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That's a sample of what's out there sharing the roads,folks.
Driving test attempts
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Driving test attempts
Some tragic figures right there.
One learner passed on their 76th attempt in a previous year and one unfortunate candidate has taken their theory test 128 times and still not passed - at a cost of £2,944.
That's a sample of what's out there sharing the roads,folks.
One learner passed on their 76th attempt in a previous year and one unfortunate candidate has taken their theory test 128 times and still not passed - at a cost of £2,944.That's a sample of what's out there sharing the roads,folks.
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Re: Driving test attempts
Not great. The only 'good' aspect is they're not (yet) out there.
For context, 42 million UK licence holders.
Someone clever with stats could probably plot a normal distribution and tell us where 15,000 umpteen attempts falls on the line.
For context, 42 million UK licence holders.
Someone clever with stats could probably plot a normal distribution and tell us where 15,000 umpteen attempts falls on the line.
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Re: Driving test attempts
Never mind the one's who are trying to get a UK licence,I wonder how many are out there either unlicensed or with a licence from some joke state.
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Re: Driving test attempts
A traffic cop I knew admitted to being awful at paperwork. Used to save up a heap, then plough through.Bustaspoke wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 5:18 pm Never mind the one's who are trying to get a UK licence,I wonder how many are out there either unlicensed or with a licence from some joke state.
On one occasion, he'd stopped someone and taken their details. But it rang a bell for a different stop.
Checked back through the heap - same details, different person remembered.
They set up a check one morning. Unmarked car watching the address, marked car up the road "Routine stop, sir, been break-in s in the area".
Seven blokes using the 'family' driving licence.
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Re: Driving test attempts
According to UK Government and DVSA-based statistics, around 1.93 million car practical driving tests were conducted in 2024.
The total of practical tests in that list is 14,527. That's 0.75% of the total.
Or 99.25% take fewer than ten tests.
Doesn't sound quite so bad, that way does it? Always helps to do a little maths.
The total of practical tests in that list is 14,527. That's 0.75% of the total.
Or 99.25% take fewer than ten tests.
Doesn't sound quite so bad, that way does it? Always helps to do a little maths.
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Re: Driving test attempts
Got to admire their persistence. Perhaps they should get an 'honorary pass' for it? Then again, perhaps not 
