How many times did it take you to pass your practical UK driving test?

I'm going for my 3rd test soon and want to know if I'm a loser if I don't pass lol 

Oh good luck!

(1st try, sorry)

I failed mine once, and passed on my second try! It wasn't easy!

Thanks!

I'm hoping my 3rd is my last! I made really silly mistakes on my second one so hopefully this one will be enough to pass!

I failed my first one and passed on my second, as well. It was the Corsa's fault... it has that stupid cuff you have to lift up and slip into reverse and sometimes you don't realise it's still in first and you accelerate and WHAM, you hit the curb! HAHAHAHA. I can laugh now, but I was traumatised when it happened.

Don't worry about things, and you're definitely not a loser. I have a co-worker who took his test three times before passing and his partner did the same thing. You can do it!

Your not a loser! I have one friend who took hers 6 times before she passed and another who took 7! Its a very hard test. Just try to relax and not psyche yourself up too much for it. Whens the big day? Good luck! 

I failed my first one and passed on my second, as well. It was the Corsa's fault... it has that stupid cuff you have to lift up and slip into reverse and sometimes you don't realise it's still in first and you accelerate and WHAM, you hit the curb! HAHAHAHA. I can laugh now, but I was traumatised when it happened.

I was PETRIFIED I was going to this in my driving test in my instructor's corsa!

I've done it twice! Once when I was visiting in 2003 and then on my test... stupid stupid Corsa... don't let me car know I've said this, even though I hate the cuff we've bought a Corsa because they're so economical haha

This is my fear...I have NEVER driven a manual and the times I have tried to learn have ended miserably   Does anyone know how to get a provisional license and how long does it last? 

And you're not a loser!  Those darn tests can be difficult and confusing!

This is my fear...I have NEVER driven a manual and the times I have tried to learn have ended miserably   Does anyone know how to get a provisional license and how long does it last? 

And you're not a loser!  Those darn tests can be difficult and confusing!

I only drove automatic in the states as well so learning to drive a car over here that was manual, on the other side of the road with all those crazy round-abouts made me feel like i was starting from scratch and was really hard. I felt like all I knew how to do when i started was steer  But, I learned and it took me about 6 months so just dive right in and do it is my advice.

To get a provisional license is really just a case of filling out a form, paying a fee and posting your documents including your passport to the DVLA.  Mine took about 3 weeks to come but i think they say up to 6 weeks it can take.  Then get yourself some shiney new 'L' plates and hit the road 

To get a provisional license is really just a case of filling out a form, paying a fee and posting your documents including your passport to the DVLA.  Mine took about 3 weeks to come but i think they say up to 6 weeks it can take.  Then get yourself some shiney new 'L' plates and hit the road 

You don't need L plates if you're within 1 year of moving here.  After 1 year, you do. 

The provisonal license lasts forever.  Well maybe not forever, lol, but I think its a long time.
Here are some sites:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/DG_4022561

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_10012514

thanks!!!  I think I will just dive right in...Lord knows I won't have anything else to do while I look for work haha  might as well learn to drive all over again! 

You are not a loser Princess, I was 4th time lucky in the UK and took 4 tests in the US and never passed so thats 8 in total for me. Best of luck, just try and relax and focus and do your best.

So Princess, have you taken the test yet?

You don't need L plates if you're within 1 year of moving here.  After 1 year, you do.

And after 1 year, you are also subject to the other conditions of a U.K. learner, including being accompanied by a "qualified driver" who is over 21 and held a license 3 years or more.