared the poor man to death, broke the speed limit several times :P

done two lessons and passed on the second go

dark crystal

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

PK2008 wrote: »

OP needs a poll

Done!

Cheers PK

EverEvolving

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

Yes, passed first time with (I think) 7 little errors, my OH passed first time with 5 little errors - which he calls upon every time we have the whose a better driver arguments. (I am, just incase you're wondering!)

I passed the very first time about a year before him, thus making me more experienced and he failed his first test for having a bald tire on the car. So therefore I am obviously the better driver.

Man I've had this argument way too many times.

ditzyfitzy

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

YUP......!!!!!!!!

Only 8 weeks ago...!! :pac::pac:

questionmark?

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

ballsymchugh wrote: »

7th time lucky!!!

:eek:

Chris P. Bacon

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Im 30 now,when i was 17 i got my licence but i didnt start driving till i was 21 and i passed the test the first time no bother,but i must say it was the most nervous i have ever been.Im proud to say 10 years on im still accident free.

Senna

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Passed first time. Done my test in 2001, dont think they had grade 1 & 2's then as the tester didn't say anything after the test, just you've passed, sign here.

ballsymchugh

questionmark? wrote: »

:eek:

God loves a trier!!

and accident free since 2001 when i passed!

uch

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Yep did car test in 95 and truck test in 97 passed both first time (GLOAT)

But I'm still a crap driver

jimthemental

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Passed first time but my earliest memory in life was driving the tractor in the snow of 91/92 with my oul fella throwing fodder beet out of a traior to the cattle in the field so I'll take that one as a given since I was only 4 or so

seanybiker

Failed first time. went to wrong test centre second time and passed the third time. Dunno how I passed because I drove way better the first time. Your man following me the first time went up on a footpath and all outside a primary school the cheeky monkey.

Jesus Wept

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Perhaps poll could do with a 'I haven't taken a test' option.

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Why would that option be good? Just skews percentages.

Piss easy, got it first time around with two or three of the most minor error marks. 3 lessons was too much.

Cocolola

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

Passed first time.... despite the tester telling me afterward, as he handed me my cert of competence, that I was a dangerous driver???

It was just a bad day, pissing rain, car completely fogged up, demister wouldn't work, couldn't see a thing etc. Plus it was in a big estate where there were cars parked on both sides of the road. He said I drove too close to the cars but honestly I drove as far from them as was actually possible without crashing into the others.

Anyway been accident free for 6 years. I am actually a pretty good driver. I can reverse park like a pro . Have to admit to not being able to parallel park AT ALL. Wish that was in the test.

But I feel that they don't teach you how to drive in Ireland, they teach you how to pass a test. Just look at what happens whenever we get any kind of icy/snowy weather.

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Parallel parking is my forte.. Fek I really miss my old school bmw.

Manic Moran

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Richie Cranium wrote: »

i passed the test the first time no bother,but i must say it was the most nervous i have ever been.

Think that's bad, you should try a pilot's test. (Passed that one first time, too)

NTM

DonalN

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Passed Irish and American ones first time.
The Ameican one is a piece of pisch.

Oranage2

Passed first time -

Though lets be honest - The test is roughly 30-40 minutes long and you're able to make 7 biggish mistakes - so take a 35 minute test avarage divided by 7 mistakes = 5 minutes/mistake

So if you can't drive for 5 minutes without doing anything stupid you really shouldn't be driving!

Failing your driving test and learner drivers shouldnt be allowed on the road at peak times - Its too danerous for us safe drivers to have to deal with these idiots!!!

mikemac

I'm a female and yes, I passed first time

Passed car test on second attempt.
Passed motorcycle test on 1st attempt

Which option do I select OP? :pac:

stovelid

I'm a female and yes, I passed first time

Passed on second attempt.

In fairness, my first test came through quicker than I expected and I had only ever had access to a car every second weekend for abut four months before the test.

leahyl

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

I'm female and passed first time! My brother has already failed it twice and he's older than me which makes it all the sweeter!:D

Abi

The first test was before July 2008, and failed. I didn't take the test seriously, because I wasn't paying that much in insurance on my provisional anyway. Once they started dishing out the fines and stopping L-plate drivers, that was the kick up the arse I needed. Passed the second time around.

antodeco

Failed first time. Was driving about a week. One major fail. Guy was standing in the middle of the road as I came around a corner. I stopped and waved him on. Apparently that's a fail.

Tried again the following week and passed. I was last for the day. When I came back, the building was empty and all lights were off. I was scared. The instructor gave out to me for reversing around a corner with one hand :cool: Still passed!

