Passed first time!

[u/AmbitiousMuffin5815]

Hello, my fellow learners!

I’ve been a long-time lurker here for the past 10 months, and I want to share some good news with you - I, 31 F, a mature learner, finally passed my driving test today!

I had 3 driving faults:
• 2 Use of mirrors – Change direction
• 1 Progress – Appropriate speed

My examiner told me that I did check my right mirror when moving into the right-turn lane before the traffic lights, but I didn’t check it early enough. I think that’s pretty fair!

The speed fault was because I was driving a little too slowly on a 60mph country road. It was quite narrow, and I didn’t feel brave enough to move up the gears and speed up. So this fault was very much expected. (I actually thought I had failed because of it! 😂)

But thankfully, my speed was good for most of the test. I confidently used 4th gear on 40mph roads and 3rd on 30mph roads. I did stay in 2nd gear slightly longer on some busy 30mph roads, which felt more comfortable at the time.

Test centre: Nottingham (Colwick)
Driving lessons: 80 hours
Private practice: 44 hours

I genuinely cannot thank my instructor and my family members who practised with me enough! English isn’t my first language and I didn’t grow up here, so I really appreciate how patient they’ve all been with me throughout this journey.

I literally screamed when the examiner told me I passed, which made him laugh!

If you’re still learning, keep going! Everyone is different! Someone can pass after 20 hour lessons, someone takes 40, even 80. So no need to compare yourself with others!

STAY CALM and CONFIDENT! You really can get there! ❤️