Submitted 1 day ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/theory-test-book-questions-dvsa-b2862313.html
The highest number of attempts at the practical test before passing last year was 21
It’s not even hard. You just read the highway code which isn’t long and is mostly common sense and then take the test. I passed it on the first attempt.
There hasn’t perception bit is infuriating but the actual theory bit is easy.
There are a bunch of £5 apps with mock tests on them. Even James May did one.
My sister a Nintendo DS game which had all of the tests on it, isn’t what old medium for which to distribute it but I guess it worked.
I just did a bunch of online ones, I don’t think I even paid for them.
Some of them don’t exactly replicate the hazard perception part. My brother misunderstood and thought you were supposed to spam click as fast as possible for the whole duration of each hazard, which worked just fine on his practice website, but got him instafailed for too many clicks on the real thing.
Considering the potential consequences of incompetent driving, I’m surprised there’s not a cap on the amount of attempts already.
If not a cap on the total, at least something like “no more than 12 attempts allowed in a year”. If evenly spaced that allows 1 attempt per month, giving time to practice and revise what was failed before.
Any more than that seems to be a case of throwing shit at the wall until enough sticks, or rather, make enough attempts and eventually you’re bound to do one without any majors. That hardly proves competence and capability though, which is really the point of testing in the first place.
Given how backed up testing centres are I’d be amazed if you could get more than four in a year. I took my test in 2020 (great year to take a test) and the time between me trying to take the test and me actually getting to take the test was about 5 months. Assuming it’s improved a little bit since then but they’re still backed up from what I hear
remember this is just the theory test, not the practical test. You cant take that before you pass your theory iirc.
I can’t see how you could fail that so many times. I wonder if its the hazard perception test each time.
The article also discusses the practical and how it took one candidate 21 tries to pass
… How? The theory test is easy
Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Maybe after 20 times, it’s time for a bus pass.
nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev 1 day ago
20?? If you’ve made it to 5 you need to start rethinking things. Drivers tests are not that hard
Flamekebab@piefed.social 1 day ago
Driving tests aren’t all that easy in the UK. Not the hardest in the world by a long stretch but they’re very easy to fail.
Atias@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
I know people in the Netherlands that are fine drivers after failing 5 times. It’s pretty hard here, no clue about other countries.
MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 day ago
…in theory