Driving test!!!

Congratulations piggy! So happy for you. X

Congratulations! I didn't see this post in time, but if I had, I'd have been saying that honestly I think so much of driving tests are luck - traffic conditions etc on the day, so not passing the first time doesn't really mean much about passing the second time.

But that's great news, well done.

Congratulations!

Just an update for anyone interested… I passed with 1 minor!!!!!! Thank u so much for the advice xx

I passed my driving test first time so can't relate to doing it more than once but familiarise yourself with the possible routes/local area. Take your time, be calm. Don't overthink any errors you make as even if you make several small ones youll be fine, i got seven minors. if you stress about making a minor your more likely to make a major which means instant faliure. 

I had to do the test SEVEN times, between the ages of 26 and 28, before passing. 

I wasn't failing by that much, either. But, when I passed, my instructor was allowed to sit in the back seat opposite me. 

Yep. Don't be nervous, and do everything correctly.

Nerves first: Game it. Work out what the consequences of failure are. Unless you are under abnormal pressure, it's usually just the expense and time taken to take your next test, and a bit of personal annoyance. And that's a worst case scenario!! So treat it like it is just a task you want to do well at, (and you know you will eventually) and not a "test" 

Do everything correctly: Well for once, this isn't a socially driven popularity test. It's a test of your ability to do stuff well, and guess what? You are an Autist, and everyone knows that when we do get the hang of something we do it abnormally well. (It's one of the reasons for "Normie Oppression") 

And examiners like to see that you are continually checking your mirrors to build up situational awareness.. I used to scan right driver mirror, interior mirror,  left mirror,  speedo, then back to the road quite often, and to do it you move your head quite a lot, which the examiner sees.For extra credit, (and it can be a lifesaver on the motorway) before pulling onto the carriageway, or changing into the lane on your right, move your head and lean towards the R/H drivers mirror brielfy, as that allows you to view your blindspot. you'll usually know what's there, but when pulling out if you have a cyclist passing you in your blind spot that little "lean and look" scan will save a lot of bother... Doubly so if it's a Porsche and you are on or joining the Motorway...

The scan and the "zooming" your head towards the right mirror to check the blindspot as well as being actually useful stuff for the driving will also help reassure the instructor in the early phase of the test that you are at least interested in what is going on around you. It's also quite reassuring to you to know what's going on around your vehicle.

I'm on the ADD end of the spectrum, and it's not unknown for a turn or a junction to come up at me faster than I am ready for it, I have found out the hard way, (eventually, I got away with it for a couple of years before I had a BIG ACCIDENT on the M5/M42 junction.. Fortunately with no injuries but I destroyed the car I was driving, broke the steps off the lorry who I collided with (technically he hit me, but only because he had no choice), and they had to replace some armco where I eventually finished up.)

If unsure of your situational awareness it is best to just sail straight past your junction and cope with the alteration to your navigation, than to try and make it when you aren't quite sure you have all your ducks in a row!

Hope that helps. Tests were easier in my day, (and the guy walking in front with the red flag made it a lot more laid back, too! :) plus I'd done six years of motorcycling before I took my test, so I passed on my first go, but it took me a good ten years before I'd say I was a competent and safe driver. 

Hello

I don’t have any advice because I don’t drive or want to drive a car apart from good luck! Also you may be feeling nervous or anxious but this is a good thing it means passing your driving test is really important to you.