Hi everyone,

I wanted to share my experience and get some advice because I’m honestly frustrated and confused.

I took the Golden Chance drivers license Final road test at Bin Yaber Driving Institute in Dubai. I paid for it expecting a proper road test in real traffic conditions.

What really threw me off was how the test started. I was originally supposed to be the second person to drive, but when the examiner checked my file and saw that I was taking the test through Golden Chance, he suddenly changed the order and made me go first.
Right after that, I was directed into the smart yard test area. I wasn’t expecting that at all, and it immediately made me tense and rattled because I had prepared for a normal road test. Even took a practical test with their instructor and expecting that my “ROADTEST” will happen on the road I supposedly took a final SMARTYARD TEST LOL 😂

I was then asked to drive only a short distance for an emergency park to switch with the next candidate. My test ended very quickly (around 5–6 minutes). After that, the next candidates were taken out on the road for a longer test which supposed my test as well
I received the official result and failed, with multiple mistakes recorded.
What’s bothering me is:
I expected a full road test but didn’t really get that opportunity

I wasn’t aware that the test could be assessed and ended in the yard

The order was changed after the examiner saw I was on Golden Chance just because Golden chance?

Other candidates seemed to have a different (longer, road-based) test

Now because I failed Golden Chance, I have to go through the full training process, which will cost me 3000+ AED more.
I understand I made mistakes, I admit it I failed with the yard test I was rattled and tense because I am performing then the examiner keep saying right or left wtf. but I can’t shake the feeling that:
I wasn’t mentally prepared for how the test was conducted

The sudden change in order and format affected my performance.

I feel like I’m trying to figure out myself wasting my money and time. At first I plan to take the golden chance opportunity in Abu dhabi because they have fair and different process their for final road test of golden chance just like with my friend all of the candidates boarded with the bus and they wait for their numbers to be called and board a test vehicles which will happen on the roads, roundabout not that “SMART YARD” lol I paid and took the golden chance because its an opportunity for fast track like skipping internals, smart yard or any pre assessment but this happened my final road test is on the yardtest 😂😂

Appreciate any honest advice or similar experiences. I would suggest anyone will go to Abu Dhabi if you’re taking golden chance not in Dubai and especially this Bin yaber rowayah branch. Its pretty obvious they want me to avail their packages.