Get your license with no stress and no worries-5 ways to boost your confidence and pass your driving test.

You've mastered the machine!

Or, just about.

ou're no Mario Andretti-not yet anyway.

But you've actually learned to steer the car right where you want it to go.

You take turns rather smoothly, and traffic doesn't really intimidate you very much anymore.

So, all in all, you're ready to go for it-you're ready to take on the driving test!

Very few people actually look forward to the driving test experience, so here are a few ways to boost your confidence, take that test, and get your license to drive.

Know that practice makes perfect

Driving falls into one of those categories where you can never over-prepare yourself.

Practice driving until you're really comfortable behind the wheel and would feel confident going it alone.

Do a mock test

Have a friend or family member pretend to be the test administrator.

Ask them to instruct you just as the real test administrator would.

Ask others who have taken the test recently about their experience and what they were asked to do.

Creating a similar experience before the real thing will help you feel more comfortable-like you've done this a million times before.

Prepare well

Get your rest the day before-no late night parties on the eve of your test! Use a car with which you're already familiar.

Having no surprises would really be helpful-it probably wouldn't serve you very well if you weren't quite sure how to shift the gears on an unfamiliar car.

Think positively!

Tell yourself "I will have my license" and then really believe it!

See yourself with your license in hand and know that "it will be."

Go for it!

Keep your speed, be comfortable, and you will convey confidence.

Remember all in all the test only lasts a couple minutes-it will be over in no time and you'll be walking away a licensed driver!

If you do not pass, learn for next time

Mr McPheat failed his driving test 3 times before he passed!

However each time he failed, he learned the lessons where he had gone wrong and made sure that he didn't make them again.

Sure, he didn't repeat the same mistake twice - he just found other ways of failing the test!

There was a lesson to be learned about life though.

I turned up for each test wiser and more knowledgeable.

The fourth test resulted in the Test Instructor stating that "It was the best piece of driving they had seen in a long time".

In your quest for success, no matter what it is, you will make mistakes along the way.

It will help you to overcome these setbacks if you acknowledge from the outset that you will make mistakes and it is all part of the learning experience.

It's an old cliché but a good one:

"There are many battles that are won or lost, but it is the side
that wins the War in the end that are the victors"