My son failed 5 times, the last ending up with him lying in the gutter at the test center screaming at the examiner that he'd ruined his life.
My husband was mortified. The examiner was furious and said my son needed help. (really?
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he finally passed aged 20 on the 6th attempt at a different test center.
5 accidents and 2 tickets in one year... .
when he left, we signed his wreck of a car over to him and got him to insure himself. Apparently, he's not had an accident since he's been paying