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Passed in tallaght today. The guy did not speak at all except directions, I was OK with that. I thought I had failed before leaving, someone hit my car with a shopping trolly outside tesco and I did not realise my bonnet was jammed. When he asked me to lift it I could not get it open. Did the whole test thinking "screw this, I already failed"

I got back and he said I passed, absolutely delighted

Passed this afternoon in Wilton, Cork! First time! 3 grade 2s and 1 grade 1! Absolutely delighted. Tester I got was nice, not chatty but definitely nice. She was very clear with directions etc.
Thought I’d had failed a few times, I tried to take off when the handbrake was up but fixed it quickly and did my observation again and didn’t get any marks for it. Another was a car in front turned right and I was about to go and went over the line but lights went orange so I stopped half over the line as I was about to turn right and waited, thought that would be a fail but it wasn’t even a grade thankfully!
Another typical Irish thing, was doing my reverse around the corner and a taxi was turning my direction so I stopped but he flashed me twice so I kept going and when I finished he started talking to me saying I passed etc! Wouldn’t like to have been his passenager waiting! Tester was laughing though so put me at ease that I did ok!!

2 of my grade 2s were from turning right at a junction the car across from me stopped so I went but I should have waited apparently for her to go? I think that would have been another grade anyway. Either way it’s fine! One was for stopping too close to a parked car to let the car with priority pass too.

Regardless, Absolutely delighted anyway that it’s done and over with!!

Looking at this thread so long, never thought it would be me, I’ve been on a provisional over 20 years..... yes that is 20yrs....
I’d apply for the test and rarely bother to sit it... test confirmation letter always got me a new license and as I’m driving so long my insurance was still low, so I’ve essentially been lying to everyone that’s I’ve had a full license for years.
I’ve never been asked to produce it in that time either and as a previous tester said to me, I’ve the ‘head of one, that would be told to drive on at a checkpoint’ he i 100%.. I always have been!
With all the covid stops it was time to get it sorted, booked last August, but I realized as a key worker I could get a priority date which gave me 4 wks notice. I got lessons in that time and was told I had a load of bad habits, well capable of driving but not passing a test. Said the main issue was myself and to relax!!!
Stuck to my guns and kept the lessons up, including one just before the test this morning which I ended up literally crying through the reverse around the corner as I kept messing it up.. having no issues previously, mainly from anxiety tho. The shame of it, don’t know why I have built it up so much over the years, and know this post will get a lot of flack because of the 20 yr thing, but said there are more ‘me’s’ driving around putting it off... if I can pass the thing with stress levels through the roof anyone can!
Passed with 5 grade 2s and 1 grade 1 .... absolutely thrilled with myself, appointment booked at the NDLS for tomorrow morning, N plates bought! Happy days!

Passed today on my 5th attempt in Tullamore. Have been driving since 2005 so this was a huge source of embarrassment for me. Like the poster a few posts above, I've being lying to people saying I've a full licence such was my shame. I'm a good driver and haven't had so much as a bump in those 16 years but the nerves always got the better of me during the test. Shaking like a leaf. I failed back in November, got 2 grade 2s but right at the end of the test there was some knobhead standing with his back to a zebra crossing as I approached then he suddenly decided to turned around and walk at 100mph across the fecking thing as soon as I drove across it. Grade 3! Was gutted and the tester was nice man who said sorry he had to fail me despite an overall excellent drive.

It was the same man again this morning which pleased me. Wasn't my best drive, 6 grade 2s but I don't care.

A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

Never been so happy to see €55 leave my account.

Passed in Castlebar, Co. Mayo this afternoon. Got off to quite a rocky start before even pulling out, was still in reverse from when I parked at the centre so when I went to go from the spot I thought I was rolling back by not giving it enough welly, tried again and went even further back. Thankfully only a grade 1 for that. Went too fast at the turn on the end of Spencer st. by the court hence the grade 2 speed, probably got some clearance faults there too and going back the other way.

Disappointed with the fault on the reverse, there was a van approaching before I even crossed the white line at the junction so I moved back forward, but I must have done something wrong at some stage during the manouvere, didn't hit the kerb so not sure. Happy I did the turnabout without issue.

Only bit I really though I messed up on is at the mini-roundabout near FBD coming from the junction at the street by Bar One, but instructor said there was no problem when I asked about it afterwards.

Thankfully all done on the first try after 2.5 years on the provisional.

Well done !

I passed my test today also in Wilton, Still cant believe it as Im relatively new to driving so well chuffed.

Was bit nervous also which made me make a couple of grade 2 errors on the roundabout I was usually ok with practicing on but otherwise the test went fine.

Passed the bus test the other day handy enough did 2 lessons and the pretest. So how does it work for the practical CPC/theory how much extra do the RSA charge for it?

Passed last week in Deansgrange, 2 weeks after I booked the test and went on a waiting list. Just got an email this afternoon that my licence is on its way in the post. Can't believe how quickly it all happened in the end, three weeks from booking the test to sitting the test to sitting in the NDLS centre applying for my licence!

The ISM YouTube videos ( https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeaWj0nH_WrHNtDMcKYwtQWR0rhObk_OW ) from around ten years ago were the reason I passed the test especially with their practice test video which is still exactly how the driving test is conducted. The "test theory" questions are just taken from this script; https://ladybirddrivingschool.ie/driving-test-questions/#

Right so, car test passed. Application currently ongoing with the NDLS

How long of a licence is it when the application for it is fully processed

This is first licence I will have had which allows me to legally drive on my own

So how many years of licence are we looking at here???

Nice thanks

Yeah there was an error on form I sent in and 1 year was marked instead of 10. The error had been tippexed out but their system won't accept that and treat it as forgery or whatever

So I need to correct error with a signature just for official reasons and send it back to them

Had someone saying to me recently that as a first timer on my own that my licence would only be for a year.

But as I suspected that is not the case.

Just a cat B, simple straightforward car licence, nothing else going on here.

I will await NDLS response so

Fri 23rd Sept - passed driving test in Naas

Whats the current time from applying for the licence to receiving it.

haven't received a dispatch text yet. Only emails with approval and receipt of the 55 euro payment.

myroadsafety.rsa.ie is updated and shows my full licence details

Well, I passed on my second attempt back in October after countless threads here. Thanks for replying to them.

I had a very restless night the night before and had ingestion. Drove my mother mad.

I did the worst three point turn ever. It took me about six attempts or more to turn the car and my clutch control was terrible.

Reverse around the corner went fine even though it was the corner I hated.

I got marked down for position turning left a few times.

Got another Grade two for reaction to hazards.

I was certain I failed.

When he told me I passed I sort of lost my voice and nearly cried.

My only advice for doing a test would be if you mess up a maneuver or something keep driving to the best of your ability. Mirrors, indicators, etc. There's a good chance that thing you did wrong as only a grade 2 fault.