How many times did you take your driving test before you passed?

Learner drivers - Learner Drivers
@Humbug25 (12540)
September 20, 2008 6:10am CST
When I took my driving test there was none of this written test and things that you have to do now. I took my driving test then the examiner flipped (literally) through some flash cards with traffic signs on them and asked me what the one he stopped at meant, asked me a question about motorways and that was it, passed. I must admit it was my second attempt but I passed and that was the main thing though I did pass my motorcyle test the first time around, which was pretty much the same sort of process. How many times have you taken your driving test? Will you keep going until you pass or eventually accept that you were always meant to be chauffeur driven!
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@chinniR (661)
• India
24 Sep 08
hi, i passed my test the very first time. i took the test for both two and four wheeler the same day. i really didn't find any difficulty. everything was fine with me and went great. i got the license after i completed my college and now i can drive anywhere in the country. happy mylotting!
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@Humbug25 (12540)
26 Sep 08
Hello chnniR Sounds like it was pretty much stress free and an uneventful experience for you, lucky thing!! Thanks
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@Humbug25 (12540)
26 Sep 08
How jammy were you then amitsh8888 ?!!
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• India
25 Sep 08
I passed my Test within 10 min because A Question paper already had answer marked on it . For Driving Test I gone with my Car . But I passed witout touching my Car. I got My Licence within 10 days . ( But My Dear It does not means I dont know driving . I follow the all rule except One . Guess which One ? That why MERA BHARAT MAHAN ........
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
23 Sep 08
i passed the first time with both the written and the multiple choice. how old r u anyway? it was in the 80s when i learned to drive.
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
28 Sep 08
i was born in uk, but dont remember much, because i was raised in usa. i am 44.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
26 Sep 08
Hi ya fifileigh I am the ripe age of 37 and I am from the UK where everything is different, look at which side we drive on for goodness sake!! I passed my test in 1990 I think it was. Such a long time ago! Thanks
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• United States
27 Sep 08
I only had to take the driving test one time and I passed it. I had to take the written test. Then I had to drive up the street and do a 3 point turn. Then he wanted me to drive back to the license place and park in a parking spot. Then we went in and I had to tell him what the signs were and that was it. Then I got my license and I was a proud girl that day. LOL
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@Humbug25 (12540)
30 Sep 08
Hello sweetgirl_k1 There wasn't much to your test then? A bit like mine! Thank you for your response
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
23 Sep 08
The first time I went to the driver's license bureau, I didn't get a chance to drive. The first thing they did was give me a vision test, and I failed. I didn't try again until after I married. My husband's out of state license had expired, so we went together to get our Oklahoma driver's license. We both passed both the written test and the driving part of the test, but I made a better score than he did. I've tried not to rub it in too much.
@Humbug25 (12540)
26 Sep 08
Yeah I bet bellis716 Thanks for your response
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• India
23 Sep 08
I have only completed write test but i cannot drive my bike but i want to go in this month to show my test drive i think that i will be pass in that test because i was learn very will to ride my bike. I think i will get my license soon.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
26 Sep 08
Hi there remorex007 Well good luck with that then. Thanks
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@razor123 (979)
• India
22 Sep 08
Well I passed the test in the first shot only. During my training itself i used to drive the car very well that's what the instructor had told me. When I went for the test I drove very well and was passed in the first attempt itself. But I have seen some people who have failed in the first attempt and then later on go for a retest to get their final license. Its a real pain when such a thing happens. To go so many times to the RTO especially for people who are buys and stay far away from the RTO. I'm happy I got my license without any problems.
@Humbug25 (12540)
22 Sep 08
Hi there razor123 I should think you were happy to have passed first time, I think I would have been too but I was still happy to have passed when I did. Thanks
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• United States
21 Sep 08
I took teh drivers ed calss in high school and tookt he written test in school with my teaehr, then I took the signs test at the DMV where I mised 1 sgn, and passed teh driving test with a B ( i messed up on the 3 point turn). But overall passed on the first try. If I were a person that was already on my 3rd try I think I would give up and stick to public transportation.
@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hello miamilatte2006 I think it would depend on for what reason I need a driving licence like for work or something and also if I failed on stupid mistakes like clipping a curb or something! Thanks
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
20 Sep 08
I was lucky enough to pass the first time that I did the exam. I was really terrified because I did not know how to do the reverse properly. The car instructor told me how to do it, the same morning that I was going to do the test.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hello ronaldinu Maybe your instructor thought that if he taught you how to do it last minute you wouldn't worry or forget how to do it when the time came Thanks
• Canada
21 Sep 08
I went for my drivers license when I was sixteen and passed the first try but I had taken a drivers program before I went for my license so I had a lot of practise before I went to try . Had I failed I would have went back again and again , although if one kept failing , one would start to feel pretty defeated . I can't imagine not having my license as I live in the country and so we are so far away from everything . Although I did pass and have no problems driving in the area in which we live . I don't believe I would be able to drive in the city because I have a hard time understanding the lights and the four way stop and the double lanes because we have none of that where I live and because it has been so many years since I firt got my license that what I had learned , I have now forgotten because I have never had to do any of this .
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@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hi ya samtaylorskykierajen Well if you have no need to go into the city then that is ok then!!. I live in a town and that is fine but I would never drive around somewhere like London unless I had someone in the passenger seat telling which lane to get into and where to turn! Thanks
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
30 Sep 08
I took a written learners exam to get my learners license then drove for almost a year until i was old enough for a real drivers license. Then i took the exam a total of two times to get my license. About 4 years later i took another drivers exam twice to upgrade my license to a higher class so i could drive ambulances.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
30 Sep 08
No i don't anymore. I started the course for being a paramedic and ended up withdrawing due to certain circumstances. I now fix computers.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
2 Oct 08
Gone from fixing people to fixing pc's eh? Same sort of thing I guess!!
