Why Is the UK Driving Test So Challenging? An Instructor's Honest View
What I see from the passenger seat, and what helps learners pass. A driving instructor explains why the UK driving test is so challenging and how learners, whether manual or automatic, can prepare to pass. Almost every learner I teach asks me the same thing at some point: "Why is the test so hard?" It usually comes after a good lesson, when they are driving well and suddenly remember that an examiner will be sitting next to them in a few weeks. Roughly half of all candidates fail, and in my experience most of them can drive perfectly well. So what is going on? The numbers, in plain English The national car pass rate was about 48.7% in the latest full-year DVSA figures, and it has barely moved for a decade. Recent monthly figures have edged up to around 52%, but it is still close to a coin toss. The average candidate takes about two attempts, so failing once says very little about whether you will be a good driver. Why it is so challenging · ...