Hi guys, I failed my automatic driving test today and my parents told me to just bribe?? Is this actually a thing here?? What do I even say?? Who do I talk to?? I signed up to safety driving school who seem legit so would they even take it?? Someone plz help.
As a fellow road-user - please don’t.
but who do i talk to and what do i say if i were to?
you can easily kill people driving. learn to drive. if you think they failed you through no fault of yours, try a different place.
Dude just learn how to drive. Practice and study hard for a while, it’s not that hard.
Learning to drive has nothing to do with the driving test though.
It’s a monopolistic scam as they know they can deny a lot of people who have no option but to pay again.
Not saying that’s impossible but your comment is hilarious. If that kind of driving test scam is the norm, so is probably bribing.
I think it’s a lot of Americans who don’t understand how it is in other countries, as it’s easier and cheaper in the US (I think some states don’t even have a practical test?).
Like even in Spain it is common for people to go and do it in a small town as in the main cities the failure rate is awful and you have to wait ~6 months between attempts. It’s not exactly outright bribery, but obviously in the small towns they kinda depend on that.
Not an American but 6 month wait time is crazy. But might the failure rate have something to do with just the fact that big cities are more demanding for a driver?
There’s just a lot of people, and few slots. It was rough before and then Covid came and broke it completely.
I did my test in a big city in Europe in a country that has very strict rules and a long process to get the license. If you’re good at driving and know the theory you’ll pass the test, if you’re not good at driving you shouldn’t be on the roads and need to practice more.
If you can get away with it then do it for sure - the driving tests are mostly a scam anyway, where they fail you to try to make more money.
Maybe I’m crazy, but isnt just learning how to drive an option? Especially automatic is really not that hard.
You need to pass the safety test, not pay for it. It will only make you a better and more confident driver
Money won’t be there in the moment when those developed instincts are required
IMO if you think it’s immoral, don’t do it. You’d be totally in the right to not bribe them.
If you do wish to bribe… then idk… but I feel like bribing could potentially cause some legal trouble.
In the US, you’d be likely to get arrested and charged. If you can’t pass a drivers test, there’s no way you have the money to actually bribe someone at the DMV.
Is this actually a thing here
You would increase your chances to get helpful insight significantly if you’d clarify where “here” is. It’s a big world with a ton of countries, and this is an international place.
Malaysia, based on his other posts
Been to Malaysia. They have driving tests? What are they testing, honking and trying to run people over?
Maybe that’s the answer to OP’s “is [bribes] actually a thing here”
In some cases it might even be a case of “You actually passed the test, but we want you to pay us more to actually pass.”
disclaimer: I know nothing of Malaysia
Then it is very sadly actually the case their. My class college where wondering here in France why I had to pass it so seriously and everything and they told me they simply paid and laughed about it
Here obviously means where OP lives. :^)
License to be able to drive on lemmy, needs bribe for sure
Where’s “here”?
In some countries they’ll fail you if you don’t bribe, even if your driving was perfect, in others they’ll just overlook small errors that aren’t too dangerous.
There are places where if you bribe they’ll let you pass even if you can barely drive, in others they’ll call the police on you if you bring it up.
Ask around locally, you should definitely not bribe if you’d be a danger to yourself and others.
They also posted the same question to askmalaysians, maybe they’re from Malaysia?!
If they are Malaysian, this is definitely an option/might have been expected.
Depends on the country, I lived in places where bribing is the norm and you can even get a licence without ever attempting a test that way. But in other countries the sole mention of a bribe can get you arrested. So be careful. You’ll have to be more specific about where you are trying to get a licence. And be smart about the unspoken cultural norms wherever that is.
I’ve never heard of bribes being used to bypass a driver’s test, at least where I’ve grown up (Washington, US). If you tried to open a conversation like “where do I go if I want to bribe you?” I imagine that people would just assume it’s a joke.
Where?
safety driving school
😂 Yeah definitely don’t bribe 'em. Maybe don’t get a license at all.
I think they meant what country.
The Democratic Republic of Safety Driving School
My old roommate, who is now a model, just had the instructor give her the answers to the test and she got her license right away. So maybe you could try that?
Nah man, just try again. If you fail on your third attempt, you can start thinking about bribes. Would be helpful to know which country you are in though. Here in Germany i’m pretty sure that bribing wouldn’t work.
No, don’t even think about doing it. Your parents are morons and I suggest you do not take any parental advice from them. This is nothing but a completely brain dead idea that could get you in a lot of legal trouble.
well, not only a legal trouble… the parents are putting OPs and others lifes in danger.
