Driver passes test at 24th try

7/7/14

By Matt Gibson

Perseverance has ultimately paid off for Britain’;s most persistent learner driver.

The 24-year-old woman from Chippenham in Wiltshire, who will stay anonymous, has ultimately passed her driving test following failing it 23 occasions.

The student driver, who passed on her 24th attempt, was 1 of 8 people in Britain to have taken their test at least 20 times by the finish of 2013.

The information was obtained in a Freedom of Details request produced by the Press Association to the Driving and Car Requirements Agency.

200 failed tests

It shows that 10 drivers in the UK notched up a total of 200 failed tests among them.

The drivers, who have now all passed their tests, are comprised of 4 males and 6 ladies.

The lady from Chippenham was the joint youngest alongside another 24-year-old woman from Birmingham.

The oldest was a 27-year-old man who also lives in Birmingham.

‘Driving test is performing its job’;

The 10 motorists earned their complete licences at test centres across the UK such as Manchester, West Yorkshire, Glasgow and London.

Kevin Clinton, head of road safety at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, stated: “To some extent this information shows that the driving test is undertaking its job by failing folks who are not yet prepared to gain a full driving licence.

“It may possibly be that repeated failures are down to not preparing properly sufficient ahead of the test or it could be that they need to have far more particular assist on particular aspects of their driving.

“We’;d advise these learners to think about the causes they are failing and discuss them with a driving instructor.

Driving competence tested

“For some people, taking a break rather than trying to take the test again quickly might support, specifically if they have got into a mental state of virtually expecting to fail because they have failed many occasions currently.”

Mike Frisby is the chief examiner of the Driving Instructors Association, which represents 11,000 members across the UK.

He mentioned: “There’;s a bit of a misconception that individuals will fail on the manoeuvres, but the reality is driving competence.

“Emerging from junctions, misjudgments of other automobiles – these are the principal concerns.”

Driver passes test at 24th try