A woman who travelled 500 miles to Scotland for an 'easier' driving test failed her second attempt.
Constance Kampfer, from London, decided to increase her chance of passing the test by making the long journey to the Isle of Mull as she had read the test centre there was "easier" than most others.
After developing a fear of roundabouts during her driving lessons, Constance started searching for an area where she would be less likely to encounter her fear.
As reported in the Daily Star, she discovered the Isle of Mull which has one of the highest pass rates in the UK – almost 90% – and consists of mostly single-track roads and just one roundabout.
It took Constance a whopping 10 hours and a ferry ride to get there, but upon arrival, she realised there were no driving instructors to lend her the use of their car.
Luckily, a lovely local woman offered her motor up for the test.
Constance told the Times : "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 added: "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," she added.
Constance felt confident ahead of the test as there was one roundabout and nowhere for parallel parking to be attempted, plus the landscape is full of mountains, lochs and beautiful forests to view from the road.
Unfortunately, when she had to head back to the mainland she realised that the examiner wouldn’t look at her properly - which was a bad sign for her test result.
The instructor then told Constance: "I don’t like to talk about people who fail their tests. Think of it as just not passing."
"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."
So, it seems as if the learner will have to try her luck again, but maybe she won't travel so far next time.
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