Failed Driving Test
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Yeah I had a similar thing the first time I did my practical test. Coming out of a junction I forgot to check to my right again. When it comes to things like observation I think it's marked down as a major fault, which is an instant fail (in UK at least).
In spite of the fact it may have looked clear to you the examiner probably noticed something you didn't, although they should've explained to you at the end. Better luck next time mate. I was gutted when I didn't pass, managed second time though.
In spite of the fact it may have looked clear to you the examiner probably noticed something you didn't, although they should've explained to you at the end. Better luck next time mate. I was gutted when I didn't pass, managed second time though.
My driving instructor all but called me mentally retarded and made me make 50 right turns before I could do 50 left turns, and when I got it pretty much down, he told me that I should carpool.
Yeah, when I first took the driving test I had to use the driving school's car, and the vehicle literally could not back up straight. I failed because I couldn't get it to back up in a straight line.
The driving school instructor who was there gave me a minor bit of hell for that, but later on he had trouble backing up himself and had the car checked out...and found out something was wrong with the steering.
Of course I never did get an apology, or my money refunded for the failed test. Assholes.
Fortunately, I took the test again the very next day with my parents' car and aced it.
The driving school instructor who was there gave me a minor bit of hell for that, but later on he had trouble backing up himself and had the car checked out...and found out something was wrong with the steering.
Of course I never did get an apology, or my money refunded for the failed test. Assholes.
Fortunately, I took the test again the very next day with my parents' car and aced it.
I've lost count the number of times I've failed. Usually on round-a-bouts. Usually due to me not being able to judge the speed of other cars.
Looking back on it now, it's probably a good thing I'm not legally aloud to drive.
legally being the operative word.
Looking back on it now, it's probably a good thing I'm not legally aloud to drive.
legally being the operative word.
I almost failed my test because I forgot something. More precisely to turn the engine of when we were done and parked at the police station.
Luckily he didn't fail me but if he did... I would have complained. Nowhere does it say you have to turn the engine off. We were still sitting in the car! If I had to leave it, sure I would have turned it off but at that moment? Nah.
Luckily he didn't fail me but if he did... I would have complained. Nowhere does it say you have to turn the engine off. We were still sitting in the car! If I had to leave it, sure I would have turned it off but at that moment? Nah.
It really depends a lot on the person giving the test. I was failed immediately for "poor decisions in traffic" when I was the only car on the road. The woman just said I was making wide turns.
Took the test again two weeks later and passed with no points taken off.
Took the test again two weeks later and passed with no points taken off.
I failed the written the first time around (the goddamn signs), but I aced the driving section. As we were pulling back into the DMV I didn't signal my turn but the guy was like, "Well, just make sure you do that, but still, congratulations." Works for me- plus all my parallel parking test was was pulling up behind a car in a parallel spot.
No, I had the "judge" as well as an "informal instructor", a guy from a local driving training program. Pretty much he chatted the old lady who was the judge up as I drove really averagely, she was too distracted to do anything, I got a near perfect score.
Failed my first time for "Signaling to much". I didn't realize that signaling when turning, and changing lanes was over kill. I ended up getting in the guys face about it and he just screamed at me "IT WAS TO MUCH CAUSE I SAID SO". Latter on I was hanging with some friends and I found out one of them had failed his first test with the same guy for the same reason.
Well, I failed the G1 written test by 1 mark because the questions seemed to have been run through Babelfish a few times.
I failed the G1 exit test once because some jerkoff ran a red coming the other direction when I was trying to make a left at a busy intersection. I started to move, saw it, and hit the brake, but the examiner also hit the passenger brake - which is an instant fail, regardless of the circumstances.
Chances are I would have failed that one anyhow, because on my sheet I also had a deduction for 'failing to move over for a firetruck'. There was no firetruck, and I was probably just part of the the quota to fail for that day.
I failed the G1 exit test once because some jerkoff ran a red coming the other direction when I was trying to make a left at a busy intersection. I started to move, saw it, and hit the brake, but the examiner also hit the passenger brake - which is an instant fail, regardless of the circumstances.
Chances are I would have failed that one anyhow, because on my sheet I also had a deduction for 'failing to move over for a firetruck'. There was no firetruck, and I was probably just part of the the quota to fail for that day.
I failed my first time because I took too long to get into the parallel parking space. I did just fine on everything else though, it's just an instant fail if you take too long.
I had a friend who once failed the test because of his own insistent stupidity. He stopped at a stop sign, and the instructor told him to go ahead. His response?
"Are you sure I'm not on the white line?"
"You're fine, just go."
"You're sure?"
because of his prodding, and to make him happy, the instructor got out with a ruler to check for him. He was an inch on the white stopping line, and was failed, as per the rules (running a stop sign).
Just a bit of advice to those of you taking your driving tests on closed courses, watch out for traps! At the DMV where I took my test, they had a closed course that was kind of like a small loop outfitted with obstacles and what not. If you come to a turn, accentuate your looks in both directions, even if there is no road there. The rule of thumb is this: Chin to your left shoulder, chin to your right shoulder, chin to your left shoulder, chin to your right shoulder. Just glancing out of the corner of your eye doesn't always work, and your instructor may confuse that for not looking at all. Also, they often hide a stop sign right at the end of the course. They'll tell you "Okay, we're done. Just go ahead and pull out of the course and park in an empty space." There will often be a stop sign right at the exit to the course. If you don't see it and stop, you're failed for running a stop sign.
I had a friend who once failed the test because of his own insistent stupidity. He stopped at a stop sign, and the instructor told him to go ahead. His response?
"Are you sure I'm not on the white line?"
"You're fine, just go."
"You're sure?"
because of his prodding, and to make him happy, the instructor got out with a ruler to check for him. He was an inch on the white stopping line, and was failed, as per the rules (running a stop sign).
Just a bit of advice to those of you taking your driving tests on closed courses, watch out for traps! At the DMV where I took my test, they had a closed course that was kind of like a small loop outfitted with obstacles and what not. If you come to a turn, accentuate your looks in both directions, even if there is no road there. The rule of thumb is this: Chin to your left shoulder, chin to your right shoulder, chin to your left shoulder, chin to your right shoulder. Just glancing out of the corner of your eye doesn't always work, and your instructor may confuse that for not looking at all. Also, they often hide a stop sign right at the end of the course. They'll tell you "Okay, we're done. Just go ahead and pull out of the course and park in an empty space." There will often be a stop sign right at the exit to the course. If you don't see it and stop, you're failed for running a stop sign.