My daughter recently passed her driver's test, but on her second try. While I was waiting for her to finish the test, I got talking to a couple of instructors from Young Drivers, which is the biggest driving school in Canada. They told me that 65% of people fail the first test here (BC) because they have to pay the full amount for each test they take, and the instructors think it is a cash cow operation for the government licensing service.

My daughter also had an utter grouch for her first test, and when the YD instructors saw her heading out the door with him, they raised their eyebrows and shook their heads at me. He apparently fails more people than any other tester. Not fair!!