How many times did it take you to pass your driving test?

The J Stands for Jay · 08-12-2019 12:15PM

I think the green marks don't count against you; they're just things to watch out for in your future driving

Canyon86 · 08-12-2019 12:17PM

Passed on the 3rd attempt

Failed twice in Dublin and on the third attempt passed in a different test center
Closer to home

Everyday i learn something new on Irish roads tho !!

LeBash · 08-12-2019 12:20PM

Second time. The first guy was a d1ck. Did the reversing around the corner and he said keep going back until I say stop, I went back so far that I reached a second corner and I asked if I was to go around that too and he said I wasnt supposed to speak to him. I went around that corner as well which was onto a reasonably quiet main road and that's why I was failed.

Second guy was sound, he let me have the radio on low as he said it would be a bit more relaxing.I told him after about the first guy and he said that he knew who it was, heard it before and he loved to fail people when he was having a bad day himself.

Heart Break Kid · 08-12-2019 12:23PM

3, should’ve past first, second was automatic fail due to electric fault with brake lights, 3rd pass but should’ve failed.

cj maxx · 08-12-2019 12:29PM

One tip , do it in a car where the speedometer is set way in so the instructor cant see it from the side. It saved me

Wibbs · 08-12-2019 12:30PM

spurious wrote: »

I NEVER text, or make/take calls while driving (I'm really not that important that it can't wait til a suitable place to stop).

+1. And other than folks in the emergency services the vast majority of other calls are not important. TBH I switch my phone into airplane mode when I drive. For me anyway getting into the car is a respite from the "constantly available" BS we've all fallen for.

rafatoni · 08-12-2019 12:33PM

Strumms wrote: »

First time too. 10 years ago. My instructor told me not to show up for the test as I wasn’t ready and didn’t have the required competency yet to pass. I believed he was wrong, it proved I was right.

Passed first time myself about 20 years ago. My instructor told me not to do is as i would fail which i thought was odd as i had done tons of lessons and was fairly confident driving (not cocky) he rang me that afternoon to find out how i got on and when he heard i passed there was just silence on his end, will never forget that.

shamrock55 · 08-12-2019 12:34PM

Car 1st time
Truck 2 nd time

Galwayguy35 · 08-12-2019 12:37PM

Passed it first time.

I took a lesson on the day of the test and the instructer told me I probably wouldn't pass so it was nice to knock on his door after and tell him I would no longer be needing his services.

rustynutz · 08-12-2019 12:43PM

It took me two attempts to pass both my motorbike test and car test when I was twenty. Twenty years later, during last summer, I passed my rigid truck test first attempt, I only dropped one point for a dodgy down shift but I blame that on the spitter gearbox.

I think I was over confident in my driving skills when I was twenty, whereas with the benefit of experience for my truck test, I took 5 lessons before hand and took it seriously and passed first time.

Igotadose · 08-12-2019 12:51PM

Passed 1st time. FWIW, had US license for decades. Took about a year of really hard practice to learn to drive on the LHS. Did get 6 faults but 8 is the cut off. Mrs. passed as well with fewer faults.

keepalive213 · 08-12-2019 12:53PM

3 tests in two weeks, passed the 3rd one, in a van with no tax, heady days.

retro:electro · 08-12-2019 12:54PM

I passed the first time, much to my surprise and to the surprise of my driving teacher. I had a lesson on the morning of my test and as she exited the car she said “Good luck, but I’ll be seeing you next week”. Such words of encouragement.

Mad_maxx · 08-12-2019 12:55PM

Second time round, i should have failed the second time, failed the first time for "observation"

You need to do your best impression of the girl in the Exorcist while passing any side roads in order to avoid the tester using that hoary old excuse

I was great the first time, awful the second time

cena · 08-12-2019 12:57PM

First-time pass.

davedonie · 08-12-2019 01:03PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

1. But I shouldn’t have passed.

Me too! I was approaching a red light getting ready to stop, it went green so I obviously decided to stay going, it went red just as I got to it so I ended up stopping in the junction and reversing back to the white line ðŸ€£

The things you do when you're a ball of nerves ðŸ˜

andekwarhola · 08-12-2019 01:09PM

I Am The Law wrote: »

Car first time @ 18
Bike first time @ 30

Begrudgary is alive and well in Ireland.

I passed my HGV test when I was still in my mother's uterus.

Raconteuse · 08-12-2019 01:13PM

I don't mind someone sitting in a traffic jam sending a quick text to say they'll be late (even though the law doesn't agree) but texting/talking on the phone while actually moving the vehicle? :eek: That's frightening!

Raconteuse · 08-12-2019 01:14PM

But well done to all who passed first time!

Swots :mad:

andekwarhola · 08-12-2019 01:18PM

JupiterKid wrote: »

Twice...failed first time, passed second time. Nearly 20 years ago now.

I actually think everyone should have to re-sit their driving test every decade. There are so many bad drivers on the roads you wonder how they could possibly have passed.

To be fair, a lot of bad driving is just down to people being arseholes. They'd just do what it takes to pass the test and then go merrily back to speeding, tailgating, terrible lane discipline etc

Signore Fancy Pants · 08-12-2019 01:18PM

13 or so tests for driving different things, passed all first time.

Im sure I didnt gett a clean sheet in any of them but theres a lot of discretion with the instructor.

SCOOP 64 · 08-12-2019 01:24PM

Pointless thread only the first time passes contributing.

Allinall · 08-12-2019 01:26PM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Pointless thread only the first time passes contributing.

Passed first go at 17.

Raconteuse · 08-12-2019 01:27PM

andekwarhola wrote: »

To be fair, a lot of bad driving is just down to people being arseholes. They'd just do what it takes to pass the test and then go merrily back to speeding, tailgating, terrible lane discipline etc

Shur one time I saw a young lad triumphantly heading over to his car having passed, hopping in and bombing away (complete with screeching sound) as if he was in an F1 event.

And even the rest of us who are considerate drivers - we wouldn't be doing the exaggerated head movements under normal circumstances either (like the kid in The Exorcist as someone said earlier) even though we would obviously be checking our mirrors and blind spot.

SCOOP 64 · 08-12-2019 01:29PM

Allinall wrote: »

Passed first go at 17.

Get out of here

Lu Tze · 08-12-2019 01:36PM

Passed first time. Very early in the test I overtook a tractor that was within the town limits and thought that might have failed me, and was weirdly relaxed for the rest of the test based on that conclusion!

Professor Genius · 08-12-2019 01:38PM

I’m a man so I passed first time.

coldfire1x · 08-12-2019 01:39PM

Passed first time, one more fault and I would have failed. So kind of lucky.

Raconteuse · 08-12-2019 01:39PM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Get out of here

My friend and her siblings did. Their parents had them practising from when they were nippers.

I think it's generally a country thing - loads of land to practise on.

passatman86 · 08-12-2019 01:40PM

Second time
Failed for not looking left enough first time

How many times did it take you to pass your driving test?

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