{"id":8295,"date":"2012-02-22T00:50:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T00:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8295"},"modified":"2012-02-22T00:50:09","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T00:50:09","slug":"driving-test-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8295","title":{"rendered":"Driving Test Woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first freedom of information (FOI) story of the year, but <a title=\"ChronicleLive - Umpteen Goes to Pass Test\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/north-east-news\/evening-chronicle-news\/2012\/02\/20\/tyneside-woman-failed-driving-theory-test-48-times-72703-30366922\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ChronicleLive<\/a> (a <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/145;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; display: inline; float: left;\" title=\"Wad of money\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wad.jpg\" alt=\"Wad of money\" width=\"180\" height=\"145\" align=\"left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>Newcastle news site) says that a 27-year old woman from the area passed her Theory Test on the <strong>49th attempt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Just for the record, that means she shelled out \u00a31,519 just on the Theory Test!<\/p>\n<p>The article also says a 29-year old Sunderland man took 16 tries, and two teenagers from Morpeth took 13 attempts.<\/p>\n<p>When it came to the Practical Test, a 40-year old Sunderland woman took 20 attempts (the tests alone would have cost her \u00a31,240), narrowly beating a 32-year old Hexham woman (17 goes) and a 32-year old Elswick woman (16 goes).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first freedom of information (FOI) story of the year, but ChronicleLive (a Newcastle news site) says that a 27-year old woman from the area passed her Theory Test on the 49th attempt. 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