I've just had my second attempt at my car test (having finally decided to join the 7 out of 10 of the population who're allowed to drive at the age of 31 and a bit), and failed due to 3 serious faults, all of which were caused by nerves. On my first test I only had 1 serious fault, but 17 minors, again nearly all related to nerves.
When driving with my instructor for the hour prior to my last test I was driving near-perfectly, and can regularly do so on lessons (I don't have access to a car or suitable accompanying driver for private practice at the moment).
So, other than the obvious (get a good night's sleep, get up early enough to have a decent breakfast, try to remain calm and focused on the task at hand), does anyone have any good recommendations for dealing with test nerves? (Preferably ones grounded in reality - I had somebody suggest Bach Flower Remedies, which are nothing more than water (even homeopaths look down on them as it's not water that's been given a good shake
).)