Super proud of this result.

I'm just hoping when the time comes my practical test goes as well as this did!

In a strange situation yesterday, while overtaking a bus that had pulled in (as in I was already halfway around it), the bus decided it wanted to be buddies and tried to move off with me right there next to him. It was a little shocking. I've been working on my nerves so my reaction was to say 'Uh oh!' very loudly, check my mirror, and move a little further away to the right (luckily able to do this due to a lack of oncoming traffic). My instructor, bless him, had a different reaction: roll down the window and ask the bus driver if he was an idiot. Ultimately nothing bad happened, but it did get me thinking: that's surely a case to honk your horn to alert the other driver of your presence (although it was pretty clear in this case he could see me lol)?

If something like that happened in a test and you did a little beep to let them know they were about to hit you with their bus, would you be marked down for that? It feels like you'd be allowed, but there's all kinds of real-world driving (mounting a curb where the sign tells you you're allowed, communicating with pedestrians that you've stopped to let them cross etc) things that don't seem to be allowed in a test scenario and I'm wondering if this is one of them.

EDIT: WOW, thank you for all the help and input here! There's a lot of helpful context and anecdotes about correct horn usage that are really useful to know. I think the bottom line here is that we CAN toot in the right context! Many thanks!

F51yo.

After learning to drive on and off since 17yo, a 20+yr gap since last time and undiagnosed audhd, I finally got back behind the wheel in Feb 2026, at 50yo. Today, at 51yo, I've just passed my test 1st time. With only 4 driving faults! To say I'm over the moon is an understatement. I thought I'd failed several times (no 6 point check twice from moving off and a really shitty reverse parallel park), but I bloody did it!! And if I can do it, so can you!

Thanks everyone, honestly so happy I finally got there! 🚗❤️

failed my test with no driving faults ☹️ had a really unlucky meeting situation, driver on the right side of the road pulled over behind parked cars to let the two cars ahead through, as i went to go through (as i was only normal following distance from the car ahead), he pulled out and the examiner slammed on the brakes- at the end of the test he told me it was just a really unlucky situation and he hopes he’ll see me again soon, definitely with a different result, which was lovely of him

unfortunate but good lesson that i shouldn’t just trust someone will let me through because they did for others! i’ve rebooked for a different test centre in 6 weeks time- do you think this will be enough time to familiarise myself with the area and get a pass?

Just passed after 44 hours of lessons about £1763. Amazing instructor. £40 per hour, I was doing two hours a day. Just glad this is over 🙏🏼

Six years of learning, four different instructors, one crash course. No confidence and I passed!

I was SO bloody nervous and barely slept, only to pass first time with 2 driving faults!

I have been lurking this sub for a while and I wanna thank everyone that made me feel much better about the test. If I can pass, anyone can! 🚗

As a learner, you'd definitely avoid going on the curb when parking while learning. touching the curb is also a no go area when learning.

But in every other street, you'd see multiple cars parked on the curb.

Where did they learn that? Why is it a norm? 🤔

As it says in the title.

My test is due in a week. I have had 50 hours plus lessons and had been doing practice with my husband too. My instructor has said I am ready. Although I had done two bid mistakes in last two sessions but she said it's because of stress of test.

I have been following this sub and watched some test videos too and honestly I feel that it's so easy to fail test. A very small mistake like someone less being impatient or pedestrian being indecisive can make you fail. Is my perception wrong or is it really that much a matter of luck.

All this is making me so anxious about the test. I already am not a very confident person. Any trips or tricks that can help on test day? Or should I just pray that my examiner turned out to be a kind person. lol

DVSA cancelled my test one day before it was first scheduled because my examiner wasn't available, then rebooked me seven weeks out. By then I'd already moved from Scotland London for a new job.

Nothing earlier was available anywhere nearby in Scotland, and I couldn't move the booking south either, since you can only switch to one of the three centres nearest your current one. Cancelling meant joining a much longer London queue and paying for refresher lessons all over again.

So I kept it, travelled back up for the day, and passed with 4 driving faults.

Failed my first test with 1 serious, 3 driving faults.

For context I have a full A motorbike licence and in my lessons I had been told im driving like im on a bike and I need to slow down.

We have a yellow warning for rain here today and it was chucking it down so I was a little more cautious.

My serious was for being too close to parked cars and the examiner had to intervene and move my steering wheel. I was looking at the oncoming car instead of the parked cars.

Fully accept the result just gutted, especially as I pick up my new car today.

Any tips for even booking the next test? Im in perth scotland and it seems impossible right now.

I started in May, and my test is in November. Due to multiple holidays I had (and my instructor's holidays), I skipped quite a lot of weeks. In total, I've done 32 hours, and I definitely don't feel ready, just judging by how much my instructor still corrects me. For some reason, he's not actually telling me if he thinks I'm test-ready - he says I need to feel it, even though I think it must be obvious to him that I'm not ready.

