...I didn't pass I had one serious fault which I dispute and my instructor sort of agrees with me a smidgen but...its not the end of the world...I know what I need to fix and I'm bloody well going to nail it next time!!
What amazed me is all the things I usually hate I did very very well (probably as I didn't have my instructor talking) I work and drive better in silence
I failed the first time too. A fool shot behind me when i was in the middle of my three point turn...okay i should have seen him sooner but he shouldn't have shot behind me. Breezed it the second time despite misunderstanding the examiner's directions and taking a wrong turning.
I failed my first time too - it's good practice for the next time. I did ask my instructor why he talked so much (and I too drove better in silence) - he quite rightly said "but your passengers will talk either to you or amongst themselves, you need to get used to it".....
I will get some more practice in, it wasn't really something that could be fixed through practice, but I've only learnt from it and will know the second time how to avoid it :)