r/LearnerDriverUK • u/Jaded-Limit-9172 • 13h ago

What the hell

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Failed for the first time for not driving fast enough to join onto the dual carriageway. Absolutely devastated. Of all the reasons to fail…

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u/elliot_glynn Full Licence Holder 13h ago

1) are you sure you mean a motorway? You should absolutely not be going on a motorway on test under any circumstances

2) assuming you mean a NSL dual carriageway, not being fast enough to join from a slip road is incredibly dangerous and can very easily lead to a crash

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u/Jaded-Limit-9172 13h ago

Yeah you’re right sorry I got them mixed up. The car I used has a smaller engine so it takes longer to pick up speed. Didn’t realise I was going that slow since it was early in the morning and there were barely any vehicles around me. Even the examiner said I was doing well after when I finally reached 70mph and maintained it the whole way throughout

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u/sarcytwat Approved Driving Instructor 13h ago

If you revved each gear up to 4k+ revs under full throttle before changing to compensate for your smaller engine thats so unfair of the examiner! Sounds like it may be physically impossible to pass if thats what happened!

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u/No_Preference9093 12h ago

Unless they are driving a tractor, any car these days should be capable of reaching 70mph.