Lately, I've been dealing with a lot of stress at work and in my personal life, and it has led to a lot of anxiety about my driving situation. I also really don't get along with my instructor and genuinely don't want to continue with him, but I feel like there's no point changing so close to the test. I think the anxiety has been making my driving worse the past few weeks. I've started hesitating more and freezing when he asks me a question or gets impatient. A couple of times I even cried.

I'm considering moving my test to next year (probably April/May time) and taking a break from driving for a couple of months while I work on my anxiety, and then trying out a different instructor. However, I am conscious of the fact that it might end up costing me more because of any additional lessons spent revising stuff I forgot.

Anyone here took a break for a few months and how did it go? Was it easy to get started again (like muscle memory), or did you have to do multiple lessons to get back to where you were?

Second test, in Manchester this time my last one was in Northern Ireland, I’m 26 😵‍💫 let’s hope I do this today

I only learnt auto because it’s more relaxing whilst manual seems more hassle especially living in Glasgow

I’ve done about 12 hours of lessons, however I still make small mistakes, sometimes I’m off the clutch to quickly other times I stall in a hill start, sometimes I make perception errors like going to early or hesitating at roundabouts. To be honest though I just feel like my driving is not smooth it always feels like it’s a bit “bumpy” or “not smooth” it just doesn’t seem like a clean drive ever. I have had maybe 3-4 hours of private driving with my mum too but she doesn’t really like to take me anywhere other than estates where again it just feels like a rough drive, too close to the curb, too close to a car, too late as I’m pulling out etc etc. I have only had 12 hours of lessons though but my main concern is that my test is on January 28th and I may only get another 10-12 hours of lessons in and a limited amount of driving with my mum and I don’t know when she will feel comfortable taking me places outside of estate areas. I understand everyone’s different and it can be very difficult to judge as everyone’s different. But do I have enough time to pass? Has anyone else had any similar experiences?

I am naturally an anxious person. Which doesn’t help lol

My test is in 2 weeks, as the dvsa likes to keep texting me to remind me lol.

I know I can drive, I’m confident. My lessons now are just spent driving around chatting. I upped my lessons from 1 to 2 2 weeks ago just for these last 4 weeks. So 4 hours a week chatting basically and costing a fortune

I can feel my nerves kicking in though, any tips?

I’m telling myself it’s just another lesson with a different instructor.

I’m going to bring a drink with ice in as I know that calms me.

Strong chewies as strong mint calms me.

2 main things stressing me, when I make a small mistake it seems to have a knock on and I’ll make more small mistakes straight after instead of just going oh well and moving on. Nothing that would be a serious fault but probs a fault.

I can’t follow road sign directions. So ‘follow directions to Preston’. I see the Preston sign on the exits, but my brain takes in the whole road sign then I forget what exit is what. I have adhd and I don’t know if that’s playing a big part in it but I don’t know how to stop myself looking at the whole road sign instead of ‘Preston is right turn right’
I only have 3 lessons left too so not exactly the most time to untrain that

Hi! Those of you who get private practice, where did you get your insurance? And how much did it cost you? How long did you take it for?

Every time I try and book my theory test, the screen comes up blank, or displays the above image. I have tried continually over the last three days to no avail. Same on my phone. Is this a universal problem or just me??????

Hi, I'm an Autistic adult who is a Man and 30 Year old exactly.

I'm due to take my fourth driving test in 3 weeks time.

What should I do to pass this test and what are your guys advice? I just watch clear view driving test Automatic mock Tests before then?

It is an Automatic car.

So I will have an Automatic license.

The last test result was this ...

Your serious faults

Positioning – Normal driving Reverse park (car park) – Control

Your driving faults

Junctions – Observation, 1

Use of mirrors – Change direction, 1

Response to signs / signals – Traffic lights, 1

What I do? What are the options?

Hi, I'm an Autistic adult who is a Man and 30 Year old exactly.

I'm due to take my fourth driving test in 3 weeks time.

What should I do to pass this test and what are your guys advice? I just watch clear view driving test Automatic mock Tests before then?

It is an Automatic car.

So I will have an Automatic license.

The last test result was this ...

Your serious faults

Your driving faults

Junctions – Observation, 1

Use of mirrors – Change direction, 1

Response to signs / signals – Traffic lights, 1

What I do? What are the options?

I have a driving test booked at a test centre near the one i wanted and I want to change it to another one of the nearby test centres via a cancellation. but, whenever I try refreshing the website, after a few times it locks me out, compared to it taking much longer to lock me out when I was looking for an original booking to buy instead of wanting to change it like now.

I am also unsure how a cancellation would look like or appear when I am changing my test as opposed to when I am initially booking, and wondering if it is even possible at all as I haven’t had hope seeing a cancellation slot previously when I wanted to change my test, and could only find them when booking tests?

maybe i just havent hapoened to find a cancellation when changing, but how would one appear when you are CHANGING the test specifically and not booking a new one