Failed test 4 times!!

ronaldol

Looking for any advice really. I've failed test 4 times now & suffer with anxiety. (I'm on meds)
I've got into a habit of coasting a lot now & find it hard to stop also my hands tend to shake

Wanderer78

Have you gotten many professional lessons?

Alanstrainor

You need to work through these issues with your instructor. Well the coasting issue mainly. Can you give us some details as to what areas you have failed under? Or probably more importantly what areas you were marked against on the last test?

Kamil1999

Lots of bollox it is tbh I failed mine 3 times and my 2nd attempt I got 2 grade 2s for gears and 0 for clutch next time I got like 4 grade 2s for clutch( coasting ) been driving around place practicing and did one hour lesson and man told me my clutching is grand but yeah its just them bolloxes failing u for some bull**** like 99% of people drive this way and just making people less confident.have my 4th attemot this friday and been practicing all **** for 2 weeks but well see how it goes but the examiners are bunch of bolloxes tbh

Captain Red Beard

Kamil1999 wrote: »

Lots of bollox it is tbh I failed mine 3 times and my 2nd attempt I got 2 grade 2s for gears and 0 for clutch next time I got like 4 grade 2s for clutch( coasting ) been driving around place practicing and did one hour lesson and man told me my clutching is grand but yeah its just them bolloxes failing u for some bull**** like 99% of people drive this way and just making people less confident.have my 4th attemot this friday and been practicing all **** for 2 weeks but well see how it goes but the examiners are bunch of bolloxes tbh

Definitely the examiners. Yep, definitely.

Alanstrainor

Kamil1999 wrote: »

Lots of bollox it is tbh I failed mine 3 times and my 2nd attempt I got 2 grade 2s for gears and 0 for clutch next time I got like 4 grade 2s for clutch( coasting ) been driving around place practicing and did one hour lesson and man told me my clutching is grand but yeah its just them bolloxes failing u for some bull**** like 99% of people drive this way and just making people less confident.have my 4th attemot this friday and been practicing all **** for 2 weeks but well see how it goes but the examiners are bunch of bolloxes tbh

I'd appreciate it if you could keep things civil in this forum. There's no need for expletives here.

As for your marks for coasting, if you think you're fine there I might recommend keeping your foot well away from the clutch pedal when not in use. People get marks against them for leaving their foot slightly pressed on the clutch while driving.

You may not like the process, but you have to play by their rules to pass. So it's best to work through your last fail sheet and focus on all failing aspects and make sure you are crystal clear on each.

MascotDec85

OP you can ask for a testing supervisor to conduct your test due to your anxiety. It’s a less formal style test and may help you relax more. I’d a pupil in the same boat as you. I suggested the above and she passed.

Best of luck

Peregrinus

ronaldol wrote: »

Looking for any advice really. I've failed test 4 times now & suffer with anxiety. (I'm on meds)
I've got into a habit of coasting a lot now & find it hard to stop also my hands tend to shake

I'd take a complete break from driving for a little while, and then switch to a new instructor from a different driving school.

Not that I'm saying that there's anything wrong with your current instructor; it's just that I get the impression that you've got into a loop in which you expect yourself to fail. and you need to find a way to break out of that pattern and do a bit of a reset.

ronaldol

Think my anxiety completely took over last time & i ended up doing everything wrong but def coasting is something i need to cut out! Reversing is something i'm practicing at the moment