@Humbug25 (12540)
30 Sep 08
Hi ya saundyl Do you still drive an ambulance? I think you have to have really good driving skills and obserbation skills to be able to that sort of job, good one!! Thank you for your response
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@NrgDfenZ (1810)
• Belgium
21 Sep 08
I have only done it once.. And I passed :D So that's good :D Have a nice day..
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@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hi ya NrgDfenZ Yes it is convenient when you pass the firt time around eh? Thanks
@lkoenig07 (289)
• United States
21 Sep 08
I actually passed my first time! I was a little nervous, so I was kinda surprised I passed but I was confident
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@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hi there Ikoenig07 I think it is good to be a bit nervous but make sure that you are not over confident, hard mixture to get right I think! Thanks
@Metalchick (1391)
20 Sep 08
Eventually I passed on my third attempt. Theory test and the simulation section was easy and breezed through it but the practical was a little harder. When I look back on it think I made so many mistakes because I was really nervous...it's so off putting with someone in the car watching every move you make. Rememeber on my first test I failed for not doing a shoulder check. Not many people seem to pass first time in England anymore in alot of ways though I stongly believe failing a driving test makes you a better safer driver. Ok i'm not saying that if you fail your test about twenty times your make a safe driver because if you fail that many times there must be a very serious reason why the examiners failing you. But I do believe that passing on my third attempt has made me more cautious of the road. In past experiences I have found that young first time passers tend to be very cocky drivers who think they own the road.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hi there Metalchick I think you are right that many young first time passers seem to be over confident and want to show off in front of their mates and that's when the fatal accidents happen! Cheers
@mariab (88)
• United States
21 Sep 08
I had to take mine twice (passed the second time). I will never forget why I failed the first exam - the instructor basically told me I could have killed some bikers if there had been any in the bike lane and I did not observe right of way in a three way street (I had the top sign), which could have killed US! But after that, I was very careful and passed the second one with flying colors!
@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hi there mariab and welcome to mylot! I think we are either over confident when we take our first test or so nervous we can barely move. I was definately the latter! Thanks
• United States
20 Sep 08
I took my driving test only a few years ago so when I took my test I had to take the written part of the test. I failed it the first time I took the test so I had to take it again. However, I did pass it the second time I took the test. Then, I had to take my driving part of the test and I only needed to take that once. I had a really evil woman going over the test with me though and tried to tell me that I had done so many things wrong. That I was driving too close to the yellow line, that I was driving too close to the white line. I wanted to ask her she wanted me to drive on the shoulder but I figured that'd probably get me an automatic fail. So I kept my mouth shut and found out I had passed but because she said I was driving too close to the lines she took off several points and I could have failed. She told me it wouldn't matter because at that rate I wouldn't be driving long anyway cause I'd end up getting myself into an accident. Well, I have not wrecked. Ever. I think that woman just likes to see people fail. She gave all my friends hard times for their driving tests so I know it just wasnt me.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
20 Sep 08
Hi ya highflyingxangel You know you would have had every right to report her. How dare she say such a thing!! Thanks
• United States
20 Sep 08
Yeah I know. It was completely out of line and it was like second nature to her, like she said that to all the teens that she worked with.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
21 Sep 08
i only took the exam once and i was able to pass it!! i got a high score too!!hahaha the exam was 40 items and the passing score is 30. i got 35 and the instructor congratulate me for getting a big mark.hehehe though the practical examination is quite hard for me, but i still manage it and was really happy!
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
oh really, but you got your license right? so guess that should be a happy ending to you!hehehe go luck on your driving!hehehe cheers!
@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hi ya austere If I had to do a theory test before taking my practical I think I would have passed it no problem but I didn't have to that was even better!! I think here in the UK you get 35 questions and you have to get at least 30 questions right, thoughI am no 100% sure! Thanks
@laila675 (528)
• United Arab Emirates
22 Sep 08
how i wish i can learn how to drive first and take the experience of getting a license
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@laila675 (528)
• United Arab Emirates
23 Sep 08
hello humbug25, got no time and money besides, i sometimes feel afraid coz i need to wear a spec and i hate to wear 'em. but i still wish that someday i can find the time and confidence to do it.
@Humbug25 (12540)
22 Sep 08
Hi there laila675 So what's stopping you? Thanks
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 08
i passed the first time around, thank heavens,
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@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Sep 08
Hello ANTIQUELADY It must be a great feeling to past first time, I wouldn't know but it was still a great feeling to pass the second time!! Thanks
@candysky (855)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 08
well... i hvn get my driving licence yet... i so scared... for my brother, he just tk 1 time... n he just get his driving licence within 2 months from learning 2 get the licence.... now i wish to get my licence b4 end of tis year... but my dear told me dun too excited and too expect tat i can same as my brother... so... now i so scared... i hope i can just take 1 time to pass my driving test...
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@Humbug25 (12540)
22 Sep 08
Hi there candysky Well I really wish you all the best and good luck! Thanks
@candysky (855)
• Malaysia
23 Sep 08
Thanks for your support....=) i will try my best...=)
@Laura84 (191)
20 Sep 08
I passed on my second attempt. I failed the first because I touched the kerb whilst reverse parallel parking. It annoyed me so much as it was near the end of the test. I was so glad it was over as that was the worst 40min of my life!
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@Humbug25 (12540)
20 Sep 08
Hi there Laura84 I was born in Cambirdge!! Anyway, wow, 40 mins when I did my test it was only 20!! Cheers
@Laura84 (191)
21 Sep 08
I did my test in Cambridge, it was frightening!