British woman fails driving test 90 times
March 17th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANSLondon, March 17 (IANS) A young British woman has failed her driving theory exam an astonishing 90 times, spending about 3,000 pounds before she even sits for the practical test, a media report said Thursday.
The 26-year-old from London, who last appeared in her theory test in November 2010, set a British record by failing for the 90th time, the Daily Mail reported.
The Driving Standards Agency revealed the figures after a Freedom of Information request to find the worst drivers in Britain.
The driving theory test costs 31 pounds to sit and is a multiple choice exam in which a wannabe driver has to get 43 or more questions out of 50 correct within 57 minutes before taking to the road for their practical test, the daily said.
According to the figures, a 39-year-old man from the West Midlands, England has set a record for the most number of practical tests in Britain.
He failed the last test, his 36th, last year.
The Guinness World Record for the most practical driving tests ever taken is held by Git Kaur Randhawa, of Hayes, Middlesex, who finally triumphed at her 48th attempt after more than 330 lessons in 1987 just weeks before her 50th birthday.
The world record for the number of theory tests taken is held by a South Korean woman called Cha Sa-soon who passed at her 950th attempt in November 2009.
- Briton passes driving test after 22 years - Aug 21, 2010
- South Korean grandmother passes driving test after 960th attempt! - Sep 06, 2010
- South Korean woman gets driver's licence on 960th try - Sep 04, 2010
- Man seeks driving licence despite 92 failures! - Jan 24, 2012
- British kids will get failed teachers - Dec 17, 2011
- Woman takes 58 years to get driving licence - Apr 24, 2012
- Man jailed for driving test impersonation - Aug 03, 2011
- Australian cabbies asked to take English test - May 13, 2011
- 68-year-old Korean woman fails driving test 771 times - Feb 05, 2009
- A supercar that crashed seconds into test drive - Oct 11, 2011
- Foreigners not knowing English clear driving tests in Britain - Feb 13, 2012
- A Briton fined every 3 minutes for using phone while driving - Dec 12, 2011
- Youngest matriculate fails to clear class 12 boards - May 28, 2010
- How Keaton fought bulimia? - Nov 13, 2011
- 50 pct British motorists would fail driving test - Aug 02, 2010
Tags: 50th birthday, british woman, choice exam, daily mail, driving standards agency, driving test, driving tests, driving theory test, freedom of information, freedom of information request, guinness world record, hayes middlesex, korean woman, last test, london march, randhawa, south korean, theory tests, times london, worst drivers