Dolph Starbeam

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Passed first time when i just turned 18 on what was supposed to be my 1st day in college with a grumpy old man testing me and i was sure he was going to fail me, delighted he passed me because it has given me bragging rights over my friends to this day...

Also i passed the test on September 11th, whatever way eejit did my licence put it down the wrong way and wrote it 9/11/2005, so 9/11, where it should be 11/9/2005. They also put my mixed up my first name with my surname, dopes.

and yes when talk of licences comes up when we're drinking i normally get a few minutes of talking about mine...

why the hells do i have no real friends?

Kimono-Girl

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

I passed mine first go with one grade 1 mark.

questionmark? wrote: »

Passed first time personally I found it a piece of piss got one grade 1 and only took one lesson to see what the test involved:D. Anyway enough bragging

ahhh me too to be fair the instructor was excellent i got his number off a friend and he was highly recommended, in that 1 lesson an hour before my test he helped me pass! i had been driving for 6 months previously, i was one week over the 6 month minimum wait to do your test

questionmark? wrote: »

I still think the test is a little dangerous with all the exaggerated movements of the head which take your eyes off the road for too long instead of the much more acceptable glance in the mirrors. Plus I cant understand how the test does not involve parell parking or for that matter knowing how to change a tyre??

i agree 100% with your movement/mirrors point but in my test i had to parallel park and demonstrate how to change a tyre! (where i lived at the time had on street parallel parking so i was a pro at it at this stage, also had 4 tyres changed so knew that like the back of my hand too)

DonalN wrote: »

Passed Irish and American ones first time.
The Ameican one is a piece of pisch.

my aunt did the american one and she was saying it was so easy too, i know it differs from state to state, but after what she told me i was wondering are people allowed drive here on American licenses? they really shouldn't be, :eek: at least without doing a real driving test!

bitemybanger

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Passed my B(car) test first time with 1 lesson and a pre test.
Passed my A(bike) licence first time
Passed my C1(ridged truck) licence first time
Passed my D1(minibus) first time.
also have the EB
Next is the artic and a HAZCHEM licence. Fingers crossed.

Yakult

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Passed the first time. 6 months to the date after getting my learner permit. Would have being an epic fail if I didnt pass it in Newcastle West tbh. Was the easiest 20 minutes of my life.

Failed first time at 18, fair enough I shouldnt have passed.
Gave it up for a few years then went back and passed

tan11ie

I'm a female and it took two or more attempts

Oh the memories - 11 years ago i passed first time. I knew id pass, i was a very confident young lady then;)

Saruman

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

I passed first time in 99. I'm a male and I was confident I would.
My sister took 3 goes I think as did a lot of her female friends.

Squirm

Was just wondering how many people would have been driving on their provisional license, before passing, without the required accompanying full license driver? Or how many people currently holding provisionals, drive unaccompanied?

I sit my test in 10 days. I think I will only fail if nerves get the better of me and I fall to pieces. I learned to drive with a screaming baby in the back of the car, so generally I'm not too fazed by distractions... but nerves might be different... I think I am a good driver, for my current level of experience and I would not deserve to fail, but we'll see. My test centre doesn't have a great pass rate.

I have never driven alone (as per the law), but all my friends and family think I'm crazy. It would seem that "everyone" drives unaccompanied. I just know it would be my luck to get fined. Also, I wouldn't take the risk insurance wise, especially when I have an infant in the car 99% of the time. Am I alone in this??

Squirm

Squirm wrote: »

Was just wondering how many people would have been driving on their provisional license, before passing, without the required accompanying full license driver? Or how many people currently holding provisionals, drive unaccompanied?

Never never, even my best friend was not allowed be my accompanying driver as she had her lic < 2 years

She had the nerve to get offended at me
and I was replying, you're not going to be paying the 1000 euro fine if I get caught are you? No? Then shut up

I have never driven alone (as per the law), but all my friends and family think I'm crazy. It would seem that "everyone" drives unaccompanied. I just know it would be my luck to get fined. Also, I wouldn't take the risk insurance wise, especially when I have an infant in the car 99% of the time. Am I alone in this??

Nope but I think we're against a lot of people!

Tomebagel

I'm a male and it took two or more attempts

Passed fist time on monday

CrazyRabbit

I passed before I even took the test. I walked in to the office, the examiner took one look at me and said "Well, you look like you know what you're doing, so you've passed".

So, a note to everyone...when you walk into the examiners office, have a gun tucked into your belt. It's really effective.