How many Minors did you get , When you passed Your Driving Test ?

[GlasgowTitan]

3, I was so happy.

 

[Tesla]

Oh, forgot to add I failed my first test because of two majors.

One was for performing a 7m uncontrolled Skid whilst braking from 25mph in a car equipped with ABS in dry conditions.

Now that IS crazy!

I couldn't even do that if I tried!

 

[nicRob]

3

~23mph in a 20 zone (spotted it and slowed down quickly, hence only a minor)
too far to the right whilst waiting to turn off onto another road (was no road markings)
not sure what the 3rd was.

 

[Sirrel Squirrel]

Got 4, can't remember all of them but I know one was for cutting a corner

 

[.:MBK:.]

8, for various categories of observation mostly, think one was on my turn in the road for not looking out the rear window for "the old lady with a trolley" as my instructor put it

 

[Deep]

14

I WIN!

i had 12 which loses to you but i had 4!!! on the exact same one!!!

and its 3 or more and it becomes a major and you fail!
but the examiner passed me!

 

[Raymond Lin]

1 for doing 28 in a 30

That is so close how is that a minor?

 

[robmiller]

Three when I passed (third time). Got zero minors but one major on my second test, though... that was particularly gutting

Also gutting that I got 8 minors in 3 tests and most people seem to get more than that in one. Ah well, I'm certainly a better driver for it—I would have been abysmal had I passed first time, I think.

 

[Kaiju]

Test is on the 14th this month for me. I'm so confident i'll pass, but i'm sure butterflies will come about the morning of the test.

 

[Doonhamer]

I passed first time with 15 minors.

 

[Virdi]

I got NO minors

....My driving instructor was very impressed.... as he said that in the 18 years he's been teaching Learner Drivers - He's never had anybody pass with no minors

 

[ste_bla]

Nil... however I did get a SP30 a week later

 

[Lopéz]

2 minors.

1) Observation. I was just about to do my 3 point turn and I allowed an oncoming car to pass. The examiner said I should have continued regardless.

2) Emergency stop under control. Did my ES about 45 seconds into the test and locked up. He allowed me to try again later and I passed.

When I learnt to drive instructors didn't generally use cars with ABS and that was back in '96 even though they were widely available, I take it things have changed since then?

 

[Bri]

I got 3.

2 were for gears. 1st one, I was creeping out of a junction with cars parked on either side, got out into a gap & went to put it in second, it already was Second one I went from 3rd to 2nd instead of 3rd to 4th somehow.

One was for steering, no idea what that was for, I didn't hang around to ask!

 

[Vertigo]

I've long maintained that the modern test is far easier to pass than was the test of 10-20 years ago and this thread is doing nothing to dispel this belief.

Granted, there's more to do now but the levels at which you pass have lowered. Some examples:

First Minor was on my Emergency Stop, According the the Instructor i hit the ABS Brakes " TOO HARD AND FAST " Even though thats what your meant to do with ABS Brakes

Back then we didn't have ABS and you were meant to stop the car as quickly as possible with a minimum of skidding. If you didn't then you'd fail. Now it seems you can just stand on the brake pedal with ABS and the worst you'll get is a minor, which sort of negates the whole point of the emergency stop test.

1 - doing 35 mph in a 30 mph

Breaking the speed limit (and thus the law) was an immediate fail back then, now it's merely a minor!

1 for observation and 2 for hesitation

I actually failed my first test for these, having failed to check my mirrors enough (I did check them a fair bit) and hesitating at a junction where I waited for the next gap and the examiner decided I could have gone in an earlier, smaller one.

So what I failed a test for 17 years ago are now merely minors. QED.

 

[Guv]

10 minors, 5 were for not using mirrors correctly, 2 for undue hesitation, 1 for clutch control and can't remember the others

 

[nutcase]

One of my friends is learning to drive at the mo and she said that she is being taught to do the emergency brake by hitting the brakes, backing off, and hitting them again. Regardless of if the car is locking up. WTF???

 

[Snow-Munki]

did my test about 8 years ago.

think i got something silly like 16 minors, and 2 of the minors were in the same section twice, so VERY close to failing it !

But past first time and not had any accidents or speeding fines etc yet *touch wood*

 

[Phil W]

7 minors, not sure what for now

 

[InsomniaCalls]

6.