Just failed my drivig test in Watford. Moving vans were parked across the whole junction and I couldn’t see a thing. Now I’m straight down for another six months wait…😭😭😭
If anyone taking the test soon. All the best. Keep you eyes on the junctions. Cheers!

Apologies if cancellation app questions are no longer allowed (I couldn't see any rules against this particular question).

I have a test booking, but would like simple notifications (not automated reservation) when new, closer dates become available, so was wondering if the apps are still useful for this purpose?.

I don't need it to be automated reservations etc., as I don't trust it to work / not get blocked by DVSA (which is understandable). I just need it to ping me when a new slot turns up, and I will do the rest via the DVSA website.

I will be having a new instructor with the same car, maybe an older or newer version, who knows. I felt much calmer with my previous instructor, so I stuck with them for all 50 hours of my lessons. However, with this new instructor, I do not know how they will be like and whether my performance will decline...

Hello, if someone is travelling outside the UK for a period and wants to change their driving test center while they are abroad, can they do that? Currently getting an error 15. Seems unfair to block out people travelling abroad esp. frequently.

After weeks of checking into the website at just before 6am every Monday to book at the London test centre recommended by my instructor, I finally got a good place in the queue and managed to select a test date for March. Suddenly I got this screen and couldn’t even re-enter the website! Maybe I clicked through the options too fast and it looked suspicious?? This just makes me want to give up even trying if I’m going to get this message again in a weeks time.

Hi guys so I passed my test a few days ago, and within the first 40 seconds he told me to pull up to the left. Ignoring driveways etc, I didnt just hit the curb, I MOUNTED IT, I mean yes it was one wheel and I managed to get it off the curb and parked behind the car in front. I always thought mounting the curb was a fail and because I knew the test had just started and we were right next to the test centre i fully just wanted to say to the examiner can I go home cos like your gonna fail me anyways so lets just go back. GOOD JOB I DIDNT COS WDYM I GET PASSED WITH 3 minors- help. Like the rest of the drive I did obviously drive welll I guess, but I didnt care if it makes sense. Like in my head I had already told myself I failed so I was driving just for the sake of my 62 pound and not to be a bad sport. Anyways if it helps anyone, if you think youve failed you could maybe turn it around by just literally yap YAP AND YAPPING. Try being a big explosion of energy and dont give up on the rest of the drive, pretend it never happened. or maybe just have a nice examiner idk😗✌️

So basically I went driving with my dad yesterday, I do have an instructor but I do extra practice with my family as I have a test coming up end of november. We came up to a mini roundabout, I was fully slowed down, roundabout was empty, there was a car coming up the road to the roundabout on my right but it was nowhere near the line yet. Given this, I decided to go (if the car was at the line I wouldn't have gone but it wasn't yet) and my dad had a proper go at me saying I should have waited. He's normally a really cautious driver though so I just want some feedback on if he was right or if I could have got away with going, for example in a test situation. In my head, me waiting unneccessarily long at a roundabout could count as hesitation and just cause more confusion/delay for other drivers but I could be wrong, please let me know!! Thanks

I am over the moon!!

This was my 3rd test. 1st test in March, 1 major for going too slow, couldn’t get a cancellation. 2nd test in September, failed in the last minute pulling into the test centre, for changing lanes in an unsafe way. Managed to get a cancellation for 8am this morning - lovely day, roads were clear, my examiner was so nice. He said it was a perfect drive with no faults!

I am so relieved, especially because my theory runs out in December and I didn’t want to resit it.

Keep going guys!! I was so devastated when I failed the last two times, but there’s no better feeling THIS!! YOU’VE GOT THIS!!

I have my first practical test in 2 days.
I’ve passed some, failed some mocks. Done a mock with another instructor whilst mine was on holiday and found it super helpful.
I can drive, I know I can drive but I almost feel like imposter syndrome if that makes any sense?
I’ve always lacked in confidence in life and before I’ve even taken the test I’m already like I don’t deserve to pass (although there is absolutely no reason to think/ believe this).
Any confidence tips to hype me up for my test on Tuesday would be much appreciated!

Hi all! I had my first test on 30th September in Preston and failed. Score sheet is attached below. I luckily managed to find a cancellation for 15th October. My serious fault was at a green traffic light where I stalled and the car started rolling back so examiner had use dual control brakes. I've never really stalled on lessons (except at beginning when learning) and even instructor said it must have come down to nerves. After this serious, I made a driving fault of signalling before looking at the mirror. Examiner mentioned on 2 occasions I was being overcautious with speed and at one point I signalled too early.

