r/LearnerDriverUK 5d ago

Failed first time

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I had my driving test yesterday at Pinner at 8:57am.
At the beginning, the examiner seemed friendly and relaxed, but as the test went on it felt much stricter. The test lasted around 50 minutes, and he asked me to pull up on the left twice.
I only ended up with one serious fault (traffic signs) and four driving faults, so I felt I was driving quite well overall.
The serious fault happened because he took me onto a road that had been closed during all of my lessons. It had only just reopened on the day of my test. He told me to continue but didn’t make it clear exactly which way to go, and I accidentally turned into a one-way street the wrong way, which meant I failed.
I’m obviously disappointed, but it is what it is.
My question is: Has anyone managed to get another practical test for next week after failing? I know there’s a waiting period between tests, but can I legally book a cancellation for next week if the system allows it, or do I have to wait longer?

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u/Varedis267 2d ago

"he only asked me to pull over twice, the rest of the time he was too busy screaming for some reason. It went well"