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.