60th time lucky: learner driver breaks UK record for sitting theory test

Person finally passed at Worcestershire centre, says AA, spending 1,38o in process

A learner driver failed the theory test 59 times before finally passing after spending 1,380 and taking 60 hours, the AA Driving School has said.

The person, who has not been named, passed at a test centre in Redditch, Worcestershire, taking the record for the most attempts ever made in the UK.