On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:43:11 +0000, SteveW wrote:

I don't like the idea of a re-test.
The reason I don't like it is that I know that many people who get
nervous would fail unfairly.

If somebody cannot drive to a _really_ basic minimum standard for 20
minutes, how is that "unfair"?

I know my wife would fail

Then, perhaps, she should get some additional training.

She would simply panic. She is very nervous about driving anywhere she
doesn't know

Sorry, but that doesn't sound like a driver who is going to react
particularly well to a sudden and unexpected change in circumstances...