The local ,1st time practical pass rate at the Taunton test centre is only 30%.
Why should this be, if learner driver’s are properly prepared then success should be achieved.
The question to ask is “am I making lots of mistakes with my instructor” if so then you are not ready for test.The all right on the night scenario rarely works and when under pressure on test day it can often be worse.Listen to the advice given to you by your instructor and feel comfortable that you are ready to deal with any eventuality that crops up.
Our instructors at kelvin white driving school are very good at assessing when you will be ready, because of the waiting times to take a practical test they often have to estimate when you will be ready many weeks in advance and sometimes for various reasons the student has not progressed as planned.
Having a test booked for 7-8 weeks in advance may seem like a very long time to wait, but if we break this down the first thing is to focus on a mock test 2 weeks before your test.You will have probably just completed a lesson ,so the wait is now down to 4 weeks.This is not much time to address any outstanding issues.The mock test does not necessarily have to be passed ,but it will give a very real assessment of your prospects.You then have to decide ,along with your instructor if test success is likely to be achieved.
The good news is ,if you are consistent with your driving a are making just a few mistakes during your driving lessons then there is no reason why you should drive any different on your driving test.Test nerves are often used as the reason for a test fail, but if you are consistently driving well, then this is not generally the reason for being unsuccessful.
During the waiting time for a test to come around , it is essential that you do not miss any of your planned lessons, this can have an adverse effect on the outcome.When instructors book your test , it will be on the basis of regular lessons and how they feel you will progress during this time.
Company policy is that should the instructor feel that test success is unlikely , then you will be persuaded to reschedule the test until consistency can be achieved.
When we look at our practical test results for last week 19/07/10 – 23/07/10 we recorded eight 1st time passes in just four days, I think this proves that if you are ready then driving test success should be yours.
