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At what age did you pass your driving test?
17 24%  24%  [ 35 ]
17 24%  24%  [ 35 ]
18 11%  11%  [ 16 ]
18 11%  11%  [ 16 ]
19-21 9%  9%  [ 13 ]
19-21 9%  9%  [ 13 ]
22-24 5%  5%  [ 7 ]
22-24 5%  5%  [ 7 ]
25-29 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
25-29 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
30 or over 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
30 or over 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
I obtained a driving licence without taking a test 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I obtained a driving licence without taking a test 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am currently under 17 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am currently under 17 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am 17 or over and intend to take a driving test 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
I am 17 or over and intend to take a driving test 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
I am 17 or over and do not intend to take a driving test 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am 17 or over and do not intend to take a driving test 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
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Maybe he felt sorry for me as I'm 6' 4" and sat my test in a Metro!!


I'm 6'6" and had my first three lessons in a Metro, with my knees the wrong side of the steering wheel.

I then rang every driving instructor in the area to see who had the biggest car. One guy ran an Escort so I learned in that :lol:


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Passed at 17 after 6 lessons.

Direct Access at 32 on a Suzuki GS500

IAM at 36

Bandits at Angels 15 wot wot.

Sorry.

Time for bed........

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Bike test Pt 1 May 1986, Part 2 June 1986

Car test July 1986

IAM Nov 1987

Rospa June 1989

Not stopped learning though, never will :o

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Passed when I was 17 but didn't get my first car until I was 18.

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I passed in September, I was 18 and It was my first attempt, I knew I'd passed when I pulled of the most perfect Parallel parks (the 3rd time i'd done one) within a CM :lol:, but that was only after a 5 point 3 point turn :oops:

I got lucky twice on 2 roundabouts where all I had to do was wait for the bus to pull away and the same thing but with a lorry, both blocked my view on the roundabout so it was a case of waiting for them to pull off, I thought I'd screwed up when I didn't negoiate the yellow traffic boxes, but I was in a tiny corsa and managed to squeeze in about half a metre past the boxes :lol:

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Couple of weeks after my 18th birthday. 3rd attempt

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Passed my tractor test age 16 first time, it was a good excuse for dad to get his old Zetor cleaned and road worthy.

My car test was more tricky, it took three attempts, boo hiss.

Passed my Class A CDL (class one LGV) in the USA first time age 23, in one of 4 brand new Peterbilt 377's, it was dead easy.

Passed my direct access first time on a GS500 aged 26

Did a locally run advanced driving course aged err, 28, I think.

Got Silver with Rospa aged 32, the examiner said I was the youngest he'd ever tested.

Not doing any more advanced driving untill driversstop being treatd like idiots.


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