One in ten drivers ‘might fail retest’

As many as 11 per cent of motorists reckon they would not pass their driving test if they had to retake it, an AA/Populus survey shows.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Oct 2011, 10:40 BST

And it is young drivers rather than the older ones who are least confident of repassing, the poll of 16,961 AA members revealed.

A total of nine per cent of all those surveyed said they were “quite likely” to fail, while two per cent reckoned they were “very likely” to fail.

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As many as 15 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds said they were quite or very unlikely to pass, compared with only nine per cent of over-65s.

Men were more confident of passing a re-sat test than women, with 32 per cent of men believing they were “very likely” to succeed compared with only 23 per cent of women. Overall, 28 per cent of drivers reckoned they were “very likely” to pass a retaken test, with 55 per cent “quite likely” to succeed.

AA president Edmund King said: “It is alarming to think more than three million drivers who have passed their test may not be safe on the roads due to a lack of confidence or competence to such a degree they don’t think they would pass their driving test.”