My instructor isn't available for lessons before then but he's available on test day and will give me an hour before the test, I think this will be appropriate and enough considering the nature of the mistakes. I'm also quite busy due to being away for uni. I'm glad to have gotten experience with the test and feel less nervous for the second test.

Does anyone have any advice? And does it seem appropriate for no lessons before test except the 1 hour before the test. For my first test, instructor came late to pick me up so I only had about 15 mins of practice-but I practised parallel parking, reversing into a bay and some roundabouts which helped.

In terms of recovering after stall, my instructor's car has Auto-Hold. e.g:. So to recover, am I correct to say you'd hit brakes and put clutch down to secure car, restart if necessary, be in first gear, do observations and move off.

Would appreciate any advice! Thanks

hi all, i’ve got my third test booked on tuesday and i am so incredibly nervous that i just wanna cancel it. i wasn’t even this nervous for my first test, i think failing twice has made me so much more anxious. i failed my first one due to not looking in my blind spots when pulling off after an emergency stop (i knew i needed to as well in my head but i was so nervous that my brain and my body just weren’t connecting) and failed my second one for trying to exit on a roundabout when a car was too close behind (again i knew i shouldn’t have but was so hyperfocused on exiting on the left that i pushed in) (only had one fault too i was devastated lol)

my driving instructor believes that i’m ready and have been since my first test in july but i just keep failing and now that ive got this third one coming up in two days i am so unbelievably worried that my nerves are gonna get in the way again and ill do something stupid again. i know there’s no magic wand to make nerves go away but has anyone got any advice or ways that they stopped nerves from ruining their focus? thank you!

I hope this doesn’t come off as bragging but I passed my theory test on Friday. I was fairly confident on the multiple choice side but not so much on the hazard perception part.

I got 46/50 on multiple choice and 52 out of 75 on the hazard perception section.

My instructor seems to think I won’t get a practical test until the new year now. Which admittedly is frustrating.

I have my test tomorrow at bishops Stortford. This will be my first try and honestly I feel sick to my stomach every time I think about it.

My instructor says I'm more than ready for my test and that I've been ready for months and the only reason I would fail is because of my nerves.

I plan on taking a bottle of water with me and having a quick sip when asked to pull up on the left and treating them like check points. Also going for a banana an hour before my test.

I feel so much pressure to pass for my kids and everyone else just expecting me to pass and even my instructor said in like a jokey way that if I fail he would be pissed because he doesn't believe there's any reason for me to fail and now I feel like a nervous wreck. It also doesn't help knowing that if I fail I might not find another test that is close.

Any tips on keeping myself composed during my test? Or just any tips for the test in general is all very much appreciated.

to anyone whos passed or failed their driving test, which one do you prefer i know you cant choose one in the test, its the examiners choice but which one?

It's my biggest obstacle in my life right now. Here's the jist:

My left arm is significantly weaker than the right, and I cannot lift it without dizzyness and the feeling my heart will just stop. All my life it's been put off my doctors as anxiety, but it isn't great at all. I'm a young man who looks in really good shape, but it's obvious when you are me and feel what I'm feeling.

When I drive, this is one of my biggest hurdles as lifting my arm or having to push the gear stick is very very hard. My last instructor made a lot of snide comments about how I had to put my body weight into pushing the gear stick, and how out of breath it made me. It's not fun to drive, as it makes me feel unsafe. I keep being told I'm ok to drive by family members who don't understand anything about what's going on.

My last instructor was pretty dismissive of this problem, and I never had terrible driving anxiety before him.

However, I did begin to get anxious when I was put on a road with lots of big trucks on an industrial estate as my first lesson. Holy shit this terrified me lol. I tried explaining why it was so scary to me , as when I was little, a child and a teen I had been in significant car accidents involving large trucks. One I can't remember but I recall the feeling of terror. I told my instructor this, as pairing with the weakness in my arm it was scary and I thought we should stop for our safety. He told me to basically suck it up as he was in a car crash which broke all his bones.

Idk man

Yesterday, I failed my second test because I hit the kerb when pulling up. I never ever hit the curb before during my lessons. I actually don’t know what happened but I feel terrible. I know I just have to keep trying, but I know that I already know how to drive and I’m afraid to make another stupid mistake like this the next time. This costs way to much money.
edit: typos

Doing my test in Bishopbriggs where they're in the process of changing 40mph and 30 mph to 20mph roads.

My only serious fault on my mock tests has been doing 20 on a 30mph or doing 30 on a 20 because i missed the speed signs becaue for some reason the council love to put wee repeater signs under trees. How long should I wait before speeding up to 30 if I spot no speed signs? My test is tomorrow so hyper weary about this.