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It might not be uh, peak performance, but I passed my driving test (roughly 1.5 years of lessons, 1 per week, ~£5000 on lessons)
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Mate, congratulations!
But after that many lessons, and still passing with those errors, are you sure you should be driving?
I had a friend that failed 2 times before making it. He's a safe driver, but the pressure got to him, especially after failing once.
Yes I failed my first time as well. I just mean with that amount of time and lessons to pass.. Not everyone is fit to drive. 😀
You're allowed (iirc) 15 minors and still get a pass.
Minor issues are generally things that are mistakes, but mild enough that so long as you work to improve, the examiner is happy to pass you.
The same categories also have Major versions (1 fault fails the test) and Dangerous (1 fault halts the test entirely).
Control steering might be that OP had slightly sub optimal wheel technique, which meant they had a moment the examiner would have like to have seen both hands on.
Move off control might mean that they dumped the clutch a bit pulling away one time, and it wasn't smooth.
Awareness/Planning/Junction right could all have happened in the same manoeuvre (candidate hesitating at a junction, and pulling out after a car they could have comfortably gone before if they were more aware)
Progress: Appropriate speed can be missing that a speed limit has changed from 20 to 30, then accelerating when you realise.
I've still got the rap sheet from when I passed, and you can be damned sure after passing I was ironing them out.
These are really minor. Like that minor mistake for turning right could have been that they weren't hugging the line to the right at a junction or something. The UK driving test is pretty strict. OP probably drives better than my mum.