A driving student from England travelled up to Scotland to take the UK's "easiest" driving test.
Londoner Constance Kampfer journeyed around 500 miles to the Isle of Mull to sit her second driving test. The test there has been called "easier" than most others across the UK.
As reported by the Daily Star, the woman travelled in order to increase the odds of passing the test. She was looking to sit the exam somewhere without roundabouts as she had developed a fear of them.
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It was then that Ms Kampfer discovered the testing centre on the Isle of Mull. It has a pass rate of nearly 90 per cent and the majority of roads are single-track.
She travelled approximately 10 hours from home and took a ferry to sit her test. However, she learned that there were no driving instructors able to lend her their car.
Fortunately, a local woman was happy to offer up her car for the test. Speaking to The Times, Constance said: "I was determined I would pass my driving test the second time – I simply needed to optimise my chances.
"A quick Google search told me where I needed to go, the Isle of Mull. I booked for the earliest available date, in mid-December."
She continued: "For their lessons, residents tend to head to Oban on the mainland, where the ferry to the island departs from.
"None of the instructors I got hold of fancied the trip, each warning me of high chances that my crossing would be cancelled in bad weather.
"I took to Facebook, where local paramedic Mairi took pity and offered her blue Mini."
The driving student was confident ahead of her test, and was excited to see the mountains, lochs, and forests on Mull. However, she was ultimately unsuccessful.
The instructor told Constance: "I don’t like to talk about people who fail their tests. Think of it as just not passing."
She added: "He had mentioned a few times that I was straying too far into the middle of the road for his liking, but I had taken it to be friendly advice.
"Instead, it turned out to be my downfall."
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