A student made a 1,000-mile round trip to Scotland because she couldn't get a driving test locally.
Now, if someone told you to re-take your driving test 10 years after you first passed, do reckon you could do it?
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Remembering when you first took your test, however, will fill many of us with either anxiety or delight.
But I'm sure none of us had to travel almost nine hours to the test centre.
Emily Doyle, 22, travelled from Windsor, Berks, all the way to Aberdeen last month with her mum Audrey Doyle, 50.
The 22-year-old claims she had been trying to book a test in her local area since she passed her theory back in April.
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Audrey, an executive assistant, said: “I think it's very extreme what we did, but needs must. There was no alternative.
“We have been trying to get a test since April and we couldn't even get a booking or secure a date.
“We've been on the [booking] site when it opens at 6am and Emily bought an app to book cancelled tests.
"But we’ve never been able to secure a date even six months to a year ahead.
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“You just can't secure the dates. It’s very frustrating and very extreme - but Emily was determined to take her test.”
Thankfully, Emily passed her driving test on 26 October, with just six minors.
"I'm really relieved I passed. The first thing I did was drive up to university," the musical theatre student said.
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"I think that it paid off. I could have been waiting a year or more for a test near home.
"I think that it was worth it - but it was a lot of planning and time."
The whole Scotland trip - from 22 to 29 October - cost the family over £150 in fuel, and was not exactly straight-forward.
Audrey explained: “We’re relieved now she’s passed - she can drive to school, it's going to be massively helpful, so we're really pleased.
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“It feels great now that success has been achieved but I underestimated how stressful it would be.
“We go up to Scotland quite regularly but not to sit tests, when she got there she was really stressed because she didn’t know the roads.
“It also became increasingly difficult because of Storm Babet which happened days before we left, so the major road to Aberdeen was actually shut.
“She passed but because of the weather it just rained non-stop there, it was absolutely freezing and very challenging.”
Emily said: "I found it quite different to near home - there were less cars on the road which was nice but its unfamiliar surroundings so it took a little while to adjust.
"I practised for a couple of days before but it was a lot to try and adapt to quickly.
"There's such a long wait list and its better to do it in a place your familiar with to take some of the pressure away and because it's where I'll be driving now I've passed."
A spokesperson for the Drive and Vehicle Standards Agency said: "We are taking all the measures we can to reduce driving test waiting times.
"The work we've been doing to date, along with our examiner recruitment, is already creating over 40,000 extra tests every month.
“We strongly urge learners only to book their driving test when they are ready to pass.”
Imagine going all that way without passing though.
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