First-time pass statistic?

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TwoShedsJackson

Don't have the stats to hand but the pass rate is somewhere between 45 and 55 per cent for most centres I think. Logically the average number of tests needed to pass is two.

As for your friend's theory, I think you know where that's coming from, has he failed his test often??

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daveharnett

donegalfella wrote: »

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http://www.drivingtest.ie/Stats%20English.pdf

The countrywide average is 57% passing on the first attempt.

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daveharnett

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Quite right. My bad.

Wishbone Ash

I'm always amused at the view that it is a 'money-making racket'. I'd say it is probably run at a loss. I can't see how the fee for a B test would even pay the wages of an examiner nevermind all the other administrative personel.

€38 is a very reasonable price for something that many people will only have to do once. It wouldn't even buy half a tank of fuel or a round of drinks!

Surely if it was intended as a 'money-making racket', it would cost several hundred euro?

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magicEye

I passed my driving test the second time....failed the first time with 9 grade 2's and 1 grade 3....passed yesterday with one grade 2....surely in 2 months time you cannot improve that much, can you? I do think that they're supposed to 'meet' certain statistics...on the other hand, I think SGS testers are more friendly than the RSA testers...could be wrong though..

Cheers,
Magic

gino85

passed on my first try

got 8 marks on the sheet in total, most were in vehical controls, i told the tester that i wasnt used to driving a petrol car as ive really only driven a diesel, he told me after the test he took that into consideration while i was doing the test

damn was i lucky and it was a couple days before christmas so maybe he was in a good mood

snickerpuss

I'm the only person I know who didn't pass first time. (I had only got the car 3 weeks earlier though!)
All the others did their tests with SGS, my first one was an RSA where I failed by a hilarious amount and a month later passed with 4 grades.

RoseBlossom

magicEye wrote: »

I passed my driving test the second time....failed the first time with 9 grade 2's and 1 grade 3....passed yesterday with one grade 2....surely in 2 months time you cannot improve that much, can you?

I think it depends what base you're coming from. If you've been driving for years, 2 months mightn't make a difference to your bad habits etc. unless you make a serious effort to alter them, but if you're really still "learning", i.e. awkward with the clutch control/gear changes, then two months can see a massive improvement... especially if you have a test report that points out your weak spots.

snickerpuss wrote: »

I'm the only person I know who didn't pass first time. (I had only got the car 3 weeks earlier though!)

I think of all the people I canvassed when I was learning, only one had passed first time! He was the only one though who had had his own car and been driving to work every day for a year. Everyone else had to borrow a family member and the mammy's car for an hour or two at the weekend!

TheElf

It's a strange area this.

I know some people who have passed first time when they where 17/18 and they are more dangerous on the road than any L driver I know, They seem to think because they passed that young on their first go they are invincible on the road. One person I know passed his test when he was 17, first go. Now he's banned off the road, but he's still out there flooring it down the main roads! Not fair really.

I think if you practice with a good instructor and are a safe driver and pass that young, well done. But sometimes the system doesn't see it this way.